After doing a lot of research, this playset seemed to be the best value. The freight company called several days in advance to schedule delivery. We live in the country, well off the road, and they were able to unload the 4 large boxes right into my garage. My husband and I assembled the set in pieces in our large garage and then transported the assembled pieces to the location we picked out in our yard for final assembly. We were able to even assemble the fort in the garage - all except for the roof - as we have 10 foot doors. We then loaded the fort on a utility trailer hooked up to our pickup for roof assembly and transport to our yard. This worked very well as we were able to assemble inside over several evenings and a Saturday and were out of the spring rain. It was also helpful to assemble on the level garage floor. We followed other posters' advice in sorting and doing inventory of the pieces and this saved time later. When we were ready to do final assembly, we just loaded the other completed pieces (slide, rock wall, ladder, monkey bars, etc.) in the trailer as well. The instructions could have been better - many times they were not clear on the orientation of the holes in each individual piece, and this made it necessary to tear apart and reassemble several steps later. All the parts were present in the 4 large boxes and we had quite a few pieces of hardware left over. Our 2 grandsons, ages 2 and 4, LOVE it, so the aggravation of assembly was worth it. I would estimate the appropriate age level at 2 -10. The 2 year old can even get into the crows nest, but he has his older brother to show him how. I'm sure I won't like staining/sealing it every year, but it looks great in the yard. My husband is very handy - he built our house - but I can see where this could completely overwhelm someone without some skills. My job was basically to keep 1 step ahead of him and find the next pieces for assembly and the corresponding hardware. There are an unbelievable number of pieces, but it is definitely doable - just don't be in a hurry!

Bought this for my kids right before shutdowns happened and it has been great. My kids now have their own backyard playground. We're out almost every day (minus rainy days). My littlest loves the swings and my oldest loves climbing up in the "clubhouse". The best part is that I can kick back on the deck and simply tell them to go play. My husband and I enjoyed the time building it together, though be warned: some of the directions can be unclear (measurements would help for some of the steps). Make sure you have all the tools. We followed other suggestions to lay out all the pieces first; we did ours in alphabetical order and that made it super easy to find the parts you needed. Super appreciated that the price included taxes and shipping, so you don't have to worry about adding hundreds of dollars on top of the price. All in all, it looks great, my kids love it, and it provides lots of play opportunities for them.

Product arrived in 4 large heavy boxes. Took 2 full days to put together. Only complaint with building the play set was some instruction pages were very vague and didn't specify which way to put boards until a few pages later, so there was a lot of backtracking. Which is why I gave this a 4 star rating. Will need a minimum of 2 people to put this together. Other than that it is a great play set and my kids love it. Would definitely recommend this play set and/or brand to others!

Came in 4 big boxes, really surprised all that fit inside these long boxes. Quality is okay wish some areas where a little bit more reinforced with thicker wood. Would definitely recommend professional installation. Our 2 yr old loves this play set we basically have our own park in the back yard and she will get at least another 10 yrs of use out of it.

We've searched for months for the perfect swingset for this Christmas. It was just completed today & I had to get on here to say the picture does not do this thing justice! I really wish they'd show a full 360 view b/c we were pleasantly surprised by the 2 sides w/bay windows. My husband & brother who are 6' tall stood up in the clubhouse w/ample room to maneuver. My husband and I comfortably walked around in it while putting together (& we're not small people) and got to saw how sturdy this thing is. Now we just put a tarp over it for the kids not to see until Christmas so I can't give a review as to how it holds out through the yrs (Lord knows I'd def forget to write over time). The wood is treated but the company did recommend you put a water sealant when you get it & YEARLY to make it last. If you don't take care of it, it will waste away much quicker. Also, be sure to take inventory of the pcs beforehand. This took us 2 1/2 hrs (w/8 pages of parts) but we knew they can overnight us anything that was missing. They had everything in our package plus more. Our telescope was cracked but the company did send a new one right away & we didn't have to send the old one or anything. With 2 men, it took about 20 hrs (3 days for us). Now we just have to try to wait for Christmas morning to see their faces!

