Cat Proof Fence | Cheap & Easy with PVC Pipe | How to DIY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Trying to work out how to stop cats jumping your fence or gate? Well....designing a cat proof fence seems difficult expensive and often is an eye sore. I wanted to do something different from what I've seen so designed my own cheap and easy 'PVC pipe' no roller system that you can DIY to keep those felines in the yard. Checkout my cat containment system!
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CLEVER! I will be trying this thank you!
Did this worked for you
Did it work?
Do you have a video showing the cat failing?
I just installed this on my fencing in my backyard. I have three cats, and so far, no escapees! Wish I could attach a picture!
Thank you for sharing that! You're the 2nd person I've come to who's had success with this. I think I'm going to do it.
@@elisaclark1751 did you do it? What pipe diameter?
@@saaa9964 no i haven't yet. We're debating over the piping or the perpendicular fencing. We have a large backyard with coyotes on the other side so there's a lot of debate here in our household as to the best way to do this. And the project kind of got sidelined by some family crisises. I'm glad you asked though, its put the fire back underneath my butt again. I will definitely update when I do. I believe we had decided on the 3½ or 4in diameter, though. The thinking behind being the wider, the harder to hook paws around.
@@elisaclark1751 Ok. I just wonder myself should I do it rotating or just like that. I want to stop my cats escaping, but don’t want any nasty nets around the garden...
What width pipe did you use please . I have ordered 1100mm pipe . I hope this is the correct size as my present fencing has failed . Thanks
Thank you so much for this video! I am a broke college student with three stray kittens, and this is the best affordable way to keep them safe!
This is such a good idea. I have a dog who uses the doggy door and my cats go out and jump the fence. I want them to be able to enjoy the outdoors but in a safe space. Thank you so so so so much have a blessed day
I really like this option!! Thanks for sharing!!
An upside down gutter works as well...just don't screw it in too hard because the "floppy" of it, is what deters the cats as well as them head butting the inside of the gutter...no helmets allowed on the cats!!! 😂😅
Oh this is so much better!! I can spray paint to match the fence too!!!!! Omg ty💚❤️💙
I was just looking at the cat rollers and thought how expensive that might be and saw your idea and how much easier and cheaper that is! Thank you!!
Worked for me! The cats didn’t even attempt escape :) they loved sun bathing in the afternoons and I loved them helping me in the garden!
I rent, so have added fence extenders on the lower side fences. On these parts I added core flute panelling underneath the piping which was secured on the inside of the fence, not the top. No issues, although it was kinda ugly. Recommend! Great DIY solution!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with the pipes, it really helps to hear that it's working for other people than the poster... who may be brilliant, I'm thinking!
Is it still working for you?
That's absolutely brilliant! I've never seen anyone else do this - such a different way of approaching the problem. Thank you!
Genius! I’ve seen way too many ugly, elaborate, and expensive devices to keep cats inside a yard! This is a brilliant idea!
What an ingenious solution!! We’ve been looking at affordable ways to cat proof our kitties as we just moved into a new house and when we came across this, we were so happy and relieved! Thank you so much for sharing, just brilliant!!
Glad to be of help :)
This remarkable system works--at least on my two cats. They are Himalayan with short legs like Persians, but he managed to reach the top of the block wall before I had the PVC pipes installed. Presto, my cat was immediately deterred when he jumped and reached the top where the PVC roller was installed. I shall now complete the job, installing the PVC pipes to the rest of the block wall. By the way, the pipes work just fine on cement--block walls.
PVC roller?
@@urmomm55 PVC pipes 4-inches in diameter.
does the pvc actually roll? or is it just stationary like in this video?
Glad I found you. So much cheaper and less complicated than most . Thanks
Thanks so much God bless you so you just helped me fix a 7 year problem with trying let my cats enjoy our backyard
Glad to help
this is actually really helpful, thankyou!
Trying to make my small garden cat friendly and this is a neat idea. Thank you.
I am going to give it a try. Thanks!
Sadly, my cats want me to give you a thumbs down. They are not happy with you and your evil device!
Did this worked ? Your cat thumbs down is because they could not escape ?
@@saracleger3913 I did not try it. We have a neighbor cat that occasionally gets into our yard to explore, driving my 2 kitties wild with anger (and passion). My Siamese girl has a secret love for this tomcat, while my fluffy black kitty wants to slice him up. This cat, I'll call him Tucker (cause that's his name), sneaks into our yard late at night and I'm afraid if he does, he won't be able to get out and I don't want him trapped there when I let my cats out, it would be fight night.
