Custom Catios · Owner-Built in Austin, Texas
Let the cats out back.Keep them safe.
CatManDo builds custom catios, porch conversions and cat-safe screened rooms across Austin and Central Texas, designed around your home and how your cats actually live. Every project is designed and built by the owners.
100+
Catios & screen rooms built
5.0
Google rating · 24 reviews
Since 2022
Building in Austin
Owner-built
No subcontractors, ever
Before & after
Your porch is halfway there
A covered porch already has the bones of a porch catio: a roof, a floor and a wall against the house. Cedar framing, durable black screening, doors, climbing routes and finish get planned around what is already attached to your home, so it stays a room people want to sit in.
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Small covered patio, screened in cedar
Want a high-quality screen room but don’t have cats? CatManDo Catios and Austin Screen Rooms are operated by the same team. Austin Screen Rooms →
What can we build?
Choose the space that fits
A catio is a screened outdoor enclosure built so cats can be outside without being loose. Every CatManDo catio is custom construction, attached to or built around your home, never a kit.
Most requested
Porch Catios
Turn the covered porch you already have into a custom catio you both share.
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Custom built
Window Catios
Fresh air and a better view through a custom cat window enclosure built onto the house.
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Custom built
Signature Catios
A larger custom outdoor cat enclosure, freestanding or attached, shaped around your home and site.
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Custom built
Indoor Catification
Custom cat climbing walls, perches and movement routes built into the rooms you already live in.
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Two guys, matching shirts, a lot of cedar
A custom catio has to do several jobs at once: keep cats secure, give them useful places to move and rest, and look right beside a well-kept home. Ben and Oren handle all of it: the conversation, the design, and the build. That includes the doors, which we build by hand with real doorknobs and proper hardware, not the flimsy latched screen doors you buy off a shelf.
No crews, no subcontractors, no one you haven’t met showing up at your house. On every custom catio the materials, access points and cat features are planned around the home and the cats that will actually use the space.
Selected work
Three recent builds,and what made each one different
Real homes around Central Texas. What we built, where, and the one detail that shaped it.
John · Temple, TX
Window Signature Catio
A large catio with a unique tunnel system connecting it to a smaller catio.
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Lorelei · Austin, TX
Signature Catio With Roof
A catio with a high-quality polycarbonate roof, for enjoying in all weather.
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Sabrina · Buda, TX
Porch Catio
A dual-use, bug-free space for the kitties and their people.
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What Austin cat owners say
For cats and their people
Fresh air for them.A better room for you.
The best catios become part of daily life. Cats get places to climb, watch and rest. People keep a comfortable space to sit, work or spend an evening outside.
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From first photo to final walkthrough
How a project works
Three stages, same two builders. The owner who answers your first message is the one who designs the space and builds it.
01
Share your space
Send your project type, ZIP code, what you want the space to do, and a few photos of what you have now. We review every request for location, scope and fit, then reach out to talk it through.
02
Design and scope
We walk the site, take measurements, and plan your custom catio around the existing structure: framing, screening, doors, climbing routes and finish. You get a written scope of materials and work before anything is scheduled.
03
Build and finish
We confirm a build window, construct on site, and finish the cedar, screening and details. Last step is a walkthrough together, including where the cats will probably nap.
Common questions
Before you ask
No two custom catios price the same. We walk the space, talk through what you want it to do, and put the scope in writing before any work is scheduled.
What does a catio cost?
Pricing depends on the type of build, size, site and features. Custom window catios typically start between $2,500 and $3,500. Porch catios typically start at $6,000 and increase from there. Signature Catios start around $15,000. You get a written number after we see the space, never a guess over email.
How long does a build take?
Most CatManDo projects are built on site in days rather than weeks. Window catios often take 2 to 3 days, porch catios about 3 to 5 days, and larger Signature or Indoor projects about 6 to 10+ days. The other variable is the scheduling window, which we confirm before starting.
How far do you travel?
Austin, Greater Austin and Central Texas, generally about an hour’s drive out. Staying regional is how the owners get to be on every build instead of sending a crew.
Will it match my house?
That’s most of the design work. Cedar framing and the stain or paint color are selected around your existing structure, and the screening itself is durable black screening. The goal is an enclosure that reads as part of the house, not a cage bolted to the back of it.
Start the conversation
Tell us about your space and your cats
A few fields is all we need to start. We review each request for location, scope and schedule, then follow up directly to talk through the details.