First off, I will give this 5 stars for the enjoyment and pleasure my grandson is getting out of this. He is having a ball. He should have years and years of fun playing on this. Second, I can only give this 3 stars as far as the instructions are concerned. My father and I put this together and we do know what we are doing. However, the instructions are on the confusing side. Also, instructions state, 2 men can build this in 28 hours. This is a load of hogwash. We had close to 70 hours or more into building this. The item is very sturdy as both myself and my farther stood inside the large fort at the same time while putting the roof on, and it held two 225 pound men without a problem. (Can everyone say stress testers!) We had one mistake, which was our fault, we stripped out one bolt which I had to replace as they didn't send extra. If you are considering purchasing this item, do it. Your children will absolutely love it. Just remember to give yourself plenty of time to put this together as the instructions are a bit tricky. Also, keep referring back to the pictures as that will help in understanding the instructions. Take your time to ensure you fully understand the instructions before you do a step and DO NOT get ahead of yourself! Good Luck.

This is a genuine review. What this playset really is.. I barely review anything online, but based on the different reviews, I decided to write a one to help a potential buyer make a decision. Very time consuming to assemble. You need patience and all the time you can get to put this together. Took me a week and a half working on this couple of hours every day. I got help ( 4 people, including me) on day one. The remaining days were all just me. From roofing to the tube slide, doors, windows, and swing stand were all me with zero help. I'm a 35 year old mum with 2 boys ages 22 months and 3 1/2 years. Playing around and seeking attention, feeding, and changing diapers in-between. I paid more attention to the pictures, and parts and screws needed than reading the instructions. Hence, I had to redo some parts, but I still continued with that approach. Much more easy to follow than reading the instructions. Make sure you lay out all parts and screws before starting. This is a must do. You'll need a drill and a few tools (this was my first time using drills and all those tools, so I seriously don't know the names. But I had all needed tolls at home. Once you lay out the parts and start, you'll have an idea of what tools are needed. Use the drilling and screwing tools that came with the product helps a lot, and don't hesitate to drill when necessary. I had some broken pieces and missing parts, but the company replaced more than just the broken and missing pieces in no time. Replacement was right on time. Did not slow me down at all. Also gave me a 100 dollar gift card for the inconvenience. The playset is just like the picture. Size and style are just like the picture. My only disappointment was the slide. Too small. There was still a little room on the sides to make the slides a little bigger. After it's built, it's really sturdy. There has to be an earthquake and serious tornado to bring it down. Woods look fragile initially, but while done, it is strong and sturdy. Make sure you use the item to secure the swing to the ground. Don't leave that out. Makes a huge difference in making the playset secure and sturdy. The lower part will accommodate kids not more than 3 feet standing, but I do sit and play in there with my kids, and I'm 5'7". The upper level has more room for taller kids. I'm 150lbs, and I'm able to play in the upper level with my kids, but I don't think I'm going to make it an everyday thing. Truthfully, it is best for not more than 120 lbs kids and adults. But can occasionally accommodate not more than 160 lbs kids and adults. Overall, my entire family loves the playset and looks sturdy enough to last years. I will recommend this. Just be ready to put in the work to assemble it. Alot of patience is required. This is my first time building something this huge and tedious. It is doable with or without help. But help is always better

Considering how expensive good wood is nowadays I wasnt expecting the best however this set came out way better than I thought it would. Despite other reviews the manual is not hard to follow you just have to read and pay attention to the pictures. Plus the wood is decent if others are saying that it cracks it's because they're probably screwing in the hardware too hard and going wild with a drill, which is on them because the wood is not too bad. I used a battery powered drill and had very little issues with the wood cracking. Although the comments about the slide are true, it is a nightmare and hard to assemble but just be patient and it will all come together. It is also time consuming but luckily I had some help and just took my time with the little parts at the end. Don't let this big set intimidate you it's actually not that bad especially if you you can operate basic tools, have some extra hands to help, and separate all the pieces before you start. You can always YouTube also and there's some great tips on this set. It's great, all I got left is the roofs and I'll be done. My kids cant wait and are going to love it!

The instructions were also wet also and destroyed, I had to go to the library to print out a new instruction booklet at the cost of $20 extra! Some of the wood was damaged and I'm missing pieces and I can't identify the pieces because they are not stamped clearly! To this day I'm still unable to assemble it! When I called The Help number they said they cannot help without the numbers of the missing and damaged pieces! The reason why I gave it one star is because it wouldn't let me submit it with zero Stars.

