Finally finished building the CAT TREE!!!!! (Picture HEAVY)

Wow! You did a fantastic job and certainly had the patience to build that!! I took notice in your pictures that you had "furry" little helpers. I'm sure it makes your efforts all the more worthwhile when you see your cats playing or resting on it.

Excellent work.

You are unbelievable!! I can barely get one out of the store. Wish you were my owner.

You did a wonderful job, it was very brave of you to take on such a big job, but you did it, and it looks just beautiful.

What a bang up job, congratulations to you I bet they like it alot

Originally Posted by neetanddave

MAN, that is awesome so far!!!!

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Thanks Neet!

Originally Posted by Trouts mom

WOW, GOOD WORK!! Its awesome!!

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Glad to hear you like it Natalie!

Originally Posted by Anakat

That is brilliant, well done

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Thank you, thank you Anne!

Originally Posted by ProudKittieMom

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it its soo great....the kitties look like they are enjoying it

it looks great

im debating whether to buy one or make one...i dont think me or my mom has the patience to make one tho

and the men in this house cant fix anything...the other night my brother broke the shower head so he called my mom and she fixed it then my dad broke it and he called her again to refix it and put another one on and my computer desk we had the neighbor build

but u did such a great job

and it looks fantastic

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Thanks Amanda!

Originally Posted by SalemWitchChild

It looks wonderful. Maybe you should start a cat tree business! Seriously. It looks wonderful and very professional.

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Robin...thanks. Cat tree business?!! Did you read how long it took me.....I would go out of business from getting behind on orders!!

Originally Posted by babyharley

That looks great! Now you can make me one!

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Mackenzie...thanks....but no thanks!!!

Originally Posted by catcrazyperson

wow, so nice!!!!

you put so much work into it!!!

i could never have done somthing like that...

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Thanks! I think people can do anything if you say you can and give it your all!

Originally Posted by Bella713

Great job

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Thanks so much Helen!

Originally Posted by LokisMum

Wow - that is amazing! You did a great job, and your babies sure seem to love it! You should go into business and sell them. That looks a lot nicer than the one you used as a plan!

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Thank you, thank you.

lol Well you can build one or two and sell on ebay. Then gradually work up. The more you made the faster you would get at it.. Seriously I'd buy one off of you...if I didn't already buy one...lol... When I'm ready to expand I'll email you....

Originally Posted by pushylady

That is fantastic! You've done an amazing job.

I love mahogany, it turns out so beautiful when lacquered. The crows nest is a really classy touch, hopefully the cts will use it more.

It seems you had quite the crew supervising the construction.

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Thanks so much. I love how the crows nest turned out. I can't wait to see how my kitchen countertops turn out once I have a finish on them. I'm using an herbal oil instead of a polyurethane. Although, I did put poly on the underside of the countertop and also under the top side where the sink's drainboards will be.....I just finished the 3 coats yesterday.

Originally Posted by Snuzy

Totally Awesome!

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Thanks!

Originally Posted by Phat Locani

That is fabulous! Once you get moved, you can do additional wings -- catwalks to attached cabanas, ramps to adjoining suites -- the possibilities are endless!

Very very nice. You did a terrific job!

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For now, I think the only thing I will be adding to this one might be a set of stairs as Ansel gets older. There will come a time when he won't be able to make that 3' jump anymore and that is where the stairs will come in.

Originally Posted by MoochNNoodles

Hey that is fantastic!

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Thank you Leighann!

Originally Posted by Kiwideus

Wow that is a fantastic cat tree. I am going to show my hubby this so that he moves his bum and builds my cats one.

I do have a couple of questions - how many sundays total do you think it took?

How high is it? And do the cats have any problems getting up on it?

I really love your tree! I want it!!

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I started it the Sunday before Labor Day....so I started it on September 3. However many Sundays there are between that & New Years Day.

From the floor to the top of the crows nest it is 7 foot 8 inches. The cats have no problem getting on it. Since it's next the piano right now, they will jump on the piano and then step onto it. But, Zan & Bella can jump from the floor to the second level. Zan also climbs all the posts like a tree and gets from one level to the next like that.

Thanks! I'm glad you like my cat's tree....but you can't have it!!

Originally Posted by DixieDarlin256

You have SOOOO much more motivation then I do!

I would have just went out and bought one!

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Thanks so much Alycia! I love building things.....there's something about seeing something like that develop from nothing if you know what I mean.

Originally Posted by MissCharlotte

Wow! You did a fantastic job and certainly had the patience to build that!! I took notice in your pictures that you had "furry" little helpers. I'm sure it makes your efforts all the more worthwhile when you see your cats playing or resting on it.

Excellent work.

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Thanks MissCharlotte. I'm very happy with the results. Yes, well, I think the kits were inspecting more than helping. Zan sleeps on it more than my other 2.

Originally Posted by gailuvscats

You are unbelievable!! I can barely get one out of the store. Wish you were my owner.

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Gail..thanks so much!

Originally Posted by LSULOVER

You did a wonderful job, it was very brave of you to take on such a big job, but you did it, and it looks just beautiful.

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Belinda! Thanks....I had fun building it (most of the time).

Originally Posted by halfpint

What a bang up job, congratulations to you

I bet they like it alot

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Hi Lois.....thank you. Bella & Zan love it....Ansel could care less.

Wow! Great Job!!!

That is wonderful! I have always wanted to build a cat tree...but I am not crafty, and don't have any tools to do so!

Good Job!

that is a masterpiece! you have more talent and patience than I ever will.

WOW!!

That is awsome! I know our cat tree wont be quite so good, but we will see! Thank you so much for posting those pictures, they really gave me a good idea

You did an absolutely fabulous job!! Way worth more than the 100 bucks or so spent on the materials! I would say your cats think it's priceless!

Great job!

Originally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR

Wow! Great Job!!!

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Originally Posted by Punkygirl0101

That is wonderful! I have always wanted to build a cat tree...but I am not crafty, and don't have any tools to do so!

Good Job!

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Originally Posted by caterpillarpie

that is a masterpiece! you have more talent and patience than I ever will.

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Originally Posted by JulieKit

WOW!!

That is awsome! I know our cat tree wont be quite so good, but we will see! Thank you so much for posting those pictures, they really gave me a good idea

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Originally Posted by snosrap5

You did an absolutely fabulous job!! Way worth more than the 100 bucks or so spent on the materials! I would say your cats think it's priceless!

Great job!

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Thanks guys! I'm glad you all like it. I'm pretty darn proud of it!

Sophie!... My total respect to you!.... ....
Thank you so much for show us this!!!!
Such a big work? isnt? ....

Sophie, I sent you a pm, but I wanted to post here too. I am very very proud of you! You rock girl!

and more importantly.....the kitties it! Doesn't that just make you so pleased as punch?!

That is SO AMAZING!!! I made a scratching post a while ago, and it was nowhere NEAR as wonderful as yours (very basic, something on bottom to scratch on, and something on top for them to sit on.) Anyway, it took FOREVER and was such hard work - I can't imagine making one like this! I'm so glad you posted everything step-by-step like this, too. If I'm can ever coordinate time and energy, I'll love being able to go back through here and find this to make one myself!!!

GREAT JOB!!!!