Large Outdoor Cat House by ApertureEngineering

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

The original SketchUp file is included so you can get all dimensions and angles for recreating this yourself or make modifications as you wish.
The inside dimensions are about 34"x18". This perfectly fits the common heating pad made by K&H Manufacturing found on Amazon.
The front window takes a 6.5" square piece of 1/4" glass or plexiglass. It slides in from the bottom and the bottom window molding screws onto the house from the inside using a 1.25" long wood screw.
The entire house is constructed out of 1" thick boards, except for a few 2"x2" boards.
The front door is sized for a large cat (15 lbs). If your cat is smaller, you can subtract 1" from the opening width and height.
The roof is attached using a 3' long continuous hinge (pictured). I highly recommend stainless steel for the hinge and the wood screws.
The leg caps are 3D printed and used to keep water on the surface from wicking up into the house legs, and they have holes to drain water that gets in from the top. They fit over a standard 2x2 board.