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Backyard Discovery Skyfort II Cedar Swing Set/PlaySet
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Jun 6, 2022
Howards Cabin
5 out of 5 stars review

Wondweful Playground

Installed 2 months ago at our mountain cabin. Our grandkids love it. The woodsy look blends into the woods perfectly. Looks like it belongs. Several stations so many kids can play at once. We also rent the property and our clients enjoy this feature for their kids.

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May 5, 2021
Missy
4 out of 5 stars review

Kids r loving it!

We bought this about a month ago for our kids age 3 and 6 and they are absolutely loving it! I called Sams Club daily to see if they had received any ( as they gets trucks all the time) and calling paid off, we were finally able to get one. We actually hired a couple of guys to assemble it because it looked like to much work! We sure are so glad we hired them it took approximately 3 days for it to be finished! I only gave this review 4 stars because I feel that this was such a big project that it should of came already with a sealant on it! Overall my kids r happy with it which makes this momma happy!

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Mar 28, 2023
dbsquared
5 out of 5 stars review

Happy kids

This was a great purchase. Assembly took us about a week, but that included two full-time jobs and some rainy days taking away from working hours. Customer service was amazing when we needed to replace some wooden pieces that had split. Directions were pretty good, but being able to rotate the view in the app was a huge help since sometimes the pieces look reversible but aren’t. Telescope is a little flimsy, but the kids love this thing.

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Jun 5, 2021
Jonah
5 out of 5 stars review

Probably the best value playset out there

Great value. All pieces were there except the slide mount. One piece was mis labeled but other than that this set rocks. I sort of expected it to be worse than it was assembling. As long as you have 2 or 3 free days and use the bilt app you will be fine. Took 2 ten hour days with me and my brother (one hour break on first day). Plenty of hardware in case you lose some. Make sure you have two drills so 2 people can work at once, and lay out all the pieces firat thing before you build (only took an hour to do). This playset is built pretty well and is massive, I think its probably the best value out there.

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Apr 27, 2021
Drea
5 out of 5 stars review

The best and easiest to build!

I love building this for my son considering I am the mother. Of a 6 year old big boy I managed to assemble this all by myself. Thank you backyard Discovery for making this experience as easy and convenient with every piece of wood packaged in the boxes. Thank you.

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Jun 25, 2020
AllieG
5 out of 5 stars review

Amazing product

My husband and I purchased this swing set a month ago for our kids. My husband built it all by himself and did a fabulous job with the help of your directions app. Our kids could spend hours and love playing on it. I feel very comfortable with craftsmanship and quality of this product. Definitely a great investment.

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Jul 27, 2018
Timm
5 out of 5 stars review

Lots of work, but worth it.

We just assembled this thing last week. Here is my experience and my recommendations. After ordering this Playset, I printed off a set of instructions. It gave me a chance to get familiar with the parts and assembly sequence. It also gave me dimensions that I needed to make sure ground was leveled. I bought better wood screws with torx head. I believe I went with 2", 1-1/4", and 2-1/2 inch screws. I should have got a box or 2 of 1-1/8" because there were many of those and I had to use their phillips head they provided, which was a pain. So, when the playset arrives in 4 large boxes, I recommend going through each box, one at a time and checking off the inventory sheet that is provided in each box. Lay everything out. There are stamps on each board and they are faint. If one is too faint, use the directions that show the piece and re-label it at this point. Put all the stamps in the same direction. This helps later when searching for the board you need. In my case, the boards that I laid vertical, I had stamps at top. If boards were placed horizontal, the stamps were to the left. There were some boards marked the same, but in different boxes. So keep that in mind. After you inventory each box, you can put all like boards together to save time and floor space. Like other reviews on here, it is absolutely necessary to sort out the hardware before you begin. The instructions are set up in steps. Starts out with sub assemblies, such as the slide, rock wall, etc. All together their are about 140 steps or so. Each step states what hardware is needed to complete the step. So buy large baggies and put hardware in there for each step, and clip the bag to each step. This is time consuming but will save you time, I promise you. Once my adult son and I started, it took us about 14 hours the first day. We stopped twice to eat. The second day, we spent 16 hours on it, taking only 1 break. The last day took about 3 hours attaching the sub assemblies onto the fort. The instructions were pretty good. The only problem was an occasional board that was hard to tell which way was to be orientated. But for the most part, we had zero trouble. Just takes time and patience. I recommend using a couple of cordless drivers for screws. Do not use an impact wrench.. we destroyed a few pieces of hardware with one. Also, there are 3 or 4 places to put spindles that need to be spaced apart. Make spacers before you begin. It helps. There are places you need to drill holes. Almost every hole we drilled through the board (mostly 7/16") blew out and splintered on the back side. So have some sandpaper and stain so you can make it not look so bad. Overall this was a good bonding experience for my son and I, and his daughter absolutely loved the playset. I believe it was worth it. As a side note, we had a party with about 30 people and many children. I bought a bunch of fireworks and the kids watched from the playset. It was great to see them have such a fun time.

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Jun 2, 2022
Lynn12580
4 out of 5 stars review

Perfect for wide age range

Purchased for my 10 and 4 year old and both love it! The lookout up top is their favorite feature. You can easily change out the swings for something else like a saucer swing. Wish we had taken the time to stain the wood before assembly as it is already starting to show wear and peeling.

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May 27, 2016
Joe f
3 out of 5 stars review

Wood issues

The wood absorbed a lot of moisture before the playset was fully assembled. This resulted in many warped pieces and not being able to fit all the pieces in designated spots. Wish higher quality weatherproof wood was used. Definitely need to waterseal it.

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Feb 21, 2016
pk10
3 out of 5 stars review

My daughter loves the swingset

My daughter has been spending hours playing on her swing set. It was very difficult to put together. I did not receive all the correct pieces and had to add some extra pieces to make the little picnic table work out. There were several pieces that were cracked/broken. Even though it was a hassle my daughter loves the swing set.

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