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Thanks guys, no trips to the vet but one of them has a bit of a sore dew claw, not even sure if its the roof so im just assuming, im gonna keep an eye on it to see if it gets any worse before I take action. The thing that made me realize it was reading in the news about cats burning their feet in the snow, so it deff happens sometimes, and they do stick to cooler surfaces when they can as they go straight for the shadows.

Thanks guys all good ideas, and good point about the possible toilet issue hahaha! You have all been so helpful! I am worried about using stepping stones due to the weight issue, just a bit of old bird muck on the roof leaves an impression! You can just see it in the first two pictures there.

Thanks @Ian and @joe90, would this add a lot of weight to the roof, and would it be best to find smooth chippings so they are less damaging to the roof? Whats the best source for these in the UK?

Thanks Joe90 that's a novel idea to me, definitely something to consider!

Thank you PeterW, Yes wind is definitely another factor to consider, I definitely will not be fixing through the roof! Although you have given me a possible idea, I could fix some kind of structure to the pink wall (avoiding the leading!) in that picture and something coming up from way down over the sides of the building and then if I screw all the planks together with horizontal screws forming a square with a piece fixed running down the middle too that should make it quite heavy.

Thanks conor, they look good but are very short and seem to be around 10 pounds each where as a 2.4 meter length of decking plank is about 5 - 10 pounds, and I would be worried that rot would cause any fixing in them to impact into the roof. Here is my full post with pictures

Hello, I am looking for some advice and ideas on how to put something, possibly 120mm wide decking planks on a flat felt roof, its the type of roof that is made of tar and grit that is melted on when installing, it was installed in 2015, so not too old. The reason is my cats have been burning their feet when walking across it in all the hot weather we have had recently and it is impossible to stop them, they can get to it easily from the walls running next to it and the neighbors garden as their level is as high as our roof. No humans will be walking on them ever. I was thinking of buying 120mm wide by 25mm thick 2.4 meter lengths that they have on the Wickes website and treating them for rot and simply laying them down all the way around the edges and one across the middle. The cats will definitely follow these as they stick to the shadows as much as possible when the sun is out anyway. Would this be OK, or would it damage the roof, would it cause too much indentation into the roof over time and damage it, should I bed the planks in with adhesive or cement to stop movement to help reduce damage? If so what type of cement/adhesive? Are there any other ideas people might have to achieve the same goal? I do not want to cover the entire roof, just something around the edges and across the middle from the doors/catflap of the upper floor we have going out to it. Photos of roof are attached, thank you for any help you can give.

Thanks for allowing me on the forum, I am looking for information on putting some wooden walk ways like 120mm wide decking planks for my cats (not humans) on my flat felt roof as they are burning their paws on the roof in all the heat we have had recently! I shall post with photos in the appropriate section soon!