Building an Outdoor Cat Enclosure on Deck?

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I need suggestions for a cat enclosure for my apartment deck. They just put in brand new decks so "attaching it" would not go over too well. I would like to be able to fully enclose it so I can still got out and sit with them. At first I was going to use screen doors and attach them together with hinges, but then I see many are made using 2 inch wire mesh.

The deck would be wide enough for 2 door panels and one on each side. As you can see, I'm kind of stuck on the door theory, but what about this 2 inch wire mesh and making frames from floor to the deck above me? Okay do-it-yourselfers; let the imaginations begin!

By Lisa S

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Lizzyanny
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August 4, 20130 found this helpful

This is how I did my deck for my cats. I went to the local feed store and bought a large roll of rabbit fencing. the openings are 4 in. by 2 in. I bought a roll that was 48 in. tall. I began on the corner closest to the house and rolled it along the deck rail attaching it with a staple gun every couple of posts. When I got to the farthest corner I cut off the remainder with wire cutters. Because cats can climb fences easily you need to bend the top 10 inches towards you at a 45 degree angle.

Cats will look at the inward angle and either not try to climb, or climb and give up when they get to it. I have watched my cats do both. None have ever escaped. The deck is 30 ft. by 12 ft. and it cost me about $50 to do it and it helped a lot to have 2 people. It took us about 20 minutes. Good luck!

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