Owning a pet is quite a responsibility, and caring for its safety is important. If you live in a high-rise BTO flat or apartment, your pet’s safety would easily be your number one concern, especially if it tries to sneak away and gets into a concerning situation. To avoid such a scenario, consider adding invisible grilles to your home and always safeguard your pet’s safety.
The Risks of Open Windows & Balconies to Pets
The most significant danger to your pet comes from open windows and balconies. In many cases, an open window or balcony poses the highest risk of accidents or falls as your pet tries to exit through said opening. Your pet may not understand that your home is situated on a high level far from the ground, so such an accident can be fatal.
Even if you use a traditional grille, most models may not cater to pet safety with wide openings between bars, especially for smaller-sized pets like cats. In other instances, it may be narrow enough to prevent your pet from leaving, but your pet could get stuck between the bars if it tried to force its way through.
Finding a pet-safe grille for your windows and balconies can be challenging, but thankfully, an invisible grille system can fulfil your pet safety needs.
How Do Invisible Grilles Enhance Pet Safety?
Unlike conventional window and balcony grilles, invisible grilles use high-quality 316 stainless steel cables covered with a protective coating and feature configurable grille spacing that meets your requirements. For pet owners, you can set each cable’s spacing from one another to block your pet from trying to squeeze past the wires. The cables are also anchored tightly into the installation area, so no amount of force your pet applies will cause it to bend out of shape. Moreover, because the grille is made from high-grade stainless steel, your pet cannot easily damage it or its protective coating.
The Benefits of Invisible Grilles for Pets
Prevents Accidents
An invisible grille in the right place can ensure your pets are always safe indoors. With each cable anchored deep into position, your pet cannot move or bend the cables to squeeze past them, no matter how hard it tries. Even if your pet somehow manages to damage the protective coating, it cannot do anything to the cables themselves. It’s enough to deter your pet from trying again.
Pet-Safe
The materials are also pet-safe thanks to their non-toxic properties and durability against most types of damage. Your pet can safely approach the invisible grille without you having to worry about unpleasant side effects that might arise from proximity, touching, or sniffing the grille.
Customisable
Wherever you need an invisible grille installed, you can set the gaps between each cable to specific distances to ensure your pet cannot squeeze between the invisible grille’s cables. With Degrille, you can set that gap to be anywhere between 2.5″ and 5″.
Easy Maintenance
Keeping your invisible grille clean does not take too much time or effort, even if your pet often enjoys toying with or sitting close to it. A simple washcloth with a water and soap solution can sufficiently clean each cable quickly.
Common Myths About Invisible Grilles & Safety
Invisible Grille Cables Can Easily Be Bent
No, stainless steel (and professional installation) prevents the grille from easily getting bent by external force. You should purchase invisible grilles from reputable companies specialising in making high-quality invisible grilles, such as Degrille. Some merchants may sell invisible grilles that do not use 316 stainless steel for the grille and instead use a substitute like iron or aluminium to drive costs down for a quick profit.
Invisible Grilles Are Not Pet-Safe
Invisible grilles do not have any additives or paints on their surface. Other types of grilles, however, may include paints or other toxic substances you may not be aware of, which can jeopardise your pet’s well-being from exposure.
Invisible Grille Cables Can Hurt Your Pet
Each of an invisible grille’s cables is surrounded with a protective coating that provides the cable with much-needed corrosion and weather resistance, preventing it from rusting or wearing out within a few months or years of exposure to the elements.
Invisible Grilles Are Not Cost-Effective
With proper installation and regular maintenance, an invisible grille can easily last several years or more. You will enjoy the invisible grille’s security and safety benefits for a considerable time, while others may have to change theirs whenever it gets cracked or damaged.
Enlist Degrille for Your Home’s Invisible Grille Needs
A high-quality invisible grille is a worthwhile investment to safeguard your loved ones from unwanted accidents. At Degrille, we guarantee top-notch invisible grilles that are HDB-approved and provide trusted durability, exceptional safety, and professional installations. Contact us today for a free on-site quotation, and let us help address your safety concerns!