My god buddy....in all my 54 years or well, since the internet and you tube, I have never seen such a perfectly detailed with complete how to breakdown of any sort that even comes close to this level. The way you did this should be THE example of any and all how to demonstrations of any sort. I want to personally thank you for helping me out with some ideas and it looks like you've helped many others with their project as well. Absolutely first class. Also, beautiful cats!

Finally, someone takes the time to take us through the actual catio design and build process. I really appreciate seeing some of my ideas take form and others answered, as I am still planning our rather large catio space and tunnel that will creep around the back of our sccreened porch to connect the two together. Awesome!

Thanks for explaining everything looks great. Love your cats.

thank you !!!

Nice work

I have watched this video many times, learning many things each time. As an “older” (LOL) lady, I’m not sure how much of it I can accomplish single-handedly, but a major part I will incorporate into my next build will be those corner supports. The catio I built years ago was built from 1X2s, with only metal L-brackets for corner supports…and though it’s only about 4 ft square and built on a platform that is level with the window the cats enter it by, they spend a lot of time out there. I am hoping to build something MORE like you have built, but I’ll be happy with it as long as it’s secure and the cats like it, even though I’m sure it won’t look as professionally made as yours. It’s evident that I’ll have to “man up” to2X4s (no way 1X2s will work for a larger build. But, another thing I learned from your build is this…I will use the chicken wire instead of hardware cloth that just about did me in on the last one I built. You’ve inspired me to try and I’m with ya’ on the star head screws! I’ve been using them exclusively for a couple of years and If I never have to see another Phillips head screw, my amateur woodworking life will be a dream comparatively! Thank you for sharing your build. You’re an inspiration!

Thank you for the video. I'm in the middle of building a 6'x12' catio now and am having problems with the roof design. This video was helpful!

Great job, very detailed and informative video! These are the best step by step instructions for a DIY catio build I've seen and I plan on watching it several more times before we start our catio(s). It's going to make it easier for me to figure out the cost now that I know what materials to buy. We're building a 4x12 on one side of the house for our boys, and if it turns out well, we'll probably build another one on the other side for the girls. We're also thinking about enclosing our patio and eventually connecting all three for all of them to enjoy. We have a huge back yard so I have all sorts of great ideas running through my head.. but I'll have to wait for lumber prices to drop before I start making those plans! Thanks, you took the stress out of figuring this out 👍👍

I spent most of yesterday looking a Catio videos. This on is THE BEST! Thank you‼️🐈😻

Nice job Matus! We can tell that you love your feline friends too. Like the creativity on the scratching climbing post too.

welllll done!

Beautiful job. Love when people care for our furry babies. Blessing on you all.

This is going to be a guideline for me to make a 7x24ft catio off my back sliding glass door for both my cats and my dogs! Thank you for the super informative video!

Pretty nice catio and an interesting video. Thanks for sharing 👍😼

I absolutely love this. We have two kitties just over a year old but we still call them kittens. Last summer they were so tiny and the fences are high around our garden so we had no issue giving them access for a little while. That gave them a taste of the great outdoors and we HAVE to build them a catio. We lost one young cat to the road a few years back and never again. We all need fresh air for our mental and physical health and I'm sure it's no different for cats. This video has been invaluable. We only have two walls to build as we'll be building out from the back of the house and across to the shed so they'll have a little bit of garden as well. Should work out about 10 feet by 12 feet roughly so TONS of room. It's the cost of wood now at the minute that holds me back. Living on a reduced rate pension so a lot of saving to be done and a daughter to put through college too. I think I need to win the lottery!!

Love this video! I think i might be able to try it. One suggestion for your cat climbing log wall: take every other one out. That will give them a place to land and reassess.

Very good video! Well explained and clear. I would only make one change - instead of as slide bolt I would put a latch that could hold a lock. Then I could get in/out but a malicious person would not have access to my cats or my house.

Nice job

Nicest Catio I have ever seen. Fantastic job. You and your wife are awesome cat parents. Beautiful cats and your black and white kitty has cute moves. 💜🐈‍⬛

Thanks so much for going into detail. I like the modular panel system and how your cat sits in the window to watch the whole process!

Great job and Kitty approved.

Thank you for all the great ideas. I built a catio about three years ago and I’m working on extending it ( and adding more cats).