@@benzwire7967 You could try fixing the pipe on the top of the fence to deter %ucker, and it might keep your cats in too.
This is a really nice idea! I'm surprised your cats haven't tried to jump on the laundry frame (also nice) that you've built to hop over the fence that way
This is a good idea, Id love to let mine roam the yard during the day.
I have done this around our yard.. thank you for the idea... the cheapest way we found and affective.. being a large block this was perfect
Did this work in the long term?
@@courtwalters5409 I'd really like to know this too!
Any update after 2 years?
Did it work?
While it is a lot simpler than the roller kind I'd hate to find our cat could figure out how to reach over it or somehow get enough grip with its pads to shimmy over. I assume you found that the hard round plastic surface was just too slippery for the cat, and protruding out vs just on top creates an extra overhand obstacle. Did you ever get a video of your cat trying and failing to escape?
Yes, you would’ve thought he would’ve videotaped his cat trying. I know I would.
If it were me, I’d make the rollers pretty loose so even if they could grab it, they couldn’t use it to get out. Can’t really tell from the video but that’s likely what he did
Great idea, very affordable option. Thank you
Very clever and elegant solution. Thank you! Most fences in the US are 6 ft high which is 1.8 meters.
I have a neighbor's black cat using my fenced back yard as a litter box and hunting ground for my wild birds at the feeder. I've picked up over 10 lbs of litter from him so far or more. He hunts my pretty wild birds daily, knocking over the large tray feeder and wasting a ton of seed, and killing the birds. I'm so fed up with this cat. He won't quit. So I need to block him from entering and eventually trap him and rehome him. He is obviously getting crappy food and care from his owner because he travels quite far daily for fresh meat. I hope your solution works. I don't want to prevent the squirrels running on fence to feed as well, only the cat and this might work very well.
Some advice for your cats from my years of cat and dog rescues:
Feed cats raw ground beef and sardines. They need this, which is why they hunt. Other cooked meats like pork and chicken are also good. Fresh ground carrots, cabbage or kale, chopped up lettuce in their meat. Cooked eggs, Greek Yoghurt. Vitamins and Fish Oil such as Iceland Pure Sardine and Anchovy Oil (not Salmon oil which no cat, dog, human can digest but bears can). This fresh food diet will lower hunting needs. Lowered hunting means less reason to leave your compound. Also give them once a year, Egg Yolk Lecithin 600 mg 2 x day with food for one month every year. Lecithin is natural. It dissolves fat in the body, and thereby shrinks the fat around the hairballs in every cat's gut. In 2-3 weeks, they will excrete massive hairballs that have been sitting around for years making their digestion poor. My 19 yr old cat threw up 3 massive cigar hairballs after only 2 weeks of Lecithin. Only use Egg Yolk Lecithin, not Soy or Sunflower. Dogs and humans can have all 3 kinds. Also give your cat Thomas Labs Bio Case Plus which is an Enzyme/Probiotic formula that will aid digestion and clear material in bowels effectively. Once the hairballs are shrunk down, a bit of Magnesium powder or laxative will clear them out. Only give any laxative after one month of Lecithin use. The Enzymes are useful for rescued animals, seniors cats, young kittens, etc. Use daily or occasionally as needed. This will give you magnificent cats with zero health issues. If you spay and neuter, roaming will cease.
Thanks you! I know this is great advice! I will try your suggestions . I am now giving raw sardines daily, with other high quality food, plus bone broth and probiotics. I also do DE monthly
Saving this advice - thank you!
Wow! I did not think it would work 👍👍thank you
Great idea! Made mine today.. no excapes yet.. looking good so far! Thank you for the video.
Is there a video of the cat failing?
Great cheaper solution...Do you keep leave room for tubes to roll when you use the brackets, or keep them tight?
That's what I was wondering too
Perfect! I have an HOA, so this is ideal since it can be mounted at the edge of my fence and not along the top (which the HOA wouldn't approve). I need to keep a new cat IN my yard and I have two dogs with a doggie door and can't manage the cat going in or out. This is IDEAL!
Did it work? My cats always go out the doggy door and just have a kennel around outside of doggy door for now but would like to open up the backyard
Thank you! Your kitty is absolutely gorgeous
Neat idea. I had a similar issue with my dog jumping the fence. It was a short fence (about 1m), but we had to place barriers at each corner because the dog would climb over the fence at the corners. It wasn't cheap to get her out of the dog pound.
