Cardboard house for cats
The contents
Every house cat needs individual area where she can rest in peace without disturbing others. A simple solution to the problem is to install a cardboard house. What variant to prefer and how to make their own hands cheap design, learn on.
The definition of a suitable model ↑
There are two aspects of the choice of a house cat. The exquisite design of the room would not want to spoil a simple model of a cardboard house, here the owners will need to make the effort to find the suitable to the interior design.
A more democratic situation quite accept, if for decorating bed cat will be based on cardboard. Although high-quality decorative design at the final stage, the cardboard house can be a decoration of any interior, be it a Prim English style, concise modern or classic.
But the main emphasis when choosing a model of a house cat, which is scheduled to take their hands out of cardboard, is on the nature of your pet. It should be noted all of his habits and preferences:
- much he sleeps;
- love outdoor games;
- how he solves the problem of sharpening the clutches;
- how is watching others: watching from ambush or casts melancholic eye, lounging on a soft chair.
The responses received will help in the design details of the future house cat, which can include the following elements:
- Individuals who need to be aware of events in addition to bed it is advisable to equip the top of the couch, a sort of vantage point.
- If the cat constantly hunts down potential enemies, it needs an additional second input.
- Energy temperamental cat, you need to send in the right direction. To avoid broken or curtains, broken vases, practical complement a house from cardboard elements for active games, which are easy to construct with his own hands.
- A concern for the integrity of the upholstery will not be superfluous. With this purpose, beside the cosy cardboard house it is recommended to install the cat scratching post.
Take as a basis the parameters of the house, suitable for home pet medium size. So the cat was free to sprawl on his side, the side of the Assembly must not be less than 40 cm the width of the entrance design in the range of 15-20 see Here, too much depends on the preferences of the animal. If the cat likes the privacy, the entrance to the cardboard house is better equipped compact, to spy on the contrary, you will need a good review.
Owners of Bengal and Siamese cats certainly noticed the habit of these rocks to stand on its hind legs. For them it is optimal to equip a cardboard teepee and cheap, and interesting.
The options of designs out of cardboard ↑
To describe all variety of cardboard models of houses impossible. If you do not bother the selection of durable cardboard or protective finish, the simple design will quickly fail. Nothing wrong with that, because the effort was minimal, and the cost of acquisition of material and does not exist. But it will be possible to build for the cat a new house, eliminating the shortcomings of the previous model. Will focus on the process of making your hands of two simple designs. In the first proposed embodiment, the durability of the structure provides a sturdy cardboard base. The second method of making with their hands provides finishing, which contributes to extension of term of operation cardboard house for cats.
Forming a conical shelter ↑
To make the original cone design of the house, you will need corrugated linerboard with a thickness of about 6 mm. the more layers will be in a carton, the greater the strength is characterized by a shelter for cats. Of the tools you will need:
- A sharp hobby knife and scissors.
- A tape measure and pencil.
- Brushes and glue. The selection of the adhesive should be given special attention. He should not have a pungent smell, otherwise the cat will reject a new cardboard house. It is optimal to buy the products of German manufacturer of environmental security, which is confirmed by quality certificates. If this is not possible, to create with their hands a cardboard small house, suitable PVA glue.
The structure of the house cat is the set of interconnected cardboard disks. Therefore, at the initial stage you will need to make a layout. For a house of average size about 40 cut out cardboard rings. They are distributed in 8 groups depending on the diameter, each stack respectively on the 5 rings of the same size. This is rough estimates and are not binding. You can adjust the size and number of cardboard rings, starting from the desired shape of the house cat.
On the material are drawn the wheels, whose diameter varies from 18 to 21.5 cm for Every next round more than the previous 0.5 cm ring Thickness is obtained in the range of 0.4 cm In the photo below clearly shows the described process:
After preparation of all drawings of the ring are formed by groups.
