Reinforced Cat Screen Door, 35.5X82” Heavy Duty Pets Proof Screen Door with Bilateral Zipper, Prevent Dogs Cats Running Out from Home, Bedroom, Living Room, Kitchen Patio Doo

Excellent product but be careful with the measurements. 32x82 means the exact size, and if you measure wrong like I did you might be in trouble and have to return it. It says how to measure but I misunderstood because the part where it says to add a couple of inches is in a different color and I didn’t see it. Fortunately I had an easy fix but a lot of people won’t. Otherwise it has worked exactly how I wanted to keep my cat in one part of the house.

This worked perfectly for what I needed it for even though I was using it slightly differently than its intended use. I have recently adopted two cats and needed to confine them to a small area of our house. As we live in a very old house that was built in 1900 and so has lots of irregularities in doors as it has been modified and added on to in the last 120 years along with the house settling so the doors do not tend to stay shut. I realized I needed something extra to safely contain them and I wanted something that would allow airflow and for them to see us coming so as not to startle them.Rather than put it across a door as it is intended to be used I instead stretched it to fill a small hallway, this required a little modification on my part as this was clearly not the intended use. Those modifications included putting some boxes at the bottom in order to prevent them from just simply slipping underneath it and also having to put some real nails into the wall to make sure the unit did not pull away with just the tacts that were provided. Again because I was not using it on a proper door frame the wall was not the best for adhesiveness neither was the ceiling.This worked so well that when I opened up the house to them I bought a second unit for another area of my house again door sizes here are irregular and had not standard building material so I had to reinforce with some nails to keep it from pulling away.

for the most part this does what it should, but the zipper is kind of pathetic considering what the point of the door is and the amount of times you’ll likely need to go in and out.I’ve been very gentle with the zipper because there are so many reviews for this thing mentioning the zipper breaking, but that hasn’t seemed to matter. Some of the stitching is coming undone on the fabric part that keeps the zip line itself on the screen door & it’s almost impossible to open the door now without a lot of frustration.I don’t think it’s worth the price, otherwise I would order another one and see if it works any better.It also does not measure out to what the measurements claim to be on the box and the listing.

We rescued some kittens last fall and transitioned them from a small enclosure to our guest room. We needed to be able to listen in on them while we worked, but still keep them contained because we were working and because they were not fully integrated with our adult cat.They were exposed to this for about 3-4 weeks between ages 4-5mo.It is DURABLE as heck. I was really pleasantly surprised! It stands up to kitten curiosity, claws, and claiming. Even multiple 4-5lb kittens claiming! They were not able to tamper with the zipper (though they tried). I was really impressed that the mesh didn't rip despite their persistence. It helped keep them safe, but also enabled them to have the reassurance of knowing we were nearby.Installation was easy, and it fit a standard door well. When it came time to take it down, though, it look a LOT of paint with it. Multiple layers, down to the wood underneath. Now, I'll say that the paint is on the older side, probably not properly prepped or applied (it predates us). But now I have weird bits of exposed wood where the adhesive took paint with it, and I don't love that - it will make prepping the surface for repainting harder.Even with that significant flaw, the durability of the product and the fit-for-need was great. I just wish I knew how hardcore it was on paint!

So far so good, the velcro is strong, so strong that it rips the whole thing off the wall. I saw another person reinforce theirs with screws (I don’t recommend the ones that come with it) and that feels much more secure. Also I would attach the velcro to the screen prior to sticking it on the wall and before taking the protective film off the stickyside because the velcro was super annoying when it would get caught on itself causing me to constantly rip it off the wall and take paint with it, decide how far you want it on each side of the door frame to avoid having to readjust and mess up your walls like I did. 4 stars only because the sticky part was not as secure otherwise the mesh seems pretty durable. My cats haven’t scratched at it yet but the mesh does puncture easily which I found out when the drill slipped as I was screwing in screws5 month update:Changing from 4 to 3 stars because after months of abuse from my two cats who climb on it, their weight (10-12 lbs) has pulled the velcro and some of the top nails off so without having to use screws or nails to reinforce it, this will not stay up if you have nutty little cats like mine lol. they have scratched and bit at it and there’s plenty of puncture holes from their nails but nothing too big for the to get through. A bigger dog could easily chew their way through or scratch if they are desperate enough. Depending on your use for it, or what you’re trying to keep out, it might work. Tip: leave the zippers at the top of the net or your pets may figure out how to paw them open if left towards the bottom. Bottom line, the product by itself it not durable for MY use, using screws (not the ones it comes with) to reinforce the net has helped but I have to rescrew the top from constant climbing from my adult cats after a few months of wear and tear.

Was super hesitant but we just put it up on our porch door and it’s great. The cats are not sure about it yet but I’m sure they’ll figure it out and then we can leave the porch door open for them without all the bugs getting in. Measured the door and then added two inches to each side. Fits perfect!!