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window, jumping out! ??
I live in a 2nd floor apart. very lucky to be able have them both,
under the disability act only allowed one....but my late husband got me Moe & Rudy anyway you get evicted if your pet is outside w/out a leash...they're big boys, vet says not overweight yes there's screen's in them but they push on the screen knock it out and they jump so I don't open the window's! baby gates are tall enough, tried they jumped on top of the gate pushed the screen out! anybody else have this problem? my windows slide across, I open just a crack...also have a small patio w/sliding doors they're even taller...I can't open that either 2nd floor apartments are very hot any ideas appreciated ensoul |
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On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:11:33 -0700, ensoul wrote:
I live in a 2nd floor apart. very lucky to be able have them both, under the disability act only allowed one....but my late husband got me Moe & Rudy anyway you get evicted if your pet is outside w/out a leash...they're big boys, vet says not overweight yes there's screen's in them but they push on the screen knock it out and they jump so I don't open the window's! baby gates are tall enough, tried they jumped on top of the gate pushed the screen out! anybody else have this problem? my windows slide across, I open just a crack...also have a small patio w/sliding doors they're even taller...I can't open that either 2nd floor apartments are very hot any ideas appreciated If you look closely at how the screens are retained, you should be able to figure out how to stop them from being pushed out by your cats. My guess is that the screens are not installed in the right "track" to begin with. If they were, they couldn't be just pushed out. Usually, in a slider, to install the screen properly, you have to: 1) remove the sliding window from its track (usually by shoving the window upwards into the top track, and then pulling the bottom of the window inward, and then down) 2) follow this same procedure to remove the fixed window. 3) install the screen in the same track that the fixed window goes in. 4) install the fixed window by reversing the procedure you followed to take it out. 5) install the moveable window by reversing the procedure you followed to take it out. Catman ensoul |
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On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:05:14 -0400, Catman 07
wrote: On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:11:33 -0700, ensoul wrote: I live in a 2nd floor apart. very lucky to be able have them both, under the disability act only allowed one....but my late husband got me Moe & Rudy anyway you get evicted if your pet is outside w/out a leash...they're big boys, vet says not overweight yes there's screen's in them but they push on the screen knock it out and they jump so I don't open the window's! baby gates are tall enough, tried they jumped on top of the gate pushed the screen out! anybody else have this problem? my windows slide across, I open just a crack...also have a small patio w/sliding doors they're even taller...I can't open that either 2nd floor apartments are very hot any ideas appreciated If you look closely at how the screens are retained, you should be able to figure out how to stop them from being pushed out by your cats. My guess is that the screens are not installed in the right "track" to begin with. If they were, they couldn't be just pushed out. Usually, in a slider, to install the screen properly, you have to: 1) remove the sliding window from its track (usually by shoving the window upwards into the top track, and then pulling the bottom of the window inward, and then down) 2) follow this same procedure to remove the fixed window. 3) install the screen in the same track that the fixed window goes in. 4) install the fixed window by reversing the procedure you followed to take it out. 5) install the moveable window by reversing the procedure you followed to take it out. Catman PS, your super should be an expert at this procedure,and should be willing to help you as it only takes a minute for someone who has done it before. Catman ensoul |
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Catman had a good suggestion, but I wasn't sure from your email if
they were pushing the screens out or the entire screen + frame. If it's the screen only, you can have your landlord put in new screens for you or buy some pet-proof screens and install them yourself. It's not hard (I've done it) and not very expensive. |
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On Aug 28, 12:02?pm, "Rene S." wrote:
Catman had a good suggestion, but I wasn't sure from your email if they were pushing the screens out or the entire screen + frame. If it's the screen only, you can have your landlord put in new screens for you or buy some pet-proof screens and install them yourself. It's not hard (I've done it) and not very expensive. they push out the entire screen frame & all, there are big cats I live in an apart complex had to fight like to hell to have them, mang B!#$! hates them & will do nothing to help I have to come up with something else///the sceens are flimsly too...do appreciate you all trying, TY |
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On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:43:24 -0700, ensoul wrote:
On Aug 28, 12:02?pm, "Rene S." wrote: Catman had a good suggestion, but I wasn't sure from your email if they were pushing the screens out or the entire screen + frame. If it's the screen only, you can have your landlord put in new screens for you or buy some pet-proof screens and install them yourself. It's not hard (I've done it) and not very expensive. they push out the entire screen frame & all, there are big cats I live in an apart complex had to fight like to hell to have them, mang B!#$! hates them & will do nothing to help I have to come up with something else///the sceens are flimsly too...do appreciate you all trying, TY Hi Ty. I've learned from many years of messing with windows of all descriptions, that if your screens are properly installed, they cannot be pushed out. This is almost the FIRST thing that window designers consider, as children could do the same thing as your cats and FALL TO THEIR DEATH! Have a closer look. As far as the sliding patio door screen goes, find a stick, like a piece of lath, cut to about one inch longer than the gap when your screen door is closed, and wedge it in so the screed door cannot move in its track. Catman |
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