House Design Questions
Cat house design for declawed, outdoor cats.? I have an outdoor declawed cat that wanted to be outside all the time. As I was recently critcized for allowing my cat outside. In my defence, I will share with all you other cat lovers the "cat house" design I built so a declawed cat can be outside safely. I used an A-frame design because it required fewer cuts, but accually it turned out to have other benefits. The base is 4' X 2'6". Now attach two 4' X 8" boards to the sides to make a U shape. When inverted, your cathouse will sit 8" off the ground to protect it from the weather. Next, I made 2 roof pieces, 3'6" X 2' and connected them at a 90` angle. Place this on top of your base and line it up with the back of the base, allowing a 6" "porch". But don't attach the roof yet. Now, measure and cut the pieces to make the back wall and front enterence. The key here is to make the enterence just big enough to allow your cat to fit inside. A small enterence makes your cathouse a fortress! (continued) Next, flip the roof over and attach the back wall, then attach the front entrance but set it 6" from the edge of the roof (2'6" from the back wall). This will create an overhang so when it rains, your cats doorway will remain dry and she/he can peek out her/his house and watch the rain. Lastly, attach the top to the base, line with her/his favorite blanket (wash frequently) and decorate as you see fit. I made mine water tight and even though it sits in a place where it won't get rained on, I added shingles so if water does get on it, it won't get inside. As far as safety is concerned, I've seen a stray try to get in my cats house while she was in it and, even declawed, she was easily able to fight him off. The opening isn't big enough to fight in and the stay couldn't reach in far enough to attack my cat. When it tried to crawl in, it jumped back and ran off. At which point my cat came out and chased it victoriously, lol. The inside area is 2'6" X 2'6" at the base. A veritable mansion for a cat. The A-frame design allows for nice corners for my kitty to curl up in. It stays cool in the summer, dry when it rains and except on days when the temperature drops below freezing, my cat never wants to come back in the house. She loves being outside and is much more active and "frisky" now that she has her freedom. We sit outside all the time and she comes and sits with us. Last note, only feed your cat enough to eat at one meal. It means you have to refill their food bowl more often, but there's never any leftovers to attract strays. I welcome you comments. Direct any questions to Geronimo5555@yahoo.com, thank you. @insane - my cat has the entire outdoors to explore, she's not locked up in her house and we don't have a yard fence. However, she's never wandered far from the house and our neighbors say they've never seen her around their property. She's been an outdoor cat going on 2 years now. I think she's got the hang of it. Personally I think its cruel to keep and animal locked up in your house no matter how big it is. Dog owners walk their dogs and take them to the park, but, save for a few, most cat owners leave their cats confined to a house that takes a cat all of 2 days to entirely explore. Oh and sorry, not a question really, just offering this up for the communities scrutiny. :)
Where can I find 3D house design software? You know, it lets you design a house with 3D objects and put furniture and other things in it. Prefferably on where you can put support beams and such in as you would see in a real house. (Like in the attic.) But anything will help. I don't have a lot of money so a free program would really be appreciated. Again, any program would help. Thanks
house design word problem for math!!!? you are designing a house with 3 feet wide windows on the back of the house. there are 4 feet between each end window and an edge of the house. the width of the house is 33 feet. how far apart should the windows be?( 3 windows) - write a verbal model for this problem
House design for a warehouse? I was wondering if anyone knows any good places to find floor layouts or pictures of warehouses turned into houses. I was thinking that when i buy a house i might just buy a warehouse or a plot of land and build a warehouse and then make that my house. I'm pretty much looking for an open floor plan with the only walls being for a bathroom. I was also thinking of having it 2 floors, the second floor only having floor space on either end with a catwalk of some type and maybe have walls around those to make them bedrooms. Does anyone have any ideas of where I can find some good floor designs or pictures of anything like this?
Snazzy name for a house design? I have designed a Victorian house for a project... I need a name for the title block name it and I am out of ideas. Any thing cool, funny, cute whatever I am just looking for ideas.
What is a Design House? For my product design class I have to research design houses that market perfume. But... I don't actually know what a design house is... I know it has something to do with clothes, but that's it. Can anyone help? (please?)
House design plans for Jamaica? Hi Im looking for ready made (pre designed), plans for self build houses in the Jamaica? For a two bedroom upwards property and cost of build estimates please
House design plans for Jamaica? Hi Im looking for ready made (pre designed), plans for self build houses in the Jamaica? For a two bedroom upwards property and cost of build estimates please
Recommendations for Industrial Design House? Can someone point to a or a few industrial design houses they have used in the past for making mechanical prototypes for high-end portable devices? This would be for some mockups at this time, but they need to be very good and efficient. Thanks!
Design Virtual House? Any websites that let you design your own virtual house, like a virtual world for free, that is compatable with macs?
why would someone design a house like this? i was visiting a friend and we were talking in her kitchen and i noticed they had no sink. so i asked her, 'where's your sink?'. and she said, 'oh when they designed this house they put in in the laundry room.' why would they do that?
How do I design a house....? I'd like to eventually have an enormous family. I've been looking over house plans for something that would work for a family with 5-10 children, and I'm not finding anything that seems efficient as well as within my eventual price range (300-400k). I plan on a log home, and a large kitchen, several bathrooms ..etc.. but how to make it all fit together without looking like a dorm or cramming everyone in together? I have several creation programs, but I can't see human-sized beings within the designs to get a feel for spacial dynamics. Any suggestions? Wish it were as easy as it is in Sims2 :) 1) I am not building it now. I am <i>planning</i> for it now. Which is intelligent and common sense. 2) I've tried home designing products/planners/programs. I end up with huge space-wasting designs that don't give me an idea of cost/method.
I need a gate design for my new house? Hi i need a front steel or iron any gate design for my house ,i am planning for some new design for my house gate some thing different . can u plz help me,my requirements are 165height,375width,waiting for your reply
Is there a copyright law on the design of a house in a tv show or movie? If you liked the design of a house on a television show or movie, and you fell in love with it, would there be any copyright laws preventing you from personally hiring an architect to design it from photos of how it appears in the show or film and eventually building it? Also, If the designer of the house is unknown, would you have to contact the film makers or studio for approval?