Hey Guys, We're Evan and Katelyn Today We're Doing Something Special for Our Supurrvisor

We're excited to share with you our latest project, which is a patio for a cat. Yes, you read that right - we're building a catio! As we mentioned earlier, one of our supurravisors loves looking out the window, and we thought it would be paw-fect to create a cozy space for her to enjoy. We've seen some catios online get a little bit out of hand, but we decided to go with something simpler this time.

Our Design: A Simple yet Cozy Space

We've 3D modeled our design, which should be simple enough to follow. The plan is to build one leg piece first, as it will rest on the window sill and we want to see if it fits before building the entire thing. We just need to cut these pieces to length, and then join them together using pocket holes - because they're really easy, that's why! We've also added some playful electronic music to set the mood for our project.

Joining It All Together

Before we take it outside and test it, let's see if it fits. Yeah, wait... This should be a pretty simple design to follow. Katelyn asks us if we're going to put some feet on that - and indeed, there is a giant gap in the bottom! Thankfully, our catio design works great, and we can smash it with a hammer to make sure it's secure.

The Moment of Truth

Now it's time to add one more piece to complete our catio. Katelyn asks us what happened after Evan tried to use his "magic clap" trick - it turned out that the pocket holes were on the wrong side! But don't worry, we just duplicated the design and fixed it on the first try. We're glad that strategy worked!

Adding More Pieces

We've added four pieces of wood to join these together, which is a pretty simple design if you ask us. The four boards are holding up perfectly, so this strategy worked like a charm! Now, we just have 15 more pieces left to go - and we can't wait to see the finished product.

Finishing Touches

Finally, it's time to add some finishes to our catio. We still have a lot more work left to do, but we're excited to see the final result. And as Evan jokes, "I was like, 'What now?' - haha! But seriously, we can't wait to share our finished catio with our supurrvisor and show her how cool it is."

