Sorry for delay, finally remembered to take a photo of my catio efforts for you to see... especially appreciate the sign I put on it!!!

 

Did you make this yourself or go through a company? This is what I'm looking for. Thanks

 

Gradually trying to soften the appearance with plants but I'm not really a gardener!!

 

It's 6ft deep, 9ft wide and 9ft high.

 

Hey everyone,

As promised I have got before and after pictures of the cat fencing I had installed by Sanctuary SOS today. I was very impressed with how they worked and the outcome of the work!! Grant and 2 men arrived at around 8.30am and had everthing done by 2pm and my garden was no easy task!! I am so happy I can now sit and relax in the garden without worrying about the cats escaping The boys have been out in the garden all afternoon having fun!

So these are the before pictures (garden is still a work in progress btw!):

And these are the after pictures:

 

@MrShadow and @Jam d

Really love the cat enclosures! They are fantastic!

@AFKMatrix I'm envious of the cat proofing

But what's Little H doing in your back garden lol!!!

Seriously these are all great!

 

Ahhh Little H came round to give the fencing a good going over ha. It's amazing how your Little H and my Shadow are so similar in colour. His brother Kahn is the same colouring and you'd have difficulty telling them apart. Although Kahn is the very well groomed one and Shadow is my little rag a muffin. I swear I can brush him and make him look fantastic then 5 mins later his hair is all over the place lol.

Shadow is actually loving being out in the garden when it's dark, Kahn not so much but he is a timid boy. But its great knowing they are safe out there

 

I really need to organise some cat proofing even Candycrush Saga can't stave off the boredom taking Jango for his evening stroll (OK stand around a lot) in the garden. I was looking at my phone in the dark, looked up as he'd decided to suddenly move my eyes had ajusted to the light of phone and I couldn't see a thing I nearly fell into the ****. It's only going to get worse as the winter comes lol

 

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Could anybody recommend a firm to either supply and fit or just supply a lean to catio in the East Midlands area please?

 

Little advice please .. What gauge mesh do I need for an enclosure which wouwo be strong enough for Maine Coons... Also where is the best place to get it? Thanks

 

Little advice please .. What gauge mesh do I need for an enclosure which wouwo be strong enough for Maine Coons... Also where is the best place to get it? Thanks

I've got 1" , 16 gage mesh on my run. My cat is a 5.5kg DSH but I imagine that it would be strong enough for a Maine Coon. Unfortunately, I don't know where the wire came from as my run was professionally made.

Good luck, I'm sure that your cats will appreciate being able to go outside safely.

 

So now that my patio is finished I am able to go ahead and plan my enclosure.

I am wanting it to be 16' * 6' (The 16' is just shy of the width of my house ) and I am having a polycarbonate roof (not corrugated plastic) and I would like guttering fitted with the downpipe fed into a water butt.

Does anyone have guttering fitted to their enclosure and if so do you have any photos?

 

Hey everyone, I’m wondering the average cost in the uk for a small DIY catio!?! I’m thinking maybe 15/20ft sq? I don’t know, hard to imagine what size could be do-able. I must measure it up properly. But I’m looking for guesstimates. Thinking I’m going to ask for all my family to pitch in for my birthday and build the kitties a catio! U would SOOOOO love one for them.

 

This section doesn't get a lot of views, it may be best to start a thread on Cat Chat to ask members for suppliers/ideas..
We built our cat run using pre made 6x3 wood and mesh panels bought from Ebay for around £15 per panel but that was 3 years ago.
The wood is tanalised timber with 16gauge weldmesh wire 1/2 inch by 1 inch, as a DIY project it was fairly simple to put together.........

Edited thanks to eagle eyes @Paddypaws and @MilleD

 

The wood is tantalised timber

Pesky predictive text or a very special kind of wood @buffie ?

 

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I actually have an image stuck in my mind of a lady dressed in a strange outfit of workboots and lacy flimsies dancing round in front of the panels as they were being assembled.
Somebody help me!

 

My dear I fear you are beyond help

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Has anyone ever bought one of the cheaper off the (online) shelf runs? The house I am hopefully moving to in a few weeks has a nice little back garden with some decking, I was thinking it might be nice to get them a run we could keep in the garage and bring out on nice days. They have never been outside, but I am sure they would enjoy pottering about in the summer while we have a bbq etc.

