I would like some tips on installing a car pet gate inside a small
recessed window at home. Please see the following pics of the pet
gate.
http://i.imgur.com/tbgNSLk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mdU2WSs.jpg

The pet gate is 9.5" high, 1/8" thick and is expandable to about 3 ft.
My home window is 12" high and 30" wide. I'd like the gate to be
centered within the 12" height.

I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to attach the gate to
the inner or outer sides of the window while allowing me to open the
gate when needed. Finally, the gate must be attached securely enough
to withstand the determined attempts of an indoor cat that likes to
look out the window but will try to get past the gate to mess with the
screen. Thanks.

On 6/27/2015 8:06 PM, M.L. wrote:

I would like some tips on installing a car pet gate inside a small
recessed window at home. Please see the following pics of the pet
gate.
http://i.imgur.com/tbgNSLk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mdU2WSs.jpg

The pet gate is 9.5" high, 1/8" thick and is expandable to about 3 ft.
My home window is 12" high and 30" wide. I'd like the gate to be
centered within the 12" height.

I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to attach the gate to
the inner or outer sides of the window while allowing me to open the
gate when needed. Finally, the gate must be attached securely enough
to withstand the determined attempts of an indoor cat that likes to
look out the window but will try to get past the gate to mess with the
screen. Thanks.


I'd cut a 12' or so length of 1 x 3 and attach one side of the gate to
it. I'd attach that to the window frame or wall.

The other side I'd secure with a hook and eye or similar.

On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 19:06:06 -0500, M.L. wrote:


I would like some tips on installing a car pet gate inside a small
recessed window at home. Please see the following pics of the pet
gate.
http://i.imgur.com/tbgNSLk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mdU2WSs.jpg

The pet gate is 9.5" high, 1/8" thick and is expandable to about 3 ft.

It might be a little less high when it's been expanded.

My home window is 12" high and 30" wide. I'd like the gate to be
centered within the 12" height.

I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to attach the gate to
the inner or outer sides of the window while allowing me to open the
gate when needed. Finally, the gate must be attached securely enough
to withstand the determined attempts of an indoor cat that likes to
look out the window but will try to get past the gate to mess with the
screen. Thanks.

When you open and close the gate, the distance between the two
"horizonatal" arms will change.

On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 20:43:13 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 6/27/2015 8:06 PM, M.L. wrote:

I would like some tips on installing a car pet gate inside a small
recessed window at home. Please see the following pics of the pet
gate.
http://i.imgur.com/tbgNSLk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mdU2WSs.jpg

The pet gate is 9.5" high, 1/8" thick and is expandable to about 3 ft.
My home window is 12" high and 30" wide. I'd like the gate to be
centered within the 12" height.

I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to attach the gate to
the inner or outer sides of the window while allowing me to open the
gate when needed. Finally, the gate must be attached securely enough
to withstand the determined attempts of an indoor cat that likes to
look out the window but will try to get past the gate to mess with the
screen. Thanks.


I'd cut a 12' or so length of 1 x 3 and attach one side of the gate to
it. I'd attach that to the window frame or wall.

The other side I'd secure with a hook and eye or similar.

Why is it many of today's recent adults can't solve simple problems?
One would think he would have had a plan before he bought the gate.

M.L. wrote:
I would like some tips on installing a car pet gate inside a small
recessed window at home. Please see the following pics of the pet
gate.
http://i.imgur.com/tbgNSLk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mdU2WSs.jpg

The pet gate is 9.5" high, 1/8" thick and is expandable to about 3 ft.
My home window is 12" high and 30" wide. I'd like the gate to be
centered within the 12" height.

I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to attach the gate to
the inner or outer sides of the window while allowing me to open the
gate when needed. Finally, the gate must be attached securely enough
to withstand the determined attempts of an indoor cat that likes to
look out the window but will try to get past the gate to mess with the
screen. Thanks.

Install the gate into the window track. Then trace through it on a piece of
paper, the shape of one of the open holes in the gate. cut a block of wood to
match the tracing, perhaps with a teper, so one end is a little smaller, and the
other a little larger than the tracing. Push that wood block into the hole in
the gate, and the gate will not be able to be shortened enough to release it
from the window track.

On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 20:39:03 -0500, Gordon Shumway
wrote:

On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 20:43:13 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 6/27/2015 8:06 PM, M.L. wrote:

I would like some tips on installing a car pet gate inside a small
recessed window at home. Please see the following pics of the pet
gate.
http://i.imgur.com/tbgNSLk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mdU2WSs.jpg

The pet gate is 9.5" high, 1/8" thick and is expandable to about 3 ft.
My home window is 12" high and 30" wide. I'd like the gate to be
centered within the 12" height.

I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to attach the gate to
the inner or outer sides of the window while allowing me to open the
gate when needed. Finally, the gate must be attached securely enough
to withstand the determined attempts of an indoor cat that likes to
look out the window but will try to get past the gate to mess with the
screen. Thanks.


I'd cut a 12' or so length of 1 x 3 and attach one side of the gate to
it. I'd attach that to the window frame or wall.

