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!

We’ve had the skyfort 2 for a few months now and my kids love it! It’s big enough for my 6 and 8 year old to enjoy, while still catering to my 3 year old. My husband and father in law spent 3 eight hour days assembling it. There were parts they had to figure out as they went along due to unclear directions or pieces not fitting properly, but in the end they made it work. Our order was missing two pieces, but backyard discovery quickly sent the pieces with no charge. I would recommend this set for anyone looking for a playground that will cater to children of different ages or grow with their toddlers. I’m very happy with our purchase.

My husband and I constructed this play set all by ourselves and we have very minimal construction or building experience. We were able to knock this out over the space of a week, between me the housewife doing a lot of the smaller sections myself and then tackling the bigger tasks together. The customer service was amazing, and we never felt inadequate when speaking with their reps, they were quick and thorough with their solutions and extremely helpful. We are looking forward to using this beautiful addition to our home for many years to come.

The quality of the swing set is excellent. I couldn't be happier. The only thing I had an issue with is that on several occasions the instructions were not really clear. This caused us to go back a few steps and take things apart and reassemble. But other than that, we were pleased with how pieces were labelled and how they fit together.

We have had the playset since april. The instructions are a joke, but everyone that has written a review warns you of that. Our set of directions had the windows on the wrong side!! My only compliant is the wood. We have several boards and beams already splintering. The main beam that holds the crow's nest and double glider is splitting!!! Not sure what the solution is going to be as you would have to dissamble the unit to replace. Overall, the kids have enjoyed the unit, but I fear it will not last more then a year or so. Big money to invest for a only a 1-3 year product.

Instructions were excellent and assembly was time consuming but overall smooth and easy. The play set is awesome, the only part lacking is the swings. They are a bit too close together for safe swinging with 3 swings all in use. We try to leave the middle swing empty. Wish the swing beam was a little longer to spread them out further. The entire playset creaks when the swings are in use which is a little sketchy until you get used to it. Kids are 5 and 2.5 and are really loving the playset.

I just bought this and we are so happy with it so far! It seems very sturdy. I looked through multiple sets before I decided because I wanted something my kids could play on now but also grow with and last for years and I think this set will definitely meet my expectations.

We are very pleased with this playset. We looked at Rainbow playsets and some of their competitors and just couldn't spend the money - 2-3 times the price for a similar design. Though the wood for the Skyfort II is not as heavy duty as the higher end playsets from Rainbow, etc., it is still good quality and certainly strong enough for little ones. I routinely get in the clubhouse with our 1 and 4 year old - its a little cramped and I have to be careful on the step ladder but it supports me with no problem (6'2" 180lbs). The crows nest is a great addition that not many playsets have - its a tight fit but I can even get up in there and stand without any concern for my weight. After considering a $600-800 set up cost if we hired it out, my wife and I put the entire playset together ourselves (plus we have a ~10 degree slope in our backyard and most companies wouldn't build it for us unless we had level ground... we just put 4x4s under the back corners and leveled it from there and it worked great). We build some of the separate parts (slide, monkey bars, ladder, and rock wall) in the garage and then spent an entire weekend building the playset. I would guess it took us 20-25 hours total... maybe a little longer. We certainly recommend going through all the wood and at least checking over the hardware - we weren't short any pieces and had tons of extra hardware but we did get a few replacements shipped as a couple of boards had small cracks. Customer service via the 800 number was great - they shipped out all needed parts via FedEx in 2-3 days at no charge and no questions asked. Since our kids are so young, we initially blocked off the monkey bars with a gate but then I decided to purchase a second slide for about $100 delivered and installed it in the place of the monkey bars (Leisure Time told me not to do this - presumably for safety/balance or design so I ordered it as a 'replacement') but its worked great and now we don't have to worry about the gate falling out. Plus we can reinstall the monkey bars when they are old enough. A few recommendations - lay out all the pieces before starting the build... this took a long while in our garage... maybe 3-4 hours but it did help during the build. We built the crows nest in our garage and not on top of the swingset as the directions say... it was heavy to lift up but I can't imagine building that whole thing on top of the swing bar. We thought the directions were surprisingly good but do pay attention to which direction the boards should go as a connector may be needed 2-3 steps later that you put on backwards... once you start building, you will see what I mean. Not a huge deal to backtrack but a little annoying. We also only have one cordless drill and there are a lot of connectors so we had the battery die a couple of time so we had to break to recharge... having a corded drill or second battery could have helped. The only real negative is that the wood is a little soft and the finish comes off too easily. I actually sent for replacement ladder steps as that seems to be the place where the finish has already come off from climbing. I tried to get the right stain to do touch-ups but the kind and color that the company tells you simply doesn't match. I figured its a minor issue considering the considerable cost savings but it is my one gripe - not sure why they can get you a small can or at least a tell you a color that actually matched. I sprayed it with two coats of water protector after the build was done (I know others say the sprayed every board before the build... I know after is much faster though likely not as thorough). As some reviews say, the swings are closer together than the pictures show but still fine to use all three at the same time at least when they are smaller. One more thing - we already had a sand box so didn't need the one included. In lieu of purchasing the extra wood to build a floor over the sandbox (an extra kit $100 you can get for the set), we got rubber mulch and used that... its great so the kids don't have to worry about falling/tripping over the empty box but we don't have to have more sand over everything. We also bought a ships wheel and music set (drums) on Amazon to add a couple of things and those have worked out well. Overall, we would highly recommend and would buy again. It was actually pretty fun to build with only a little arguing :) but I think it will be a good set for years to come.

We bought this play set for our children last year. They love it! It was a lot of peices to put together but with 2 men who are skilled and a wife reading directions we were able to put it together in 1 very long day. we sprayed it with a protectant and there is a little discoloration after a year but over all we are very happy with this purchase. We separated all the peices and layed them out so all the like peices would be together. I highly recommend that you do this because there is a lot. It helps keep it organized and you aren't search for hours for a lost peice.

I bought this set solely based on the reviews... the price was a plus. We started this project over the holiday weekend, hoping to be done by Tuesday to go back to work....not. It took two additional days to complete it. Day one was spent doing inventory and checking to make sure we had everything. All the wood was there but several pieces were cracked or warped and we had three bags of screws missing. Costomer service was very responsive and sent what we needed, no questioned asked. We took the advice from another review and laid out all the pieces alphabetically and labeled all the screws in individual containers for easy access. That made the process much faster. My 8 year old was the runner and as we went page by page she would gather all the pieces and screws we needed and sat them aside for the next step. It's was really important to read ahead just so that you knew how to prepare. Several of the steps could be extracted and done out of order. I wouldn't suggest that for the majority of the building. I read ahead and did things like the rock wall and ladder and put on the slates while my husband moved on the next step and did the heavy lifting. It was a good idea to copy the pages from the book if more than one person was helping so that they would know the steps and parts they needed. The directions were a little confusing at times, causing delays as we tried to figure out what it really meant for us to do. If using a cordless drill have an extra battery or a corded drill as back up. We also had to have a few pieces cut because they were too long. There was not much getting around having the recommended items. I think we used everything the book said we would need. We didn't have a 10' ladder but we did the best we could with a 8'. You really only need the 10' for the left side of the roof. The right side can be put on via the crows nest, which was able to hold my 200pd husband. We used a step stool inside the clubhouse for some of the roof stuff as well. All in all, an awesome swing set. We added some screen material to the windows to give it that real house feeling and a few extra accessories to give the girls more to do. We've had to chase them off it everyday.