This work on cutting circles is not over. For the basic Foundation of a cardboard house to cut a disk with a diameter of 22 cm and repeat the action 6 times. To close the opening of the top ring, you should prepare several circles of appropriate diameter. The height of the house should match the size of the cat, so the more the circles will be cut, the higher will the cardboard design. After preparation of all parts put them together, but not glued. This is required for marking the future entrance to cat’s house out of cardboard. With a marker outline the boundaries and pass to a cutting.
After the next build cardboard constructions validate the previous actions, if necessary, make adjustments. Then move to the stage of gluing. Glue is applied to the middle of the rings starting with the bottom element. Parts periodically pressed for a quality connection.
After drying the cardboard house can be taken care of a comfortable environment for the cat and put it inside a small pillow or soft matter.
By analogy with the proposed algorithm with their hands doing different cardboard designs for cats in the form of a ball or a snail house. It all depends on inspiration and free time.
Use cartons ↑
Ease of production of different cardboard model of the house out of the box, which can be given a different shape. First, you must decide how many cardboard products will be used in the arrangement of the house. The easiest option is to take one box and prepare it for a cat bed. A slightly more complex variant – in addition to make the upstairs a kind of bed your pet can watch. Lovers of hunting and caring mothers useful second move for a better view of the environment. Cats (especially if you have several of them) will appreciate the Playground of cardboard boxes.
Analyze gradually the whole process of design simple design for a cat with their hands:
- Right to make the outlines of the entrance will use a compass. Scheduled lines require a sharp hobby knife.
- To prevent deformation of the cabin, all items on the joints are glued with tape. To give the structure greater strength to help full treatment with duct tape the whole cardboard surface.
- Move to reveal a water-repellent fabric, its dimensions correspond to the dimensions of the cardboard design for cats.
- By placing the matter inside, glue by using a heat gun. After finishing the interior walls are transferred to the machining angular surfaces.
- Exterior decorative trim at the same time performs several functions. First, the cardboard house gains an aesthetic appearance, which is important for interior room. Second, the correct material will allow you to use the surface of the house as scratching posts, and for such a happy cat you will be grateful separately.
- Carpet – the most suitable material for the outer skin of the cardboard house cat. First, the surface treated side and top. It can be done (in the absence of complex roof structures or beds) single cut.
- For the front wall cardboard house first, cut a piece of carpet. After gluing on the entrance, make diagonal cuts and remove the excess material, leaving a margin of 1.5 cm.
- The remaining fabric is folded inside the entrance of a house cat and carefully fix.
Before settling cat, you need to wait three days so that the glue is well dried. A favorite toy, put inside, helping her to quickly settle into new home.
Weaving newspaper tubes ↑
Lovers of weaving will be interested in the original version of the house cat, made from newspaper tubes. For its production at hand, you must have:
- a thick cardboard sheet;
- Newspapers and scissors;
- knitting needle for knitting and PVA glue.
The whole procedure of the formation of their own hands wicker house cat includes the following steps:
- Newspaper cut into strips, the width of which varies from 7 to 12 cm.
- Every detail is wound tight on the needle. To the edge of the bloom, it is fixed with glue.
- From the cardboard sheet, cut out two ovals. Their size and shape correspond to the size of the future house for cats.
- Tubes of newspaper secured with glue from the inside of one cardboard disk, the distance between them does not exceed 2 cm.
- On top of the tubes is fixed with the second cardboard oval.
- Blanks are bent up and you can begin the process of weaving house cat. Actions are similar to the formation of wicker baskets. Don’t forget to leave a hole for the entrance, this is where it is woven back and forth, and not of the usual circle.
- The top of the construction also issued a circle of braided tubes with subsequent fixation.
To extend the period of operation of the original model of a house cat, it is recommended to lacquering. Don’t forget that after treatment it will take some time to erode unpleasant odors. Adding a bench top and the interior of the house, soft bedding, you will surely please your pet cat.