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.

Great swing set very sturdy. It took my husband two eight hour days to put it up by himself without any help. We did need to purchase some screws and a couple of extra bolts that were missing... Not a big deal. Five bucks total at our local hardware store. My son and his friends absolutely love it and it looks great in our yard. People think we spent a lot more on it than we did.

A month. This took a month to complete. Why? Lot's of pieces, solo assembly, and Texas. Texas weather was quite uncooperative some weekends. And staining. Yes folks, you MUST stain/seal this set. Some build then stain. My wife and I chose to hand-stain each and every piece of wood in the set to ensure first coat coverage. In a couple of months, I will whip out the sprayer and spray stain. It is a good looking set. And big. The bad: The wood feels and handles rather light. This led to some split pieces, including main tower support leg B1 where lag screws were placed for attaching G3 floor rail, as well as one of the monkey bar E5 uprights when attaching a rung. One of the bay window panels was broken on arrival. A couple of the 074 T-nuts sunk a little too far during the beginning hours of assembly. I learned that modulating drill power is far more effective than relying on setting stopping torque on the drill. And that damned crow's nest assembly. At 280lbs, 6ft tall, it was pure hell trying to contort and squeeze my big self through that little access hole. But, it is possible and my weight was supported without a flinch. One key point when assembling the crow's nest is the attachment of the lower M4 wall rail to the crow nest supports. You won't be able to get a power drill in due to sloped roof interference. Use the tool that comes with the set to hand tighten the lag screws on the lower board. Now for the good. Everything else. It is an impressive set that feels supremely sturdy. My daughter absolutely LOVES this kinder graduation gift! Her mom has great tastes and chose this set! One final note - for those in an HOA, be sure to submit for ARC approval before assembling! The Crow's nest may present a privacy gripe if there are backyard stipulations in your CC&Rs.

We bought this for our daughter who will be 3 soon with hopes that she would be able to play with this set for a long time. We don't quite have the set together yet, but I think she will get many years of enjoyment out of it. It comes in 4 big boxes that have to be carried by at least two people. We took out the hardware (screws, bolts, etc.) first and I separated them into a couple dozen throw away food storage containers and labeled the outside of the plastic container. This was a huge help! It has made the small pieces easy to find, and keeps all 400 of some of the screws together in one place. We were missing a couple of bolts and some flat washers, but we just went to our neighborhood hardware store and picked some up. The directions are a little difficult to interpret. They're often vague and the pictures aren't helpful sometimes. My husband, who is extremely handy and has built many things for our home, and my dad who is very good at building stuff as well, have found that they've had to undo some of the steps because the directions weren't explicit and it wasn't until three steps later they discovered that they had attached something incorrectly. This is very frustrating and has caused the project to take a bit longer than it probably should have taken. Plan on spending quite a bit of time working on this. We started the set on a Friday night after my husband got off work. We worked on it off and on during the weekend because it was very rainy and stormy. We've worked on it most nights after our daughter goes to bed as well, but there are 103 steps to putting the set together and some steps require screwing 16 boards in place, for example. So, it takes a while. My husband recommends having a cordless drill with at least two batteries so that you can keep recharging the batteries. We have used the drill as a screwdriver and socket wrench, and this has cut down on the time spent screwing stuff together. If you can, try to have someone help you put it together. That way, one person can retrieve the parts you need, while the other person puts it together. This also cuts down on time. Overall, we're pleased with the quality of the set and the priced we paid. We would definitely recommend this to friends and family. Our daughter is chomping at the bit to get out there and play on the set!

We purchased the skyfort ii for our son. There are so many activities that he can use now and grow into in the future. The items were well packaged and it took by husband 11 hours to put it together (he’s a contractor). He raves about how detailed and well organized the instructions were. We would absolutely recommend this swingset to anyone look for outdoor play for their kids.

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!

I searched for a lot of swingsets and this one is the best by far in size-price. The wood is not the best at all but for the price I guess is what you pay for. Now the assembly is not easy, the instructions are not 100% right and sometimes you have to be intuitive as how the board should be placed, pictures do not help because some of the pictures are wrong too, but I guess instructions are about 90% correct. Before you start DO make an inventory and group all boards that have the same letters. Follow the advise of the other reviewers for inventory of boards, hardware, etc..... I hired 3 people to help me, and after all boards were accounted for and grouped, it took us 12 hrs to assemble. Two six hour days. If something is missing customer service is great.

We ordered this play set two weeks ago and my three kids are already using it. We ordered it on a Thursday night, and had it in my garage on Monday afternoon. This is a fantastic play set for the money and we are so glad after our research, we made the right decision and went with the Sky Fort. My kids are 10, 7, & 7 and it is great for them. Took us 2 long days with 3 guys to put together, so know that up front. Organize the parts and alphabetize the boards before you start working and you will save a TON of time. Amazon has a great review with helpful solutions to follow, but purchase from SAMs, way less $$$. If you are going to pay $1,000 - $3,000 on a play set, go for the Sky Fort. It is a can't miss.

I research a great deal before I purchase anything significant. This Skyfort placeset is the best product you can buy for the money. The quality of the wood and building materials, design and complexity of the playset cannot be had elsewhere for less. A similar rainbow playset would be $3000-5000 depending on the wood you choose. I ordered the playset online, it was delivered quickly and placed where I had designated. After some deliberation I decided to have it professionally installed by Sams Club/NEW. I am very grateful I chose that route. It took 2 professionals which have built this thing over 20 times, over 12 hours. I cannot speak to how long it would take to build it yourself, but it would be much longer than this. There is no right or wrong answer, just be aware there are costs either way you go, money or time. It was $500 to install, which is very fair in my opinion. I also decided to build a bordered in play area for the set. I used landscape timbers and fabric and 14 cubic yards of mulch. It was an extra expense, but was well worth it. Lastly you will need to Stain/Seal the wood of this set "every year" according to the manual. They recommend a Thompsons Water Seal. Unless you like to redo things over and over every year I would buy a better product. I decided after a great amount of research to use Flood TWF Semi-Transparent Stain. This will likely last 3 years before it has to be sanded and redone instead of every year for a Thompsons product. My kids love it and I feel great about getting them something so fun to play with.

Purchased for my 10 and 4 year old and both love it! The lookout up top is their favorite feature. You can easily change out the swings for something else like a saucer swing. Wish we had taken the time to stain the wood before assembly as it is already starting to show wear and peeling.