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I can see your point...but somehow I don't think my older brother is
going to be warm to the idea of taking a door off it's hinges But you never know...I'll ask anyhow! thanks! -Doug wrote in message ... It just kills me that when I have to work and my roommate is gone for 3 or 4 days (he is a pilot for a major airline) that I have to close both doors because I know Marigold will try to jump the gate when Whiskers and I are not looking! Why not replace the door temporarily with a screen door? You can get wooden ones for about $20. If you can't find one, it's easy to build one. I have built two in the past two weeks for people that are doing new cat introductions and it only took about an hour and a half. All you need is 1 x 3's, 4 L-shaped brackets, wood screws, aluminum screen, molding to cover the edges of the screen, a staple gun, two cheap door handles and a hook and eye to keep it from being opened. I use the top and bottom hinges that are on the existing door (you don't need the middle one) and then screw them on the edge of the wood and just use the top and bottom screws, leaving the middle screw out as the plate is wider than the wood. I made sure to hang the door so it has at least enough space at the bottom that you can slide a plate under it and the cats can put its paws under the door. I pre-measured everything and went to Home Depot and had the wood and molding cut there, so all I had to do was assemble everything. Either way, a screen door is a better option for you than a baby gate. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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in article , Danathar at
wrote on 11/24/03 4:25 PM: I can see your point...but somehow I don't think my older brother is going to be warm to the idea of taking a door off it's hinges But you never know...I'll ask anyhow! thanks! -Doug It's not a permanent thing. Shouldn't get to bent out of shape over it. Karen |
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in article , Danathar at
wrote on 11/24/03 4:25 PM: I can see your point...but somehow I don't think my older brother is going to be warm to the idea of taking a door off it's hinges But you never know...I'll ask anyhow! thanks! -Doug It's not a permanent thing. Shouldn't get to bent out of shape over it. Karen |
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in article , Danathar at
wrote on 11/24/03 4:25 PM: I can see your point...but somehow I don't think my older brother is going to be warm to the idea of taking a door off it's hinges But you never know...I'll ask anyhow! thanks! -Doug It's not a permanent thing. Shouldn't get to bent out of shape over it. Karen |
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