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHey guys, we'reEvan and Katelyn,and today, we're doingsomething specialfor our Supurrvisor,because one of herfavorite thingsis looking out the window.(Evan laughs)Well, hello.Hi, baby.Oh, you went to the wrong one.(Evan laughs)This one.Okay, come here.Yeah, there yeah,this one, whoa.So, today, we're goingto be building a catio,it is a patio for a cat.Yeah, we are normal people.This is not weird.All right, so we'veseen some catios onlineget a little bit out of hand.We're gonna go with somethinga little bit simpler,'cause our catio- ourSupurrvisor likes alittle cozy space.So, I have everything3D modeled.And, this should be a prettysimple design to follow.So, we're going to buildone leg piece first.This side profile here,'cause that's what's goingto rest on the window silland we want to see if it fitsbefore we buildthe entire thing.We just need to cutthese pieces to length.EVAN: (laughs) So powerful.We got it.Well, we're going tojoin them together,but before we jointhem together,I have a magic trick thatI've been wanting to dofor a long time, ready?So, we're going to bejoining it all togetherusing pocket holes, becausethey're really easy,and I think that's reallythe only reason why.(playful electronic music)All right, shouldwe take it outsideand test it, see if it fits?Yeah.Wait. (laughs)This should be a prettysimple design to follow.KATELYN: Um, are we goingto put some feet on that?I was going to putsome feet on it.Other than this giant gapin the bottom, it's perfect.KATELYN: It works great,yeah, that looks great.Smash it with a hammer.EVAN: (laughs) Why doesyour face look so creepy?All right, the momentof truthfulness.KATELYN: Again.EVAN: I like yourfootwear right there.KATELYN: It's classy.It's adjustable, so, yeah.EVAN: Yeah, look atthat, it's perfect.Now, we just needto make one more.KATELYN: Okay, soEvan, what happened?EVAN: So, I wanted to oneof those magic clap things,where I just make aduplicate and I clap,and then it just appears.We're just gonna--Hey.I duplicated this one,but you notice any problem?Pocket holes areon the wrong side.(Evan laughs)There's no way to fix it.I just gotta do it again.Just like that Iplanned, look at that.First try, 100 percent ofthe time, all the time.All right, the lastfew times I've saidsomething is going to be simple,bad things have happened.So, this is a verycomplex thing.We're going to be addingfour pieces of woodto join these together.(upbeat, playful band music)How are the fourboards holding up?The four boards are perfect,that strategy worked.KATELYN: 15 more to go?Yeah, we just gottaput the whole floor in.KATELYN: Just thewhole floor, okay.EVAN: What now?Okay, so now it istime to finish this.As in, add finishes to it.We still have a lotmore left to go.EVAN: (laughs) I was like,\"We're almost done?\"Yay.\"This bottom part floor,we're going to adda matte wood varnishthat's safe for outdoor use,and the rest of it, the frame,we're going to do the same colorwe put on our frontdoor, 'cause--EVAN: We still have some.We still have some, and Idid some internet digging.It seems like most finishesthat are okay for yourhouse are safe for petsonce they are fullydried, fully cured.So, I think weshould be good to go.Let's throw some paint on it,and hope that we don'trun out of this one,(laughs) and have togo to the store again.How are we going to sit this?It's stable enough,there's not going tobe like gusts of wind.EVAN: (laughs) Gusto.KATELYN: A gust of wind.(frantic orchestral music)EVAN: So satisfying. (laughs)KATELYN: You don'twant to overload it.EVAN: Katelyn, you'repainting over wood.KATELYN: You know whatwe're leaving some, okay?We're leaving some.EVAN: So, while the painton the main body dries,we're going to go aheadand prep all of thiswith waterproof finish, too.I also think that thenatural wood mixedwith that dark paintshould look really pretty.(upbeat, funky music)Didn't show that much.(Katelyn laughs)(laughs) Not muchof a difference.KATELYN: We'll know it's there.EVAN: All right, I'm readybut you might need toduck down a little bit.Okay, (laughs) so,we're going to be addingour floor to the catio now, andwe're actually using spacersto make it a slatted floor.That way if dirt, or pollen,or whatever, gets in there,it can fall through the bottomand doesn't get trapped.♪ When will my reflection show ♪(Katelyn laughs)EVAN: It's looking really nice.I mean, we'll see if thesespacers are the right size.EVAN: I think thatthey should be.Pretty much, possibly.Don't hit it with the brass.You can just ooch it.All right, I'm gonna just.Oh, oh god.Everything's falling.Oh no, I was trying to help.Stop helping.Perfect, just like I planned.Looks pretty good.Yeah, looks pretty good.KATELYN: Shouldn'twe screw into thesefrom the bottom up?This is easier.KATELYN: No, it'sgonna look terrible.Oh, we could save allthe work that we did.KATELYN: Can we tapethem with blue tape?Tape, tape, tape.