How To Make A Cat Door In A Window Screen

Pet screens are flyscreens for windows and doors which contain specially designed extra strong tear resistant mesh called tuffscreen a k a pet mesh.

How to make a cat door in a window screen.

A piece of 1 4 inch plywood will be adequate. So grab your favorite ideas and get started. Pet proof window screens. So that s it on this iteration of our custom cat door in a window at least until fall when we take steps to further weatherproof it including finally staining the post and ramp once they dry out.

All about screen doors. Sash windows slide up and down while horizontal windows slide left and right. Select an adjustable window screen that will fit your window place the screen in the window and mark the locations of the settings. But here s a quick look back at our previous cat doors.

With the screen lying on the living room floor clamp the two pet door frames together and cut out the screen in the center so the flap can swing through. Then the window screen is laid on top of the pet door half and the wooden board so you can line door in the correct position. I usually sit that down on the ground first and lay one half of the frame of the pet door on top of it. But other than that all of our cat doors have been only entered by cats.

Affix the wood directly to the screen s frame or to the window frame around the screen. Pet screens allow those with pets to keep doors and windows open and fly screens deployed without fear of the mesh being torn to shreds by over exhuberant pet cats pet dogs or pet. It s ideal for blocking off cats from high windows and compromised screens that may allow them to escape. We do not carry the screen door with cat flap already installed because they re simple to install.

Remove the screen from the window and use clamps or tape to secure the screen according to the markings. You do this by moving the window screen around until the pet door lines up with the tape marks you made on the screen. Inspired by the beautiful cat door of valencia this easy diy shows you how to make one with a striking silhouette from decorative plywood l brackets and paint of course.