We love it so much! The quality is very durable and strong we have a 4 yr old and a 6 yr old so it’s perfect for them to have enough stuff to play on now and still grow into without getting bored of it in a year or 2. The older cousins love the monkey bars! This is really the perfect okay set for families with lots of kids there is something for every age.

I read many of the reviews before purchasing this set. I was geared up and ready to go for a 40+ hour project. I prepped two cordless drills (one for drilling, one for screws/bolts) and when the set arrived (in four boxes) I organized the screw/bolts/hardware as others had indicted to do. I decided to leave all the boards in the boxes because the boxes have an inventory list and felt it would be easier to find what I needed that way. The set went together faster than expected. I finished it in about 20-22 hours of total hands on time. The directions were straight forward and the boards were correctly pre-fitted and guide holes lined up correctly. The only times I had to drill was when the directions indicated such. And although seeking out boards that were needed for each step was still somewhat time consuming, having the packing lists for each box sped up the process. It would have been useful to have a second person to pull and preset the boards/bolts for the next steps but I had expected this to take me a while anyway. As for quality, the boards are cedar and have a finish on them. This set is not for older children. Although fairly sturdy, I could foresee issues for older children (11+) putting stress on the cedar boards that they weren't designed to bear. I did not receive any cracked or damaged boards in the set. They were cut to specifications and as stated, that made the project go faster than expected. I still plan to put a water sealant on the wood to preserve the lifespan of the set but overall the kids have been thoroughly enjoying playing on and in the set and even had fun "helping" put it together.

After reading many of the reviews and consolidating the suggestions, I purchased the playset and completed the assembly. It's a great set and no parts were missing like others have experienced. It did take about 25 hours with two people to complete the assembly. Here are the steps we used which really worked out well thanks to many that have gone before me: 1. Removed the lids off the 4 boxes and used them to store the small boards and used them for prepping for the assembly steps. 2. Took an inventory of every board and larger parts, I did not count the nuts and bolts. 3. The small boards I placed in the box lids based on their lettering, i.e., I put all the "K"s together, all the "O"s together, etc. 4. For the larger boards (i.e. those that are too long to fit into the box lid) I stood against the wall in my garage in letter groupings like I did with the smaller boards 5. Get about 25 small contains/bowls and dumped each bag of hardware (nuts and bolts) in the containers and then taped the bag to the container so you could read the item description of what was in that bag. 6. Laid out the wood onto saw horses and tables and coated all the wood with water protectant (this part took forever) 7. My wife gathered all the boards and hardware required for each step and placed them into a box labeled for that given step. Used zip lock bags to hold the hardware. She was always a few steps ahead of me. 8. As I got to each step, all the wood and hardware were together to assemble that step. 9. Allowed my older son to prep some of the next steps which was a BIG mistake! Does not pay attention to detail so I spent more time chasing the missing hardware! 10. For the wood rails that make up the walls that have to be spaced apart, it was easier to just cut a scarp pieces of wood the dimensions the directions called for and used that as a spacer. 11. If you want the window in the top section to face the front of the playset like the picture, make that change in Step 59 and 60. The directions have that window facing the back of the playset and the front would be solid. 12. Once the playset was assembled, I sprayed on a second coat of water protectant. 13. I also used 2 cordless drills plus a cordless screwdriver, one drill I attached a 1/2 socket to help with those parts requiring the hex bolts. Good Luck!

I chose this swing + set because of many reasons but some of the most important to me were the reviews from others that were very helpful, price/without added shipping, many extras that a 7-8 year old wants and just that I loved the look with the bay windows and lookout tower. Do sort the pieces and bag the hardware for each step. I had all the pieces with ours and it took two days 8 hours each to put together.

Several hours are needed to inventory and separate parts if you are doing this by yourself. Some instructions are a little vague. My son and I worked together on the construction when he was off work and a neighbor helped one afternoon also. I believe we put in about 40 hours. All of the pieces were shipped but we ended up going to the hardware store for approximately a half dozen bolts. It is quite easy to use the wrong screw or wrong bolt so I wouldn't say they weren't all shipped. My grandchildren love it. My grandaughter refers to it as her "Park". It looks great and we are happy with it.

