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Backyard Discovery Skyfort II Cedar Swing Set/PlaySet
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Apr 26, 2021
After much research
5 out of 5 stars review

Great playground

I love this playset. I have a 4 yr old and a 8 yr old and it fit both of their needs. So putting it together took my husband almost 2 full days. Went together easily after sorting the pieces. We did have a couple problems with holes lining up but we were able to fix that. Also may want to put top/bottom stickers on some pieces. Kind of wish that there qas more space between swings because its hard to fit a circle swing with the other ones.

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Mar 3, 2021
Cynthia
5 out of 5 stars review

Backyard Discovery SKYFORT II

READ YOUR MANUAL CAREFULLY, DOWNLOAD BILT APP AND REVIEW, PUT ALL HARDWARE INTO ZIPLOCK BAGS AND LABEL WELL. I THEN PUT MINE IN NUMERICAL ORDER AND PUT THEM INTO TWO SHOE BOXES. I LEFT THE LARGER HARDWARE IN THE BOX IT CAME IN. I WROTE NOTES REGARDING HARDWARE AND DETAILS IN MY MANUAL. BE SURE YOU PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO POSITION OF PILOT HOLES ON BOARDS AND KEEP SCREWS AND BOLTS A BIT LOOSE TO ALLOW FOR OTHER PIECES TO FIT TOGETHER WELL. I ADDED 2 2x4 BOARDS UNDER THE CLUBHOUSE FOR STABILITY!!! I'M A 55 Y.O. GRANDMA BUILDING FOR THE 1ST TIME!

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May 4, 2012
Stazzle
5 out of 5 stars review

Fun Play

Great Quality for the money. I was impressed with how all the lumber was stamped with letter/number codes for easy inventory. We weren't missing any parts, thank goodness. I can see my son and his friend will have years of fun on this play set. Thank you for the careful design and planning. We are very pleased! We do also plan to seal it as soon as possible, so it will last in the Texas sun and harsh winter winds here in El Paso. Great fun! Much better than buying cheap pine wood equipment....cedar in the way to go!

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Jul 11, 2021
hgebara
3 out of 5 stars review

For the family, but not family project.

Great swing set! The kids are loving. I wish the letters and numbers on the boards were bigger, and more easily visible. I am sure it’s not common, but I had issues with some boards not been marked or some that were were unreadable. \n\nThe app made so much easier to be able to put it together myself. But I definitely recommended having someone that works for a company to put it together, specially if you ran with issues like mine where some were not marked. I had to jumped some steps and go back after words to make sure I wasn’t using the wrong board. \n\nOnce the project it’s done. It’s sturdy and I have no issues or worries with the kids playing on it.

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Nov 9, 2023
Jill of all Trades
5 out of 5 stars review

great product

This was OK to put together. Put it together all by myself took three days. On the third day I finally organized all of the Nuts and bolts by page that helped a lot. Also, the boards that go straight on the second level really need to be drilled better.

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Oct 2, 2021
CatKit89
3 out of 5 stars review

Great playset but soft wood!

Let me start by saying this playset is incredible and it's beautiful. It offers so many different activities to keep the kids entertained. I can not complain about the look of it at all because it's the prettiest one I've ever seen. Now to the cons. The wood is incredibly soft and many pieces were split in the box. If you get a screw the slightest bit off, your board is going to split like a knife through butter. There were several instances where the predrilled holes did not line up at all so we had to drill new holes. On the birds nest, a screw hole intersected with a lag bolt hole, which obviously wouldn't work so we had to drill another hole here as well. One major design flaw is the opening where the money bars come into the main structure. It is directly beside of the slide so if two children were being inpatient with the slide, someone could easily fall and get seriously injured. I remedied this temporarily by placing a board across the opening. The bird nest looks really cool but I feel the floor boards for it should've been made of a much sturdier material. It took my husband and I 5 days working about 5 hours a day to get it all together. The Bilt app is absolutely amazing to help with constructing the playset. Overall I am very pleased and probably would've given it 5 stars if the wood was not so soft.

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Thank you for taking the time to review our product! We are sorry to hear that you are not 100% satisfied with your product

Jan 27, 2025
Anonymous
4 out of 5 stars review

Lots of Fun for all

We purchased this as a Christmas gift for our 3 grandsons (ages 2, 5 & 8) to replace one that was old. It has great features & the kids love the fort. They prefer to eat lunch at the picnic table rather than come inside even when it’s cold. It is good for all ages & very sturdy. With the size of this play set, numerous kids can all play at the same time & it not be crowded.

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Jul 8, 2020
BrittanyLeah
5 out of 5 stars review

Awesome playset!

We set this playset up while our children were out of the house to surprise them, needless to say they were VERY thrilled when they came home to this new playset! They played on it all day for 3 days in a row!! We will definitely need to coat it with some type of sealer to help it last longer, but overall we love this playset.

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May 27, 2016
Tamcordonjohn
5 out of 5 stars review

Loads of fun

I ordered this online during cyber sale in November and we got it put together just in time for Christmas for my grandchildren. Great product, great instructions, and a strong sturdy playground. The telescope on the top didn't stay on but that is not a negative-we love this playground

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Jul 29, 2015
Gina Bianchi
5 out of 5 stars review

Fabulous!

This swingset is as nice as it looks in the picture. It took 5 adults 4 /4 hour nights after work to put it together. My 2 year old granddaughter loves it! Separate all the parts and read the manual first My daughter, sister and myself put all the components together , the 2 guys built it and didn't have any problem

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