The project looks daunting, but you can do this! It's recommended to have 2, sometimes 3 people assembling this set but I was able to do it entirely by myself (with the added fun of my 3 year old son running around hiding some of the pieces). There are many time-savers in the construction, like pre-assembled panels. The entire project took me a week (a couple of hours a day after work), but it's something that could be knocked-out in a weekend if you have a helper. The biggest and probably most important job is the sorting. Each piece of wood has a number on it that the instructions refer to when assembling. If you don't take the time to pre-sort, you're gonna have a tough time getting through. Also, the instructions do not tell you when it's time to open up another bag of hardware. It comes with 5-6 bags of various screws, nuts, bolts, lock washers, etc. It just assumes you know to open a new bag on a new project. I took a few liberties on where pieces were installed, I liked one of the panels moved to a different location, but the cedar wood is quality and the little add-ons are great (clock, 2x kitchens, bench seat, telescope, wheel, etc). It's very solid, it includes metal stakes (rebar) that get punched into the ground strategically around the unit and affixed to the base. This thing is hurricane-proof! The most difficult spots are the multi-man jobs: Swing arm, tunnel slide and roofing. But I was able to manage and I'd rate my handyman skills as "slightly above average, but not great". I've seen similar systems sold for 2x as much, this one is most certainly worth your efforts, a weekend for a lifetime of fun!

We bought this set about 2 years ago and it was the worst investment. Within a few months the slides broke and were not able to be used. This last fall, the wood became so brittle I broke the towers with my bare hands. Sadly we had to break it and take it to the dump. How sad that it was too cheap for a 3 year old to play on. I will never buy this brand again. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

This is a nice swing, but takes forever to put together. It took my husband and I 34+ hours to put together. So sod the items were mislabeled. The screws that come with it break easily. We put on the stakes with the screws and then a day later I saw them on the ground. The screws literally broke in half. We have had this about 3 months now and the same thing happened to the screws that attach the slide (1/2 the screw is stuck in the wood where the pre drilled holes are, and we are now going to have to make our own holes in the slide). The screws broke that are holing out took on too. We have just been having to go buy more heavy duty screws at the hardware store as we find the broken ones. The kids sinks have no drain hole and will hold water when it rains. Overall though the kids love it!!!

We bought this last June for when our grandchildren come over. We have 10 grandchildren under the age of 5 and those that are big enough just love it. It's much smaller than it looks in the picture, but it seems really sturdy. My grown sons play on it with the kids. The wood is quite soft, so my grown sons have to be a little bit careful. We are running two water lines to it next summer. One will be placed at the top of the tube slide, so the kids can have a water slide when they want. And the other will run to the little sink. We will put a bar sink in in place of the plastic sink and have a drinking fountain in the little kitchen area.

Shipping was faster than expected. My husband helped me frame it. And i did everything else solo.The instructions aren't very specific and every thing needed was in a different box (8 total). It was helpful to lay everything in piles by shape and size and organize the nuts and bolts. After some frustration, we realized we needed a few more parts. We contacted the company out product number was no where to be found on any box, but we went off the manual and got the 3xbags things we needed. We have a lot of extra stuff that wasn't required. It's been 2 months and it is sturdy i, 145lb female, can and do climb up to clean out the clubhouse. The wood is thin, borrowed a hole of two and the hardware got striped aa few times. But over all its a good enough for our kids 2,5,6,8.

Just wanted this set for the " house" sections for my daughter, who wanted an elevated, multi room playhouse. The price was right, as most playhouses cost a small fortune and only have 1 tiny room. What's with that? Used the slides and climbing walls with the house. Also relocated many of these features to where I needed them. Left the Swingset portion off completely. I screened all the windows and openings, since 1 lurking spider warrants abandonment! Screens really work! Had professionals build which took them 10 hours! At $600. to install it was so worth it. It would have taken me (a mom) 6 weekends to build! I had plank floors built in as well, which helps with the rather flimsy construction. I had to laugh as it was being built. It is much smaller than you expect, almost comically small. Walls, floors, roofs are thin and actually quite flimsy. Plastic slides are also very thin plastic. Not top quality materials as i have had with past play sets. I would not feel comfortable with any "chunky monkeys" climbing in and around this. Anyway my kid loves it, especially the tube slide! For a kids playset, even adults consider it good looking. As you'll see I had fun really "pimping it out"! I'll expect 3-5 year lifespan with the drainage gravel which I trenched around the structure. Ground level materials are always the first areas to rot. Good luck to you!