Customer reviews for Backyard Discovery Skyfort II Cedar Swing Set/PlaySet forCustomer photos









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Lots of fun
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.
Wood quality
Instructions are hard to follow. Parts are difficult to find. But the main disappointment is in the quality of the wood. Ours has been up for two weeks and the wood is showing major signs of wear. The wood is super soft and scuff marks and dents are there and some boards are peeling up. Think is should have been much better quality for the amount of money.
Grandma, Thank you for your great feedback. Your comments are essential to improving our quality and service. We are sorry to hear that you are having so many problems with your Skyfort II Swing Set. If you could please contact us at customerserv@backyarddiscovery.com we would be happy to process a warranty claim on the pieces that were peeling up. We hope you that you are willing to give Backyard Discovery another chance in the future.
Great Set at Great Price
The best advice I found and would pass on to anyone building this playset would be to open each box, inventory the pieces using the step by step assembly instructions and placing the items for each step into seperate piles as you go. This last part will save you an unbelievable amount of time. We assembled the set in approx. 17 hours with 2 people one day and 3 the next. There will be boards missing but as others have mentioned the Customer Service is the best I've ever contacted and the ones I spoke with had assembled these sets and knew exactly what I needed, no questions asked.
Thank you for your 5-star review.
Kids Love It!
This playset is so much fun! All four of my kids love it (ages 1-6) and can play on it at the same time. It took several days to put together, but the instructions were wonderful. Occasionally it would have the wrong length of screw/bolt listed, but common sense helped us sort that out. It is very helpful to have 3 people working on assembly (one to gather the parts for the next step), 2 people is a must! We love it!
Thank you for your 5-star review.
Excellent Outdoor Playset!
My husband & I are extremely happy with the Sky fort 2 outdoor playset. We ordered it online and it shipped in a week. We love the color of the wood and how sturdy it was when put together. It is a great height for our growing 3 and 5 yr old. They play on it daily, rain or shine. The clubhouse is great. Very tall and spacious inside. Can fit multiple children in at one time. I wish the swings were spaced out just a little further apart though. I'm always afraid they are going to hit each other while swinging. If you are planning to assemble it yourself, like my husband did, just know that you will be spending a lot of time on it. It took him 5-6 eight hour days to count/organize parts, and assemble the whole playset himself. The good news is if you follow the manual, it goes together easily. It's just time consuming due to all of the screws that need to be put in. But the pre-drilled holes were very helpful. My kids love it and so do we! I would definitely recommend this playset to others who are looking for a larger playset that their kids can grow into.
Great club house and playset
Purchased for our toddlers (aged 1 & 3) for Christmas hoping it would grow with them for years. My husband and I assembled ourselves to save the assembly charge. There instructions were clear and’s mostly easy to follow. Many of the boards were not well marked and difficult to identify. After the first few days of assembly (we did this on combined work breaks, spending a few hours here and there), we ended up sporting the pieces by step (hardware and wood required step by step) and that made assembly slightly quicker. Some of the wood for there decking and walls warped and we had to make a few cuts to make it work. The lumber and hardware were not organized by anything other than fitting it into the boxes, so we opened it all at the onset of our assembly project. Our girls love this set and it is rated to hold people up to 150 pounds, so I feel comfortable playing with them as well. Great set, good assembly instructions, and not so great marking of lumber for identification. I would definitely purchase this again.
The Works
My wife and I had been looking for a swing set for our two girls. I came across the Skyfort II and was amazed by all of the features it included. This thing has the works! Wave slide, rock wall, monkey bars, teeter-totter swing and two additional swings. That doesn’t even include the tower section that has a functional picnic table, sandbox, fort, and crows nest with a telescope. If you need your children to burn off some energy this is how you do it! The Skyfort II is a majestic addition to any backyard. You kids will never run out of friends if they have one of these kids playgrounds. The neighbor children have a blast learning sharing, playing, and communication skills. It does take some time for delivery, however the drop off went very smooth and the friendly folks placed it nicely in my garage. I highly recommend getting a crew together for assembly. It took 5 of us 12 hours to complete and that was with 2.5 hours I spend prior to that just unboxing and sorting parts. The wood is a tad soft so make sure to not over tighten the hardware as it will dig into the wood. I also recommend using a sealant to prevent any splintering from wear and tear. There is tons of space in the fort for your young ones to have fun. My 6’6” brother cab stand up in the inside without hitting his head! They bay windows also give a great view all around the yard for “home base” during hide and seek. I highly recommend this product and plan to help build more of these with my friends for their children.
Great purchase
Great value for the offering. Good quality product. Durable. Looks adorable. My son loves it (he is 4). All the neighborhood kids are always asking to come over and play on it. It took my husband an estimated 20 hours to assemble. He said it wasn't bad to assemble. We built sections in our garage and then carried the tower back to where it would be placed, and finished the final assembly in our backyard. We had all our parts - nothing was missing like I had seen mentioned on some reviews. All parts were packaged nicely - very organized. Came in 4 large boxes - fit in our garage. We did not have time to seal or stain it before assembly like it sates in the manual. If you have time I would do that before assembly. Pleased with the purchase.
great so far, but I hope there are extra pieces of wood!
So far the product has been great to this point (about 1/3 of the way built). When opening the boxes however there have been 2 damaged pieces of wood rendering them unusable, however it is one of the most common pieces so I am hoping they included a couple extra of these so I don’t have to go purchase some wood, then cut and treat them myself. If there are a couple extra pieces, I will update this review!
Great value for the price
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!
Thank you for the review