Got a great price that included shipping. A few minor defects in wood parts that were replaced readily by the manufacturer. Easily obtained assistance from manufacturer on questions during construction. All my kids LOVE it! So many things to do on it that they don't interfere with each other.

Good product that looks like its pictures. Two "moderately" skilled guys spent three full days assembling. Only missing one board (a P1) and three screws (for the slide). Everything comes in effectively four boxes (there's actually five, but the slide occupies one box by itself). Hardware is well labeled and sorted in plastic bags, lots of different sizes and shapes, so keep everything you aren't using at the moment in its respective bag. Only real criticism is the fact that all of the boards, and there are a lot of them, come with ink stamps that vary from clear to indistinguishable to no where to be found. The boards are however well documented in the directions as to what you're looking for so though frustrating you can work around the poor stamping when it occurs. Be sure you level the base right from the beginning and use a level then and thereafter! Grandkids love it, so all the trials and tribulations of building were ultimately worth it, enjoy!

We purchased the sky fort 2 yrs ago put it together in 2 days with 3 people. I thought the instructions were good but it would have been great to have 2 sets since one person was laying the lumber out step by step and then the other 2 were putting it together, sharing the instructions was not very fun. I give it 5 stars because it has held up very well and still looks great, we are going to restrain and seal it this year just for good measures

Looks nice and is very sturdy when all done, which is not what I thought when first looking at the boards in the boxes...some warped and they are not standard size 1Xs. Sort, sort, sort and prepare ahead before assembling! Use the pictures!! especially for locating correct boards because some are not well marked and pay close attention to the orientation of the holes. Reading at least one or two steps ahead will also save some frustration. Lots more predrilling than we anticipated, but two drill batteries and quick change drill/socket/screw bits saved lots of time. Some of the not so straight boards can be manipulated into place and secured - just takes two to do it. The instructions show the highest little window in the back, but we put it in the front as it is in the promo pic, and also the instructions show all of the window frames installed on the inside and we put on the outside because they look better. We had 2 missing floor boards and another split board, but just called the 800 # and they were at our house in 2 days (FedEx). No questions asked - great customer service. This set is for smaller kids and I think 10 yrs old would be stretching it other than the monkey bars and swings. I researched many sets and this was the best value, but I don't have kids at home all of the time so it will only get occassional use. You can find the instruction manual online by searching 'leisure time products sky fort.' It does look impressive and we plan to seal it every year to keep it looking nice.

We are super happy with this swingset! It was relatively easy to put together, but time consuming. It's a beautiful structure, the stain is lovely. It feels incredibly secure too. My only complaint is that the slide and swings get too hot to use during high sun, which is a bummer.

I assembled the Fort myself and had a good experience. Very good layout and instruction manual. A broken and a missing piece, called the number, got a person, and they sent me replacements right away. Quality hardware and wood pieces, I don't know how they make any money for the price they sell for.

We shopped for a long time to choose a swingset for our two sons (6 & 2 years old). We searched all the way from Amish built to buying plans and building our own. We found that backyard discovery was the best value. Mae Donovan was incredible in the purchasing process. We love the playset. If you want Fort Knox in your backyard, then this isn't the play set for you. You will spend over $10,000 to get these features in an indestructible form. We're more than pleased with the product and installation service. Thank you Backyard Discovery for helping us create memories for our two sons.

Very pleased with the play set thus far (completed building it in early April 2023). The written instructions were quite detailed and accurate, however, we often referred to the video to ensure our orientation was correct. The written instructions were not as easy to determine the orientation of the pieces that were to be assembled. Also, and this was a real problem that all four of us who were involved in its construction experienced, and that is the identifying part numbers on the wood. The markings were so poor that we often had to choose our pieces by comparing them to the drawings in the instructions (guesstimate). I would strongly suggest to those responsible for improving the building experience by the consumer to seriously consider improving the markings on the wood. Faded black ink on dark brown wood is not at all easy to read; what's more, some pieces were not stamped at all! On a more positive note, the BILT app was amazing!

We bought this for my 4 year old son after his first swing set blew over in a very strong storm. We are absolutely thrilled with this set and he has to room to grow into it. The anchors are excellent and I have no fear that it will fall over like that last one. I would highly recommend this to anyone!

We bought this for our daughter's 5th birthday on March. It was very complicated to put together and the instructions were, often times, less than ideal. However, we persevered and after two weekends of full days, the set was together. Our daughter loves it and wants to be out there playing every day.