Thanks so much for sharing. I have 12 cats and some are like Houdini. Great idea 👍
With that many cats they could build a cat pyramid and take turns to escape each night. 😜
@@iamtheralwus world war c😜
Def. going to try this! Been getting complaints from neighbors of my cat visiting their yards :( hopefully this works!
Legend! I’m Going to do this! Thank you!!
Thanks for this! Was looking at how I can cat proof our garden in our new place as we'll be living on a main road and this just came up...perfect! Will definitely try it!!!
How did it go for ya??
Did this worked
What a great idea Geoff. Thanks. That might become handy once we've got a cat.
Great and Simple and Cheap idea.. Excellent man..!..
Thanks for sharing! I will try this for my cats:)
You are so awesome for sharing this.
Nice idea but would have loved to see the cats attempting to escape and see what they did!
this is so nice of you to share! thanks so much!!
No problem 😊
Thank you so much sharing this idea!
Yes, this is very ingenius BUT I guarantee you that cat will still find a way to get out. They always do. But, this is a good alternative to me spending $1600 for coyote rollers. Get me some PV piping and make my own! Thanks! You just saved me about $1400.
Coyote rollers still stop working after a while lol
Great idea! Your cat is very beautiful.
Thank you so much. This seems like an effective and cost efficient way to handle this. We have a feral Siamese cat in the area that keeps getting into our fenced in yard and roughing up our cats. Will definitely try this on the outside of the fence as well as on the inside.
Did you get any results from using this?
Great idea. I'm going to try this to keep the neighbour's hairball OUT
Did you try it?
TY, theres a 24 hr cat curfew where i live and I been looking at ways to keep my cats to my property so they dont wander off, greatly appreciated!
Great idea.... I’m doing it too
On it! moving into a new house soon and this was stressing me out. Please do let me know if they have found a way to get out.
Very helpful thank you so much I have a jumper and no matter what I’ve done he finds a way out always over the fence I’ll try it and let you know
Did it work?
Great idea! Idk if it would have stopped my cat we had when I was a kid...he was practically part monkey, haha...
Thank you so much for this video - you sir are a genius 😊
Amazing! Does it roll/spin when they attempt to jump out?
I did this to my fence. The cat figured out how to jump between the roll bars and use the brackets to lift itself over the top. Getting the gaps between the bars very small was more than I could manage. If the bar/tube is too long it doesn't spin. Too short and the gaps provide an escape route. He also figured out to climb underneath the bar because the slack was hard to prevent. Since then I have replaced it all with wire mesh along the top that bends with the cat's weight so the cat ends up hanging almost upside down if it hangs on. Works well.
this video doesn't have roller bars or spinning.
You're talking about a different system.
Can you please share how you engineered your fence? I currently have a tiny kitten I am bottle feeding, but we need to get to work on the cat-proof fencing right now because we have an 8' board-on-board fence that encloses over 1/2 acre so it's going to take some time. We live in the country with all sorts of wildlife on the other side of the fence so it's super important that he not ever go over.
We would just keep him inside and build a catio for outdoor play, but we have dog doors and he'll almost certainly be going out of those
great idea. thanks for sharing this. btw, gorgeous cat :-))
Thanks
Hi Geoff, thank you for sharing this great idea. Did you have any escapes so far? :)
Just a great idea cheers mate from the Irish!
I put a piece of PVC pipe on top of the garden fence door. The cat climbed right up and made it out. The fence door is made out of chicken wire and wood. He climbed that door like a champ. I found some old vinyl siding and put it on the door vertically. I think I have won the battle for now. Good luck to all my fellow cat servants!
CATS HATE TO FALL, SO USE SOMETHING THEY CANOT FEEL STABLE, LIKE MESH.
This is helpful. Thanks for sharing.
No worries
I did this on the outside of my fence a few years ago and it works great! I want to do it on the inside as well, but now pvc pipe is so expensive! Do you have any other ideas of something cheaper that could be used? Thanks much for the great idea!
The best thing to do would be to place the rollers on the top of the fence, so they work with critters coming from either direction. That's what these people did: th-cam.com/video/WP1HNNZedbc/w-d-xo.html
We are having this issue - looking for 2nd hand PVC pipe right now.
