We decided to buy the Skyfort II because it seemed that for the money we were getting a lot more features than in other sets. I would estimate it took 36 hours to put together. We spent 2 hours on inventory. My husband built some pieces after work, the ladder, rock wall, monkey bars, etc. It took him 1.5 days to put the rest together. Everything is marked which makes installation easier. We went through in the evening and put the bolts in separate baggies, labeled for each step, which helped the installation go faster. I also, while he was building would find the wood and lay it out for each step which also helped. I will say they do not give you enough screws. We had to buy more. Although, we had more than enough of the other required nuts, bolts, etc. The hardest part for my husband, was putting the slide together. The set is real sturdy and appears that it will be durable. Very pleased.

The product itself is great. It will last, it is sturdy and I have no doubt about my kids safety. Putting it together, however, was a frustrating experience. We have done fairly major construction in the past but while putting this together we had to take several pieces apart and put them together again because the piece had to go a certain way and the directions did not specify. Be detailed, count and organize the pieces ahead of time and you will save yourselves time. I would get it again.

We got out play set 1 year ago and our 4 year old loves it. There’s plenty of different features to keep her entertained. The monkey bars are too far spaced apart for her but that is something she will grow into. The wood it’s made out of isn’t as heavy as what we thought it would be but is holding up well. We did put a coating of water sealer on the play set to be safe. Set up- it’s not pretty. Be prepared to do this over a couple of days. With 3 people who are somewhat handy you could get it built in 3 days if you work all day. Everything was labeled very nicely, there are just A LOT of pieces. Overall I am happy with our purchase and so is my child.

In the end a great playset with very good quality hardware. Took 20 hours over three days for one person to assemble with help only when needed. They would get 5 stars, if the pieces weren’t scattered randomly though out the 4 large boxes. Literally step one is building the ladder. I had to open all 4 boxes to find the parts needed. Could be packaged more thoughtfully.

This is one popular structure! Almost everywhere we looked was sold out and then found it at Sam’s Club. If you want it built quick I recommend splurging and paying for assembly. We ended up paying the guys that are doing our remodel to put it together and ended up the same as the assembly option. It took them a week to do it but granted they hadn’t built a play structure before. They did a great job however and even stained it for us! We love it! Highly recommend!

We bought this last Xmas for the kids ... It's huge a nightmare to put together !!! Pieces come in different boxes so u have to go threw all boxes when trying to find matching pieces took 2 days to put together.. The kicker is they have flyers inside with a number to call to pay someone to put it together for u ... They probably would charge $500 and send out 10 men lmao ... Overall a great product once put together

Had the playset for about a month now and it looks great. The kids love it. After the install I had to tighten a few screws and resecure one piece of wood. Thise were the only adjustments I had to make. I would recommend calling the installation company in advance as scheduling was difficult to set up.

We bought this two years ago and I have come back to say that we think it's the best purchase we ever made for our daughters! It provides hours and hours of fun and we are pleased with how it's holding up given the sometimes brutal winters we get here (I did add that waterproof sealant on it, as suggested.) As far as setting it up, I took the time to unpack the four boxes (which come to you packed in such a manner that's conducive to shipping, not at all to constructing your swing set!) and I laid them out according to the stamps on them so it would be far easier to locate piece number H22, for example. We ended up taking two full days to construct our swing set with two very competent, experienced men and me, the competent mama! Haha My dad took the time to ensure that the ground was level with his machinery before we even began construction so we had no issues whatsoever with pieces lining up. After the first day, I realized that having the hardware pre-packaged according to the step would speed up the process, so that evening I took the time to sort the necessary bits of hardware into Ziploc bags and label them so that the next day it was like night and day the speed at which we were able to move. I totally recommend laying all of your lumber out in an alphabetic fashion and doing the little Ziploc bags like I did. My parents plan to purchase the same set now that their grandkids are all starting to get at the age where they can play on this and they want to get the same set because of how happy we are with ours and the fact that we have the experience of building this exact model so we will have an easier time with putting it all together, I believe. When we purchased the set, our elder daughter was two years old and clearly could not use the monkey bars. We just made a gate and placed it in the opening for the monkey bar entrance so that we would not have to worry about her falling out of the upper level when she wanted to go down the slide. We also got a piece of plywood and a spare piece of wood and screw those together to block the monkey bar ladder until we feel like she is at an age where she can safely use that section. As for now, she has fun doing the monkey bars with Mom or Dad's help and baby sister is just loving her new swing that we got to add on.

We bought this set in March. It was delivered without any damages to the boxes. We opened the boxes and laid everything out on a flat bed trailer. All the pieces were included and nothing was split or damaged. It took two men working together about 20 hours. Very sturdy and pretty! My 6 year old loves it!

Customer service was wonderful! Highly recommend separating all parts and hardware when you open the kit. We labeled post it notes and stapled baggies to the studs in the garage. I called myself (wife) the parts manager, lol! The slide was not what I expected, but it’s ok. Had to put the slide together. That was the most challenging part. I thought the slide was coming in one piece. I can’t really tell you how long it took us, because we worked on it a couple hours at a time on the weekend. The BILT app is AWESOME!! Very accurate and you can enlarge and turn the pictures to see exactly what you need, and what to do. I enjoyed this project and the grandchildren (9years, 4 years, and 16 months ) LOVE IT!! Wish we had done this 4 years ago. Looks great in our backyard. Backyard Discovery customer service is second to none!!