Aivituvin Cat House Outdoor Catio Kitty Enclosure with Super Large Enter Door,Wooden Cat Cage Condo Indoor Playpen with Platforms,Small House 71 Inch

So the product arrived faster than it said. It came in two boxes. I bought many things that had to be assembled on arrival, suggesting you need two people and one hour. You need more than an hour, two hours, and a pizza break.More than enough screws are included, which is nice. But you will not put this together with your DeWalt drill, nor will you manually screw these, and there’s just too much to do. There are pre-drilled holes in almost every instance. I only had to create holes on three occasions, which was pretty straightforward, but I recommend getting a tiny drill bit to help you. The proper tool to put this together is a battery-powered screwdriver, and they are very inexpensive online. It needs to have enough work so it can’t be the cheapest. I got mine from Home Depot.The quality is excellent. There was no damage to the product. It was put together well, and it will last a long time. The wood has a strong pine odor, but I installed it outside, so that smell went away quickly. The instructions were decent, and normally, I would add additional recommendations, but these instructions were complete. Besides having a small drillbit on hand and an electric screwdriver, the instructions are thorough.The cats love the space. The location of the shelving and the hutches is well designed so that the cats can get to each of the locations in the catio. The roof is layered with asphalt to be installable in the weather. It includes options to angle the roof or place it flat. I used the extra screws to lock down the latches that I will not be using on the extra doors for Security since I use the main door. The end of the instructions shows a nice tunnel that this manufacturer has to connect to one of the lower doors, but I don’t know where that’s available.I think you can purchase this with confidence. It’s large enough for multiple cats and will last a long time.

Generally speaking, we're pleased with it. The cats are happy with it & that's all that really matters in life 😝Came in 1 box. Not too difficult to assemble with 2 people & a drill on low setting. There were some small snags: pre drilled holes not aligning, some areas were so narrow to drill into that the screw protruded through.I omitted the top center panel & bought a kitty door for a screen so they could enter from my bedroom.I wish there was a latch for when a human goes inside. The door just hangs open for the cats to run out. I'll rig something though.Size: Ehhh, it could be bigger for my 4 cats. I am SO happy I got the XL. Wish they had an XXXL. If you have more than 2-3 cats, just go big; you'll thank yourself.Mine is partially protected from direct rain.. but I live in rainy OR so we'll see how it holds up & I'll post in future.

First off, I probably read at least 400 of the reviews before ordering this catio kit. The one thing that kept jumping out at me, were the people who took the time to use FlexSeal on all the wood parts prior to constructing. I decided to do this as the wood is maybe a little cheap, and I would like this to last a long time. It took me two weeks…working probably six hours a day to FlexSeal all of the pieces. FlexSeal is really a toxic coating, so make sure you are doing this outside to protect your lungs. It took 3.5 quarts of FlexSeal to seal this…which is about $100 worth of FlexSeal. I also bought about two dozen small crappy brushes and just threw them out after using, because cleaning up FlexSeal is pretty much impossible. I painted with rubber cleaning gloves on because you do NOT want to get this on your skin. Knowing each part intimately after the long process of sealing, was good, as the instruction manual was laughable! The illustrations are essential in building this kit out, because the written directions are either indecipherable or just not inclusive. My spouse helped me in the construction, and it took us maybe 6 hours to complete…would have been less but it was 100 degrees outside and we were moving in slow-mo. You definitely need two people to put this together, as the walls are unstable until completely secured with the final screws. Pop that roof on and it is incredibly stable! We chose to use L brackets to secure this in two places on the deck. I highly doubt wind could pick this up, but better safe than story. The other tip I picked up from reading the reviews is around drilling pilot holes in to the second piece of wood prior to installing screws. If you do NOT do this, you will likely find the back piece of wood splitting. Only took me once to verify that. 😂. We’ve ended up really liking this catio. The price was right, especially as I do not have the time to design and buy the raw materials, nor the power tools to build this out. Our cat really loves this space. He was a street cat that joined our household and this is a nice place for him to still hang out outdoors, without killing off the bird population. This catio is good looking…I am looking forward to next summer when I can landscape with plants and containers to fully integrate it in to our decks and gardens. If I were a retired street cat now living in a house, I’d be thrilled if my parents built this for me!

I modified the cubbies to become a tunnell from the cat door to the catio. It took me a while to put it together, but it has been a great addition for my cats to go out but still be protected. It came in two deliveries but there wasn’t any notice about that. I knew from reading reviews. I suggest the seller add that to the description so someone doesn’t start putting it together too soon. I reinforced some sections with zip ties. The artificial grass I put on the floor works great. Keeps it cleaner than if it were placed directly on the ground. Would recommend.