Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsWorth purchasing: If you struggle putting it together, read this review.
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020
I recently adopted a cat that was familiar with a larger home and the occasional outside visit. I live in an apartment, and wanted to offer her something similar as a compromise. This item appeared to fit the need!
I made sure to read the reviews prior to purchasing this item. The reviews are relatively mixed between people saying that the product was very sturdy and easy to assemble and other people saying that it was incredibly wobbly and they had a very difficult time putting it together. I was uncertain how it would be for me.
The instructions are relatively simple. my issue was that the instructions were just simply not attainable given the structure and make of the pieces I received.
It asks to screw in the longest rod into the base (base rod). I did this, added the trunk piece, and then I placed the first large branch on top and proceeded to rotate it to lock it into place. While I rotated the attachment, it continued to rotate the base rod further into the grass foundation and coming out the other end, even when I would leave the base rod barely screwed in to begin with. I made sure to test different variations.
Due of this, I wasn’t able to apply the necessary connecting bracket used to connect the large base rod with the next medium rod because it had moved further down.
Essentially I had to take off the large attachment and unscrew the base rod from the grass foundation more than 5 times because it would rotate the base rod. Because I did this so many times, it began to irritate my hands and I chose to put on some rubber gloves to make it easier.
From there I decided to build it essentially from the top down, so that I could control the rotation and locking in of the other two attachments without them affecting the base rod too soon. Lastly, I attached the two small and medium already connected pieces to the third, in which i then from there screwed it into the base.
This was a tough project, which is why this review gets 3 stars.
It does look like the photos—which is a plus. Every cat is different, but mine has been scoping it out and enjoys the bottom grass for now until she’ll likely get more comfortable going above.
