Thread: Anyone mc proofed their garden?

Hi Hugey, from memory Howlingbob and Peter Galbavy have done theres and I think there should be pictures on here somewhere.

I used Purrfect fence for our girls run. You can buy the whole set-up or just the parts to make your own fencing escape proof. We not had one cat get out yet.

Sorry about the quality of the photo, but it should give you some idea.

Oh, and it works!!!

Yes, we MC/Moggie proofed our back yard by fixing strong
Lengths of wood trellis to the exsisting wooden fence to increase the height.We then got 2"x1" wood which we cut into about 2 ft lengthswe then purchased some metal, right angled brackets which could be bent to alter the angle but were not thin emough to break. We attatched the metal brackets to the top of the trellis at about 3 ft intervals.Then screwed the 2"x1" lengths to the top part of the brackets so they angled up slightly ( like you see in the pre manufactured systems). Then just purchase enough strong plant netting from a nursery and staple to the trellis and the struts! We found it very effective, especially if the netting on the trellis is left a bit slack then as soon as the cat grips this it moves and they give up! I have had a couple of unsuccesful escape attempts and now they dont bother! This was less than £40 but it was just one fence. I can post piccies if youd like. Hope this helps : )

Yes that's right, we did our garden using several metres of garden netting attached to the existing wall, and 6ft metal garden poles attached to the wall. We have a lot of trees around the perimeter of the garden so we used them as verticals as well to attach netting. Then we made a canopy about 2ft wide by attaching more netting to tree branches higher up. So the cats can still climb the trees, but only up to about 8ft high, which I think is high enough!

As Leta says, they don't climb the netting as it's too flimsy to take their weight. However, we have had a couple of breakouts where the netting has come away from the vertical, and where Herbie managed to chew a hole. Then there was the time when Monty managed to climb up the trellis and bash his way through a broken piece, in fact he probably broke it himself. That was before the trellis was fully netted - it is now! So with hindsight we should have used a more heavy duty netting, metal or plastic-coated wire. Still, it's been quite good for a year and a half, and it's easy to do patch repairs - with an extra piece of netting cut to size, string and my big sewing needle, I can weave a patch into position.

We are in the process of trying out some ideas on our patio. We put 6' diagonal small gap trellis up and then screwed 2' panels of Perspex on to the top of the sections. The cats can't get over the Perspex to get to the top of the fence, though one bright spark climbed the fence post. He was stopped with a small section of chicken wire with some old CDs tied on, like a bird scarer. That lasted a while but now our boys are strong enough to jump through the clematis and onto the fence. The clematis was sacrificed last weekend and new featherboard fencing will be installed this weekend, no purchase for paws and claws. We are then going to try an idea similar to the rotating poles on brackets, but a cheaper DIY version. I will let you all know how that goes when it is complete. In the meantime, the cats have a large enclosed run at the back of the house, I'll take some photos and post them soon.

quite close but used different materials

I used some netting used for deep sea trawling . got it off ebay - yes really.
it is ideal the netting and is knotted on all four corner of every hole (which are about half an inch square) It is sooooo strong that floyd can run at it and leap into the middle of a piece 1 metre by 2 meters and he just grips amd stays there and then uses ita s a climbing frame.
The poles are angled metal with a ninety degree bend at the top and come inwards about 2 feet. the netting just follows them
Ive bolted the ones to the fence on one side and a garage the other . The front was open and is all netting. Im going to fit a sliding door there when i have the cash.
I will post a pic in the next few days

Thanks for pic!! Is that one system or two? Can you move about easily if you want to rest grass etc?

Originally Posted by Howlinbob

Yes that's right, we did our garden using several metres of garden netting attached to the existing wall, and 6ft metal garden poles attached to the wall. We have a lot of trees around the perimeter of the garden so we used them as verticals as well to attach netting. Then we made a canopy about 2ft wide by attaching more netting to tree branches higher up. So the cats can still climb the trees, but only up to about 8ft high, which I think is high enough!

As Leta says, they don't climb the netting as it's too flimsy to take their weight. However, we have had a couple of breakouts where the netting has come away from the vertical, and where Herbie managed to chew a hole. Then there was the time when Monty managed to climb up the trellis and bash his way through a broken piece, in fact he probably broke it himself. That was before the trellis was fully netted - it is now! So with hindsight we should have used a more heavy duty netting, metal or plastic-coated wire. Still, it's been quite good for a year and a half, and it's easy to do patch repairs - with an extra piece of netting cut to size, string and my big sewing needle, I can weave a patch into position.

Hi,

Where did you get the metal posts from I'm struggling to find some!!!!

Can I move fence around to cut grass with ride on mower?

Originally Posted by MickB

I used Purrfect fence for our girls run. You can buy the whole set-up or just the parts to make your own fencing escape proof. We not had one cat get out yet.

Sorry about the quality of the photo, but it should give you some idea.

Oh, and it works!!!