We have a 6 foot high colourbond fence that keeps our moggy in. He loves to sit up on the laundry roof and survey out over the neighbours yards. Ash is nearly 15 years old so he doesnt really do a lot of climbing he more likes to just lay and sleep :D Awesome job and I totally understand how much relief it has given you.
Glad your younger cat enjoys looking at the neighbor's yards and your older cat is enjoying retirement and snoozing! Thank you - yes, it gives me great relief. I couldn't imagine them roaming the neighborhood freely - way too dangerous in suburbia such as mine.
I wish I could do something like this for my cats. My backyard only has a chainlink fence and loads of trees around the perimeter. We had to settle for a catio until I can figure something out
Let me know if you do figure something out like fence extenders and/or coyote rollers - it would be interesting to see how this problem could be solved.
A local neighborhood cat used to find a way in and then get trapped. And it took a whole rigamarole to get my cats inside and her outside. Then, I found the entry point - a tiny fold in the netting at a corner near a telegraph pole. I stapled up the corner and wrapped the telegraph pole in sheet metal and since then (6 months ago) I have had no cats come in.
“. . . I welcome, _WELCOME_ critical feedback so SHOVE IT . . . in the comments below!” 😁 Great build, what a relief to have safe outdoor space for the kitties 🐱
Fantastic to see your creation to take care of your cats. Over here in the uk I’m looking at a product called protect a pet. It’s going to cost around £2000 for our large garden ( around your size) you have given me some great ideas 👍
Hi from Florida! Glad to hear you're getting a ProtectaPet system - I did a quick Google and, yep, they look wonderful! Glad my vid gave you some ideas as well!
Now that one looks more secure than the last one I seen and cats don't like climbing upside down I can tell you that I've seen a few things that look like it could be improved but it looks great to me
Thank you! 8 months since the video and no cats have escaped or even tried to. Also, the wood is fading and losing its 'new' look which is good as it blends in and is much less noticeable now. All the best, Richard :)
I recently watched a video where they used fiberglass roofing and just screwed it to the top end of the fence. Cats couldn't get a grip on it at all. I checked Home Depot and it's $17 per 8' piece.
I think I'm going to try this. I have 10 cats and its hard having them all inside, olus they like to explore the hard and sun bathe 😊 who am i to deny them such pleasure?! But they need to he aafe first! Thanks for the great idea
Just thinking about doing something similar to my yard. After a year of being tethered to a long leash and harness, my Gary has learned he can jump the fence to the neighbors. I hate to shorten his leash because my back yard is narrow so it would only give him about 5 feet radius. So, can you provide an update on how this worked out after all this time now? Have the cats been able to figure it out and/or did you move the posts to the flat angle so your neighbors couldn't see it?
Hi. Thanks for your questions. No, I didn't move the posts to the flat angle - I decided to leave them as they are. Twice a year I walk around with a staple gun and put in a few extra staples here and there, just to stay on top of keeping the netting secure. The cats have not been able to get over it. Yay! They don't even try. They are living the life having 24/7 access to the yard whenever they want it :)
Hi. Am in Florida. I suppose I'll make another video when I stumble across a topic that I think might help people. Let me know if you have any suggestions. Yep, my cats are doing well despite a humane euthanasia for one of my ailing seniors a month or so ago. Thank you.
ASOME JOB, BUDDY!!....ugly you, say??? 😂 I DON'T THINK SO! Its practicle, efficient, and effective! Keep on keeping on my brother! AND GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS, from El Salvador, Central America. CHEERS!!.....Mamash says, HI! 😸❤️👍
Thanks, mi amigo! I'll always keep on keeping on - no other option! ha! ha! I just adopted another senior, special needs cat who, in a couple of weeks, experience the backyard. I'm sure he'll love it! Give Mamash LOTS of love from her Uncle Richard and have a great time in El Salvador!
Great job! A stray Cat has adopted us and scales our very high wall to live in my car park.. Recently however he started breaking into the house using very inventive ways.. Tried all kinds of blocking but he squeezes through the smallest gap.. I worry for his safety as I have 7 dogs and 2 cats who want to beat him up!
@@richardbarber5911 so cute, and cheeky! we're thinking of DIY-ing it in our garden, cos the professional kits are so expensive to have installed. Considering an option like what you have done, or buying a Protectapet mesh/bracket kit and attempting it ourselves. Just got no idea if it will keep our cats in, it's a worry. The only other option is a stand-alone enclosure, but I know they'd prefer independent access in and out of the house, as they've never had that - they're all indoor rescues, or only get out if supervised, which (as you know) is very time-consuming! Is your system still keeping your cats safe in the garden?
