How to make a house for a cat with your own hands step by step? 150+ (photo) of wood, cardboard, boxes, with a scraper

When a cat appears in the house, you need to allocate your place for it. Many owners do not do simple stove bench from the store. They want to make an original house with their own hands. This task may seem difficult. But if you understand all the details of production, the structure is made without difficulty! You can also build a house that matches the color of the interior style. And in ordinary stores it is difficult to find this.

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General recommendations

There are a number of rules that will help prepare for the work on the arrangement of the cat hut.

A small house for your pet

A small house for your pet

To get started, learn the most basic:

  • Before you start building a house for the animal, think about what materials you will use. It is better to use natural fiber and natural fabric in such work. tree. These materials are the safest for cats. But in any store they are expensive. And Chinese counterparts, as a rule, consist of synthetic and plastic.
  • You need to clearly understand what kind of house you want to make. To do this, draw it in advance on a piece of paper. Such a sketch will help you not to forget anything. You will also properly plan the purchase of materials, prepare the available tools.
  • This is an interesting activity for parents with children. After all, participation in the creative process always brings joy.

Use only quality materials.

Use only quality materials.

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Houses for cats step by step: the main recipes

Make a house for a cat with your own hands more fun with children. Just give preference to safe materials. So, the simplest and cheapest option of arranging a hut is the following:

  • Need to take a big box of corrugated cardboard. It is better that the box had parameters not less than 35 by 50 cm in width and up to 50 cm in height.
  • Now you need to prepare the available tools: scissors, glue, stationery knife, fine sandpaper, tape, pencil, colored paper, upholstery and more.
  • Foam rubber can be used for interior framing (bedding on the floor). But if it is not available, fit an unnecessary blouse or a piece of an old rug. For the exterior of the house you can use colored paper. But it is more relevant to use the boucle fabric or fur.
  • Now we proceed to the preparation of the box itself. To do this, we remove the stickers from it, glue the places where there are cracks with adhesive tape, cut off the burrs, grind roughness with an emery paper.
The creative process brings joy not only to children

The creative process brings joy not only to children

  • On the end of the box draw a hole. To do this, apply to it a saucer with a diameter of at least 20 cm and circle it around the edges. Then cut a hole with a stationery knife. Gently sand the edges with sandpaper.
  • Once again, glue all the joints with scotch tape or glue.The house should get strong, so that the cat in it was comfortable and calm. Dry the product before starting the exterior finish.
  • Now we glue over the house with colored paper or textiles. For the second option, suitable silicone quick-drying glue. In this case, you can not use a furniture stapler, as the cat can get hurt about clips from the inside.
  • Under the size of the floor in the house sew a small pad of foam rubber and upholstery fabric.

Make it easy

Make it easy

Now the house is ready for operation. And in this cozy nest you can run a pet. It can be supplemented with glued toys, hanging threads, sequins.

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Popular options

Building for cats may have a non-standard shape. You can make it from improvised means. Also, it may not be a claw at all. Consider several of these options:

  • Wigwam. The construction of metal rods is made in the form of a tent. Then it is covered on all sides (except for one) with a cloth. Foam and bedding are laid on the floor of such a house.
Wigwam itself is quite an interesting object.

Wigwam itself is quite an interesting object.

  • Ottoman. Standard square ottoman usually consists of wooden or MDF-design. Therefore, remove the fabric from the bottom of the pouf and jigsaw cut a hole. Then the wooden part can be covered with latex paint, and put a soft lining inside.
  • Hammock house. Any cat interested in new places. Making a hammock for her holiday is very simple. To do this, you can use: a small journal a table, armchair or chair. But these pieces of furniture should have 4 legs. So, at the level between by sex and counter topSeat stretched canvas. On his sides should be sewn on two fabric tapes to each. Then the canvas is attached to the legs through the strings. And voila!
House hammock for cats

House hammock for cats

  • House triangle. This is the easiest type of hut for a pet. To make it you need 3 small pieces of an ozb plate. They can be cut from a thin board, 6 ml thick. Pieces must be of equal size and rectangular shape. Then put the 1st piece on the floor, and on top of it we make a dome of the other two. Fix the parts between each other with nails or screws. Additionally, you can use metal triangles. Using a glue gun or a furniture stapler we frame the house from the outside with a cloth. We put a soft lining inside.
  • House-shelf. From scrap materials (osb plates, boards, laminate flooring or chipboard) you can prepare the shelves of different levels. But its main task will be to become a place for the rest of the cat. So, you will need to sheathe the item of furniture with a cloth and put it on the floor.

Wall option in the form of a shelf

Wall option in the form of a shelf

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Cottages with a scraper

Every cat needs to sharpen its claws. If the pet is home and it’s not possible to visit the street regularly, you will have to do it at home. Without the procedure of grinding the claws, they will have to be trimmed to the owner.

And if the house does not have a scraper, the pet will begin to sharpen claws about the furniture.

Therefore, it is better to make a house for a cat with a scratching post that will fully perform the assigned function.

