A woman builds the most amazing DIY cat tree for her kitties 

Ahhhh I agree. I love fellow like minded creative cat lovers.

Kish L. you are absolutely correct. You don't have to be rich to make a cat tree that your cats will thoroughly enjoy. Lumber is cheap at the home improvement stores as are carpeting remnants. I got tired of pricing the cat trees at the pet stores, as they were so expensive for even a little tree. So I went to a home improvement store and was really shocked how cheap wood is. In fact, most of the cost of a cat tree in the stores is from the cost of labor, not materials. I have made four cat trees, and one for my disabled neighbor's nine cats. After a storm, I drive down a wooded area to acquire large branches that have fallen in the right of way and haul them home. I don't have a lot of tools, but I have at least a drill, jigsaw, and many screws. It's time consuming but a lot of fun watching it take shape. You will be surprised at what you can do! It usually takes me five to six weeks to do one. But my house cats love them. Cats don't expect perfection. They just want something to climb on, maybe take a nap.

I completely agree 10000%! She's beyond talented. I wish I had everything you mentioned so I could build my 3 handsome lil guys the kitty cat towers, wall shelves + mini bridges, hidden litter box side table, outdoor "catio" aka a cat patio of their dreams! If only I were rich 🔧😞😿💔🔨👌🐱🪓🐈📐✏️

@@babydolljones77 You don't have to be rich to make cat trees that your cats will thoroughly enjoy. I am not rich. In fact, have two jobs. Lumber is cheap at the lumber yard or even Home Depot. Remnant carpeting, if you would use carpet on the tree, is also cheap. I have made four cat trees, and one for my disabled neighbor's nine cats. After a storm, I drive down a wooded area to acquire large branches that have fallen in the right of way and haul them home. Pine is the best wood because it is soft and easy to drill. Then I strip the bark off, and sand the branches. Let them sit for a while. It does take longer to make without all those tools in this video. But I have at least a drill, jigsaw, and many screws. It's time consuming but a lot of fun watching it take shape. It usually takes me five to six weeks to do one. But my house cats love them. Your cats don't expect perfection. They just want something to climb on, maybe take a nap. They will love you for it. Give it a try.

Hey Cager Carter, I was thinking the same! My only working place is my 2x2 m kitchen. It would be very funny to try to cut the tree's branches in that place 😁 I mean provided I can find an already fallen tree in the local cemetery 🤣 after a storm. 🥳💕

Yeah they do it to file them down, in the same way birds grind their beaks

I want to see if I can make one too. I making her a carboard house but it's just going to be temporary

Just wait till a hurricane comes through. They'll be plenty of trees everywhere, don't worry!! ;)

Yes a big crepe myrtle would be great !

Isz Svnnyknight it's her tree, she can do what she wants with it.

She probably used one from her back yard. I know when I landscaped, moving things around was quite common. Rather than dig up and discard, she probably just recycled

The video links to her Imgur page... she said the tree sprouted in her yard as a “weed”. She removed it and replanted a citrus tree in its place.

@@hwells4594 Yeah some trees like this are weeds as far as being invasive and growing fast, especially the black lotus/sweet gum trees.

Opossum. Lol

Nube Toob, wait until after a storm and go for a ride along a wooded area to see if any big branches fell into the right of way. The city workers will have to pick those up at some point because it's public property. I never go into a wooded area, as other animals use the woods and the protection the canopy provides. But I always see branches fall into the right of way and I stop and get them.

I think it said, mount screws

It was stated they used lag screws. I would recommend Grip Fast or GRK screws.

Likely a simple hot glue gun or a maybe a hammer and nails. Maybe a drill and nails? Any of the above will work beautifully 🐱👌🔨🐈

Staple gun. Most cat trees you find in stores have the rope attached by staples, just try and staple in areas where your cat is less likely to scratch

MUSTARD TIGER looks like a normal backyard

Right!!!...this is deff more work than i anticipated

Yeah no, looks like a typical middle income ranch one finds in Florida

That was what I wondered. I'm in the process of debarking a small tree trunk for this purpose but it takes a lot of time. It doesn't appear that this tree trunk was debarked.

You live in the city, don't you? Once cut and left outside, it'll debark itself. Takes a while, but trees cover the planet, so there's plenty ready to go. Unless you live in a treeless place.

Good for you? Most of us true cat lovers/fanatics would strongly prefer building our beloved kitties something ourselves if we were able to. If I personally had the materials to make it & all the required tools my cats would have sooo many amazing DIY custom kitty furniture as well as an outdoor "catio" aka cat patio

Ciandra Saninocencio wow. Crazy bruh

tf is wrong with you

@@ladyginger4922 exactly what I was thinking!!

Who TF raised you to be such a sexist moron?

dude which planet are you living in?

@@ladyginger4922 THANK YOU

Um duh. Clearly stated a WOMAN yes a WOMAN created this amazing custom DIY kitty tower