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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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Jun 2, 2016
Reviewer name: Bobbi
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great playset

We bought this last year for our grandkids. It was easy to assemble with excellent instructions. Unfortunately it was not anchored properly and blew over during a terrible storm. Your company was great to send the replacement parts needed at very little cost. Now it is secure and the kids love it! The quality of the playset is excellent.

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May 19, 2011
Reviewer name: mumofthree
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Overall we're very happy with our purchase. I love the way it blends with our wooded setting and the kids LOVE it! That's the main thing. Free shipping was an awesome plus; the same item can be found for less on eBay but once shipping is added the price skyrockets! At times the directions weren't easy to follow. We added extra support to the platform for added safety.

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Thank you for the 5-star review, we are happy to hear that you are enjoying your set

Apr 21, 2014
Reviewer name: BHAG
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great purchase for the price and good quality

The contents came in four boxes and were a little confusing when first opening the box. The first few hours were very time consuming while searching through all of the boxes. It would have been much easier if the boxes contained phases, rather than pieces in all boxes. Once I was into the project for a bit, the flow was better. The directions at times were a bit confusing, but overall they were fine. The quality is great for the price, especially when comparing to other products. This is an American Made product with imported materials.

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Jun 11, 2016
Reviewer name: Heather35
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Huge, but great play set!

This play set is so great! It's huge, the fort is tall enough for an adult to stand up in, and the picnic table underneath is a great feature. Our 4 year old loves this so much. It did take quite a while to put together, including the time it took to unpack all of the boxes and organize the pieces. But no parts were missing, and we had a lot of hardware left over, despite some of the screws and bolts being defective. It took my husband and father in law, both very competent, 2 full days and another afternoon to complete.

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Jul 24, 2009
Reviewer name: lyndall
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Took a while to put together, and was missing about 20 screws of the same size, so replacing them from Lowes was easy. Instructions was a little vague in spots but otherwise pretty good. Kids love it. Just make sure when you start, that you have it square and level, it'll make the assembly a lot smoother.

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Thank you for your 5-star review.

Nov 27, 2024
Reviewer name: Janelle2019
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Perfect play set for years to come

We got out play set 1 year ago and our 4 year old loves it. There’s plenty of different features to keep her entertained. The monkey bars are too far spaced apart for her but that is something she will grow into. The wood it’s made out of isn’t as heavy as what we thought it would be but is holding up well. We did put a coating of water sealer on the play set to be safe. Set up- it’s not pretty. Be prepared to do this over a couple of days. With 3 people who are somewhat handy you could get it built in 3 days if you work all day. Everything was labeled very nicely, there are just A LOT of pieces. Overall I am happy with our purchase and so is my child.

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Dec 2, 2011
Reviewer name: FrugalFather
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great buy

A great value! We purchased this almost 2 years ago and we love this set. It is definitely a set that can grow with the children because of all the different types of play it offers. It has proven to be a hit with many kids at a time during playdates. It does take a weekend to assemble, but it’s well worth it. There were only a couple of pieces (1 board and 2 hardware pieces that were missing) and the company was easy to talk to and quickly shipped the parts. The only maintenance I do is annually spraying it with Thompson Seal!

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Jul 8, 2020
Reviewer name: BT Express
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Nice playset!

I bought this over the winter. I prepped all parts and built all parts that could be stored indoors. Made installation much easier once spring came around. Was able to install the entire playset with good prep in 2 days. 95% of the wood was in good condition. I would recommend this product to any friend or family.

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Apr 3, 2012
Reviewer name: Kippkinkle
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Nice playset, my kids love it!

I set aside the weekend to put it together... it took me 22 hours by myself. Descent quality materials and easy to assemble. I spent most of my time just sorting through all the pieces. All in all, a good product for the price. Only downside was I had to hand tap all the barrel head nuts. They should look at upgrading that particular item.

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Dec 20, 2010
Reviewer name: 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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Thank you for the review