Do not forget about the scraper

Do not forget about the scraper

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Materials

First, determine the place of construction. Then you need to measure the allotted “angle” in height and width. Now prepare the materials most suitable for turning the claws of the animal. It:

  • carpet;
  • tapestry;
  • jute rope;
  • fur;
  • tree.

A good option with a claw stick

A good option with a claw stick

Carpet - it is quite durable and soft material. It will be comfortable for the cat to sit on it and also to comfortably sharpen claws about it.

In addition, you will need:

  • plywood sheets;
  • wooden bars;
  • plastic pipes as supporting posts;
  • self-tapping screws;
  • corners;
  • screwdriver;
  • jigsaw.

Choose a variety not only to taste, but also for convenience

Choose a variety not only to taste, but also for convenience

But these tools may not be found in the house. Therefore, their availability should be taken care of in advance.

What and where to buy?

To build a hut with a claw for an animal, buy a whole plywood sheet at once - 1.5 to 1.5 cm.Then cut it into pieces: 0.50 by 0.75 cm.

For support (pillar), you can use a regular timber, which will need to be divided into several parts. Timber choose a length of up to 2, 5 m.

First make sketches before doing

First make sketches before doing

It is advisable to choose plywood sheets with a thickness of at least 10 mm. Since the cat will often jump on them in the future. And this material must be strong.

The board
Do not buy the most expensive carpet. Prefer cheap option. You can also ask the seller to sell you a trim of this material.

There is a jute rope in every hardware store or on the market. The difficulty lies in the fact that it is sold wholesale. You have to buy a whole skein or look for a store that sells rope by the meter. But the price of a detachable product is much higher. Take the rope at least 1 cm thick.

Budget and comfortable

Budget and comfortable

Under the building buy safety fasteners: corners and triangles for better fixation of structures.

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Manufacturing process

When the hut design is complete, and all materials are at hand, you can get to work. The base frame can be one-, two- or even three-tier. The number of platforms also depends on the number of cats in the house. So, if two pets live in the apartment, then each of them should have its own seat.

When kogtetotochku replaces the house

When kogtetotochku replaces the house

So, we proceed:

  • A wooden bar is attached to the plywood base.
  • You can put on it a plastic pipe that fits in size (so that the pipe fits snugly to the walls of the beam and does not twist).
  • If we make several platforms, then at some distance from each other on a single basis, we fix another 1-2 bars.
  • Each of them attaches its platform (at different heights). Fix them on top with screws and metal corners on the sides.
Make it easy to carry.

Make it easy to carry.

  • The first shelf should be fixed not only on its beam, but also to be connected with the second. Therefore in plywood in advance prepare an opening for the second bar. He will have to enter the board. The second shelf is attached to the third in the same way.
  • Now you can start framing plywood surfaces with carpet. Here you can use a stapler or use ordinary nails and a hammer. If you decorate the house with a regular cloth, then soon the structure will need to be replaced. Most likely the animal will want to sharpen its claws on the fabric too.
  • Tie all the pillars from beginning to end with a rope. Try to keep their rings snug against each other.

Now the structure-kogtetochka for your pet is ready! Additionally, you can decorate it with colored felt, threads with buttons, sequins, foil.

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Options kogtetochek

In addition to the most common kogtetochek for cats can be made simple, but their original counterparts. So, it is permissible to make a scratching post in the form of a picture. To do this, you need a simple piece of plywood (rectangular shape) and carpet.

When a lot of space, you can let the big house

When a lot of space, you can let the big house

Carpet is fixed on the board with nails and a hammer. The corners of the fabric should be hidden on the back. That yes also fix a mini-hanger. Then finished the picture hang on the wall in the hallway or room. It should hang at the level of growth of a pet. This refers to the growth of the cat at the withers, and not from the floor to the tips of his ears.

Many masters such a process will bring only pleasure. And about the fact that the house may not work - this is also not scary. But it will be made with love and with his own hand.

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Creating a complete house for cats is a big field for creative ideas. To embody that is not so difficult. The main thing is to take into account important rules and acquire the necessary tools and materials. After reviewing the information, please leave your comments with arguments in the comments. They will be useful to other readers.Your opinion is very important to us. Thank you for your participation. We appreciate your every review and your time.

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pros
  • creative work is fun;
  • the possibility of translating the most extraordinary ideas. Creation of original houses for cats that are not found in stores;
  • use of natural materials. You will know what the house for your pet consists of as you buy all the materials yourself. And such a home is guaranteed to be safe;
  • compliance with the interior. Choose the color of the fabric is based on the overall situation of the room.
  • size matching. If there is a free corner in the room, then it can be completely “filled” with a high-quality self-produced claw.
Minuses
  • loss of time. To build a hut or claw for an animal you need more than one hour. First you have to do a drawing, then visit the hardware store. And the process of work for a novice master can take half a day;
  • there is a risk that the construction will turn out to be flimsy, uneven or uncomfortable for the cat.
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