♪ Tiny clamps, the best clamp ♪Such a cute little floor.I know.Now, Katelyn, you just growa whole bunch, screw down.Let's see if this works.None of the boards seem loose?No, they all seem good.That's a perfect cat deckright there, purr-fect.Purrfect, it's purr--Okay, so I think the framingis done.Yeah.Her little house is done.Next, are we going todo the mesh screen?Yeah, let's wait until tomorrow.Are we going towait until tomorrow?I don't know, actually.Should we just go for it?I think we shouldjust go for it.All right, so we got thisscreen to resist pets,and I guess my general ideais just to wrap it aroundand use staples, so we'llsee how well that works.KATELYN: I know, I'm concernedabout how it's gonna look.Does it alreadyseem not straight?Oh, cause I'm not holdingit straight. (laughs)Yeah, could you lean back alittle bit there? (laughs)Bring it aroundtown over to here.Bring it around town.Did we get enough?Oh no.No, no, no, no, no, no, no, yes.Yes?Yes.Just like I planned.So, we'll do the bottom of this.That looks so cute.I know, right?Especially with thisbig thing on top.EVAN: All right.We're committed now.Makes me nervous every time.(Evan laughs)Okay.Woo.KATELYN: Before wedo all of these,let's see if thesharpie trick works.EVAN: Oh yeah.I feel like that's pretty good.I don't know howlong it'll last.Worst case scenario,we could just go backand paint them later.You get far back, youdon't even barely see them.(upbeat music)It's looking like something now.EVAN: It's so legit.KATELYN: Okay, time forone of the final steps.We've gotta do the roof.What do you think aboutthis thing so far?Do you trust it?This is the firsttime she's seen it.What do you think?We're about to fit the roof,and we need your opinion.Look, doesn't it?Where are you going?Oh, hope this isn't indicative.(Evan laughs)So, we imagined something likethis polycarbonatesheet for the roof,so then she can still getsome sunlight and everythingbut she's protectedand waterproof.I mean, I'm tempted tojust like, call it good.I worry the overhangis a little bit muchfor the size of the structure.EVAN: But, we'd be done.I know, but whatif we ooch it over.We leave the lengthon the outside,'cause that's themost important,because of our gutter and rain,and then we can mark here,and we just one cut,and then we're done.Nice.Sweet.Ready.All right, well let's see.KATELYN: Yes.That looks cute.KATELYN: It's really cute.Okay so, I'vedevised what I thinkmight be a clever solutionto hold this in place.We want to be ableto remove it easily,to clean it, or get in there.So, I 3D printed these littlemagnet holders right hereand that has anice holding power.That's probably like--KATELYN: More thanshe can push through?More than she can push through,when they're all spreadout, and everything.So, I think we just needto attach these right thereand we're good to go.(upbeat music)KATELYN: (laughs) So graceful.So, so graceful. (laughs)Oh yeah.You look at that?KATELYN: That's awesome.Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.EVAN: Looks so classy.KATELYN: It's really classy.EVAN: Classy little hotel.Now, all we have todo is like give hera way to enter her palace.KATELYN: Yeah, I'm actuallyreally nervous about this part,'cause it means cuttinga hole in our screen.We can't go back from that.These screens are reallynasty, anyways, so.KATELYN: You know,they're our nasty screens.They're our nasty screens.Hi, welcome to our messy corner,where we stash all of oursupplies for half finished,or finished and notyet sorted projects,but the very first thing thatwe bought for this projectwas actually the cat doorthat we need right now,and I can no longer find it.KATELYN: Oh, I moved it.I put it over there, wherewe're going to be installing it.Oh, never mind.All right, so we wentthrough a lot of researchtrying to find theideal window cat flap.Oh, not sponsored.EVAN: Not sponsored.We actually werekind of worried aboutif she would go through acat door, so to test it,we took a box andcut a hole in itthat was the same size asthis, and she likes it.(Evan laughs)(Katelyn laughs)EVAN: The tail!We call it the kitty cave,she goes in there a lot.So, she has no excuseto not use this.So, like, theoretically,all we need to dois raise the window, put thatin, and we're done, right?Let's do some verycareful surgery.Put it all theway at the bottom?KATELYN: Uh, sure.EVAN: No going back.Hey.It's done.Okay, one finishing touch.(upbeat electronic music)(Evan mimics a spray can)EVAN: Alrighty.KATELYN: It's socute, it's so cute.There we go. (calls cat)You know whatwould be hilarious?KATELYN: If she justlike, won't go in.Want to come outside?Oh, hi.Really, you gonnahang out right there?Can we bribe you?Oh, she's going for the treat.Oh, you little turdly one.EVAN: (laughs) Putit farther out.Over there.And so commences the longestpart of this project.KATELYN: Hi.EVAN: She's goingafter the tape.KATELYN: Oh, yes, yes, yes.There's another one.KATELYN: It may justnot happen today.EVAN: It might not happen today.KATELYN: She seesthat other treat.Come on, come on, baby.Oh my gosh, yes,yes, yes, yes, yes.EVAN: Yay.KATELYN: Oh my gosh.Is that so cool?EVAN: She's so excited, shedidn't even go for the treat.It's a good size.KATELYN: She canstand up straight,but it's also still cozy.You like hanging out?You just want to sitoutside and look inside?Are you a happy bear, yeah?Hi guys, thank you so muchfor joining usalong this journey.Her little head scratchesthrough the screen.I know, my sweet girl.I'm so glad that--That she likes it?That she likes it,even though she's lookingaway from the camera. (laughs)She's so happy.I think she'stelling me something.I think she'ssaying that you guysshould subscribe toour channel. (laughs)(laughs) I heard that, too.I heard it, too, yep, yep.All right, thanks somuch for joining us,we'll see you next time.Bye.Bye, say bye.Dangit.Wasn't even that much pressure.♪ When will my reflection make ♪Oh, I think that looks good.EVAN: I'm scared.What are you doing?♪ Who I am inside ♪Oh, baby.Am I supposed to saysomething, now? (laughs)\n"