What makes these different from carpeted cat trees?
A carpet-wrapped tower is a cardboard tube and staples with a two-year life. Each tower here is a real branching trunk, kiln-dried twenty days, sanded through five grits, and finished with pet-safe oil — furniture that stays in the living room when company comes, and gets re-oiled instead of dragged to the curb.
How stable are they for large cats?
Wide, weighted bases and solid teak limbs — about 700 kilograms per cubic meter of it — keep the tower planted under a running leap from across the room. For enthusiastic climbers we include a wall strap, the same insurance you would give a loaded bookcase.
Is there assembly involved?
Most towers arrive in two or three sections that bolt together in under twenty minutes with the included hardware. Platforms come pre-attached — no wordless diagrams, no leftover screw, no lost Saturday.
What about claw marks and cleaning?
Vacuum the platforms and wipe the wood with a barely damp cloth. Claw marks live in the top layer of an oil finish, not through it — fine sandpaper and a wipe of oil erase two years of taps in an afternoon, which a lacquered import can never do without a full refinish.
How do the towers ship?
Towers are made to order and packed in sectioned, padded cartons with corner protection and hardware bagged inside the base. Photograph the cartons before the driver leaves if anything looks crushed, note it on the receipt, and tracking follows by email the day your order leaves the workshop.
How much room does this tower need?
This build stands about 70 inches tall with branches spreading roughly 60 inches — give it a corner with ceiling clearance, a clear landing zone, and at least two feet from a heat vent, the placement rule for any solid wood. The lower branches earn the footprint as display shelves even in rooms without a cat in residence.