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Backyard Discovery Skyfort II Cedar Swing Set/PlaySet
4.4 out of 5 stars
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2,050 ratings1,733 reviews
  1. 5 stars67% (1,380)
  2. 4 stars20% (419)
  3. 3 stars5% (109)
  4. 2 stars2% (34)
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Aug 28, 2021
Reviewer name: The Browns
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

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Overall - great set with lots of accessories!

Some pros...1) Great assortment of features on this set up. Our two year old (under supervision of course) loves her new playset. 2) beautiful colors. 3) looks great in our backyard. 4) fast shipping, however... they didn't notify us of delivery as specified (it ended up working out just fine tho). Some cons... 1) build time - took two handymen about 28 hours total to fully build. 2) the reason we gave it four stars - not as sturdy as we were hoping for. 3) we wish the stairs and Rockwall were interchangeable - had to drill new wholes to accommodate the switch. Overall, we are very happy with the playset! I will update if we find it doesn't hold up.

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Jun 23, 2020
Reviewer name: Ann
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

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Great once put together!

This is a great set. The only reason I give it 4 stars is 1. Because it took us 4 days to put together! 2. Some of the wood was already flaking and cheap. There were so many different bags of nuts and bolts and some wood pieces were not even labeled. Also make suuuuure you watch hole placement I don't know how many times we put a board on just to take it off and flip it around! I do feel its a little cheaply made but it will work for its intentions. Looks great in the yard and our daughter loves it.

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We are glad to hear you like our product.

Jul 6, 2019
Reviewer name: Sophialeiser
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

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Cute but cheap material

Fell in love with this swing set for the boys so I knew we had to have it.. Sam’s has it priced right but when I went to purchase the price went up almost $500!!! Still purchased because I promised my boys.. After it was build the wood started peeling, just not great quality as far as material. The slide is made out of a flimsy material and not a hard slide at all..

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Thank you for your 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. We hope you that you are willing to give Backyard Discovery another chance in the future.

Aug 4, 2019
Reviewer name: Butterfly405
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

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Wonderful value

The kids cant get enough. Its no public playground as far as strength, so dont sit a grownup at the bench unless you want to be reminded you weigh more than 150lb. Im 188 and it creeks at me. Lol but it is sturdy and i can climb into the tower and stand no problem. Its perfect for growing littles!

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Thank you for your 5-star review!

May 2, 2020
Reviewer name: CraigB
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

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Pretty good set...

Pretty good. Ordered this for our three daughters ages 5, 5 and 11. Everything seems solid enough...couple of cracked boards on arrival, and one "peeling" board face on the picnic table top. The picnic area is pretty narrow even my 11 year old has a bit of a time getting in and out, and all three eating at it, could have added another slat for the seat and table area to make it more usable for four kids. And then the slide, our 80lb daughter slides on it (its FAST) but it bows quite a bit and makes a lot of noise as she goes down. Documents say it supports 120 lbs x 9 kids, so I hope this holds up, would have liked a slide in one piece though (or been given the option to trade it out.) Suggestions for future owners, put those numbered bags of screws and nuts in numerical order, it will be fast to grab the ones you need at each step, if you know where they are. Also we sealed ours before putting together and that was a huge time sink, but again, worth it in rainy Virginia. We have had it together about three weeks, two of the screws on top of the rock wall sheered off after just a few climbs up, allowing the top to lift off. - Not sure what happened there, but we added some stronger screws. All the kids are happy with it. Together, we decided that if we were designing a better model we would have a one piece slide, made more monkey bars for the bigger kids, made the "floor space about two feed wider (underneath and on top), added a slat to each picnic table seat and one to two more for the table, and made the swing area about 1 foot taller.

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May 16, 2019
Reviewer name: LaVeda
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

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Super instructions

We bought this for our grandchildren and they love it! It does take a few days to assemble, but the instructions are easy to follow and the pieces clearly labeled. With all the hardware sorted and labeled it was no problem to find what was needed. We have already recommended this to a friend.

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Aug 15, 2017
Reviewer name: cfitz
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

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Grandkids love it!

Delivery man was great...but we weren't told it would come by semi!! We had no place to turn around so they got a smaller semi to bring it!! Parts were all there. Some warped. The only problem I have is the slide...when they go down it, the last pole at the bottom hurts their butts and back. So be prepared!!

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Jan 6, 2020
Reviewer name: Wonderwoman
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

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You can do it.

Kids love it. Very sturdy for my 3 boys. Dont let it intimidate you. Me and my husband put it together. Cant stress this enough. Follow the directions page by page. Do not jump around. Theyve made it fool proof. Pay very close attention to part numbers. Do as the directions say. Pay attention to the position of predrilled holes. Directions were 100% accurate. Most importantly. As you are unboxing the boards, lay them as they are categorized. Example. If it says rock climbing wall put it in its own category. If it says swing assembly lay it in the swing category. You will thank me later.

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What great tips for customers in your wonderful review. Thank you very much!

Mar 31, 2021
Reviewer name: nope
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

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Nice Set, Lumber Questionable

The number of hours to build the playset is about 20 hours x 2 contractor skilled men. Overall, we like the playset, however, the lumber is thin, leaving us question how long before certain parts of the playset will break. It is something a diligent person will take care of before it becomes a problem and completely breaks down. It is obvious that the lumber and hardware were skimped to save cost in manufacturing parts.

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Thank you for taking the time to review our product!

Jan 11, 2019
Reviewer name: Randy
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

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Awesome play yard.

Project is daunting at first. A lot of boxes and a lot of parts. A good general knowledge of tools is extremely helpful. It took about a week to ten days to build but not eight hour days. Our delay was getting final area around play yard prepared. Several guys needed to move it to spot. Some of the instructions are difficult to understand from drawings. Some of the boards were warped and I had to trim a board in different sections to make it fit. I found it impossible to hide all the markings(letter/numbers) from view. I think my grandkids will have years of fun on the Skyfort 2.

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