@@amabla975Wow! And I thought I'd seen all the kits available - I was wrong. I hadn't heard of Protectapet. Googled it. Looks good. Does the same job my home-made hack does. So, yep, my system is, indeed, keeping everyone safe in the garden. My escape artist - Luna - went up the fence a couple of times and encountered the netting. Couldn't get over it - not even close to being able to. Since then she has never tried again.
@@richardbarber5911 it's so reassuring to hear of real people's stories. i'm not sure i trust us to do the job ourselves, but it's definitely worth considering as it can be really expensive otherwise. Can you get Protectapet in the US? i'm in the UK and believe it originates here..?
Love it...protector pet charge would charge nearly £4,000 to buy and install. Could you do mine..i live in the UK and you plane fare would be cheaper lol
Would love to visit the UK. Just had Hurricane Milton hit directly here in Florida. For what it's worth, had zero damage to the cat proof fencing, so that was a solid test of its sturdiness.
Hello, I just sent my handyman your video to duplicate what you did. I did have some questions. How come you didn’t attach the wire to the post? Any thing that you would do differently ? Has any of your cats escaped since your fence has been up? Thanks!
Hi. • wire to the post - I take it you mean the 4x4 vertical posts, yes? Not possible to attach the wire to them as there are fence palings on the back side. Also, not necessary as the wire slips down behind them snugly and is staples either side. • do differently - not much. The garden stakes I would replace with sold bits of metal or wood as they tend to wiggle loose a bit and need to be pushed back into place every couple of months. • No-one has escaped ever so it's worked 100% effectively for over a year now with 8 cats.
I would not class that as ugly at all... It's about the best idea I've seen... I really wish I could do that myself... Would suggest NOT changing it to a ninety degrees your cats will work out a way to jump onto a flat surface, they can jump pretty high... Also I would not recommend using plastic coated wire as it rots falls off, if your cats eat it might cause a few problems..... Now your cats have a great safe are to run around in... Thank you for sharing Richard Cheers from Veronica from Melbourne Australia 🐾🐾 🥰
Hi Veronica. I've only been through Melbourne a couple of times (mostly to escape Tassie decades ago - ha! ha!). I miss the amazing food in Melbourne. All the Vietnamese, Greek and Italian food. My mouth is watering at the memory of it! Yep, in hindsight, I agree with you about not changing it to 90 degrees. Good tip on not using plastic coated wire - I hadn't thought about how it disintegrates over time in the sun and drops bits of plastic. Thank you!
AWWWWWWWWWWWWW I AHVE A BOMBAY CAT LIKE YOU BLACK CAT I SO LOVE HER AND I BUILT HER A CATIO AND SHE LOVES LAYING OUT IN IT. IM WORKING ON THE FENCE PART NOW. WHIS I COULD SEND PHOTO TO YOU. SO NICE
Hi. So far so good. It's been finished for about a week now and my escape artist - Luna - has not been able to get out. 5 of my 6 cats go outside and hang around chasing flies, each other and lounging in the sun almost every day. And, Luna spends all night out there and snoozes inside during the day. They are all very happy with the set up.
I'm going to do this because I have to bring in our 2 sweet cats at night because other wild cats will come in and eat my cat's food and beat them up. Thanks for the video
My problem with this is that it will keep my cats in, but it won't stop other cats from climbing into my yard...then they won't be able to get out and I will end up with a yard full of stray cats!
I had the same problem a couple of times. A neighborhood cat would jump in, not be able to get out and I would wake up at 3 in the morning to a meowing stand-off between my cats and the neighborhood cat. I scooped up all my cats, locked them inside, opened up the side gate and walked after the neighborhood cat until it found the open gate and ran off. This happened twice. Now, months later, I see the same cat walking along my fence, but never again jumping in. Not sure of a more elegant solution, but if you have any ideas, let us all know. Thanks!
