On 12/25/2010 9:37 AM, LouB wrote:
Jeff Thies wrote:

I'm putting in a new door, as well as residing/rebuilding that part of
the house, and I'm thinking of putting in the cat door in the wall
rather than the door.

I'd like to avoid some obvious problems, like water in the walls. So
either make a channel out of backer board or find about a 6" tube.
Slope it down toward the outside so it drains and has a bit of wind
blocking.

Those are my ideas. I don't always have good ideas. Something else?
The commercial cat doors have not been holding up for me, but they get
a lot of use.

Jeff

Good for the neighborhood. Lets the cats out so they can kill birds,
chipmonks, etc. Also so they can wail at night.

They are good cats, and they do kill a lot of rodents. There are a
couple of vacant lots nearby so it is happy hunting grounds for them and
the hawks and owls. Not all cats are good hunters though. And neutered
cats don't have much reason to wail.

I happen to like chipmunks, it is there unfortunate lot in life to be
both tasty and entertaining.

Jeff