Planning library

Useful catio decisions before you buy or build.

These guides focus on the parts most likely to change fit, cost, or installation—not generic cat-care content.

GUIDE 01

How to connect a catio to a window

Measure the opening, understand the window type, plan closure and water management, then design the enclosure around the connection.

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GUIDE 02

What does a good catio actually cost?

Separate enclosure price from house access, site work, roof/weather work, carpentry, installation, and finish quality.

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GUIDE 03

Catio kit vs. custom build

Use a kit when the geometry already works. Go custom when the architecture, site, access, or finish expectations drive the project.

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COMPARISON 01

Lion’s Den vs. Cabana vs. Overlook

Three premium Habitat Haven systems compared by footprint, house attachment, usable volume, and what the finished project needs to become.

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COMPARISON 02

Rigid enclosure vs. fence vs. low-visibility netting

Choose the containment strategy by site and architecture first, then choose the product.

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