Cat Tree Plans

Cat tree plans are available online as well as at many local home improvement stores. By making your own cat tree, you will be able to create something that is individually tailored to your cat's needs. Commercial cat furniture can be expensive, so making your own can help you save a lot of money.

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A cat tree is a play and exercise area for your cat. It helps keep her from clawing on your furniture and gives her a place to climb, sleep and watch the world go by. If you have a dog or small children, it may be a place of refuge for your cat as well.

There are many different styles of cat trees and cat tree plans. Keep the following points in mind when you are choosing which plans to use:

• Budget - Many of the materials can be obtained for very little money or even for free if you look around.
• Size - If you have a small apartment, keep in mind that you might not want a cat tree that takes up half your living room.
• Number of cats - If you have more than one cat, you will need a larger cat tree than if you have only one.
• Your woodworking abilities - If this is your first woodworking project, try to find plans that are simple and don't have a lot of details.

There are many places to search for cat tree plans.

The library is an incredible, free resource that most people forget to consider. Your local library will more than likely have back copies of woodworking and project magazines as well as cat magazines. These may have plans and instructions for building your own cat tree.

Besides magazines, there are books that are sure to have instructions for creating various cat furniture. You may find the directions in one of the books about cats in the pets section, or perhaps in one of the craft books. If you are having trouble finding what you are looking for, be sure to ask the librarian for help.

Sometimes local hardware and home improvement stores like Home Depot or Lowe's have project classes on the weekends. Ask the store manager if there is a project class scheduled on the topic of making cat trees. If not, ask him if there is a possibility of them creating such a class.

These stores also have book and magazine sections that may have what you are looking for, and if you're lucky, they may have free plans available in their lumber department.

The Internet is the simplest place to find tree plans. A quick Google search will turn up hundreds of web pages. Many of the plans are free. Here are seceral websites that offer tree plans:

• Cat Trees has six different plans for $6.95. The website has several images, customer images and ideas to help you create exactly what you want.
• Feline Furniture gives free instructions for building a cat tree with four perches.
• Cat Furniture Plans has a number of plans that you can download onto your computer once your payment is processed.
• New Woodworker has an amazing cat condo on the site. This project requires a lathe and is probably best for experienced woodworkers.
• Etznab's offers plans for a very simple cat tree.

Finding plans for the cat tree is a fairly simple process. Deciding which of the hundreds of plans that you want to build for your cat is the difficult part. Cat trees can contain any of the following components:

• Perches
• Batting toys
• Enclosures
• Scratching posts
• Ladders

You can adjust the plans you choose for height, types of perches and other items. Looking at a few ready made cat trees can give you a variety of ideas.

Whether you buy plans or download them, always read them carefully and make sure you understand them. Collect your materials and take your time. Your cats are sure to enjoy the fruit of your labor for years to come.

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