I came here for the catio, I subscribed for the name of the channel! WTF! This video kicks ass and also an Akira Bike?? 👏👏

Wonderfully detailed video, thank you.

I am currently getting ready to build an enclosure for my Lemurs as soon as the weather breaks and i love this design. Thanks for sharing!

Excellent DIY tutorial. Much appreciated. ❤

THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THE FULL BUILD, I PLAN ON BUILDING ONE IN THE SPRING. YOU GAVE ME MANY USEFUL TIPS AND DESIGN IDEAS

Great video. Very helpful. I am thinking of enclosing my deck to make my catio.

well done !!! you have no idea how many not so informative Catio video's I watched before I found yours Great job

by far the best catio video on youtube. I just bought a compound miter saw and im going to use this video for my instructions lol. Leveling will be my hardest task...as you mentioned one of the most important. ill eventually get this thing built...not as amazing as yours but hopefully a catio when im done. lol

Beautiful job😻

great catio thanks for sharing

Great looking Catio and beautiful loving cats!

Excellent build for two gorgeous cats!

Excellent content. Thank you for the detail and careful explanation. ❤

I have learned a lot from this video. Excellent work and cute cats.

Loved your video. I plan on making one to my next house, but I want to put non breakable glass around it instead of wire. Don't want snakes or other creatures to get in. Thanks for your video.

Nice build. Good info. Thanks!

You should run you climbing logs vertically like the way the tree grew. Their claws would sink in across grain h be stuck cuz they have barbs on their nails. Turn the logs the other way.

Glad this came up as it’s the best catio video I’ve seen so far, thanks for sharing the kitties are an adorable bonus. 🐈🐈‍⬛

Love and enjoyed see the process of building the catio for your pet cats. I also loved how the upper shelves where the cats lay help in grooming them. Thank you for sharing this whole process with your viewers. We can learn so much from persons like you. Keep safe from Co-Vid and all things that surround us.

This is the type if videos I expect from this channel :) I love it

This looks so nice! I’m pretty determined to make one and I’m planning to use yours as my main inspiration…then basically completely changing it 😅. I’m renting so I need to make it free standing but I LOVE the modular wall idea, especially if/when I move! I happened to end up with a lot of free chain link fence so also trying to decide how to use that because I need to save some money if I can! It also seems a little more protective if a predator comes sniffing around. I’m thinking I’ll use it for the bottom half of each wall…lots of ideas, not as confident in my skills. Thank you again for such a thorough video with the amazing idea for those modular walls!

29:16 😆 I thought that was a cool idea!

Wonderful and educational tutorial. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

This is the best catio build I've seen and will be using it for my own build. Great instructions that were clear down to the type of screw for roofing panels. Many thanks.

Very good video! Very informative, thank you!

Thanks for this video. Hoping to build a catio soon 😺😸

This is such a great video, I'm showing it to a carpenter who will build the catio for me. Well, not for me, it's for the cats, but you know what I mean. Thanks so much. Best wishes from the UK.

Love it ❤❤❤ Thank you! ❤🐱❤🐈❤🐱❤🐈❤

This looks fantastic!!!! Amazing

Hi i just subscribed your channel because i love cats i have so many with me too ...

Just throwing this out there as a comment. Think constructive criticism... the chemicals in pressure treated lumber are super dangerous if consumed (chewing, cleaning paws, splinters consumed, etc.) and they very easily cause previously dormant skin conditions to arise. That being said, very well made, and i really appreciate your outline for this.

Great build and beautiful cats 😊💕👍🏽

Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for making such a detailed video about your catio build. This was extremely thorough.

This is one of the best instructional videos on anything I've seen. Thank you so much!

Love how detailed your explanation is. I had a rough plan but after watching this realized I missed a couple of things so thanks!!!

Thank u! lovely cats!

It says specifically on Simpson's website you should use Strong-Drive SD connector Screw for the Simpson strong tie bracket. Pan head screws do not have the sear strength necessary for that support.

Beautifully & sturdily designed & built Catio! Do the kitties enter Catio through the house windows? Love the people walk through door. Did you leave the catio floor dirt, or pour concrete for floor? Do kitties have litter box in catio, & /or inside house? Super workmanship! I'm exhausted just watching you design & build!

Would've lived to have seen more if the inside.

