Home Remodeling Tips for Pet Owners

Two of my favorite subjects are home remodeling and pets, so it's only natural for me to take the needs of our cats into consideration when remodeling.

I have one client who doesn't have a living room, for example. Well, he and his new wife do have a living room, but it isn't used for people. The room is filled with cat trees, cat posts and cat runs. There is no furniture. Just cat trees. Dozens of them. Enough so it looks like a jungle of cat trees.

When I replaced all the windows in my home, I installed two windows with my cats in mind. In retrospect, I suppose I'm not much better than the client with the cat-tree living room. My family room windows ran floor-to-ceiling, and they didn't open. I broke up the space by installing double windows on the bottoms that slide open. Not only do these windows provide much needed air circulation in the room, but my cats love them . . . read more about home remodeling and pets.

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