When we had our garden cat proofed I think the fences had to be 6 feet high and then the netting (on brackets) goes about a foot above this.

 

When we had our garden cat proofed I think the fences had to be 6 feet high and then the netting (on brackets) goes about a foot above this.

I cant cat proof the garden as its too expensive, plus i cant attach anything to the fence or fence posts as its rented.

 

I would possibly look at an enclosure then. I think you can get decent second hand ones on ebay or if you are handy at DIY you can build something. There is a sticky at the top of Cat Chat which discusses various runs and enclosures.

 

I would possibly look at an enclosure then. I think you can get decent second hand ones on ebay or if you are handy at DIY you can build something. There is a sticky at the top of Cat Chat which discusses various runs and enclosures.

As i explained in my OP i already have an enclosure in the form of a fenced off wildlife section of the garden), that i have an option to place a netted 'lid' over, what im asking is whether or not height is that vital, as it would be waist height only, so perhaps 3ft at most.

 

As an occasional area for them to wander, Nonnie, I don't think it makes any difference. It might be hard to make the netting secure enough over a relatively large area - is there anything to support the netting (other than the boundaries) within the area? I think it'll depend upon the strength of the netting too - some won't stand up to a cat's weight/claws.

 

Sorry, misread that bit! I'm not an expert but I would think that height would be a bit restrictive? Perhaps try it and see how they get on?

 

As an occasional area for them to wander, Nonnie, I don't think it makes any difference. It might be hard to make the netting secure enough over a relatively large area - is there anything to support the netting (other than the boundaries) within the area? I think it'll depend upon the strength of the netting too - some won't stand up to a cat's weight/claws.

Going to try reinforced pond netting. Might have to get some small posts to support it in the middle. Or i could use one of their scratching posts which is about the right height.

Would be nice to have my back door open, and not have to bring them in everytime one wants to use the loo or make a coffee.

The second he thinks no one is looking he is climbing the fencing to get out! I though pets were supposed to reduce stress, but he seems to be a huge cause of mine.

There is just no way he can ever be a free range cat, he'd be dead in 24 hours he's that carefree.

 

Hope it works out. It might be hard to make it really secure but I tend to overthink things before embarking on whatever it is and often never start as a result And funnily enough one of those 'projects' is me making a screen door so that I can have my kitchen door open without the cats escaping... and I'm still finding more problems than solutions!

 

Can you get cat netting over there? You could use star pickets in each corner of the pen to raise the roof height, then just secure cat netting over the top and sides.

Things are simpler here, houses come with window screens and screen doors, and cat netting or enclosures are easy to come by.

 

At least they'll be out, however high it is

Not sure what you mean by netting? If its what I think it wouldn't hold mine. Chickenwire does as they can't claw/chew through that.