I purchased the Skyfort II swing set from Sam's Club. I decided to do the DIY install, after all said and done I would probably pay someone to just install it. Be prepared to have lots of numbered boards with many bags of screws. With the help of my Father in law I was able to get it done in a few weekends. I found out to have a 3rd person read ahead in the instructions and get the boards/screws out that are needed for the next steps was much help with the flow of installation. What slowed me up was the fact there were a few boards damaged once I opened the packages. The great thing was I contacted Backyard Discovery (who were great to deal with!) and the were able to get me replacement pieces sent out at no charge. The main reason I gave this set a Good overall rating as opposed to an Excellent is because of the quality of the actual boards and the coating on them from the factory. When I contacted Backyard Discovery about the broken boards they told me to make sure to put an oil base stain over the whole swing set to make it last longer and not rot. If I hadn't of called them I probably wouldn't have ever known to do that, even though I think after the fact I looked in the instruction booklet and there was a small area that mentioned to stain the boards. All in all it is a very nice looking swing set and my kids love it.

Can't say enough great things about this playset!! Friends and neighbors, just love this thing :) We got the additional floor set, and it's the nicest play-set I've seen around. Backyard Discovery is one of the best companies to work with. Customer service is EXCELLENT, A++++ . Whether it's replacement pieces, add-ons, or shipping questions, I definitely thing they make the grade. Would definitely buy from again. ASSEMBLY TIPS - Make sure you organize all wooden pieces 1st. I would recommend organizing nuts/bolts into separate small boxes as well (I had about 8). You will need an additional friend to help you when putting up the big swing/monkey bar beams, and probably the roof panels.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Wooowww!!! I thought my kids would love this but forget them...I love this!!!! I'm always in the treehouse loool This a dream come true for my kids in such hard times like these. They don't understand much why things are the way they are but they love the fact that the closest thing to normal is their playtime.

This is a beautiful playset once assembled, We did initially go through and check off all the wooden pieces and sorted them into piles according to their letter, we had it laid out all on the garage floor, so we couldn't park in their for quite some time, as our yard was to flooded for the longest time to be able to actually begin building. my husband worked on this for 5 days, totalling about 32 hrs, with at least 20 of those hours being with one other guy, and he still has the finishing touches of all the handles to put on. He said it was alot of work, and was thinking at times that $500 seemed pretty appealing to have someone else do it, the only reason I docked this one star, was because I do agree that the swing arm could be 6 inches longer or so to give a little more room in between swings, but really not a big deal, For the amount of stuff you get on this swingset its a great deal, and the crowns nest lookout tower, is really cool. We were not missing any parts, however, my husband came up short on washers, and 2 1/2 in hex screws, he said they came with enough, but the problem is, is they can strip out easily, so he did have to go to the hardware and buy more of those, but that was no big deal, and if it weren't for that he would have actually been able to cut off the last day of 2 hrs. But ran out after hardware stores closed on a sunday, so had to wait.

This is a nice set and the price is good, but it is not an easy build. There are 4 boxes in the order and each box has its own parts list. Open the boxes one at a time and confirm all the parts in the box before going on to another box. The manual is uneven in quality. Some parts have holes in them that have to be oriented a certain way. Make sure you have the pieces oriented properly before attaching them. You want to get this level both vertically and horizontally. Make sure you have things leveled and squared before securing the fasteners. When you are done expect to use at least 3 gallons of wood preservative the first time you apply wood preservative - I would also recommend getting the best preservative you can buy. I did this mostly by myself and it took me about 45 hours. Emptying the boxes, sorting the parts and confirming them against the parts list took several hours. Some things you absolutely need help with. If you assemble this correctly you will be happy with it. Just make sure you are up for the task. You need to be patient and take time to confirm what you are doing. Keep all the fasteners in their original bags. There are lots of different sizes of fasteners and boards.