so I'm new to this whole cat mom thing as I am a lifelong dog person but decided to get a shelter cat. he's great but he's larger, not fat just bigger. I got him this bc the first one i.bought was kinda small. I give this 4 stars because the C and D boards were missing marked and the screw to attach the board listed as C in the booklet but D on the sticker was way too short. I used one of the bigger ones and was able to get away being one short.

Great for the price. Suitable for a large cat.

when to put together it is crooked. The cats don't care they love it for me not so much. Make sure to check your hole alignment.

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When they said “for large cats” they weren’t exaggerating like with some other cat trees. While not particularly tall, this tree is stable and spacious. The top perch can fit two or three regular-sized cats or (probably) a really large cat like a Ragdoll or Maine Coon. The cat “caves” are a bit larger than normal as well.A cool feature about this tree is that the sisal post is really just a blank post with a sisal mat wrapped around it, secured with Velcro. This would be great if there were replacement mats, but I haven’t been able to find any. A big problem with these trees is that the sisal posts get torn to shreds and eventually it looks really bad. I wish there were replacement mats because that would solve this problem. You could always custom make something and sew on some Velcro if so inclined. When it eventually gets torn up, you can just remove the mat but it’s cardboard underneath, so it doesn’t look very good. You could have your kids sign it or draw some shapes on it, write stuff and it might look ok.As for construction, it seems very sturdy. Not as much wobble if your cat pounces on it, as with some smaller trees. There is also a tether you can screw into the wall. Building it is pretty straight forward and the instructions are adequate.‘All in all, a bit on the expensive side, but a great tree. Especially if you have large cats.

We have three cats in our house, two of them are larger cats, and one isn't. We're glad this tree has sizes for the larger cats, as most don't.When this was being put together, one of them came up and was checking out the construction, and seemed interested. It was as the instructions say easy to put together, but took a little longer than I thought it might. Could have just been me on a slow day though - haha.Anyway, once it was together, all three of our cats checked it out including the oldest cat who generally doesn't bother with things like this (beyond a scratching post). The bottom most compartment she went in instantly and hung out in there - I was quite pleased by that. If you look in the attached picture, she took a piece of paper in there with her, you can see it sticking out.We have another tree elsewhere in the house with a 'pouch' that they sit in so I'm sure they'll take to this one quickly. All the levels have been used already by one of our three cats, so I'm pleased by that.We put ours by the window to our back porch so they can use the top spot as an area to look outside, which you can see one of our cats actively using in the attached photo. Also given it's by the window, they can use our windowsill to get up to the higher levels more easier.This worked very well, and we're pleased at the height - that it's not an 8 foot tall one which we've had before, we like this height.

Let me start with some helpful tips for assembly. Firstly, lay everything on a table, bed, or whatever flat surface you can use. Once the parts are laid, make sure everything is there by using the parts list in the instruction booklet. Once all parts are confirmed present, read all the instructions. This may seem wasteful, but the company knows how to build the product and there may be a special step that would not be obvious that the company shares.Once that is done, the first step involves adding the vertical tube supports to part “C”; part “D” is the next step and follows the same procedures. You have to insert three tubes into the “condo” and align their holes with the holes in part C. Basically, you’re trying to position the tubes so the bolt holes in the tube and the floor and ceiling of the condo align. There are hats (little flaps of fabric and carpet that remain from the drilling of the holes that were not removed) that will make it difficult to see to align the holes. The next helpful tip will help you get those holes aligned. One of the parts included is the Allen wrench to tighten the bolts. The Allen is shaped like an “L”; there is a longer side and a shorter side (this should be done with a drift, but the Allen will work here). Slide the longer side of the Allen through the hole in part C. Next, (inside the condo) grab the support tube and insert the Allen into the bolt hole on it (the tube will have to be close to where is is supposed to go for the Allen to reach). Move the tube into its home, keeping the Allen inserted the whole (pun) time. Once the tube is upright, wiggle the Allen in a circular pattern until the bolt hole is perfectly aligned. Remove the Allen and insert your bolt. Doing this will eliminate the hassle of blindly finding the holes in the condo, and it will move the hats out the way too. The last tip I’d like to mention is that you need to tighten the bolts firmly, but beware that over-tightening may result in cracking the wood. The Allen wrench is small by design; it (almost) prevents you from being able to apply too much torque to cause damage. Don’t get your drill and use an Allen adapter or even use a multiple-Allen tool, because you will be able to generate excessive torque.Ok, now that it’s assembled, I’ll give my review of the tree. My cat is eighteen pounds, and he loves the tree. He had his teeth cleaned yesterday - when the tree arrived - so I assembled it while he was gone. As soon as he entered the dining room and saw the tree, he went right into the bottom condo. Steerpike, my cat, likes to look out the window at night. He has another tree by a different window to which he goes for some sightseeing after eating. This tree is taller, and it fits the height of the dining room window perfectly. Last night, under supervision, he was able to get to the top , flat piece of the tree - he was a little reluctant and groggy , so I removed the elastic border. Once removed, he jumped right onto the top.As I said earlier, Steerpike is eighteen pounds (not overweight, just long!), and the tree didn’t wobble at all; it is very sturdy. There is an included screw and anchor to tether the tree to a wall to prevent tipping, which I installed today as a precautionary measure.There was no smell when opening the box and laying the pieces on the table. There was some carpet fuzz, but nothing out the ordinary.Steerpike loves his new tree, so he asked me to recommend it to you guys!