Yes. It happened twice. A roaming neighborhood cat (who is a friendly little chap who doesn't bother anyone and I'm trying to gently educate my neighbors that they shouldn't get their knickers in a knot about him) jumped from the fence into my backyard. My crew woke me up around 3am with some growling, moaning, hissing and all the usual. The poor little bugger couldn't get out, despite running frantically around the fence line trying to get up and over. So, I herded up my crew. Put them inside. Blocked the cat doors so they couldn't access the back yard. Wrote all their names on a piece of paper and put a check mark next to each name as I walked around and got a head count (yes, it pays to be that anal when you have many cats and you're sleepy at 3am). Then....I went outside and opened up the side gate and walked behind the visitor until he got to that gate and he shot out at 100mph, safe to roam the neighborhood again. (He's not a candidate for acclimating to a home. Fairly feral and very wary of people. He's also car and street savvy so I'm not too worried about him).
@@richardbarber5911 Wow great story haha. My neighborhood has tons of feral cats and coyotes and whatnot, so probably wouldn't be a good idea for me. There's a bunch of tall trees and they all climb and hop around from yard to yard freely
@@richardbarber5911 I was going to ask if your cats had test drive on the fence, but I guess the neighbours cat tested it well :) I had same looking chicken net on catio ... It hold my previous normal 3 cats for 5 years before 1 had made hole... Now I have thou stubborn 9kg cat... with drama for anything closed. He has demolished cat door with previous owner. Bend window frame enough that he escaped and walked true new chicken net on catio... in a blink. 3 normal cat harnesses destroyed, lol... Everything must be reinforced.
We have a 6 foot high colourbond fence that keeps our moggy in. He loves to sit up on the laundry roof and survey out over the neighbours yards. Ash is nearly 15 years old so he doesnt really do a lot of climbing he more likes to just lay and sleep :D Awesome job and I totally understand how much relief it has given you.
Glad your younger cat enjoys looking at the neighbor's yards and your older cat is enjoying retirement and snoozing! Thank you - yes, it gives me great relief. I couldn't imagine them roaming the neighborhood freely - way too dangerous in suburbia such as mine.
thank you so much, you are a such real human being. you care about your lovely, gorgeous cats.
Aw, thank you! Yep, I am a bit rough around the edges but truly love my crazy crew. They are my reason for being :)
Thanks for caring about your cats. I need to get mine outdoors.
I wish I could do something like this for my cats. My backyard only has a chainlink fence and loads of trees around the perimeter. We had to settle for a catio until I can figure something out
Let me know if you do figure something out like fence extenders and/or coyote rollers - it would be interesting to see how this problem could be solved.
do you think it keeps stray cats OUT? I need to both keep my elderly cats in and all the local strays out
A local neighborhood cat used to find a way in and then get trapped. And it took a whole rigamarole to get my cats inside and her outside. Then, I found the entry point - a tiny fold in the netting at a corner near a telegraph pole. I stapled up the corner and wrapped the telegraph pole in sheet metal and since then (6 months ago) I have had no cats come in.
“. . . I welcome, _WELCOME_ critical feedback so SHOVE IT . . . in the comments below!” 😁 Great build, what a relief to have safe outdoor space for the kitties 🐱
ha! ha! That made me laugh :) Yep, they are still having a ball in their own personal park every day :)
Fantastic to see your creation to take care of your cats. Over here in the uk I’m looking at a product called protect a pet. It’s going to cost around £2000 for our large garden ( around your size) you have given me some great ideas 👍
Hi from Florida! Glad to hear you're getting a ProtectaPet system - I did a quick Google and, yep, they look wonderful! Glad my vid gave you some ideas as well!
That's brilliant, thank you! 👍🏾🐾
You're welcome!
They are going to love the room to run around.
Hi. Thank you - yes, indeed, they *love* having their own 'private park' to play around in :)
Great work and great videos friend!! Thanks a lot for sharing ❤❤
You are totally welcome and I'm glad you found them useful!
Now that one looks more secure than the last one I seen and cats don't like climbing upside down I can tell you that I've seen a few things that look like it could be improved but it looks great to me
Thank you! 8 months since the video and no cats have escaped or even tried to. Also, the wood is fading and losing its 'new' look which is good as it blends in and is much less noticeable now. All the best, Richard :)
Thanks mate awesome job and a great guide
Thank you! Glad you found it useful!
I recently watched a video where they used fiberglass roofing and just screwed it to the top end of the fence. Cats couldn't get a grip on it at all. I checked Home Depot and it's $17 per 8' piece.
I think I'm going to try this. I have 10 cats and its hard having them all inside, olus they like to explore the hard and sun bathe 😊 who am i to deny them such pleasure?! But they need to he aafe first! Thanks for the great idea
Just thinking about doing something similar to my yard. After a year of being tethered to a long leash and harness, my Gary has learned he can jump the fence to the neighbors. I hate to shorten his leash because my back yard is narrow so it would only give him about 5 feet radius. So, can you provide an update on how this worked out after all this time now? Have the cats been able to figure it out and/or did you move the posts to the flat angle so your neighbors couldn't see it?
