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Backyard Discovery Skyfort II Cedar Swing Set/PlaySet
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Aug 8, 2019
DC
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Slide

We recently purchased this for our granddaughters. It was fairly easy to put together if you pay attention to the instructions. The big disappointment is the slide. It is very flimsy and I would not recommend it. It is only a thin sheet of plastic with the sides hard plastic.

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Oct 5, 2021
LPConger1
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Looking Fort!!

The grandkids LOVE this thing. The whole thing was packaged very well. I did have to make a modification to part SP50; the holes at the top were on the wrong side. It only took a few days to assemble, but, would have taken longer if I did not have the “bilt” app to help. I would definitely recommend this swing set!!

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Jun 15, 2011
momof3under5
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

good set, not good install

My 3 kids love the set. This set had exactly what we were looking for- 3 swings, slide, rock wall. The monkey bars are good as well because they're not quite big enough to master them so it will give them some growing room. We looked at every kind of playscape you can imagine and took months to figure out which one we wanted (after we got over sticker shock). The price for what you get is pretty good. The free shipping was great. We used the install company listed on the sam's club website (NEW) and they were a joke. I recommend hiring someone else to do the install. If you have no idea how to put these together it will take you a few days. It's not a one day project. Our "professional" took 5 days. I only gave it 3 stars for quality because after only a month the wood began to peel. Yes, I should have stained it right away but I didn't have time the first month it went up.

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Jun 7, 2014
HappyOma
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great playground for our grandchildren!

We bought this set because of the age difference between our two grandchildren - 10 years and 16 months. We wanted something that both would enjoy now and that the baby would grow into. My brother also bought this set (Skyfort I) for his grandchildren 6 years ago and it's still in great shape. It takes a while to put together (it took about a week, but we couldn't work on it nonstop - we had 3 people on and off), but we knew it was best to take our time. The most important thing is to organize and inventory all your parts first. We were missing one small decorative board and one of the windows was broken. We called the company as indicated and the parts are on the way. Best of all, the kids love it! The 10 year old is planning a sleep out in the fort and the baby doesn't want to get out of his swing (we bought a baby swing to replace one of the swings that comes with the set). I highly recommend the Skyfort II.

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Jun 6, 2022
Susie70
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

BEST EVER!!!

I bought this one year ago and it's the best purchase I ever made for my grandsons! It arrived on time and my son put it together by himself over a weekend and as he's told me so many times, he's not a carpenter! He started building Saturday morning and completed it late Sunday morning! Of course the boys had to help him❤. Now one year later it still looks new and the boys have had a blast and have been entertained. It's sturdy, well built, and we've enjoyed watching them as much as they've enjoyed playing on it. If you're thinking of buying it, do it. You won't be disappointed!

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Jun 7, 2020
Pjs
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Good wood, screws broke in 7 months

This is a great play house. Love it and very glad I bought it. However, after 7 months the boards fell off the rock climb. I took out every single screw and replaced it with quality deck screws. About half the ones I removed were broke in half. After only 7 months! I haven’t messed with the other screws in the whole set, I’m scared to find out. I recommend if you get this you buy your own deck screws for it.

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Feb 3, 2014
Nospinzone
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Very nice looking unit.

Overall the unit is OK and looks good but some of the material is very thin. The instructions, illustrations, and the markings on the material are below average. Three of us were busy for two days putting the unit together and all of us are very handy. One of the three was busy those two days pulling the pieces and hardware required for the two assembliers. We have all done home remodeling, car repair, etc and one of the three is a mechanical engineer. I believe the assembly could be simplified in many ways. The important thing is that my three Grandson's love it. I would only recommend this unit to someone who is very handy, has several days to put it together and few good friends that could help.

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Nov 13, 2014
Tater1
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

An outstanding buy, quality product at a good pric

Purchased the set for my grandchildren. While the assembly is complicated and very many pieces if you have any skills at all it easy to follow the directions. All the materials were top quality and we had no difficulty in assembly with each piece fitting and pre-drilled holes lining up. We found sorting hardware into small containers for each step helped move things along nicely. The grandkids could not even wait for the construction to end before they were crawling all over this set. I was quite surprised at the quality having seen many much more expensive sets at other online sites that did not get that good or reviews from the owners.

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Jun 10, 2019
Rusty Sailor
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Simply Awesome

Purchased this and installed it June 7-9. My kids (2 and 3.5) LOVE LOVE LOVE it and do everything but the monkey bars and the rock wall. We had friends over, 4 kids between 5-16, and they loved it as well. Heck, I enjoyed using it and I'm in my 40s! There is something to do for everyone. I put it together by myself and it was about 30-hrs. But, instructions were VERY clear and EASY to follow. Biggest time consumer was gathering the right combination of fasteners and finding the right wooden parts among the 4 boxes. If I had to do it all over again, I would photo copy the instructions and have 1 person gathering the parts and fasteners while the other assembled the fort. Pay close attention to the lengths of the fasteners and when it notes the orientation of specific parts or holes. It matters. But if you follow the instructions, you'll get it all right. I would also recommend having at least a power drill, if not an impact driver. Lots of lag bolts and such that would have taken a lot longer if I was doing it by hand. In the end, 100% happy and 100% recommended. If you're looking for a play set that spans a lot of age brackets and you have the room for something of this size, this one is absolutely worth considering.

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May 12, 2015
Yesparc
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Quick and Easy

We were please with how quick our order was processed. We placed the ordered on Sunday, received a call for deliver on Tuesday, swing set arrived Friday, within the same week. All parts and hardware included, no damage. It took my husband and I a combined 20 hours over a 3 day weekend to assemble the swing set. We did sort the hardware on table tops. As well as fully unpacked 2 of the 4 boxes before running out of room in our pole barn. A few part numbers (stamped on the wood) were difficult to read and resulted in some minor set backs. And the direction leave a lot to the imagination. But over all assembly went quick and easy.

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