lilac_blaire t1_istk9fp wrote on October 18, 2022 at 4:30 PM

I’m not sure if this is the right place for this, but I don’t know where else to look or what to attempt to research (if someone could even give me some search terms that would be cool, or a different sub to ask this).

We keep our French door open a couple of inches for the cats to go in and out to the patio all day. In the wintertime, this obviously makes the room cold and drives up our electric bill.

Is there anything I can use to cover the gap between the doors (and at the top) and leave a cat-sized hole at the bottom?

This is what it looks like

Considerations:

-We rent, so we can’t make any permanent alterations

-I’ve tried covering the whole of the doors with a curtain, but it’s the only natural light in the living area

-it would have to be somewhat removable so we can close the doors

Happy to provide more photos or additional info. Thank you!

--Ty-- t1_isvidec wrote on October 19, 2022 at 12:22 AM

If you can't make any alterations to the doors, then there's not much you can do.

A board of wood that somehow fills that space between the door and its frame, with a little cat-flap at the bottom would cut out 95% of the air flow, but I can't see how the board would be kept in place without screws or some other kind of permanent affixation.

lilac_blaire t1_iswhwt6 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 5:19 AM

Thank you! I figured it might be a long shot, but worth asking.