The other side I'd secure with a hook and eye or similar.

Why is it many of today's recent adults can't solve simple problems?
One would think he would have had a plan before he bought the gate.

It's meant for a car. He or someone must have bought it for a car and
not used it for that.

On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 19:06:06 -0500, M.L. wrote:


I would like some tips on installing a car pet gate inside a small
recessed window at home. Please see the following pics of the pet
gate.
http://i.imgur.com/tbgNSLk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mdU2WSs.jpg

The pet gate is 9.5" high, 1/8" thick and is expandable to about 3 ft.
My home window is 12" high and 30" wide. I'd like the gate to be
centered within the 12" height.

I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to attach the gate to
the inner or outer sides of the window while allowing me to open the
gate when needed. Finally, the gate must be attached securely enough
to withstand the determined attempts of an indoor cat that likes to
look out the window but will try to get past the gate to mess with the
screen. Thanks.

I'd probably make a frame that's a bit smaller than the closed
gate. Fasten that securely. Put the gate on the inner side of
the frame. That would at least keep the cat from pushing it open
by brute force.


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I would like some tips on installing a car pet gate inside a small
recessed window at home. Please see the following pics of the pet
gate.
http://i.imgur.com/tbgNSLk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mdU2WSs.jpg

The pet gate is 9.5" high, 1/8" thick and is expandable to about 3 ft.
My home window is 12" high and 30" wide. I'd like the gate to be
centered within the 12" height.

I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to attach the gate to
the inner or outer sides of the window while allowing me to open the
gate when needed. Finally, the gate must be attached securely enough
to withstand the determined attempts of an indoor cat that likes to
look out the window but will try to get past the gate to mess with the
screen. Thanks.

I'd cut a 12' or so length of 1 x 3 and attach one side of the gate to
it. I'd attach that to the window frame or wall.

The other side I'd secure with a hook and eye or similar.

I'd like to thank everyone for their installation recommendations. I
didn't mention that my window is frameless so I'm going with this
recommendation because it can be implemented on the outside of the
window drywall (with anchors).

I only need a 10"-12" board of 1/4" thickness to attach the gate
securely to the outside of the window. My only reservation is that I'd
need to drill a hole in each end of the left side of the plastic gate
and I can only hope that the plastic won't shatter from a drilling. A
hook for the other end would be perfect for allowing me to open the
gate at will. Thanks again.

I would like some tips on installing a car pet gate inside a small
recessed window at home. Please see the following pics of the pet
gate.
http://i.imgur.com/tbgNSLk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mdU2WSs.jpg

The pet gate is 9.5" high, 1/8" thick and is expandable to about 3 ft.

It might be a little less high when it's been expanded.

True, but there still won't be enough room for the cat to stick it's
head through the top or bottom opening.

My home window is 12" high and 30" wide. I'd like the gate to be
centered within the 12" height.

I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to attach the gate to
the inner or outer sides of the window while allowing me to open the
gate when needed. Finally, the gate must be attached securely enough
to withstand the determined attempts of an indoor cat that likes to
look out the window but will try to get past the gate to mess with the
screen. Thanks.

When you open and close the gate, the distance between the two
"horizonatal" arms will change.

True. Perhaps I can get by with securing only one of the horizontal
arms?

When you open and close the gate, the distance between the two
"horizonatal" arms will change.

I just tried expanding the gate. You're correct. Each arm pivots a bit
when stretched.

I would like some tips on installing a car pet gate inside a small
recessed window at home. Please see the following pics of the pet
gate.
http://i.imgur.com/tbgNSLk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mdU2WSs.jpg

The pet gate is 9.5" high, 1/8" thick and is expandable to about 3 ft.
My home window is 12" high and 30" wide. I'd like the gate to be
centered within the 12" height.

I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to attach the gate to
the inner or outer sides of the window while allowing me to open the
gate when needed. Finally, the gate must be attached securely enough
to withstand the determined attempts of an indoor cat that likes to
look out the window but will try to get past the gate to mess with the
screen. Thanks.

Why is it many of today's recent adults can't solve simple problems?
One would think he would have had a plan before he bought the gate.

The initial plan I tried didn't work. Do you have a workable
recommendation?

On Sun, 28 Jun 2015 05:51:12 -0500, M.L. wrote:



I would like some tips on installing a car pet gate inside a small
recessed window at home. Please see the following pics of the pet
gate.
http://i.imgur.com/tbgNSLk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mdU2WSs.jpg

The pet gate is 9.5" high, 1/8" thick and is expandable to about 3 ft.
My home window is 12" high and 30" wide. I'd like the gate to be
centered within the 12" height.

I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to attach the gate to
the inner or outer sides of the window while allowing me to open the
gate when needed. Finally, the gate must be attached securely enough
to withstand the determined attempts of an indoor cat that likes to
look out the window but will try to get past the gate to mess with the
screen. Thanks.

Why is it many of today's recent adults can't solve simple problems?
One would think he would have had a plan before he bought the gate.

The initial plan I tried didn't work. Do you have a workable
recommendation?

Yes. Throw that cheap piece of crap away and start over.