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05-07-2008, 08:35 PM | #1 |
Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC
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| How to secure screened windows? So now that it's nice out, I'd like to leave my windows open at night. However, I'm afraid Gloria, my cat, is going to try to climb the screen and cause it to fall out or something! Has anyone had this happen? Any types on securing the screened windows so that they are super secure?
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05-07-2008, 08:39 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | Years ago our big cats could and did push out the screens in our home. They weren't the best of quality and didn't fit the windows very tightly. Fortunately the drop to the ground was no more than 4 feet and they jumped higher than that all of the time to get on the cabinets, so they never got hurt. Can you nail the screen frame into the window frame?
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05-07-2008, 09:23 PM | #3 |
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| That's funny, because I can never get my screens out when I want to!! One of them I ended up punching a hole in trying to get it out and the frame was still stuck!!
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05-08-2008, 05:25 AM | #4 |
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| It does not look pretty, but I put baby gates in my windows. I sit them between the window frame (side that is open) and the jam (in the wall). I use the spring load type and adjust so they are secure. I live in a 3-story town home, this has given me great peace of mind. I know you can buy child and pet proof security screens, I don't know where, how much or how they install.
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05-08-2008, 05:37 AM | #5 |
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| My dad put bars on my window when I was a teen ...does that help Kyle? LOL...ha, ha!!! Told you I was bad!
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05-08-2008, 05:58 AM | #6 |
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| Holy cow girl I thought I was bad girl but I never had bars on my windows! Naughty, naughty! In our old house our next door neighbor kept the hurricane shutters on their teenage daughter's windows year round.
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05-08-2008, 06:51 AM | #7 | |
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Thanks!
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05-08-2008, 06:52 AM | #8 | |
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I'm sure they'd be fine... I'm just overly cautious.
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05-08-2008, 06:56 AM | #9 | |
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Baby gates are the best invention!! I have a few that I use in various places.
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05-08-2008, 06:56 AM | #10 | |
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Seriously?? They have those in the bad sections of the city so I'm sure I could find someone to install them!
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05-08-2008, 06:57 AM | #11 |
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| Hopefully they didn't have a fire!
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05-08-2008, 07:08 AM | #12 |
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| That's what I used to think all of the time. It would be awful!
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05-08-2008, 08:18 AM | #13 | |
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EEKKK....BUT now I am such a good girl. LOL.....
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05-08-2008, 08:19 AM | #14 |
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| I know...I can not believe I just admitted to that - lets just remember how great I am now. LOL
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05-08-2008, 08:50 AM | #15 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | I have/had(onepassed) 2 sister cat's that enjoyed climbing my screen& now it's just aweful with huge hole's. i saw my neightbor has a thick metal pet screen that screw's in im gonna look into getting that Because i can't open my window I'm to scared the animal's are gonna fall out I'll find out where they got it. Here are some you might want to look into. Absolutely Amazing Pet screen doors saves family pets petscreen doors dogs cats approved Liberty LockSmith - Gates |
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