Condos Tree
Posted on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at 12:18 am
Have you ever built your own cat tree or cat condo what materials would I need?
I want a cat tree but I want to try and make it myself. I was looking for suggestions on materials…
Thanks
We have homemade cat trees at our house. The bases are plywood layers. The main posts are 4×4, the shelves are rigid cardboard pipes (because we didn’t have a way to cut PVC pipe which is what you really want) cut in half for the circular levels and dinner trays from Wal-Mart for the flat surfaces. The carpeting is various types but not looped so no claw is ever caught in the carpeting. The structure is held together with a combination of screws and nails. Then we attached the carpeting by a combination of nail gun and hot glue.
It’s a headache, but you can get a much better quality cat tree for a fraction of the price by building it yourself. So far, our cat tress have lasted 4 years and counting. They cost us just under $100 each to make 7ft tall trees (carpeting was the biggest expense).
Suggested Materials:
large plywood square for base
wood post 3×3 or 4×4 for center mast(s)
smaller plywood (or other material) for landings
PVC cut in middle for scoop feature and/or intact if you want a tube feature
sisal rope
non-looped carpet
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