How I repaired the cat tree damage due to the first 7 weeks rough play by my naughty cat. One pice of hemp rope (3/8", 33 foot long) did the trick, without any glue or tools!
For anyone who's considering doing this, keep in mind that thinner diameter rope requires more wraps and therefore more length. I went with 1/8" and took up almost all of 100 feet to cover a 1 1/2 foot section. Thanks for sharing this fix.
WOW! This is INGENIOUS!!! Love the fact you use no tools, except for your brain!!!, and no glue... do not like working with glue...fear my cats would ingest some; GREAT VIDEO!!! Oh! Your cat is STUNNING!!!!
Great video! I wasn't very excited about using nails or staples to get the new rope started. This seems so simple and I like that the rope can be replaced down the road. Thanks!
I made the mistake of trying to remove the old carpet from a very tall piece of the tree, and it's been very time consuming and difficult. I learned from doing the next one, the rope actually goes on and stays on better if you leave the carpet and wrap the rope around it instead of the bare wood. We live and learn!
If you leave a loop at the end of the run and at least 6 inches of tail at the beginning, you can finish by placing the last bit of rope through the loop (like threading a sewing needle) and tug the "tail" that you left at the beginning to tighten the loop. No big Knots to worry about. I started at the top of the scratching post (leaving the "tail" at the top), in relation to how your cat tree will sit, leaving the loop at the very bottom. Worked like a champ. After watching Tony in this video the idea came to me. Thanks Tony!!
Great video! I used your technique with just a few modifications: First, I chose 1/2" sisal hemp rope -- a little more difficult to work with, but thicker and (hopefully) will last longer. I also admit to using a couple of staples at the top to make the starting process easier (an extra pair of hands would have eliminated the need for this cheat). (Had to use 9/16" staples for rope this thick, by the way.) Finally, I was repairing a small cat scratcher, so I was able to place the project on top of a rotating lazy susan, which made the winding process a _lot_ easier! Anyway, thanks for the idea!
Nice. I'm actually building my own cat tree from scratch and wanted to find the best way to add the rope for scratch posts. This is by far the best way I've seen and I intend to use it I'm not a fan of glue or staples on a cat tree. Either are easy to ingest by cats who will try to eat anything.
I am so glad I found this! I’ve got a 10 year old double-perch cat tree that has been shredded, and thought I was going to need to replace it. You’ve saved the day. Or the year. Maybe even 10 more years. Thank you!
Really smart way using that length of rope to tie it at the end! I loved not needing to use any glue or other ways of securing it! I need to redo a scratching post and think that way will work as well on that, great job!
I like that you didn't have to use glue to attach the rope. RIght now I've been gluing both ends of the rope and attaching it in smaller segments. The one downside to your method is once the cats claw through one section of the rope, you have to replace the whole thing, rather than just a small section.
Fantastic job on your tree repair! How has it held up? I don't want to use glue or staples if i don't have to but also want it to hold up under ferocious scratching.
D Squared last week I noticed one section was getting torn up again at the top, so I took it off and turned it around (meaning upside down). Now its good as new again. Maybe every year I may have to replace.
very helpful.... at first I thought: what is he talking about because he's trying to be funny man?. not my humor (luckly humor is multifaceted) .Thank you for making this video.Sorry for my bad english... Greetings from Germany😁
Gorgeous cat you have there! We have a bad boy like that too , haha! I'm currently in the process of recovering our cat's condo for the second time. I used sisal rope also, like you did here. But I like the idea of hanging toys from the extra rope left after you tied it. I'm going to do that as well this time. Thanks for sharing!
One thing I forgot to add, a tip actually: when wrapping the sisal rope tightly around the post, use gloves to protect your hands, or you'll scrape them. That rope is very rough!
Awww, your cat loved that rope.. so sweet, but you need to cut off all those tags from the hanging cat toys. I’m sure the safety precautions only pertain to the actual toy, not the price tags. That is, on the actual “cat” toys. I would also remove all the tags on the non-cat toys (TY Beanie Babies), you know cats... you don’t want your baby digesting a bunch of cardboard or unsafe materials, do you?
