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Deck joist spacing for catio
I'm working on plans for an outdoor catio in the backyard, which is going to be 6'x 6' and will eventually connect to a window via a tunnel so that the cat can venture out when he wants. The basic idea is pressure-treated 2x4s for the deck frame/foundation, 2x4 joists, 5/4 deck boards, 4x4 posts at the corners, with the walls and roof frames built out of 2x2s with chicken wire or something to keep the cat in (haven't decided on wire type), and a few shelves for climbing around (hence the 4x4s, though they might be overkill). Given that it's not really meant for the weight of humans most of the time, though I will rarely walk on it now and again, while building the rest of the structure above and to go in there for whatever reason in the future, I'm not quite sure how many joists I need. I wouldn't build it out of 2x4s if it was meant for people, and there aren't a lot of guides on deck joist spacing for cats/using 2x4s on the internet. Does anyone have any advice, or could put me to a resource to calculate the right number of joists, and spacing? Leaning towards just four 2x4 joists, two spaced closer to the center, with another two evenly spaced between those and the sides of the frame. submitted by /u/tinylittlebabyjesus [link] [comments]
I'm working on plans for an outdoor catio in the backyard, which is going to be 6'x 6' and will eventually connect to a window via a tunnel so that the cat can venture out when he wants.
The basic idea is pressure-treated 2x4s for the deck frame/foundation, 2x4 joists, 5/4 deck boards, 4x4 posts at the corners, with the walls and roof frames built out of 2x2s with chicken wire or something to keep the cat in (haven't decided on wire type), and a few shelves for climbing around (hence the 4x4s, though they might be overkill).
Given that it's not really meant for the weight of humans most of the time, though I will rarely walk on it now and again, while building the rest of the structure above and to go in there for whatever reason in the future, I'm not quite sure how many joists I need. I wouldn't build it out of 2x4s if it was meant for people, and there aren't a lot of guides on deck joist spacing for cats/using 2x4s on the internet. Does anyone have any advice, or could put me to a resource to calculate the right number of joists, and spacing? Leaning towards just four 2x4 joists, two spaced closer to the center, with another two evenly spaced between those and the sides of the frame.
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