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Backyard Discovery Skyfort II Cedar Swing Set/PlaySet
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Jun 24, 2020
Brigos11
5 out of 5 stars review

Awesome playset

We bought this swingset for our 4 kids, it took us about a week to put together only working on it about 3 hours a day (during nap time). Our kids absolutely love playing on it and they never want to come in the house. Children around the neighborhood even come over and ask to play on it. * One thing we were a bit disappointed about was with the hardware. The lag screw heads stripped out easy and for the dining/picnic table it caused problems because we couldn't get the screw out so our table is now crooked, but still functional.

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Nov 29, 2023
Zombie Mom of 3
5 out of 5 stars review

Amazing even for older kiddos

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this one because I have two older kids and one younger. I thought the older kids might like the clubhouse feel it has, since we don’t have any trees for a tree house. It’s been fun for everyone to own this. It’s big, it’s safe, it’s sturdy. I’d highly recommend this set to anyone. We paid for it to be installed and it was done in one afternoon by two people. We have had no issues with any rough spots or weak pieces. We love it!

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Jun 6, 2022
Happy Parent
5 out of 5 stars review

Awesome design and features!

I bought this playset last month and kids are loving it. It took 3 full days for a handyman to assemble it. This model has cool features like picnic table, watch tower and monkey bar. My 11 and 8 year old kids are enjoying their summer break by hanging out with their friends many hours a day in this playset. I wish the main wood columns are bit wider since they take multiple nuts and bolts on them and can easily get damaged during the assembly.

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May 27, 2016
SommerDawn
5 out of 5 stars review

We've had this playset for a year now. It was pretty labor intensive to put together but great materials and very sturdy. My four kids range in age from 3-9 and every one of them loves playing on it. It's a great size and can easily accommodate all of them and their friends. One of the best purchases I've ever made and worth every penny.

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Jun 18, 2014
Din949
5 out of 5 stars review

Best bang for buck

We researched many playsets and this one came up as the most afforable and kid friendly. The wood looks sharp abd the play area is big. We thought the online pictures were photo cropped to make it look bigger, but after installed it was large. We hired some guys to come put it together and they did it in about 10 hours. Our kids like it a lot and we would buy again.

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Jun 3, 2016
DennisV10
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Purchase

I bought this to replace a smaller swing set. It took five adults about two days to assemble. Had a great "family" time while working on the new set. I purchased this set to allow my oldest grandchild (13) to play with her younger brother and cousins. The grandchildren wanted to play on it while we were doing the assembly. Had no problems with the assembly. Laid out all parts, separated the parts then assembled each section according to the instructions. The instructions were straight forward and easy to follow. Loved by all.

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Jun 5, 2021
Jonah
5 out of 5 stars review

Probably the best value playset out there

Great value. All pieces were there except the slide mount. One piece was mis labeled but other than that this set rocks. I sort of expected it to be worse than it was assembling. As long as you have 2 or 3 free days and use the bilt app you will be fine. Took 2 ten hour days with me and my brother (one hour break on first day). Plenty of hardware in case you lose some. Make sure you have two drills so 2 people can work at once, and lay out all the pieces firat thing before you build (only took an hour to do). This playset is built pretty well and is massive, I think its probably the best value out there.

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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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May 1, 2011
SwampCat
5 out of 5 stars review

My kid loves it

First of all, this product ships to you in a big truck,(18 wheeler) so be sure you have plenty of room for the driver to get turned if needed, or arrange to meet him or her in a pickup truck. It will fit easily in the bed of your pickup. When you get it home open each box and sort through the pieces and check them off on the parts list. Mine had a few broken boards and some missing also. It took a week for the parts to get here after I ordered them but the company gives you no hassle on them. It's also a good idea to seperate them into different piles according to the letters marked on each board. This will save you tons of time later when looking for each piece when you assemble it. Have a fairly level spot for assembly. I leveled mine when I got the initial frame work done. It would be a nightmare if you tried assembling it without being level, front to back and side to side. Some of the directions need a little work and I think the picnic table top should have thicker boards. When in doubt, read ahead and try to figure out how things are supposed to fit. I had to do some creative carving of a few pieces to get them to work, but overall this is a well thought out playset. I compared a lot of other playsets before buying this one. The Skyfort was the best buy, by a long shot. Sam's Club offers to set it up for you for $500.00. After putting mine together I would have to call that a bargain!! I put it together by myself but it took me 6 days between rains and honeydo's. My mother in-law took one look at it when my wife and I were sorting through the parts and said I would never get it put together. I'm pretty good at the handyman stuff so I was confident I could do it. It would take $1000.00 for me to do another one though!!! Overall this is a quality product and I would recommend it to anyone.

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

May 1, 2011
Sam
4 out of 5 stars review

Not a bad Experience

Well here's the story i bought the model highlander before this at one of the clubs but when i saw this online it looked quite bigger for a couple of hundred dollars more so i ordered this one after looking and reading soo many good reviews about it . Over all i would give it 95/100 and the 5 i took out were for being it soo difficult to assemble and i really mean its not one of the easiest swing one can assemble . You really need to be good with a drill first of all other thn that forget about it and thn u make one or two inch difference in putting one of the parts thn you can expect entire thing to be put together again . Took 3 ppl almost 2 days to make it happen and yes please do make sure u check out all the parts and arrange them according to the list given as one missing bolt/screw can leave u stranded till it arrives or else the other option like we did was went to homedepot where there particular size wasnt available and we ended up putting a longer length hex bolt(abt 2 inch bigger) which does look ugly and not satisfactory to ones view . Or else i could have waited for a week for it to be shipped and thn what if another part was missing call again?. any ways just count all the parts including hardware assign one extra day for it believe me its worth it . Now finally after its put up together doesnt look like a bad job by my helper couple of parts are not alligned like they should be but i think it was overall a very hectic job and requires a good handyman to do it not really difficult to read the steps thought but still i'd say go for it not a bad product for the price.

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