About Ken the catio builder
I’ve been building things my entire life. As a child I was always building things from scratch, from forts in the woods to cardboard houses for the toads we would find in my parent’s window wells, to homemade model rockets (the kind you shoot into the sky) to putt-putt golf courses my siblings and I would build under the pine trees in the park. Basically, if I could imagine it, I would usually try to build it.
As I moved into adulthood I started working with wood and learning carpentry. As a college art major, it was the perfect way for me to combine my imagination with my love of working with my hands. The first major project I built as an adult was a queen size Japanese style futon bed which is still in use in our home. About 25 years ago my wife and I bought a 120 year old, 20 room duplex which I began renovating. The experience I gained from learning home renovation skills eventually lead to me starting a small home improvement business about 10 years ago.
Why catios?
Growing up my family had dogs. My wife’s family had cats. By the time we got married I had a dog and a cat. Over the years we have now had 6 cats and 6 dogs – our pets are (and have been) our children. About 10 years ago we were sitting on the patio at the back of our house eating dinner al fresco. Whenever we would sit at the patio table our cats would sit in the window and look out at us, crying at us because they couldn’t join us and the dogs outside. One day I was telling my wife how bad I felt for the cats when she said “So why don’t you just build them a catio?” “A what?” I asked – I had never heard of a catio before. And so, several weeks later, I had designed and built my first catio, which our cats have enjoyed ever since (our catio actually has a spiral staircase!).
I enjoy designing things and making them reality. While I am comfortable with building things based on someone else’s design, I enjoy the challenge of designing something on my own and then figuring out how to build it. Since most catios are custom structures, this makes building catios a perfect fit for my passions and skills. In addition to catios, I have completed other projects for my clients and their pets, from custom steps to make it easier for a senior dog to get onto the bed, to custom litter box enclosures (to keep dogs out of the litter box), to “doggy diggin’ dirt boxes” to give dogs a place to dig in the dirt so they won’t dig holes in the yard. Simply put, I love building things for pets!
Why hire me to build a catio for you?
I pride myself on being reliable, honest, trustworthy and a good communicator. I encourage you to read the testimonials from my clients by clicking here. My clients have said these things about me because:
- I’m Reliable: I won’t waste your time or leave you wondering if I’ll reply to you or when the work will be scheduled and completed.
- I’m Honest: I will always tell you what I believe to be the best solution for your home whether it involves hiring me or not. I know where my skill set begins and ends – I’m always honest with people about whether I am capable of doing the work or if I believe it would be in their bests interest to hire someone else. Basically I’m always going to tell you what I would do if it was my home.
- I’m Trustworthy: My clients can trust me to be respectful when I’m in their homes and to keep their home, their kids and their pets safe.
- I’m hardworking and do quality work: When I’m at your home I’m focused on the work you hired me to do instead of being distracted by my phone or taking constant breaks. I take pride in my work and do quality work – I’ll treat your home as if it was my own.
- I’m a good communicator: I keep my clients informed of progress and possible issues with their projects as they arise, and I stay in communication if my work schedule has to change.
I would enjoy discussing your catio project with you! Please feel free to contact me for a free consultation – I LOVE talking about catios and sharing my expertise with other cat lovers.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Ken Webb
