I just finished putting this monster together. Overall i would say it took around 33 hours to put it together. For the most part, i did it solo. i had 4 boards missing at the end, there are definitely a lot of likes and dislikes of setup and you can see that in a lot of other posts. the manual isn't really that great and kind of hard to follow at some points, but if you have ever put anything togther then you already know that nothing is what it seems. i feel like that more bracing is needed but you know im not really that small of a person and you have to keep in mind this is for kids. overall, its not too bad just very time consuming. -- read this if you decide to buy should you decide to purchase this product, -- remember a picture is worth a 1,000 words. keep referring back to the picture this saved me a lot. -- lots and lots of H20 -- fan and extension cord there are several things you will need before hand that i didnt see anywhere. A good drill with 2 batteries, you will go through them like nothing. if there are 2 of you, have 2 drills. 2 different sockets to fit your drill, 9/16 & 1/2. and you will need the correspnding rachet / socket or wrenches. ** make sure you get extensions to fit your drill there are some hard to reach places. 2 differet wood drill bits 3/8 and 3/16 these are both mentioned in the manual and some of the best phillips drill bits you can find. you will need a solid 3 days to work on this and should probably take next day off from work. hehe.

We just finished helping our son-in-law put this playset together. It took 75 man hours to put it together. One person read the directions while the other 2 put it together. There are a million pieces! We sorted everything out in alphabetical order and put all the hardware on a table, so all parts were easy to locate when needed. We followed the directions to the tee and it went together pretty easy. It looks great and the kids love it. I would not suggest putting this together unless you are somewhat handy.

All the parts were there plus extra hardware. Friend and I (plus son-in-law) spent 9 hr Saturday -- production line with 3rd person picking parts for the 'next step.' Some of the instructions could have been a bit more clear (looked like Xerox rather than print). Sunday took 8 hours for 2 of us to do "the last 10%" as it usually does. Overall time estimate of 20-24 hr for "2 moderately skilled adults" seems reasonable. Trickiest part was the slide. I am sure my twin grandsons will get a lot of use out of their "fort' ... and slide .. and rock wall.... and picnic area ... and swings .... and monkey bars ... and .... Seems like a tremendous value for the price (and I did a fair amount of pre-purchase research).

Last 2 years and started breaking and falling apart

My mother bought this for her grandkids and they love it...easy enough to put together that me and my eight year old daughter got it done.

We brought this play structure for our 4 kids and it is the BEST !!! MY Husband built it himself in 5 days !!! No problems!!!

Purchesed it for my 3 year old boy. Loves it!!! Plays all day long with his friends. Easy to put together. Looks fantastic and worth every penny.

There a number of steps that could be done closer to beginning or middle, for example the completion of the crows nest before securing on the beam.

We looked at several options and decided to gamble on this play yard. The gamble was worth it. The quality is great! My kids love it!

We bought this about a year ago and our kids love to play on it. I love that it has features for all 5 of my kids (ages 2-11).