Customer reviews for Backyard Discovery Skyfort II Cedar Swing Set/PlaySet forMember photos









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waiting game
Our swing set is to arrive today, yay! We can't wait! The only problem is waiting for installation! I just called and its almost a month wait. The operator was very nice and wrote notes that we needed it by a certain day. Arrrggg, can't wait to have it already :)
Excellent Purchase
We had looked a long time for a reasonably price swing set with all of the features we wanted. I am so glad we picked this one. There are A LOT of pieces but as long as you follow the directions step by step it is an easy assembly! The kids love it and we couldn't be happier with our purchase.
Fun Factor Fort
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I assembled the Skyfort II in June of 2020. It was very hot in North Texas. I did not have any help in the assembly. I have a covered concrete apron adjacent to my home shop. I assembled the center section minus the roof in the shade under the awning. I realized early on in the assembly that I needed to plan two or three pages ahead in order to orient the pieces so that holes in other pieces corresponded later. After assembling the center section, I laid the section on a heavy duty garden wagon and rolled it about 100 feet to a level part of the yard. I stood the center section up and attached the roof pieces. I assembled the legs, monkey bars, ladders, and support brackets under the awning and then moved them into position on either side of the center section. I stood the crossbeam perpendicular to the legs and joined them. I raised the end section and supported the beam on a step ladder. I was then able to make the connection with the center section. On the other end, I laid the legs/ladder flat and attached the monkey bars. To complete the attachment, I again used a step ladder to support the monkey bars while making the connection. All that remained was a relatively simple matter of hanging the swings, slide, ladders, climbing wall, etc. and of course anchoring the swing set. All in all, it was a relatively simple and straight forward project as long as strict attention was paid to the assembly instructions. The instructions were clear and concise. It was essential that every piece of lumber, every bolt and screw, and every metal piece was identified. The best part of the project was watching my grandkids enjoy it. My grandson especially enjoys the crows nest. When he is visiting, he spends hours in the fort and in the crows nest looking for pirates with the aid of the telescope. I assembled the Skyfort II in June of 2020. It was very hot in North Texas. I did not have any help in the assembly. I have a covered concrete apron adjacent to my home shop. I assembled the center section minus the roof in the shade under the awning. I realized early on in the assembly that I needed to plan two or three pages ahead in order to orient the pieces so that holes in other pieces corresponded later. After assembling the center section, I laid the section on a heavy duty garden wagon and rolled it about 100 feet to a level part of the yard. I stood the center section up and attached the roof pieces. I assembled the legs, monkey bars, ladders, and support brackets under the awning and then moved them into position on either side of the center section. I stood the crossbeam perpendicular to the legs and joined them. I raised the end section and supported the beam on a step ladder. I was then able to make the connection with the center section. On the other end, I laid the legs/ladder flat and attached the monkey bars. To complete the attachment, I again used a step ladder to support the monkey bars while making the connection. All that remained was a relatively simple matter of hanging the swings, slide, ladders, climbing wall, etc. and of course anchoring the swing set. All in all, it was a relatively simple and straight forward project as long as strict attention was paid to the assembly instructions. The instructions were clear and concise. It was essential that every piece of lumber, every bolt and screw, and every metal piece was identified. The best part of the project was watching my grandkids enjoy it. My grandson especially enjoys the crows nest. When he is visiting, he spends hours in the fort and in the crows nest looking for pirates with the aid of the telescope.
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!
Great addition to our yard.
Bought and installed this last summer and it is still in the exact same condition as it was when I installed it. I would recommend if you’re going to install your self to definitely layout all the wood And layout all the bolts and hardware. This will make the process go much quicker when time for install. I also reinforced the main deck with treated 2x4’s. Reason for that is while you’re building it you will be on crawling and standing on that a lot and what they give you is not sufficient enough. Also if you’re going to have multiple kids up there I would definitely recommend it. Would definitely recommend this product. Well designed directions and good solid materials that will last.
Nice playset
This is a very good quality playset, although some of the directions are not that clear, and alot of the screws require you to use more than one washer which caused us to run out. I called to order more but they took way to long to get here in the mean time we spent extra money to buy more. There were also some damaged boards which the company said they would get right out to us. They took over a week to get here which is a long time when your kids are begging you to finish.
Great, fun family project
Ordered this item online and received in 4 large, heavy boxes. Items were all numbered and easy to find. Note that the assembly takes min. 2 adults to assembly and directions are very hard to understand. Some things had to be taken back off and switched around the other way. But after finished, playground is amazing!! Sturdy, great quality and loads of fun!! And attractive of course!! Would highly recommend if able to properly assemble with lots of friends.
All around great play set and great value
I don't think there is a better value out there for play sets. We've had ours for two years now and it has held up very well. We have 5 kids and they have friends over all the time. With all the features you get with this set (monkey bars, swings, fort, slide, etc.) it is hard to believe the price. I did opt for the install package that was another $600 but it was worth it. I would recommend water sealing it early on in some form or fashion (see other reviews for good ideas). We did not until just a few days ago and it will be fine but probably would have been an easier project a year ago. My only complainant are the "windows". For mine they just stapled them in and the kids eventually started pulling them out. I recommend you get some screws and screw them in if your installer does not. Great product at really great price. Highly recommend.
Do not buy installation
This is a great swingset for our 2 children- ages 2 and 4. Overall we feel like we got a fun, quality swingset for the price we paid. It shipped fast and we had it within a week of ordering. We originally paid for the installation part but the company Sam contracts with (Go Configure) cancelled their appointments 3 times within a week and a half. After being on the phone with their 800 number and a local manager for over an hour total along with the cancelled appointments, we were fed up with them! It took 2-3 weeks from when we had the boxes at our house for the first appointment to get scheduled too. So after a month of having the boxes we decided to do it ourselves! It wasn't as bad as we thought it was going to be. The pieces were all labeled and the boxes all had inventory sheets. I was the part finder while my husband (and father in law for 6 hours) put the pieces together. Overall it took my husband and i one 10 hour day (with my father in law helping for 6 hours) and one 6 hour day with just my husband working on it. So not nearly as long as the website says. It definitely helps if you have some power tools though! I would definitely recommend this to a friend but DO NOT PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION unless you want a big hassle!
Kids Love It!!!
We just finished up assembly in full today but kids have been using most of it for the last two days and wow has it attracted a lot of kids in the neighborhood. This playset stands out amongst the rest with the large treehouse like base and all the features it comes with in the rock wall, monkey bars, slide, and swings. I’m so glad we made this purchase and I know others are too. Highly recommended!




