We purchased this for our 7 and 2 year old and have not been disappointed! This structure is definitely large enough to entertain and challenge our seven-year-old. As well as enjoyable by our two-year-old. Tracking shipment was a breeze. Assembly was fairly smooth. Take the time to sort the pieces and hardware and it will be much smoother. We had no issues with cracking wood as long as we used the predrilled Pilot holes. Overall this has been a wonderful investment and anyone who comes to play at our house now has their eye on one also. It sells itself.

This Skyfort is wonderful and quite solid. This 68-year-old grandma put it together with only a little help. It took me a week though. I finished it on Saturday, and my 3 and 6-year-old grandchildren loved it. Their joy was short lived, though, because a massive storm with high winds swept through Dallas on Sunday and uprooted a huge tree that fell on the entire playhouse and crushed it. It was completed less than 24 hours. All of us are devastated but grateful that the Skyfort kept the tree from landing on the house. My children and grandchildren are safe, albeit without gas and electricity for probably several days. This is hard to explain to two little ones. I’m not sure what we’ll do next. Even if I can figure out how to buy this playhouse again, I don’t live in Dallas and don’t know when I could put another one together. Maybe we’ll figure it out. Two crying grandchildren are rather motivating. Thanks also for the BILT interactive software. I loved it. It made assembly so much easier.

Santa had this play set delivered early so that we would have time to put it together before Christmas. We originally were going to pay someone to put it together but after organizing all the parts, I decided we could do it ourselves. Organization is definitely the key! All parts were accounted for and in great shape. I labeled pieces in baggies by steps and grouped wood together also. I am a 35 year old woman and am proud to say that I put the entire thing together by myself! All the parts fit together like a puzzle. Only one post had pilot holes mismarked but I figured it out quickly and just drilled new ones. I used two drills and had one battery charging at all times. You do need various drill bits, a hammer, and a rubber mallet also came in handy. The set came with a few drill bits and hand tools. There were plenty of extra screws, etc. I am really amazed at how strong it is. I've used the swings and glider, ladder, slide, and tried the monkey bars.I can even stand on the crow's nest and I'm 185 pounds. The inside is so tall (like 7 feet)! The kids have been playing outside until sunset, which was our goal. I'm so glad we purchased this set and look forward to years of fun since my kids are ages 2, 5, and 8. It's great for all three. The price, size, and various features were right on.

It came in 4 large boxes. The pieces come stamped for identification and each box has a list of its contents. I opened the top of each box and taped the list to the outside. I had about a dozen cardboard bins that I labled with the part numbers of the bolts/parts. The longest part of this job is just locating the parts in the boxes. The organization helped greatly. I did this build by myself in about 30-40 hours. My wife helped for about 5 minutes when I was putting the slide together. I had no missing parts and it turned out great.

We bought this a year ago and have enjoyed having our own playground in our backyard! The kids (4&7) love the lookout and the rock wall. It’s perfect for picnics, playing store, and even bring in pillows for lounging. Very sturdy as well. My husband assembled in less than 2 weeks.

Ours girls are 7 and 9 and are rowdy, so we were looking for a play set that could last them a few years and withstand how hard they play. They LOVE the monkey bars (in my opinion it's the best feature of this playhouse because kids love them so much). This set has so many different things to offer and my husband was a huge fan of the interactive set up instructions (instead of the normal paper with very little description). Shipping was great and the price was very comparable to a lot of other "lesser" rated models from other places. Will be repeat customers for other products from Backyard Discoveries!

It took us a couple of weeks to assemble this. It was just my husband and I after work and on the weekends when he could work on it. The assembly is time consuming but not necessarily difficult. Our 4 year old loves it. She has played on it for hours each day since we finished it.

I bought this for my 4-year-old for her birthday and she can’t get enough of it! However, to our pleasant surprise, our 9-year-old and 12-year-old are having just as much fun with it as she is! Nerf wars, pirate ship, treehouse, it’s ignited their imagination! Glad I paid for installation! Worth the money! I’m impressed with its durability! Wish the wood were already treated.

We saved up for this purchase, knowing for about a year this was the model we wanted. It took my husband two days to assemble by himself, with some help from me (mostly just holding things up). Thankfully everything came labelled and we set everything out so we could see each piece. The instructions were easy to follow. The actual playset itself is great! There are so many activities that can be done - climbing, swinging, sliding, playing in the sand, having lunch on the little picnic table, playing in the fort...my kids are constantly finding new ways to enjoy it - the newest being the creation of an obstacle course starting at one end and working their way to the other. Another nice feature is that we were able to remove the 2 seater swing attachment and in its place, put a baby swing. Now all three girls from ages 1 to 11 are enjoying it!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this playset in February to replace a 20 year old set that my grandchildren used. I currently have two great grandchildren living here temporarily and this one fit the bill. It took me a month to assemble, as I waterproofed all parts before assembling. Well worth the extra work being in Maine, and not bad for a 63 year old great grandpa. I would definitely recommend, as the kids love it.