CAUTION
There will be recycling ahead, repurposing, and a little free building.
In a house full of people allergic to cats, FIVE dogs, and straight up catamosity....we were stalked, tracked and finally adopted by GC...aka Garage Cat. Seven years ago, Bre opened a can of tuna, and the rest is history. This cat has been tossed by the tail, literally, Anthony hated the cat, and at around age eight, would swing it over his head tossing it out of the garage, "Get outta here, you don't live here!" Guess what, the cat loves him most. I haven't even finished the Pup pad, and Kitty's got an outside house..and now a Loft!
This came about after Kitty's cry for help last night. She attempted suicide by diving into the pack of dogs. Chalk it up to the fact that she's been eating dogfood for the last four days or the icy whiskers, at 42 degrees, she was getting into the garage, either on her own four boots or in Obie's mouth.
Once she realized her mistake, narrowly avoided losing her tail, and hopped from the back of one dog to another, picture Frogger, she made it into the garage without getting creamed. I got the dog's in the house, out of sight, out of mind, and everything calmed down, she was able to spend the night in the garage, on her pillow, in her spot, in full view of some very outraged dogs. The barking was constant, even with all the dogs in the house, scratching at the slider, whining, pissing, moaning. Half asleep, I opened the slider, and realized my mistake. Holy Hell! I ran outside, expecting the gang to be fighting over her bones, but nothing. REALLY?
Somehow, a amid the hubbub, a locker door fell in front of her pillow, hiding her from sight, and I guess cats really do rule, and dogs just drool, because they totally forgot about her, and started fighting over the next chew toy, their tennis balls....which by the by, Obie can hold 3 tennis balls in his mouth comfortably.
okay, TO THE POINT....what was the point after all that?
Oh yeah, the need for a hideout for my fearless cat. She's already decided, the garage is now to be integrated. No justice, NO PEACE. Equal rights for felines and all that! Catch her by the table, she won't get the hint! Five ferociouse snarling beasts,
okay, four and one sleeping giant, BRING IT! She's made it clear, whether it costs her an ear, she's here to stay. Someone's gotta be the first across that picket line! Okay Kitty Rae, I'm building you a safe, secure off the ground Kitty Loft, somewhere to slink to when the puppies get rough.
Follow along if you'd like, I just really love my projects, and love documenting my work. Thanks to Ana White I'm actually making what I need, this time 1 year ago, I'd try, give up, and the cat would be dead.
She makes Becky Home Ec'es out of us all.
My Litter Loft is essentially a box, made to fit the space my cat wedges herself into. Dimensions 19x20, 15.5 high. It has a strong base, and reinforced load bearing little walls, so cute! The great thing about my design is that it can stand alone, a cat in the box if you will, or you can add up to 3 boxes on top, which I'll be doing. Kind of an enclosed tube for the middle will be coming next!
CAUTION
There will be recycling ahead, repurposing, and a little free building.
All materials used for this project where picked up off of my garage floor, no kidding. Oh, and the rug? Cut it out of my closet, husband's side. Serious repurposing going on. Can't wait til JB wakes up tommorrow, will he even notice his closet floor is missing? Stay tuned....onward!
Feline in question after a rough night with the boys, wide open, nowhere to run. Giving me the rear as ush.
The area is tight, and I'm building to fit her space. You could build her the Cat Majal...if it's not in her space, and wasn't her idea, ie: she found it, she won't go near it.
The area is tight, and I'm building to fit her space. You could build her the Cat Majal...if it's not in her space, and wasn't her idea, ie: she found it, she won't go near it.  |
| moving right along, base and 2 wall frames. Mini house! |
These were bad cuts, lost pieces, unfinished projects that I don't remember what they belonged to, nail stuck in, couldn't pull it out, ie: free wood. And I'm using it for the frame. The base frame will be 2x2's.
Since this is essentially the first story in the "loft", You'll notice I repurposed wood cut from my roof of the pup pad gables? I'll be leaving this open, to serve as a sunroof now, a shelf later when floor 2 comes in.
Covered the frame with plywood, 2 of the pieces were tester chalkboard paint boards. I'll be able to leave Kitty notes, and vice versa :)
the stolen from the hub's closet carpet is gorgeous! Cut to fit between the 1x2's added the carpet padding. snug, and since this one will be inside, no need for insulation but catnip would be appreciated.
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Wall to wall except for a tiny space where I'll be installing a lightbulb for heat if needed and also, once there's a top layer I'll be cutting a circle for an escape route... Didn't have quite enough spare plywood to flush up the edges, but the entire inner frame is and that's what matters. Does anyone else see a Barbie pool> all that's needed is a white plastic ladder and deck, oh and ken too. Someone needs to skim the pool |
ON A TANGENT ALERT I've made this spoiled kitty an outdoor house, difference, insulation, plywood meets at the corners, when you're buying, go crazy, above project was free. With the tighter corners, and heavier insulation, VERY IMPORTANT>>> vent holes, a few here and there with your drill bit. There was no budget. Also, for an outdoor base, use a treated plywood. Keeps it from rotting out, and it's totally covered by flooring, insulation, and plywood so no harm to pets. A slanted roof is great, keeps the rain off the roof, which, lets face it, even with shingles, you don't water worming it's way in period. ..
kitty's summer house :)
I think you can never go wrong with Craftsman anything
Fully operational! wall to wall carpet, catnip sprinkled on the carpet, attracts her like a one legged mouse :)
FYI thanks to my Craftsman neighbor Stevo, top plush rug didn't come from my hub's closet, it did however come from a bathroom set. NEVER USED!!! he swears, and I've disinfected, its the toilet hugger, tucked, pulled and staplegunned in place.
Absolutely beautiful. and It only took this tired lady a day.
Questions, comments, smears and jeers? Let me know, love to know that someone reads this.
And as usual the name on the front could be FIFI< FIDO< GUINEA< IGGY THE IGUANA>fluffy the fish, use your imagination, before you use your wallet.
May your picnics have all of thier sandwiches and... your screw remain tight, not too tight.
She love it! took a while for her to realize it was there, now she'll never leave. Put her food up there, so she doesn't starve :)
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