When we own our own home we very much want a permanent structure, but that wont work while renting. Probably looking for something on the cheaper end as it wont get a load of use. They already have an absurdly large dog crate, I suppose we could use that if we can't find anything else

 

One of the best temporary outdoor pens is made by Omelet.

https://www.omlet.co.uk/shop/cat_products/outdoor_cat_run/

IMO it's important to have an enclosure large enough to be able to put in something for them to climb e.g. an outdoor cat tree, so they can get a better view of things and have snoozing spots. Also, an enclosure big enough for you to put a garden chair in so you can sit with them. Otherwise chances are they will cry to be outside with you, not in their cage.

 

Hi

I’m looking for some advice for the best way to cat proof my garden. We have quite a large garden, fenced at one side and a hedge at the other (sadly not ours). We have a rescue cat who is never been outside, but would love for her to burn off some energy in the garden. We would rather do the whole garden as Lily doesn’t like being picked up and the thought of her wriggling free transporting her to and from a catio makes me nervous. Plus she loves to be wherever we are!

With us having a hedge to one side we would struggle to use the fence top system offered by most companies. We have considered putting a fence up against it, but think the cost will be high and the cat proofing alone will cost a fortune I imagine.

Has anyone managed to cat proof a hedge without any issues? Also what sort of a budget would I be looking at as we will need to save for it?

Thank you. Picture of my garden attached. Very much a blank canvas at the moment as we only moved in in September!

 

My garden is the same - one boundary is privet hedge which belongs to my neighbour, the other side is fenced. I had 5 ft high green chain link fencing installed on my side of the hedge, butted right up against the hedge. The hedge grows through the holes in the chain link and hides it and you wouldn't know it's there unless you look for it.

The hedge is about 6 ft high so if the cats climb the fence posts they would need to walk across the hedge to get out and the top of the hedge is not a firm surface. They have never tried to do it.

The other side of the garden I have the mesh topping with the folding brackets from Purrfect Fence, attached to my fence. If the one of my cats climbs on the mesh the brackets fold and drop the cat back into my garden. My cats only tried it once after we installed 2 years ago and have never bothered since.

http://www.purrfectfence.co.uk/

As well as good fencing, the secret is to make the garden very cat-friendly so they don't get bored. My garden has plenty of shady shrubs for the cats to snooze under; a 20 ft holly tree for them to climb (one sits in the branches of the tree for an hour at a time surveying the area and watching the birds). Also I have 2 outdoor cat trees, and 2 cat summer houses, which get used for lying in the sun. And a wooden gazebo for cats with a cat tree inside.

 

I have just seen this picture on zooplus, does anyone have any ideas how they have managed to put the netting all across the garden? This would be ideal for us if we could do it.

 

It doesn't look to me as though the netting is right over the garden, but fitted around the top of the fencing. They have used very deep netting. Can you post a link to the original photo so I could enlarge it on my screen for a better look?

 

This is the link, hopefully it works and takes you straight there. Presumably if theyre using deep netting the brackets theyre using must be quite long. We only have half a meter at the angle out from the fence.

http://m.zooplus.co.uk/customerpicturedisplay/shop/cats/cat_flaps_nets/cat_nets/cat_nets/357363

Edit: it looks as though the link is taking you to all customer photos not just the particular photo i have highlighted

 

My main worry about this method would be the risk of birds getting tangled up in the netting

 

Found the photo! Thanks for the link.

You are right! They have put the netting right over the garden to make a roof, and also on the fences. I can't see exactly how they did it, it looks like they have wires and poles fixed to the house, the wires running the length of the garden and then presumably fixed to poles at the the end of the garden.

The netting (being light weight) is draped over the top, pulled tight and attached by both ends to the poles to stop the cats getting out thru any gaps.

It sounds like a good idea if you won't mind the feeling of your garden being so enclosed. I would find it a bit claustrophobic myself, but it would certainly keep the cats safe.

 

Thank you so much for looking. Sounds like a lot of work ha ha other half isnt very good at diy so this might be beyond him ha ha. I love the open garden and the birds but we have a pesky cat getting in upsetting the household. Something to think about now i can see how its done. Thank you so much.

 

Maybe a small water pistol for deterring the unwelcome feline visitor?

 

Just thought I would add this picture of a cat proofed garden:

 

I have to say, I have reservations about rollers.