286cm Cecil Cat Tree

the only ceiling low enough in my house had carpeted floors, I think this contributed to how unstable it was but I could not anchor it into my walls as the strap was not long enough for where I could place it. It was so unstable that I was afraid that if my cat jumped on it that it would fall. When I tried to tighten the cirlce piece on the top the metal rod would go higher but because the circle piece had the hole all the way through it would not force the piece upwards, I would have to tighten it by hand and after it was so tight it would basically just move the whole tower in a circle across the ceiling, not tightening anything. It would work much better if the circle piece didn't have the hole go all the way through, you would be able to create proper tension between floor and ceiling then. Basically, it's not recommended to try use it on carpet, you need to be able to anchor it into a wall and if you aren't careful the metal rod on top will force its way into your ceiling becasue the circular peice meant to help stabilise it has a hole all the way through and is left behind when you try to lengthen the rod but you can only tighten the circular piece so much without it ending up at an angle which then makes it unstable still.

This thing was incredibly unstable and virtually useless. Not great scratching post material either, which is why I bought it. Maybe it functions better on hard flooring, but given we only have carpet it was just a waste of time.

Really great size tower for my cat, especially in my small apartment it’s not too bulking and is easy to put together