• weeeeum@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    If its the wood you might be able to sink a woodscrew into a post section. Drive it most of the way with a drill, and tighten the rest by hand. Make sure it goes in all the way so nobody gets their claws caught on it

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      3 days ago

      See, the posts seem to be made of cardboard, so I think they’re just weakening from being moved and living through the house fire. It was given to us by someone who’s cat ran away, so it was already preowned. I was thinking about getting a 2x4 and anchoring it in the wood platforms from bottom to top and putting something heavy in the base just for support and balance

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        3 days ago

        Hmm I’m not sure how to fix it then. I bet it would stiffen up a lot if it was screwed to the wall, even with just drywall anchors

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            2 days ago

            Hmmm, if you’re deadset on keeping the tree you might need to get a professional. Cardboard construction is out of my scope LOL. I was gonna make mine out of 4x4s and plywood.

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              1 day ago

              I mean, I would love to get a new one, but I’m currently unemployed due to health problems so I was really just trying to figure out how to prolong the lifespan of this one

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                1 day ago

                I think something like L brackets could work. They are pretty cheap, like $10 for 20x. Something around an inch or two long.

                Screw these onto any loose corners, and repeat on the opossite side. Hopefully screws will work on cardboard