First I will say it is very flimsy. The spring action holding mechanism is very weak and causes the whole cat tree to sway. Second there are no holes in the platforms for the cats don't really want to go high on it. It is hare for them to crawl up the column and then out and over each platform. The biggest drawback is the carpet covered poles. As your cat tries to claw it and scratch it, the carpet tears up and tears away from the pole. After only 7 week, I had to remove the bottom section of carpet and wrap it with sisel rope. I will trashing this soon and buying a quality cat tree with holes in the platforms and sisel rope wrapped poles. Don't waste your money.