Hi. Thanks for your questions. No, I didn't move the posts to the flat angle - I decided to leave them as they are. Twice a year I walk around with a staple gun and put in a few extra staples here and there, just to stay on top of keeping the netting secure. The cats have not been able to get over it. Yay! They don't even try. They are living the life having 24/7 access to the yard whenever they want it :)
Does this keep neighborhood stray cats out?
Great video! Thanks!
You are totally welcome!
Where arw you Richard? Your videos and tips are great. Are you coming back with ur videos? Hope you and your cats are doing well.
Hi. Am in Florida. I suppose I'll make another video when I stumble across a topic that I think might help people. Let me know if you have any suggestions. Yep, my cats are doing well despite a humane euthanasia for one of my ailing seniors a month or so ago. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing! Impressive!!
Wonderful! Thank you for this!
ASOME JOB, BUDDY!!....ugly you, say??? 😂 I DON'T THINK SO! Its practicle, efficient, and effective! Keep on keeping on my brother! AND GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS, from
El Salvador, Central America.
CHEERS!!.....Mamash says, HI! 😸❤️👍
Thanks, mi amigo! I'll always keep on keeping on - no other option! ha! ha! I just adopted another senior, special needs cat who, in a couple of weeks, experience the backyard. I'm sure he'll love it! Give Mamash LOTS of love from her Uncle Richard and have a great time in El Salvador!
So did it work? Anybody got out?
Yes it has been working very well. Nobody has gotten out. I have 7 cats and they both can't escape and loooooooove the backyard 24/7.
Great job! A stray Cat has adopted us and scales our very high wall to live in my car park.. Recently however he started breaking into the house using very inventive ways.. Tried all kinds of blocking but he squeezes through the smallest gap.. I worry for his safety as I have 7 dogs and 2 cats who want to beat him up!
After it’s been up for awhile how are you finding it working? Is there anything you would change? Great video
the squirrel though 😆🤣😆
I know, right?! Such a sweetheart!
@@richardbarber5911 so cute, and cheeky! we're thinking of DIY-ing it in our garden, cos the professional kits are so expensive to have installed. Considering an option like what you have done, or buying a Protectapet mesh/bracket kit and attempting it ourselves. Just got no idea if it will keep our cats in, it's a worry. The only other option is a stand-alone enclosure, but I know they'd prefer independent access in and out of the house, as they've never had that - they're all indoor rescues, or only get out if supervised, which (as you know) is very time-consuming! Is your system still keeping your cats safe in the garden?
@@amabla975Wow! And I thought I'd seen all the kits available - I was wrong. I hadn't heard of Protectapet. Googled it. Looks good. Does the same job my home-made hack does. So, yep, my system is, indeed, keeping everyone safe in the garden. My escape artist - Luna - went up the fence a couple of times and encountered the netting. Couldn't get over it - not even close to being able to. Since then she has never tried again.
@@richardbarber5911 it's so reassuring to hear of real people's stories. i'm not sure i trust us to do the job ourselves, but it's definitely worth considering as it can be really expensive otherwise. Can you get Protectapet in the US? i'm in the UK and believe it originates here..?
@@amabla975 Hi. Not sure if Protectapet is in the US or not - sorry!
Love it...protector pet charge would charge nearly £4,000 to buy and install.
Could you do mine..i live in the UK and you plane fare would be cheaper lol
Would love to visit the UK. Just had Hurricane Milton hit directly here in Florida. For what it's worth, had zero damage to the cat proof fencing, so that was a solid test of its sturdiness.
Hello, I just sent my handyman your video to duplicate what you did. I did have some questions.
How come you didn’t attach the wire to the post?
Any thing that you would do differently ?
Has any of your cats escaped since your fence has been up?
Thanks!
Hi.
• wire to the post - I take it you mean the 4x4 vertical posts, yes? Not possible to attach the wire to them as there are fence palings on the back side. Also, not necessary as the wire slips down behind them snugly and is staples either side.
• do differently - not much. The garden stakes I would replace with sold bits of metal or wood as they tend to wiggle loose a bit and need to be pushed back into place every couple of months.
• No-one has escaped ever so it's worked 100% effectively for over a year now with 8 cats.