Yes, great idea, so these pipes are stationary they don’t roll?
Yes.
Well if they roll I see that working keeping the cats in but if they don’t roll I feel like my cats were just tiptoe a crossed it and get over
I wonder if this will work on my balcony railing. Thank you.
Awesome idea ,& very clever...
This worked for our cats - they haven't tried to escape once. Early on we did have a stray come before we finished cat proofing the bottom of the fence. The stray leaped over the pipe just fine - maybe the stray was just on adrenaline and scared.
Interesting- glad it worked
Thats awesome that its worked for you. Did you make your pipe spin? I cant tell from the video if they spin or stationary and not sure how they would spin. thank you
@@CharlySimone they are static
It is soooo nice to see a responsible cat owner. In Oklahoma, cat owners are not required to make any attempt to keep their cat off of the neighbors property (where they kill birds and tree frogs and scar up the fence wood so the rain can further degrade it). It is up to the person that does not want the cats on their property to cat proof.
I have tried everything short of putting razor wire on top of the fences which is probably illegal on a 4 foot front yard fence anyway. I'm just tired of spending my own money for something that should be their responsibility.
I do wonder how the pvc being stationary stops the cats from going over. I have seen the kind that has wire or something running through the center so that it rolls whenever the cat tries to get a grip.
Ngl it’s not just irresponsible, but dangerous for the cats themselves. Especially in places with predators. I know I’m sure as hell not risking it with my babies. Plus there’s also diseases from other cats or even fights.
Thanks friend you’re a genius.
Sorry if you have answered this question already, but what size pipe did you use? 3”?
Definitely adding this to my fence so I can have indoor/outdoor cats!
Your very clever ! And I love your cats & yard >3 ... Council rules here that cats be kept in the yard but its hard....so hard :( I was going with another product when I buy a house next year , but nope not anymore. Looks very easy to put up, plus kind on the wallet too! I was reading that you've had no escapes? I guess the thing is cats cant grip the pipe to get up? Is that how it works?
what size pipe is that,,i just put up 3 rail fence around my 5 acres ..i added 5 ft tall field fence which cats cnat fit through however a couple of them can jump to top rail and escape,,i have bought a pet friendly soalr powered elec fence box to put wire at bottom so adding your idea to top would prob keep at least my oldest outside cats inside fence area away from pit bulls and assholes who speed up and down our private rd,,great idea
Well done mate. Brilliant ! Thanks for posting
I love this idea and I'm going to try it! It's so much more cost effective than alternatives. My question is this: I have a six foot wooden fence with the railing on my side. Do you think I could install the pipe on the railing instead of on the top of the fence?
Not sure if you ever tried it but if you look at the video you'll see he didn't put it right on top, it is on the side of the top so it sticks out and away from the fence. That creates an overhang the cat is forced to try and reach over. I think the important thing is the height limit he mentions - if they PVC is too low the cat could jump up and over it and then use it as a nice rail to stand on for the remainder of its escape! But being hard and slippy it is still a better barrier than wood or netting overhang.
Great idea! Do the pipes rotate like a roller or just stationary?
I want to know this too!
Another comment said pipes are stationary. It is the large diameter that stops cat from grabbing ahold to climb over.
Thanks for this video idea. Did this continue to work for you to keep your cats in?
Yes it does!
Am putting up a catio next week for my indoor/outdoor cats for when I am at work and I know one of my cats when he is outside will jump onto the wall and on top of my catio and up onto conservatory and up onto my roof so we are gonna use this idea to Block the wall and also along the top of the catio front where they could climb the wire
Thanks for your video, you mightve saved our poor kitty's life. Out vet bill has been around 2000$ this year alone due to a bully cat. The problem is im renting at a very strict place. I have 3 questions then:1- what do you recommend to put it against the wall without damaging the property(i cant put it ontop because it will be to visable and ill be fined and have to take it off). The wall is 2.2 meter high (in foot thats probably 6.6) so i thought of puting it around the 2 meter mark then it wont be visable from outide my yard. 2- if i paint the pvc to the same colour as the walls, do you think the paint will give the cat enough grip on the pvc?
I look forward to your response, and much appreciation from South Africa
Yep same ! We have a aggressive stray unneutered cat that comes in our yard to fight. So over it! I rent to and my real estate (and owner ) very fussy. Im going to do this though when i buy a place for sure :) Good luck :)
Thank you so much for sharing this! A storm knocked part of my fence down so I have to get that fixed and while the guys are here doing that I'm going to ask them to do this also. I have some master escape artists so I'm hoping it works.