Fast delivery and a great product!!

This play set is an excellent value for the price. My kids love playing on it, as well as all of the other neighborhood kids! It did not take long to receive the play set. My one MAJOR complaint about this purchase - I paid the extra amount to have it installed. That was a nightmare! The manufacturer of the play set uses a contract company to build it. I got an appointment time for a Monday between 8 am-12 pm. The installers didn't call me until Monday afternoon at 3:00 pm to tell me they would be at my house at 5:00 pm! They worked on it until 8:30 pm. They told me they would be back the next day (Tuesday) to finish it in the afternoon. They didn't arrive until 7:30 pm on Tuesday night and their supervisor called to tell me they would finish that night. He insisted that they were professionals and could complete it in the dark! I told him that I didn't want them working in the dark because this was something my kids would be playing on and I didn't want any mistakes made. So they worked on it until 8:30 pm. During this time, I called the corporate office of the manufacturer to complain and they said that the installers would be back the next day (Wednesday) around 3:00 to finish it. I got a call at 8:30 am the next morning from the installers saying that "their scheduled cleared up" and they would be here to finish the play set that morning. They worked on it all day again until 8:30 pm and pretty much completed it. There was an issue with ladder because one of the boards wasn't included in the box. The installers told me they had informed their supervisor about the missing board and that the supervisor would call the order in to have the missing board shipped to me. Then they would be back to install it. About a week passed by and I still had not heard from the manufacturer about the replacement board, so I called. They had my play set listed as being completed and had no idea about the missing board. They even looked at the pictures that were taken of the play set by the installers and could clearly see that the ladder was missing and the play set was not completed. They quickly sent the replacement board and fixtures and had someone different come out to repair it (per my request). And now the play set is complete and my kids are happy. Bottom line - do not pay the extra amount to Sam's Club to have it installed. Find your own company/person/handy man to do it.

We are currently putting the unit together, which is very time consuming. So far, all parts and pieces are there. The unit appears to be good quality. The instructions are pretty good for first time users of these instructions. The unit is good size with lots of stuff for the grandkids to do.

I bought this a few weeks ago and received it in a little over a week, ahead of the estimated delivery time by over ten days. We started unpacking everything (four big boxes) last week and then built this thing over the weekend. It took every bit of sixteen hours for two able-bodied adults to assemble, but it was not that difficult overall considering its finished size. The "chalet" in the top is big enough for me to stand in and I'm 6' 5" (2m) tall! The set is amazingly solid and looks incredibly impressive when coming around the corner to my back yard. The kids (three of them, ages three to seven) were busting at the seams to play on it today after school and play they did! This could easily keep six or more children occupied, which is great because we have lots of friends and family who also have multiple kids. Incredibly satisfied with this purchase. Easily buildable by adults if you have a good drill, necessary bits and some rudimentary framing knowledge (i.e. the 6-8-10 rule) to keep it square. Top it off with a level and shovel to get the landscape right and this is a project whose investment will pay off over and over for years to come! Buy it, build it and you too will stand back amazed at the most awesome kid's play set ever...I want to be a kid again!

This type of cedar is very very lightweight and has absolutely no density. I understand that is somewhat the nature of the wood, but then many of the pieces that are braces and supports should have been cut larger. Also, the stain is so minimally applied and easily rubs off to the point that it will be all over your kids clothes if you don’t stain it properly yourself. I had to re-stain everything right off the bat. There’s also no evidence of any quality control: excessively warped boards, boards of the same part number that are not cut to the same size, edges that are planes too thinly, bent screws and boards that split way too easily. It’s like no matter how badly it came off the assembly line, they threw it in the box anyway. I also think that the engineering of the crows nest is inferior and will not be sufficient to support a 2 seat swing, which will require that you come up with some sort of modification to beef it up. I would go with another brand name that already puts quality in the box, otherwise you will just end up spending the extra money anyway on all of the modifications you will need to make.