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Backyard Discovery Skyfort II Cedar Swing Set/PlaySet
4.4 out of 5 stars
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Apr 19, 2021
TRB843
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Awesome Structure

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.

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Nov 17, 2023
somuchfun22
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Looked for backyard fun for 5-10 years, found it!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Grandkids were very excited when the boxes arrived from the big truck earlier than expected. All the boards were clearly marked, separation began. Grandkids were eagerly to help 2 adults put it together in 2 days because rain postponed a half day. Everyone Loves it. Neighbors stopped by and gave many compliments.

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Feb 21, 2016
pk10
3 out of 5 stars
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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May 5, 2011
YaYa2
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Play Set

This set was great once we finally got it together. It took us a week and at times the directions were confusing. We had one board left over and when we found where we had missed it said, "Oh Well". The grand kids love the set and our 2 year old grand daughter has already figured out how to climb the rock wall. A great buy for the money.

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Thank you for the 5-star review, we are happy to hear that you are enjoying your set

Jul 13, 2020
BillyB
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Playset for Granddaughter

Love the design and features of the playset, especially for the In Club price. I only had a couple of the cedar wood pieces that were not cut well, but even those were usable. I also had a couple bolts that I needed to buy replacements for. I spent a total of $2.49 on the bolts so I would not have to wait for replacement parts from the manufacturer. The cedar wood is adequate but not as sturdy as treated dimensional lumber you would buy from a lumber yard. That being said, it is much easier to work with since it is lighter, precut, and predrilled. I did 90% of the assembly by myself over a 5 day period working about 6 hours a day. I must note that I am older, slower, and more deliberate than some. Once the set was all together and anchored, I was quite pleased with the sturdiness of the playset. My two year old granddaughter loves it, and with proper care I believe she will be able to enjoy the set for many years. If the ratings system would allow, my rating would be 4.5 out of 5.

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We appreciate your review and we always work to improve based on our customer's journey.

Dec 31, 2009
Doughboy719
5 out of 5 stars
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 5, 2022
Party of Five
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Fun for big age range of kiddos!

We have three kids (3, 7, 9) and wanted to find something that would entertain all of them. Some of the other sets were geared to either the littler or bigger kids while this set is perfect! The monkey bars are perfect for the older kids and the little one likes the the rest of it. The bird nest is always exciting for new kids that come over. The slide is fast! The little one took about 10 tries before they figured out to land safely without help. Highly recommend for families that want something that will grow with them and families that have a wide age range of kids! One thing to note it is about 12 hours to assemble including sorting the pieces. The boxes looked intimidating but we were happily surprised that it wasn’t that bad. Only a couple parts needed two adults. My older kids helped sort and grab the pieces.

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Apr 10, 2020
JakeT
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Huge swingset. Great over all kit.

This swingset is huge. Well worth it vs a few other comparable brands. Assembly took about 17 hour. Was missing two pieces. They were the top roof rafters. Needed 4 only had 2. So I just made 2 new ones out of 1x4 and used the others for a stencil. To make assembly fast for everyone here are some tips I figured out. 1. Use a impact driver for all the bolts 2. Get every piece of wood out of the boxes. Make piles for each box and then sort the boxes into letters. Keep the boxes separated. So while using the packing list to find parts you can walk right up to your pile and grab them. 4. Big time saver. I would recommend buying a box of ziploc bags. Take the hardware and go through each page and number the steps and number the bags and sort out each part for every step. This way all you have to do is grab a bag and get to work. That saved a ton of time building this thing. You will need at least a 8ft ladder fyi

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Thank you for your 5-star review.

Jul 21, 2018
Kerri
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Great Set

This set is great. My kids LOVE it. Rain or shine they are on it. Shipping was super fast, it came actually too fast because we didn't even have the area ready yet and it was already in our driveway. Make sure you start and finish where its going to be forever because we didn't and it was pretty heavy to try to move. My husband and I are very handy, with many tools on hand. Forewarning, there are some tools needed that are not listed in the beginning of the instruction manual. (few random drill bits) Best advice I could give is have a nice size work area, and separate all your boards together into rows with their respective labeling. (example L1-L10, M1-M74, so on and so on) Also, separate your hardware into piles. (ex: bolts, washers, screws, lag screws) DON'T USE A BUCKET OR BOWL TO GRAB HARDWARE AND GO!! Its easier to just bring the bags so you don't get pieces mixed up. We went this route and it made life and the whole process much easier and quick. My husband and I were both helping so one would work on a particular task while the other grabbed all the wood for the next part and stacked it up. This helped the whole process fly by, it only ended up taking a few hours over the course of a few days to do. (We had to keep stopping because of bad weather, otherwise I think we could have gotten it done in a day or two. The set is absolutely more than I would have ever asked for, meaning it has everything my kids could ever want to do in a swing set. The only negative feedback I have is that the quality of the wood itself is not so good. Multiple boards came bowed, uneven, had big holes from knots where hardware was supposed to go, and just poor quality. Some were slightly split, and when putting together they split even more. Some of the pilot holes were off causing us to drill new ones to line everything up. I get nothing is perfect when you get 4 boxes filled with what seems like a billion pieces but if it effects the integrity of the structure its a bit worrisome for parents. We ended up replacing a few small pieces where hardware split the wood completely, and we even bought a few longer screws to put where the bowed wood wouldn't stay attached to the wood behind it. Other than that I would say all in all we are getting our moneys worth because my boys are very happy with it.

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Apr 29, 2021
TwinkiesMom
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Greatest Playground Out There!

This is the best investment ever and I tell every parent out there, if you don’t have one, you are missing out. We built this ourselves, it took us 3 days about 6 to 8 hours each, taking out time and pacing ourselves to do it perfect so it was safe for the kids. You could pay someone, but I tell you, they won’t do as good of a job, they’ll have a bunch of screws left in the end. With the app, it’s extremely easy to build, just takes some time to make sure everything is where it belongs. Quality is good, all the parts were there. The value for this playground is amazing, we shopped around and there is nothing this nice at this price. We are very happy with our purchase.

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