I bought this for my grandkids to have at their home. It was a long tough put together. I had followed others instructions and took about 4 hours and counted every screw and sorted every board into piles and then labeled them "A" B etc. This certainly helped but it still was just a long put together. Some of the boards were split and missing but the company was great about sending what was missing. That is another reason it is vital to go through it before starting. It took about 10 days to get the replacement parts. We then had to get more parts that split. They are still to come. Sealing it all will be vital to preservation in our NW rain. The wood is softer and thin but seems sanded and doesn't have a weird odor of chemicals. All in all, we are pleased. The kids love the carriage part. The monkey bars are too high for our "littles" but we hung baby swings from that part anyway.

While this set is great quality, the assembly process is a nightmare. The instructions are not clearly written/diagrammed and we spent a majority of our time taking apart pieces that we thought were right according to the pictures in the instructions. We ended up with holes in the floor boards that weren't supposed to be there because the instructions were so bad.

This is actually the first review I've ever taken the time to give, but I am doing so because of the great experience we have had. We built a large two-tiered retaining wall on a steep slope so that we would be able to put this in our backyard. The construction on that got delayed because of weather, but I was able to talk to the delivery company of the play set (because it is a scheduled delivery) and they conveniently held on to it for a week until I was ready for it to be delivered. I also paid to have it assembled and was VERY impressed by the company that did this (reached out to me to work with my schedule since someone has to be home and were very accommodating when I had to reschedule the installation). The two guys took less than 6 hours to put it up and it would have taken me two weeks. Our son absolutely loves this and we have received many compliments from others in the neighborhood since it has been up. I would definitely recommend this play set.

We purchased this for our 2 kids, ages 2.5 and 6. They both love the set, and I feel like they are the perfect ages to enjoy it all. My husband (a builder) put it together in 14 hours by himself. 8 hours the first day, and 6 the second. I can imagine if you do not have any building experience it could take twice as long. I did not like the strong cedar smell, but remember, this is Chinese fir, which is much more aromatic than domestic cedar. It went away almost completely by day 2. We didn't have any damaged pieces, and everything went together fine. We modified the monkey bars, though, as it was a danger to both of our kids. They are way too high and the opening was an accident waiting to happen for my 2 year old. My husband cut them down to the deck height so our 6 year old can reach by himself, and installed it next to the ladder. We put another slide in the opening where the monkey bars were. Perfect! We did not seal it - we will wait to put a dark stain on it next year that will just act the same way. Overall, a great buy for the price we paid my kids will get a lot of use out of it!

Bought this about a month ago and was able to assemble it in 3 days. Total time took 3 of us about 20 to 30 hours. Some of the pieces split but cedar is soft. Sometimes it helps to pretrial even though most of them are. We also placed the base on pavers that were level as this should extend the life of the swing set. I thought the instructions were pretty clear too. Another thing that will help speed it up is to put all the hardware into some sort of organizer and organize all the pieces to make them easier to locate. Also when it's delivered it's curbside so make you have help to carry very heavy boxes to where you need them. The kids love it!!!! Not too big but not too small for them to get bored quickly.

We love our new Skyfort II - there are lots of fun features (our 3yo has created a circuit/ obstacle course because of so many options) and it is a handsome edition to our backyard! I recommend using the app for assembly - it makes it easier to see the correct placement of boards for predrilled holes (position matters!!) and for part numbers (vs. screw/bolt sizes).

This was purchased for my grandchildren. Great quality, they love the finished product! Lots of parts! Arrived in 4 large boxes, stacked about 8ft long by 4ft high all together. Took a quality team of people for assembly. Parts organizer, direction reader, lead construction and many extra hands. Two full days to complete. Download the app, it helped!

Beautiful, well designed play-set. We paid the extra to have it assembled, but need to call and speak with someone regarding the assembly. Improper assembly could void the warranty and could affect the life of the playset. Not to mention cause injuries. I’m sure we will need some replacement parts to correct. See pictures below. I will call Sam’s Club tomorrow and will update this after their response.

We bought this for our son's one year birthday party. It is a little big for him now but I'm sure he will grow into it. He loves going down the slide. As we were putting it together we had to redrill some of the holes as they weren't lined up or drilled thru enough. Also the bolts for the glider slide were not long enough. a couple of the boards had to be shaved down as they were too long. It took about a week for us to get it together and the last two days my husband and father worked on it all day to get it finished. It looks great in our backyard. Overall we are happy with it.

Our Skyfort II was shipped on schedule and included thorough directions and all needed parts/hardware (no parts were damaged or missing). With 2 people assembling (with modest experience-level) it took about 25 hours to assemble. We were impressed with the quality of this play set and anticipate that our kids will enjoy it for years to come!