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Backyard Discovery Skyfort II Cedar Swing Set/PlaySet
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Apr 3, 2023
Mimi to 2 boys
5 out of 5 stars review

Grandkids love this amazing play set

I did lots of research to find a play set that had all of the features I wanted for my grandsons. This one fit all of my requirements! Fortunately my son-in-law is very handy. He had some assistance from friends with the initial structure then completed by himself. Instructions were detailed and accurate. We LOVE it!

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Jul 18, 2012
HollyPowell
5 out of 5 stars review

Sky Fort is a Big Hit

We ordered Sky Fort for our grand children. We are soooo happy that we paid for installation. The crew started at 4:30 PM and didn't finish until 10:00 AM the next day. They did an incredible job. The play set is a big hit with our grand babies!!!

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Dec 31, 2009
Doughboy719
5 out of 5 stars review

Excellent quality, sturdy playset

Purchaced for my 4 yr old daughter. 8 yr old sons loves it too. My 12 yr old is really almost too big, but he doesnt care. Overall very good quality, very strong and sturdy product. Goes together fairly easily. I am a moderately skilled do-it-yourselfer and took me 3.5 days basicly by myself. Some help from my 8 and 12 yr old sons. Holding pieces while I bolt together and fetching parts for me. Two skilled people would be maybe half the time. After all playset is big and good quality so it will take some time to assemble. I highly recomend inventory all wood parts and spread out in the yard. Makes it much easier to see if you have any missing parts and easier to locate next needed part during assembly. I was missing 2 boards one P1 and one SC4. Called company and no problem to ship out FedEx 3 or 4 days. (Free of course) For the boards I was missing I was able to complete assembly and install when parts arrived. Instructions were pretty good, need to be more specific in some areas. (Helps to read, not just look at pics) There is really no fabrication with this set, but I did have to trim a couple of small boards on the ends of bay windows. (I am picky and a analytical) I highly recomend pre-fitting swing beam A1 when installing B8 and K19. Also make sure to level playset on the ground and level all main beams. Use soap to on lag and wood screws. Set does need a good wood sealer and is recommended to do it annually. Set should last for a very long time. (Small kids should easily be able to outgrow the set before set would need to be replaced.) Like I said overall good quality and very sturdy. I am 200lbs and it hold me fine when I play on it too. ;-)

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Thank you for your 5-star review.

Jun 24, 2020
cass42
5 out of 5 stars review

Lots of fun for all the kids

This set it huge! Our 4 kiddos, ages 5-14, have used it in different ways. The older ones use the "fort" for Nerf wars, and the younger ones use the swings, glider and picnic table. The inside of the enclosure is so big, a 6 foot tall person can stand up in it. My only complaint is that there is no reason for the complete chaos of pieces in the boxes. There are a TON of pieces and no organization, so it took hours just to sort them into lettered piles. I am glad that we took someone else's advice and sorted through them all first, while this took quite a while, it saved even more time. I sorted, while my husband built. With the 2 of us, it took 4 days, and a total of about 20 hours. It was worth the time and effort!

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May 18, 2014
Hefferhil
5 out of 5 stars review

Very satisfied,would recommend to friends

Very satisfied with the final product. It did take a week to put together with just working on it in the evenings after work but the instructions were easy to read. Had a few pieces damages during delivery and 1 cracked and 1 an inch shorter than it should be but I went on their website and reordered them and they shipped them back quick without any trouble. I would order it again. I agree with some of the others I was surprised the slide wasn't a solid plastic piece. My son slides down it super fast so we help him until he gets a little bigger but he loves it. Still need to take some time to seal it but I would recommend this to anyone. We are happy and our son is happy.

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Apr 6, 2012
SlowRider305
5 out of 5 stars review

Nice product but takes time to build

The item come in 4 160lb boxes so you need 2 people to move them at least. Building does take 20+ hours. The directions are overall good but some parts I had to skip over and come back to because they did not make sense or seemed to be missing information. Once built... it is a nice piece. It does need sealed right away because the wood is very soft.

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Jun 5, 2022
ReyReyC143
5 out of 5 stars review

The Sky Fort II is AWESOME!!

I bought it a few months ago, and now our house is the neighborhood hangout for my six-year-old son and his buddies!!! They really have a blast playing. From the monkey bars to the swings, from the slide to the the clubhouse, there are so many fun ways they can enjoy the sky fort II!!

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Dec 30, 2009
tbvance
5 out of 5 stars review

wonderful! kids love it

So far this play set is great! We made sure we had all the parts accounted for and all the correct tools before we started. We opened every box and placed all the matching pieces together. After that we got to work. It took us 16 hours from start to finish with 3 moderately skilled people, meaning my husband, my brother and myself. We made sure we followed the directions word for word and they were very easy to follow. You have to be patient and follow the instructions word for word.

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Thank you for your 5-star review.

Mar 28, 2023
Rebecca1223
5 out of 5 stars review

Fantastic Play Set!

We bought this play set for our daughter's birthday and she absolutely LOVES it! It has fantastic features that are great for all ages and will not let your little ones grow bored. The quality of this set is exceptionally built and the design of it gives you the most play area for the space. HIGHLY recommended to anyone who has children that love to play outside!

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Apr 19, 2021
Kt9115
4 out of 5 stars review

Great playset overall

My kids (2 and 5) love their new playset, and I feel it's features will keep them interested for years. Overall well designed! With a 2 yr old I was concerned about the crows nest, but the railing a are quite tall (ofcourse she is always supervised, but I was pleasantly surprised how safe it seems). A couple "negatives": the swings seem a little close together and assembly does take a considerable amount of organization and time. Also, my husband (who assembled it) said the quality of wood was lacking. Not to the point he felt it was unsafe, but it was very easy to accidently split a board.

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