How to Build a Mini CATIO on a Balcony!!! DIY (No Permanent Modifications)

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My cats would love to go outside, but I live on an upper floor and I don't want them to fall from the balcony. Here's what I came up with. Enjoy!
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[@marieeats744]

I really like how simple this catio is. I would like to do this and maybe add another foot or so and another story level

[@scapesketch5721]

Good idea! If I had to design it over again, I would have made it taller to allow for some climbing platforms inside.

[@dawndacquisto]

Thanks!@@scapesketch5721

[@makerbell1688]

Finally, a video that doesn't require unreasonable/expensive tools to make something! So excited to build my cats an apartment catio! :D

[@1Lightdancer]

Great slitting for this small space and lovely way to have a safe outside option!

[@scapesketch5721]

Glad you like it!

[@bradcramer4350]

You get a like for the cat stack

[@allenau1]

Thanks for sharing your design. This is exactly what I’m looking for a New York!

[@scapesketch5721]

You are so welcome! Yes, I imagine kitty space is limited in NY!

[@brillblonde6705]

Very clever! You are an excellent carpenter.

[@patricia-smiles]

Put some shelves, dude!! They love heights, right?? Your catio looks AWESOME. Very nice job!

[@scapesketch5721]

Yes they do. If I had to design it over again, I would have made it taller to allow for some platforms inside.

[@LoudValves]

@@scapesketch5721 It looks plenty tall enough for a small shelf half way up

[@joannaransier6162]

thank you. That's almost exactly what I'm needing and was having difficulty imaging a nonpemanent design for a small space. With a few adjustments it would be purrfect

[@scapesketch5721]

I'm glad I could help. Did you end up building one for your cats?

[@cindytennessee]

Excellent! Good kitty dad to the rescue!

[@stellamansilla1848]

Great work..kittys will enjoy!

[@dmcfarlane4976]

I really like this catio, thanks for showing us.

[@scapesketch5721]

I'm glad you like it!

[@abdaniftikhar8625]

This guy really loves his cats!

[@Larch_Lane_Puppies]

Lots of great ideas! Thank you.

[@carolhardie7513]

Fantastic idea! That's what I need!

[@scapesketch5721]

I'm glad I could help!

[@Maria-ld1kq]

That was so amazing 👏

[@scapesketch5721]

Thanks so much!

[@elizabethkong9429]

So awesome just what I need to build!

[@kensmith5694]

With my cat, I would have had to add a thing to keep the screen door from being pushed open further. He could open a lot of stuff so I would want to make sure. Also, I would have put a scratching post sort of thing in there too with a shelf. With two cats this can give them each a place to watch the same bird from.

[@tabithacarr5472]

I plan to cut a dowel rod to size to fit in place when I make mine

[@kensmith5694]

@@tabithacarr5472 If your cat is like mine was, watch out for showing it the secret. They are not as smart as humans but they have all day to work it out.

[@j..1608]

Good Job Man👍

[@babiebun000]

this is so gooood

[@user-lh7du1bq1l]

Dziękuję za filmik . Też myślę o takim rozwiązaniu. 🙏

[@MoraByMita]

awesome 🤩

[@LunarianQueen]

Muy buen video!:) Muchas gracias!

[@elenaketzal]

Really cool. I wonder if you might put a shelf up halfway so they can get higher?

[@Ct-qr6nw]

Buen trabajo pero creo que es más cómodo cerrar la terraza con una malla o red para gatos. También se puede poner una malla de gallinero. Un saludo.

[@makosan178]

hi! thanks for an inspiration! :)

[@ggadventures6654]

Great job!!

[@RobinTig]

Dude nice job

[@Axqu7227]

Awesome build! I’d recommend hardware cloth over chicken wire for predator protection and preventing kitties from destroying it

[@deannamoore1281]

Agree. Don't ever understimate cats' ability to push out the staples and push the screen out.

[@scapesketch5721]

For sure. Chicken wire definitely would be a must for some cats. Mine are pretty chill and the screen and staples have not been a problem.

[@dawndacquisto]

Cute!

[@sharonmontag2389]

Impressive, especially since you. Uilt it in your apt.

[@mariemedeiros5672]

How do you close them in it, so you can open slider for you to go out?

[@stacia4180]

This is brilliant 😹 ❤

[@stockinettestitch]

The cutie-o is building a catio.😂❤

[@lauralee2248]

Came out nice, why didn't you make it a lot taller so they can climb and get a better view ?

[@djjones7039]

…because obviously he didn’t want to duh

[@scapesketch5721]

If I had to design it over again, I would have made it taller to allow for some climbing platforms inside.

[@oldgranny410]

I live in a basement apartment and am going to try something like this for the window well of my room.

[@a-mz4id]

😻

[@SmokyMountainBlessed]

sweet catio for your cats

[@peaceonearth1971]

it is nice, but a bit small to move, maybe the whole balcony

[@s.a6836]

I'd like to have something like this but I live in the middle east and 75% of the time it's way too hot to have the balcony open and probably too hot for my cat to even want to go out there. In the winter months the weather is a bit pleasant and we can go out to parks and stuff so I'm not sure it'd be worth it

[@audraelynnegrimmelhaussen8808]

You can have one made that has wheels on it so when it's winter and you want to take your cat outside, you can wheel them in their portable catio

[@leilahlafave2140]

your cats look like my cats bluebell ad blair

[@djjones7039]

lmao I thought you wrote that ur kitties name was “BlueBalls”(: 😹 I was like oh well that’s different 😂

[@carolmckee8456]

I bet you wish you'd designed the people door accessable from the balcony, eliminating the need to remove the screen door extension whenever you need to get in there. Other than that, perhaps another couple of feet taller would have been good, but really, this is genius.

[@scapesketch5721]

There are always design changes I would make if I had to do it over again. I definitely agree, making it a couple feet taller would have made room for some climbing platforms inside.

[@rumpelstielzchen963]

Better than nothing.

[@energeticsoulhealer888]

Maybe give your fur babies an outdoor tunnel/cat run so they can use some of their instincts to run around. Also they need a much bigger, higher space to jump up, etc. Look at 'our catio home's' channel for inspiration. You did a great job on this, but it almost seems like a cruel teaser....

[@djjones7039]

no i guarantee the kitties love it

[@scapesketch5721]

True. And if I had to design it over again, I would have made it taller to allow for some platforms inside.

[@nextfall1047]

who living in an apartment would have all those tools!

[@m1sh474]

You can't buy a hammer?

[@mariemedeiros5672]

Is there a gap at top to block off

[@Schaneification]

You can enclose the Whole Balcony just using hoes clap if you think a little :=)

[@elizabeth2416]

Why can't they just sit on the balcony?

[@m1sh474]

Oh no this is bad, IMO. Sorry OP because you worked so hard. It would have been easier to cover the entire balcony with a standard 16-gauge fencing wire, so both of you can enjoy the balcony without taking space out and also, wasting all that wood for such a small enclosure.

[@miro7584]

Sometime its forbiddent when your in apartment. I bought an apartment and when i asked they saids me not

[@arianaperez5239]

​@@miro7584yup, me too. We can't have any netting on the patio fence. This was a great idea and just want I was looking for!

[@celeste.415]

🤦teniendo tanta herramienta y solo cabe un gato, eso es como jaula para hámsters..🙄 pudiste haber hecho un túnel a los lados enfrente del balcón...así si serían felices y sentirse libres los gatitos....!! O cerrar todo el balcón con tela y poner bases altas en la pared para que escalen🤔🤦

[@Gimo76]

Very nice!