Bought this for our 14 year old cat. She's been sleeping in a very sturdy, heated "outdoor home"for years, by choice. Remodeling the area where she sleeps & wanted to spruce up her house. Took about 45 minutes to put together, easy peasy. Bought a heated pet pad & we're done. We'll built, no sharp edges or splintered wood.

I keep this on my back deck, the cats like it especially when it rains. In the winter I insulate it and fill the inside with straw. I had a previous one which lasted a few winters, but last winter we had so much snow the roof caved in, so I bought a new one. This one is slightly smaller in width, but a little longer in length, still very sturdy.

When I looked into getting this cat house, I was nervous and actually waited a long time to give a review so I could give it a fair chance. I have an outside cat who just adopted us, so we wanted to get him something good. I looked at many different cat houses but Mandark the cat does not like small door ways.
I read the reviews and was worried it would be good or not, but wow, we went all winter with a heating pad and blankets. It's is warm for him since I put attic installation in that pushes his heat back to him. Put a cat bed in there with a heating pad and blanket and he was toasty! He stayed in it all winter and I fixed him a porch to eat on when it rains. He fits, at the time he was 10lbs but for a stand size cat it fits great( see pics) he seems comfy and like that it accidentally matches my house😆
When putting it together I did have a little trouble, but looking a couples times at the instructions I was able to figure it out. The material is a softer wood, but sturdy. It doesn't leak and the lid stays open when lifted. The floor is sturdy, I had no concern about it holding him. I honestly felt it was more sturdy than some human furniture that I've bought.
The roof with shingles are great, they stay in place and very durable. He like to eat on top of the house. The little window comes with a clear flap, but I lined it with plastic on the inside and put the flap on there too. You can run cords out of if need be like my heating pad. To legs are strong and don't wobble unless you put them on uneven ground. I can't really pick a fault with it. Mandark is happy. I did add the lattace to make a closed in corner to keep wind off of him.
Oh mandark is 12lbs now and still fits!

I purchased the smallest size (33 x 25 x 23); it is the one with the porch. . . And it is simply adorable, but I give it 3 stars . . . Please be advised that the little window is simply an opening with two bars--there is no plexiglass. I am going to use this for a feral cat in cold weather, so I need it enclosed. For the time being, I took a piece of foam packing from the shipping box, cut it to size, and duct taped it like crazy from the inside to keep air from coming in. I used rice paper (from the shipping box) to cover the floor and the edges of the floor. Then I put a very thick layer of straw all around the edges and on the floor to insulate it. We'll see if the kitty uses it.

I was able to assemble everything but the roof in less than an hour. I was ready to place the screws to keep the roof ON, but ... the holes simply do not match up!! I will eventually have a carpenter friend figure out a solution. In the meantime, the roof is sitting on top, and since it is heavy, I am not worried about it. It's stable as it is for now.

I would prefer a nice, heavy cathouse made from plywood like my dad used to make, but I think this is not bad. If the roof had attached correctly, I would have given 4 stars. If someone wanted to use this indoors for a small dog or cat, I think it would be very cute, also!!

Edited to add two more photos. I had a friend cut a piece of thick plywood to place on the open end of the porch. He also easily finished putting the roof on, so that was my bad--I didn't see the holes for the screws--turns out they were there all along. I painted the new board a matching gray, and am pleased with the house, so I have added a star right now. The feral cat does enter the porch of this house to eat his food, but I am not sure if he has slept in it yet.

Not real sturdy. The worst thing is you can't use it in the winter because it ha an open window. Also It was pretty easy to assemble but I don't know what the connection rod is for. It does look nice.