@@richardbarber5911 Awesome, thanks so much for responding!
I would not class that as ugly at all... It's about the best idea I've seen... I really wish I could do that myself... Would suggest NOT changing it to a ninety degrees your cats will work out a way to jump onto a flat surface, they can jump pretty high... Also I would not recommend using plastic coated wire as it rots falls off, if your cats eat it might cause a few problems..... Now your cats have a great safe are to run around in... Thank you for sharing Richard Cheers from Veronica from Melbourne Australia 🐾🐾 🥰
Hi Veronica. I've only been through Melbourne a couple of times (mostly to escape Tassie decades ago - ha! ha!). I miss the amazing food in Melbourne. All the Vietnamese, Greek and Italian food. My mouth is watering at the memory of it! Yep, in hindsight, I agree with you about not changing it to 90 degrees. Good tip on not using plastic coated wire - I hadn't thought about how it disintegrates over time in the sun and drops bits of plastic. Thank you!
AWWWWWWWWWWWWW I AHVE A BOMBAY CAT LIKE YOU BLACK CAT I SO LOVE HER AND I BUILT HER A CATIO AND SHE LOVES LAYING OUT IN IT. IM WORKING ON THE FENCE PART NOW. WHIS I COULD SEND PHOTO TO YOU. SO NICE
Hi. I'd love to see a photo!! My email is support@catifymyhome.com Thanks!
Did it work?
Hi. So far so good. It's been finished for about a week now and my escape artist - Luna - has not been able to get out. 5 of my 6 cats go outside and hang around chasing flies, each other and lounging in the sun almost every day. And, Luna spends all night out there and snoozes inside during the day. They are all very happy with the set up.
@@richardbarber5911 thanks Richard
@@mnj640 You're very welcome!
I'm going to do this because I have to bring in our 2 sweet cats at night because other wild cats will come in and eat my cat's food and beat them up. Thanks for the video
Hi Nita. You're totally welcome! Let me know how it goes!
My problem with this is that it will keep my cats in, but it won't stop other cats from climbing into my yard...then they won't be able to get out and I will end up with a yard full of stray cats!
I had the same problem a couple of times. A neighborhood cat would jump in, not be able to get out and I would wake up at 3 in the morning to a meowing stand-off between my cats and the neighborhood cat. I scooped up all my cats, locked them inside, opened up the side gate and walked after the neighborhood cat until it found the open gate and ran off. This happened twice. Now, months later, I see the same cat walking along my fence, but never again jumping in. Not sure of a more elegant solution, but if you have any ideas, let us all know. Thanks!
Doesn’t this trap other unwanted wild animals in your yard too (squirrels, stray cats, etc.)?
Yes. It happened twice. A roaming neighborhood cat (who is a friendly little chap who doesn't bother anyone and I'm trying to gently educate my neighbors that they shouldn't get their knickers in a knot about him) jumped from the fence into my backyard. My crew woke me up around 3am with some growling, moaning, hissing and all the usual. The poor little bugger couldn't get out, despite running frantically around the fence line trying to get up and over. So, I herded up my crew. Put them inside. Blocked the cat doors so they couldn't access the back yard. Wrote all their names on a piece of paper and put a check mark next to each name as I walked around and got a head count (yes, it pays to be that anal when you have many cats and you're sleepy at 3am). Then....I went outside and opened up the side gate and walked behind the visitor until he got to that gate and he shot out at 100mph, safe to roam the neighborhood again. (He's not a candidate for acclimating to a home. Fairly feral and very wary of people. He's also car and street savvy so I'm not too worried about him).
@@richardbarber5911 Wow great story haha. My neighborhood has tons of feral cats and coyotes and whatnot, so probably wouldn't be a good idea for me. There's a bunch of tall trees and they all climb and hop around from yard to yard freely
@@richardbarber5911 I was going to ask if your cats had test drive on the fence, but I guess the neighbours cat tested it well :) I had same looking chicken net on catio ... It hold my previous normal 3 cats for 5 years before 1 had made hole... Now I have thou stubborn 9kg cat... with drama for anything closed. He has demolished cat door with previous owner. Bend window frame enough that he escaped and walked true new chicken net on catio... in a blink. 3 normal cat harnesses destroyed, lol... Everything must be reinforced.
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Without very much thought, a fence is an "ugly" object...
Agreed. Am looking into vines, shrubs, bamboo etc to actually hide as much of it as possible.
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ha! ha! Thanks!