Megan, I'm wondering if you tried this system? And if you did, did it keep your escape artists in? It seems like the perfect world of attractive, inexpensive, and effective. Thanks!
hi thanks for ur idea i’ve done it have u any ideas on stopping my cat climbing the tree it’s close to the fence
Wow! This is amazing!
Thanks so much for sharing!! What sort of bracket would I need to attach the PVC pipe to the top of a chain link fence? Would zip ties do?
Yes should work
@@GoJoGeoffVlogs Thanks for your speedy reply.
Do these roll?
@@audrey9640 That is what I am wondering!!!!
@@CharlySimone I’m putting the short green landscape scalloped wire on my fence. So far it has worked
Thank you!
Nice. So the cats cannot walk along the pipe?
Does black ABS pipe work as well as white PVC pipe?
Great stuff man. Mitr give this a try
Brilliant, thank you. Is the black pipe from bunnings too? I can't see it online and it's the perfect colour for us. What's it called or what's it commonly used for?
painted most likely, normal house paint works
I followed your method precisely. My fence seems to be the same height as yours and the tubing the same kind. It didn't work. I wonder if it's because my cats are less than a year old and may be more spry than your cats. I wondered if the tubing was just not slippery enough so I added lubricant. The cats find all of this more challenging, but definitely not insurmountable.
I have done this - my cat looks up and looks like he is going to jump, but doesn’t, anyone who’s tried this has the cat jumped up and what happens ? But so far I think It may just work - thank you for this video @Go Jo DIY
Hey mate,
What size ID pipe did ya use?
Cheers!
Do they spin or are they stationary?
Spin
fixed no spin.
I would love to do this, but if there are any structures inside the yard next to the fence, for example a potting bench, then this wouldn't be possible, would it? I do the TNR and I have lots of cats in my backyard that I have had spayed and neutered and my neighbor is starting to trap them and have them euthanized and I'm very upset about this! It would be great if I could keep them all in my backyard but I really don't know if this would work. They also jump up on the roof and get out that way. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
My ballerina-esque cat would tiptoe elegantly over this once she'd surveyed her options from the top ledge (the horizontal board on the fence).
Good video. Have you still seen success? I'm quite surprised this stops the cats!
Yes had no escapes since I installed it
@@GoJoGeoffVlogs what size pipe is that?
@@courtneymaurer7549 90mm
This is a brilliant idea. Have they managed to escape your garden yet. We have 3 mainecoons we would like to allow out into the garden with us
No escapes so far
This wouldn't work for ours.
our 2 boys don't jump the fence but our females does we have built rollers and she jumps the single so we have no built double rollers. Just got to test her although all 3 are mainecoons so they are big
This looks great is it still working well for you?
Yes, no probs at all :)
brilliant
Awesome idea!!!
Thanks
what size of pipes/tubes? How did you attach them to the fence?
Great idea! Do they roll?
you are a gem, thank you so much. Does the pipe come in different colours. If not I will soften the white pipes with gold stripe bamboo. Cats cant climb up bamboo. This beats stuffing the cats in wire cages. What a horrible invention that is for the cat.
My cats don't seem to mind being stuffed in their wire cage... granted their cage is 20 feet by 12 feet by 6 feet high, but it is still technically a wire cage because of the roof (which I'm considering trying to replace with something like this idea).
Oh just what I have been waiting for. My cats are desperate to get outside again - but the area became unsafe.. What do you call these pvc pipes in the uk pls?
Storm water pipe?
@@GoJoGeoffVlogs Drain Pipes. Thanks.
Had a good laugh now, in my head i was like WHAT?? its a pvc pipe thats all, but i forgot the UK lives on another planet when it comes to words
@@pietervermaak9705 Huh! What are you infering sir? We do not reside on an alternative extra terrestrial body. 😁 (Still going to measure my 'drain pipes' in feet and inches).
Wow this is a great idea. I have bird houses and feeders on my shed with about 8’ of fence that butts up to the shed.. I thought about splitting PVC pipe and mounting it about 4’. I thought it could keep the cats from getting on the fence from both side’s. If I mount 4’ on top of my 8’ fence will it keep cat’s from getting to my bird houses?
Not sure without trying it first. Worth a try though.
Excellent!
Do you reckon it would work against foxes?