Ways to prop a door open for LB access?

[meow meow]

I am planning on putting the litterbox on the landing to the basement. When kitty is older and can confidently do stairs, I may move it down to the basement.

Anyhow, my only problem now is I need a way to prop open the door -- something that will keep it partially open at all times. We toyed with the idea of actually cutting a hole in the door but since it is a 6-panel door and I am not sure it is even solid -- I think that might be a disaster.

 

[AbbysMom]

My cat's litter box is in the basement. We just leave the door cracked open for her.

 

[buzbyjlc10]

Hmmm... if it were me, I'd probably hit up Lowes or Home Depot and ask an employee there for ideas - a lot of times if you tell them what you're trying to do, they can help you come up with a way how....

the only thing that came to my mind is those locks on hotel room doors: the kind where there's a little knob type thing on the door and a two-barred clip that's attached to the door jam and swings over top of the knobby part to lock it.... whenever I'm in hotels with friends or family and someone wants to run out of the room without a key, we flip the swing arm part so it's sticking outside the door before the door shuts and it keeps the door propped open.... good luck!

 

[abigail]

they sell a thing called the Cat Hole which is for installing in interior doors so you kitty can travel even if the door is closed. I am going to put one in my powder room door.

 

[meow meow]

I just found the Cat Hole (www.cathole.com). That look awesome! My only concern is I don't know how big my kitten will grow and they opening sure doesn't look very big (looks like an adult cat would have to crouch down to get through. I guess if you start when they are a kitten they would get used to it??? Whats you opionion on the size of the "cat hole"?

 

[cearbhaill]

Originally Posted by meow meow

Anyhow, my only problem now is I need a way to prop open the door -- something that will keep it partially open at all times.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the problem, but why couldn't you just put something in between the door and the jamb? Like a shoe, or a book, or a anything. You'd have to wedge it so it wouldn't jar loose, but anything wpuld work.

 

[abigail]

Originally Posted by meow meow

My only concern is I don't know how big my kitten will grow and they opening sure doesn't look very big

i have the same concern, you could delete the brush i guess. maybe my husband could rig something up like it only square and bigger.

 

[skizzorhand]

You can use a rubber wedge (about 2"x 3")to keep the door open. You should be able to find them at Home Depot or Lowe's, maybe even Walmart. You might want to get 2 of them so you can put one on each side of the door because they're used for keeping a door totally open not just cracked open.

Another idea would be to buy another door at Lowe's or Home Depot and have them cut and insert a medium size doggy door without the flap. That way the edges of cut wood won't splinter your kitty.

Good luck,
Susie

 

[buzbyjlc10]

I looked around a little on the cat hole web site cuz it looks pretty interesting to me, and they claim that the door will comfortably fit most cats up to 20 pounds and you can talk to them about special orders if your cat wont fit through their regular sized cat hole.... I dont need one of these right now, but it's a good product to know about for the future!

 

[shengmei]

The easiest way I have found is to remove the door knob mechanism altogether. That way even if the door is closed the cat can still push the door open.

 

[iamgunk]

I found the perfect item! TheDoorLatch...Amazon DONT CUT YOUR DOOR!

 

[basscat]

Kick Down Door Stopper $10

 

[Texaskitty]

Our cats like to play around the back of the bathroom door, and their litter box is in the bathroom. I was worried they would accidentally close the door and lock one of them in or out with no access to the box while we are at work. I got a square basket, put one of our heavy ceramic chicken sculptures sitting down in it (looks cute) and keep it on the floor against the door while the door is open. If they get behind and push it shut, it will stick against the edge of the hall carpet and keep it open.

 

[LTS3]

I use this to keep the laundry closet door open enough so the washer door can be left ajar to allow the inside to dry but keep the cats out:

Door Buddy

An door latch that allows the door to open wide enough to give cats access, it keeps unwanted guests out of the litter box and room, including kids and dogs.

thecatsite.com

Propping a door open just enough with a heavy object like a 20 lb dumbbell would also work.

 

[lollie]

I had a problem with this, and used to simply use something heavy to keep the door open. I finally just picked up a rubber door stop like this- Heavy Duty Large Wedge Doorstop Vinyl 5 3/8 x 2 1/4, Brown - Walmart.com You can find them anywhere.