Lovely Addition
It's big! I knew it was, but seeing it assembled and standing next to wall made me realize that I really want vaulted ceilings. It wasn't difficult to put together, except for tightening the attachments (rope ladder, etc). That part took a lot more effort than it should have and I may have consecrated this thing with my blood a little... but I'm not an engineer so I have no idea how to fix that... Other reviews I saw mentioned that the material covering the boards was less than quality, but I have found that it's actually really soft. Like ridiculously soft. I could wrap myself in blankets made of that stuff... There are three things that I would like to remark on: 1) The lack of customization sucks. With such a high quality product, you should consider offering custom color schemes for extra cost. Luckily this one is pretty neutral so it'll go with just about anything. And I'm thinking about just getting some good quality fabric dye and going to town. 2) The top two levels- the hanging basket and the perch- are not very easily accessible. I have 2 cats, one who loves to climb and the other who just kind of tolerates it but likes to be up high (we call him Diva) and neither one of them can reach the top tiers without assistance. If they can't get up there alone, they certainly can't get down! So I worry about my older cat being injured if he gets too frisky and climbs all the way up... Maybe adding one more piece of board as a bridge between the tiers would help. Or maybe just remove the top perch? 3) While the material is very soft, there is no padding between it and the boards underneath so it isn't very comfortable. My babies won't lay on it for more than an hour before they can't take it. I've got a couple small pillows that I've put on the spots where they like to sleep, but I'm a little sad that I have to do that myself (especially since this is a "premium" cat tree). Overall, I'm very very happy with this product! I am definitely going to be purchasing another in the future (but smaller)!