Clean and cute!

Worth a watch for those 4x4 to 2x4 connectors alone! Nicely done sir

Your catio looks great! Thank you so much for sharing!

This video is PERFECT. Do you have any tips for safely attaching the beams to the siding?

Very nicely done, sir.

A very cool catio, with great description of how you went about making it - plus two very cool cats to make use of it. It looks great and you should be proud of your work. Greetings from Australia.

This is a great video. Thank you

I can’t wait to start a catio build at my own home

Love this idea very much❣️😮😊

looks great, cmon over and build me one

This is perfect, the best video I have found yet to help me design and build one myself. Very appreciated of your time doing this. Cheers.

Subbed. TY!

I'm commenting to help your algorithm. This was a superb how-to video!

I think it would be easier to use decking plans that include a roof.

🙌💯🙌💯

goo gone! use that for stickers. Like your catio. We are doing one here.

Thank you so much for such informative content, I am so inspired and willing to build one for my cat. One question: so roughly I will need 28-29 pieces of 2 by 4, right?

Thank you. I have rewatch a dozen times. Can't seem to find the strong tie corner brackets anywhere 😢. I am going for 14x8x10. Never hammered anything in my life.😂

What a great tutorial! I’ve rewatched it so many times. It’s Informative and easy to follow, especially or someone wanted to learn more. Do you have any suggestions on building a catio like yourself on the foundation of patio slabs? By skipping the cement stage would that make the catio unstable and unsafe? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Look forward to watching more from your Chanel 👍

I can't be this good with wood my house would extend further than I would want it to

Sure did enjoy this. I have 28 cats and feed 20+ outdoors. I built a cat - condo for the cold winters, and desperately need a catio. But i need to build in the front of my house because i have 2 pit bulls in the back yard. Wonder if i will need a permit to do this?

Catio no flippo.

Thank You for a great srep by step easy to follow instructions. I really enjoyed your video. It’s given me great ideas for my cat. Thank You.

Did you leave the floor bare earth? Why didn't you cover the shelves in carpet? The catio looks very nice. ❤️🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛❤️

Can you come to build like this for my 12 cats here 🤭😁🙏

Very nice build. Love it. See our build at Karin and Larry at Home. Take care, Larry

Question. What can I do to my floor base to reduce water deterioration to the floor base ?

I wish could get list supplies lol I've no idea what doing but need one. Have huge coons trying get my cats daily and chase me around too lol

What CAD software are you using?

IF making this and planning to paint it white...would you paint it first then assemble? or assemble then paint?

I'm curious that what does the cat's name "maoqiu" mean? Thank you

What is the distance between the jumping shelves? Height also?

Any idea what your total cost for your build?

I made a catio more or less the same as yours only I Used see through corrugated roofing so the cats can see what’s fling or settling on top of it, it’s not in a permanently sunny spot only from 10. 30 am to 2. 30 pm in summer so they pick and chose when they want sun or a shaded spot to sit in though they do not use it much in mid winter only for short periods as it gets very cold where I live. Cats know what they want and have beds out there they swap places in. One cat does not like winter and only goes out for a half hour or so at noon and night times, my other cat who is 17 this year was an outdoor cat when young, he’s out there more at night in any weather, though less in mid winter, thanks I’m so happy I found your video as most do not give enough detail and yours was a perfecto catio the cats and myself love it I’m thinking of extending it further round the garden from wher it as and making one area higher so they can see what’s over the fence trellis and through the trees. I’m sure they will love it as one spot gets sun most all day, to keep the younger one happy. I will follow your other videos as I’ve been making this Catio, and finished about 6 months ago, so bust but her I am commenting and subscribed to your video. Many thanks I love a great workman woman, cannot do with bodger’s. 😻😺edit 15 months ago I built this not Five cheers.

Hey there. I know this video is about a year old, but roughly how much do you think this cost you? Because I would like to somethings super similar and I’m just trying to figure out what the cost would be !!

I love the video but no safety on the saw?? Please be careful dude

The biggest problem I can see is getting everything level and square, and keeping everything level and square.

I highly advise AGAINST any electrical wiring inside where cats can chew on them.

Decided to attach it to the house, eh?? STOP right there!! You'll need a permit if county or city approves your plans!! If you have an HOA, are they okay with it??