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Backyard Discovery Skyfort II Cedar Swing Set/PlaySet
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Apr 29, 2021
ZTREWJ
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

The Start of a Life Time of Fun

My kids were super excited to see the playset for the first time this week and have already started creating new memories. The playset design and structure are well made and I had no issues with the playset being installed. I absolutely would purchase this playset again and I can't wait to enjoy it everyday with my kids!

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Apr 2, 2023
Jno13
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

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.

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Mar 29, 2023
JasonF
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Kids love it!

We researched a ton of play sets and this one had everything we were looking for. It will be perfect for our kids for many years. It was quite the task to put together but worth it. It’s sturdy, holds up in all sorts of weather, including winter. I highly recommend it.

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Dec 31, 2021
Anma
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great product. Packaged and shipped with care.

I bought this in Oct to avoid Christmas rush. It arrived in a week in great condition. We put it together after Christmas. It took 4 of us about 2 full days to put together. Having multiple sets of tools helped. We followed past reviews and assembled the sub parts first. It made day 2 go quicker. One of us gather the parts for the next step allowing 3 to assemble. It kept the build moving.

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Feb 20, 2015
ZachKoeberlein
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Didn't take as long as they said.

If you have any experience in construction and can follow directions you won't have a problem. Just organize and go. It took me and one other 2 10 hr days. Very we'll thought out and engineered. I just hope the quality of wood lasts only time will tell for that

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May 31, 2012
struples
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

so far so good

This was delivered 1 week after we ordered it! Wow!! it said like 3-4 weeks.. The delivery company was awesome! He even dropped it off in the back yard! it doesn't look like it would all make a giant playground being that it's only in 4 boxes but well see.. Its raining again today so I have to wait for a dry day to build it...pretty cool SAMs Club. Price here was definitely the best.

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Dec 20, 2010
BrEmEvMom
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

PERFECT Christmas Present

We bought this for our 2 daughters for Christmas and couldn't be any happier with our decision to buy the Skyfort. I researched MANY different swing sets and chose this one based on the price, all of the activities on this set and the reviews. Hopefully my review will help many as some of the other reviews helped us... Our set arrived Tuesday and that night my husband and I made an inventory of all parts. We were only missing the 1in Wood Screws and instead of call CS we just decided to go to Lowes so that we would have them in time to complete for Christmas since we didn't know how long CS would take to get them here. A $5 buy wasn't a big deal to us to ensure it would be completed when we needed it complete. On Wednesday we took the advice of some other reviewers and separated all hardware into tupperware bowls and labeled and oraganized all wood according to letter. My husband took off work on Thursday and Friday to start the project to make sure we had time to finish by Christmas. It was snowing here Thursday and he worked in the snow to get it started. He worked for about 6 hours. Friday he worked about 7 hours, Saturday about 8 and Sunday about 6. By Sunday afternoon he was done with everything but attaching the slide, the rock climbing wall and hanging the swings. We have sheets covering our back door and windows but since our daughters are little and don't really understand Santa and/or what it is if it doesn't have the slide and swings decided to wait until Christmas Eve when they are asleep to finish it just as a precaution in case they happen to see it before. The holes are all predrilled and hooks ready for swings so about 30 mins left. There were a couple of mistakes in the instuctions about what size screws to use but my husband figured it all out. My hubby said the was to organize hardware and wood and that helped him to go faster and smoother. He did write a list step by step from the book with all the materials needed to complete that step so it went faster. The preparations were time comsuming (writing out steps with materials, inventory and organization) took about 8 hours but cut down on assembly time. Total time inventory to finish for us about 36 hours. I helped inverntory and organize but my hubby built entire thing by himself. If someone has some sense of what they are doing it isn't bad. We are so far pleased. The materials are sturdy and we hope are girls are as happy with it as we are. Our 11 year old son can't wait to play on his sister's "castle". Even he thinks it is GREAT!!Good luck and trust me...it is well worth the price :D

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Apr 5, 2012
DustinTheBuilder
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Holy Cow ... A lot of work!

So, this swingset is HUGE! BUT, it is awesome. The kids are loving it. It took 2 weekends for me to put it together, basically by myself. The wife assisted some. The key is, you definitely have to separate everything out prior to Step one!! I had 50 piles of different pieces of wood. only 3 boards were not stamped well. But I figured out where they went fairly easy. It's a lot of work, but we sure like it. My only gripe really is the shipping method is awful! It came via LTL shipment and they were not prepared for the size and weight and the single pallet weighing close to 1000 pounds was poorley made. We got it off the truck with the drivers cheesey pallet dolley and between the two of us, got it to the front of the house.

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Oct 28, 2010
cscs
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

great purchase, you get what you pay for

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.

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May 21, 2016
Hunternick
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Swingset

Great swingset. A lot of pieces and parts to put together and very time consuming. Make sure to pre drill holes so wood doesn't split and pay attention to the already pre drilled holes on boards as you assemble, the directions don't point this out very well and if you get a board backwards you will have to take it back apart and flip the board the correct way. All and all its a great value and seems like it will last!

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