Looks like a professional park set. Took my husband and father in law the better part of a full day to assemble. Kids love it, just enough to do to keep 3yo busy. Shipment is gigantic but separate boxes for pieces of set are helpful during assembly. Positive reaction from neighbors. Hopefully low maintenance compared to popular wood sets.

This took us three days to put together and was not super fun, though instructions were reasonably clear in most cases. But now that it is together, we have zero regrets splurging on the best one. This thing is RAD. Kids, 4 and 6, play all day on it! Sturdy, no creaking or problems.

I love this playground. I was a little nervous with the different additions, however my son loves to spin around, and now he can do it himself. I paid to have lifetime come and install, and glad I did. They had it built in about an hour. Completely worth the money.

Shipping was definitely a trick. At first I was frustrated by how slow it seemed for this to arrive. Until it DID arrive and I realized just how big and heavy the crate was that contained all the pieces. This was delivered by a freight truck with a lift gate and the pallet jack was useless. So have a little patience from when you order to when it’s delivered. This thing came in a HUGE crate - if you don’t have a forklift - a really strong pry bar and hammer will help you open the crate so you can unload the boxes separately. Start early in the morning! Open ALL the boxes first. Keep the contents of each box together!! You will jump around from box to box on occasion. The directions were pretty clear but the only thing lacking was what piece was located in what box. We had to dig around a bit to find what we needed, but it was pretty obvious when we found it. You need two or more people and some step stools/free standing ladders to put this thing together. Whatever you do, don’t use a battery operated drill. You’re going to snap more bolts then you have available if you do. And they do give you a few extras. Thank goodness. Put everything together before you tighten all the bolts. Even only hand tightened, it’s very sturdy. The directions were very easy to follow but you are not going to get this put together in a day with only two people. The accessories and finishing touches will be day two. (The ground wasn’t level where we were setting it up, so we had to dig holes and square everything up. So our process took much longer than expected.) With that said - this was the BEST investment I ever made for my two kids, ages 4 & 5. They have this thing mastered and play on it several times a week. There is so much for them to do. It was more than I wanted to spend - but with plywood cost nowadays, this thing cost just as much as something half its size, made out of wood. And it’s going to last forever. My wooden one that it replaced was rotted at the base within a couple of years. This thing will still be standing when my children’s grandchildren are around to play on it. Funny story - We started with the monkey bars and accidentally flipped the Fireman's pole and slide. Operator error, we went back and looked at the directions and it was our mistake, not the manual. By the time we realized it, we were much too far into the installation to correct it and now the footprint was much larger than the space we had available. We ended up putting the other slide over half of the rope climb and used 2 inch plywood to create a rock wall where the slide should’ve gone. It’s certainly not as pretty as it was intended, but it works. My kids LOVE this thing. Our house is play date central because of it. Worth every penny! My only critique is I wish they made a mirror image version for you to choose from. Otherwise, very happy customer.

We bought this for our three boys, currently ages 5, 3, and 1. It took my husband about twelve hours, working alone, to put it together. We've had it for about three months now and absolutely love it. It seems very well made and I expect our boys to get a decade or more of use out of it. Everything on it could be enjoyed by kids much bigger and older than mine currently are so I expect them to still be swinging, sliding, and climbing for many years to come. I think it's a great investment to encourage outdoor play. This set has so much it really feels like we've brought the playground to our own backyard.

We purchased the swing for our children for Christmas this year. My husband and I assemble the swing set in one day. The instructions were fairly easy to follow. We did have to go back a couple times take a few pieces off and redo a couple things. The only thing I’m a little disappointed in is the steps going up to the Playhouse. There is only 4 thin metal rods going across for steps. For little kids or in wet rainy weather I can see this might be a hazard. Other than that the swingset is very sturdy and very beautiful I believe our children will have a swingset for many years to come.

My grandsons really enjoy their"park" as they call it. However after a couple of years 4 of the galvanized swing hooks started to rust after a quick form was filled out within a week four new ones arrived. Lifetime makes the best products stay away from the high maintenance wood which only lasts a couple years.

Quality materials. Just two issues...the framework instructions were not diagrammed and worded very well, and if I had realized that it was made in China I would not have bought it. Please consider creating your products and jobs in the USA!! Thank you.

Our Lifetime playground set has withstood many a storm and 8 years later looks great and has lasted through our 5 children playing on it most days. However, our neighbor's trampoline flew into it during a recent severe storm and we needed to replace a section of roof along with a bar. They provided us the parts at a great, low cost and made sure to include extra hardware. They were extremely helpful and polite, as well.

We bought this set for our grand children and they spend their entire days using it as swing, slide, make up boat, make up airplane, house and you name it. the set can be used at any age, from toddler to teens and older. We like the accessories like the small picnic table is also used ++. In addition, the company has been super helpful when we needed a part after several years and they provided free of charge!! Highly recommended. A+++