This is such an awesome play set! It takes a while to put together, but it's so worth it. The wood is great quality and if you're missing any parts or a piece is damaged (which you should look for before you start), they will send new ones right away. It took my husband 5 days to build by himself, but most of those days were after work, so they were not full days. If you have friends working with you it would take 2 full days, and that's after you have sorted all the wood and made sure you have everything. My kids love this play set and will for many years to come. A 12 yr. old would love this play set!

After doing a lot of research, this playset seemed to be the best value. The freight company called several days in advance to schedule delivery. We live in the country, well off the road, and they were able to unload the 4 large boxes right into my garage. My husband and I assembled the set in pieces in our large garage and then transported the assembled pieces to the location we picked out in our yard for final assembly. We were able to even assemble the fort in the garage - all except for the roof - as we have 10 foot doors. We then loaded the fort on a utility trailer hooked up to our pickup for roof assembly and transport to our yard. This worked very well as we were able to assemble inside over several evenings and a Saturday and were out of the spring rain. It was also helpful to assemble on the level garage floor. We followed other posters' advice in sorting and doing inventory of the pieces and this saved time later. When we were ready to do final assembly, we just loaded the other completed pieces (slide, rock wall, ladder, monkey bars, etc.) in the trailer as well. The instructions could have been better - many times they were not clear on the orientation of the holes in each individual piece, and this made it necessary to tear apart and reassemble several steps later. All the parts were present in the 4 large boxes and we had quite a few pieces of hardware left over. Our 2 grandsons, ages 2 and 4, LOVE it, so the aggravation of assembly was worth it. I would estimate the appropriate age level at 2 -10. The 2 year old can even get into the crows nest, but he has his older brother to show him how. I'm sure I won't like staining/sealing it every year, but it looks great in the yard. My husband is very handy - he built our house - but I can see where this could completely overwhelm someone without some skills. My job was basically to keep 1 step ahead of him and find the next pieces for assembly and the corresponding hardware. There are an unbelievable number of pieces, but it is definitely doable - just don't be in a hurry!

My husband and son have been very happy while assembling this swing set/fort. They are getting ready to add the second level. My soon-to-be 4 year old granddaughter has decided that this is a "Girl's Only" since it is her birthday present from G. Grandma, Grandma and PaPa. There are lots of pieces and it is taking awhile for assembly but the guys are pleased how well everything has been marked and boxed. Will give this a 5-star for quick delivery and quality.

I have 3 children ranging from 2-11. They all play on it daily! The instructions for putting it together were really clear, it took us about 18 hours total to get it full assembled and the kids were able to help on many steps. Would definitely recommend Backyard Discovery!

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 for my daughter and son-in-law who have 4 small children at home. It is beautiful, sturdy. It does take up a lot of yard but eventually the kiddos will love it. They received the set in 4 very heavy boxes -- have the delivery people put it as close to where you are going to set it up as possible. The info says 36 hours with two people and believe me it definitely needs two people. So, if your 1-year old is crawling and stumbling everywhere, your 3-year old is "helping" and your 7 and 9 year olds are also helping, estimate at least double the time. It is well worth the effort. We had a set previously from same manufacturer that lasted about 7 years so we assume that this investment will last that long as well. I think the previous set would have lasted longer but with automatic sprinkler system and hot Texas sun, it eventually broke down. Definitely need to anchor well if in sandy loam.

We looked at many playsets and their reviews. There were good and bad reviews for many, so we took a chance on this one. My husband put it together by himself. It took about 31 hours over a weeks time to build. Before he began building, he organized materials by the steps in the book, which made finding what he needed much easier. He needed my help only a few times. Our children are 11,8, and 4, and so far, they all enjoy it.

We bought this right before the summer of 2020 when the world shut down. We wanted our kids to get outside and play since they were home. It started out great, but after trying to maintain the upkeep, it began to get worse. A year into this playset, the pieces were warping and starting to fail. The whole playset shakes back and forth, even with my 35 lb child. We do not feel safe with it anymore, and now we are on the hunt for a new one. If you want to spend this type of money, keep in mind that even if you try and upkeep it like told, it will still fail. Not happy.

Product arrived in 4 large heavy boxes. Took 2 full days to put together. Only complaint with building the play set was some instruction pages were very vague and didn't specify which way to put boards until a few pages later, so there was a lot of backtracking. Which is why I gave this a 4 star rating. Will need a minimum of 2 people to put this together. Other than that it is a great play set and my kids love it. Would definitely recommend this play set and/or brand to others!

Once it was finally assembled we love the skyfort. However there were some missing bolts, some faulty bolts my husband had to replace and the stain was still wet when we opened the box. This was an issue identifing the part numbers. It was delivered a week earlier than expected so unsure if this had something to do with it.