That looks like his favorite place to scratch for sure lol better the cat tree than the couches or your box springs! My cats are declawed (I'd never do that to them but I rescued them and their former owners had them declawed) but the disadvantage they have is they NEVER climb. Ever. They strictly stay to the floors and it's the oddest thing I've ever witnessed as a lifelong cat owner. I'd never had declawed cats before so I must say that their owners having their claws taken out must leave them feeling unsafe and unsure with climbing up onto the furniture. The highest they'll jump is the beds and couches. I wish I could get them to like a cat tree. I hate that their claws are gone. It's the worst thing to do to a cat who needs their claws to climb and to be able to get away from predators. It's in their nature to scratch. Thankfully these two do not go outside at all so that won't be an issue but I do wish that they could climb and scratch to their hearts content. They still stretch out and do the same action as if they are trying to scratch but since their claws are gone they end up not doing much. Their fav spot to do that is my bed and the doorways. Your a good cat parent for fixing up their fav scratching spot. They are beautiful cats!
what i did was put a loop about 5 winds from the end then wind the rope 5 more times then stick the end through the loop then pull the other end of the loop that should be sticking out at the 5th turn from the bottom pull the loose end and the loop will pull the end of the rope under the last 5 turns. then cut the rope sticking out flush with the post
Erst einmal,der Kater ist so mega hübsch und genial, sofort das neue Reparierte untersuchen🙈🤣🫶, nun zu Ihrer Vorgehensweise,es ist schon mal sehr gut das nicht geklebt oder mit Nägeln oder Klammern gearbeitet wurde 👍🙏,denn wie man sieht bekommt der kleine Kerl sofort Alles raus, ich hätte nur den Kratzbaum auseinander genommen um so besser an die Sisalrolle zu kommen und dann von ganz oben bis ganz unten das Sisal umwickelt, so wäre auch kein Knoten notwendig gewesen, denn es ist nur eine Frage der Zeit bis der süße Schatz das wieder auf bekommt.🤣🤗😻❤️
Great video! I really like the design of your cat tree. Wondering where it was purchased. I have to replace all of the carpeting mine, or buy a new tree.
I used 10mm which is the metric equivalent (basically) for anyone interested and it worked a treat! So easy and the cats are chuffed! I bought 50m for only AUD$30 on line so I'll be able to redo a few!
I love this video! I did your method 6 months ago on a portion of my cat tree, and it's still going strong. Now, I'm touching up a second section on the cat tree and came back here to refresh my memory on how to do it. Thank you!!
Love this idea! Thanks for the video. Also love the background music, which I notice changes to a "Batman" themed music, when the cat resumes destroying the newly-strung post.
THANK YOU. Like others didn't want to use tools or glue. Took a chance and did a search here,and VOILA. pure genius! Have two kittens who look like your cat, and they are rascals too. Love them big time.
This is perfect! I will let definitely try this and let you know how it turns out. Your precious boy is SO adorable! My boy is also a monster. He eats about anything he can find, so attaching a mouse at the end of the rope is not an option for me.
That's what the cat tree is for! The goal is to take that healthy playful energy out on the cat tree and not your furniture. Be happy your kitties are perfectly healthy.
Thanks for this vid. I was desperately trying to find, an article or video, that mentioned using hemp rope, instead of sisal. All I found was an article saying, it was useless, don't use it, blah blah blah. That didn't make sense. So, I take it, it stood up to your guys and everything was fine? I am really glad you posted this!! Thank you, so much. ( I bought my hemp rope at the dollar store, so it was dead cheap! No I'm not American either and yes I now live in the States. I like this vid coz of that, to)!!
I'm in need of repairing my smaller cat tree.. I bought thinner sisal rope and wasn't looking forward to trying to glue it down. This was a great alternative and quite ingenius if it holds! Thanks for the idea!
