I'm somewhat experienced with woodworking and it took me about 2 weeks by myself working sun up to sun down to build it. I would recommend someone gathering the needed pieces per page and bringing them to the work area as getting up and down for me proved tiring (Pieces can be in any one of the 4 boxes that are shipped). I would also strongly recommend ensuring the ground is level before starting the project, and predrill anything larger than the woodscrews as the wood tends to split easily. To have this built by others would have cost around $800 when all said and done. I take great pride in knowing I did it myself. I learned a lot. Playset is descent quality and worth the money. Monkey bars are too high for my 5 year old to use (though that's the first place she wants to go).

We bought the Skyfort II set at Xmas 2019 for our then 2yro. Who knew that just around the corner all public parks and playgrounds would be closing. We assembled the set, my little one helped with his plastic tools, at the end of January. This set was more of a life saver than we ever could have imagined when we made the purchase. We have since added some accessories from the BYD site to add to his entertainment options. Nothing short of hours of fun for my little one. I am a bit old school and used the paper directions to assemble. At 36 yro, it took me 2 full weekends to assemble alone. I have no complaints though.

We bought this online and had it shipped. Upon receiving, I took inventory of everything in each box with the included parts list. It made it a lot easier to have everything laid out when building. The instructions were easy to follow which was very nice. Be extra careful to match the pilot holes with what's on the pictures. The two issues we ran into were with improperly drilled pilot holes and some missing hardware. Once we figured out the pilot holes were wrong (especially on B5), we just measured and drilled them out ourselves. We ended up running to the local hardware store for the lags and bolts that were missing here and there just so we could get everything finished. Now that it's done, it looks beautiful and the kids love it!

We bought this last month for our two kids (7 and 5) and it's great! We've had 6 friends over at once to play and there are so many options that it really is perfect!! The set up was time consuming, as expected. The only critique I have is that some of the set instructions could've been more clear, but it wasn't too hard to figure out.

I have to tell you that this took awhile to put together by myself, but when it was finished it was well worth it. The directions were very simple to understand and it helped having the boards and bags properly labeled. The quality is good and it looks professional. I would highly recommend this product to anyone looking for a playset.

We did a lot of research and finally settled on this set. Having built it and seen how much the kids love it, we're glad we chose it! My husband and I assembled it. You definitely need to pay attention to each page of the directions and make note of how the wood is supposed to face. Other than that, we really enjoyed putting it together. My 4 year old is obsessed with the monkey bars and the swings. My almost 3 year old spends a lot of time in the sand box and on the slide. The playhouse is big enough for us to stand in, and we really like that the sandbox is shaded. Such a great swing set; we can't recommend I highly enough!

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.

Purchaced for my 4 yr old daughter. 8 yr old sons loves it too. My 12 yr old is really almost too big, but he doesnt care. Overall very good quality, very strong and sturdy product. Goes together fairly easily. I am a moderately skilled do-it-yourselfer and took me 3.5 days basicly by myself. Some help from my 8 and 12 yr old sons. Holding pieces while I bolt together and fetching parts for me. Two skilled people would be maybe half the time. After all playset is big and good quality so it will take some time to assemble. I highly recomend inventory all wood parts and spread out in the yard. Makes it much easier to see if you have any missing parts and easier to locate next needed part during assembly. I was missing 2 boards one P1 and one SC4. Called company and no problem to ship out FedEx 3 or 4 days. (Free of course) For the boards I was missing I was able to complete assembly and install when parts arrived. Instructions were pretty good, need to be more specific in some areas. (Helps to read, not just look at pics) There is really no fabrication with this set, but I did have to trim a couple of small boards on the ends of bay windows. (I am picky and a analytical) I highly recomend pre-fitting swing beam A1 when installing B8 and K19. Also make sure to level playset on the ground and level all main beams. Use soap to on lag and wood screws. Set does need a good wood sealer and is recommended to do it annually. Set should last for a very long time. (Small kids should easily be able to outgrow the set before set would need to be replaced.) Like I said overall good quality and very sturdy. I am 200lbs and it hold me fine when I play on it too. ;-)

I bought this a month ago and we just completed the build. It took us about 3 days to build this as nothing comes pre-put together. Overall there were some challenges building it as pilot holes were not drilled correctly. However my children love this set especially the crows nest! Look forward to many years on memories with this.

This set was a great choice for my active boys! The glider is great for those who can't swing properly yet but I would suggest ordering the bucket seat for those under 4. My husband who is a skilled craftsman, put this together in about 60 hours with 6 hours of help from another neighbor. The key to this is defintely organization. You need to have everything laid out and make sure you read the instructions carefully. Most people would need 2 fairly skilled people to do this over the course of 2-3 weekends! All in all, we are thrilled to have this quality set in our yard!!