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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
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Apr 6, 2012
Reviewer name: sparkler
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Kids love it

Would have gave it 5 stars but there was a couple pieces missing and had to purchase more screws from local hardware store. Not a big deal. Awesome play set. Kids love it. Took the wife and I a week to put it all together. Was fun quality time together.

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Apr 19, 2021
Reviewer name: Kortkay963
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Kids love it

Looking at the boxes of wood was a little overwhelming but the instructions where easy to follow. Sort out the wood and screws in order and assembly went well and was actually kind of fun for the family. The actual set is everything we thought it would be, my 7 year old explorer lives the crows nest and my 5 year old gymnast loves her monkey bars.

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Jun 24, 2020
Reviewer name: JKrusz
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Lots of fun

Bought this for my kids right before shutdowns happened and it has been great. My kids now have their own backyard playground. We're out almost every day (minus rainy days). My littlest loves the swings and my oldest loves climbing up in the "clubhouse". The best part is that I can kick back on the deck and simply tell them to go play. My husband and I enjoyed the time building it together, though be warned: some of the directions can be unclear (measurements would help for some of the steps). Make sure you have all the tools. We followed other suggestions to lay out all the pieces first; we did ours in alphabetical order and that made it super easy to find the parts you needed. Super appreciated that the price included taxes and shipping, so you don't have to worry about adding hundreds of dollars on top of the price. All in all, it looks great, my kids love it, and it provides lots of play opportunities for them.

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Mar 17, 2010
Reviewer name: OlGrandad
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Swing project

The Skyfort kit makes a very sturdy swing set. Take the time to do a complete inventory before starting the project. We were short 1 board and had one split board. The company had the boards to us in two days. Put all the hardware in plainly labeled bags or containers. Read the instructions through before starting, then read a couple of steps ahead before assembling the one you are on so you will know what goes next and how it fits. It took us 4 hours to inventory and blue tape boards and four days to build it. We had 3 cordless drills and used them all constantly. We tightned most bolts and lag screws by hand to prevent crushing wood. When finished it is very sturdy and the kids love it. My wife and I built it for grandkids at their house, and we are not pros, so you can do it!

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Thank you for your 5-star review.

Feb 26, 2016
Reviewer name: Iceberg
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Quality, Excellent Service

Excellent quality once built, directions could be written a little better, and if you are slightly off level, you may need to redrill and move some hardware to get it right. Overall, extremely satisfied with final product and my daughter and neighbor kids love it. I had to have customer service send me a few extra pieces of wood that arrived damaged. They shipped quick, no questions asked. I would recommend their products to anyone. It took me about 30 hours over 4 days. you will need a second set of hands for some of it and ladders to assemble.

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Sep 28, 2023
Reviewer name: Ajk6
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Works for big kids too

I purchased this after months of researching trying to find a playset that my oldest child could also enjoy. She is 9 but big for her age (4’9”), and it took a lot of time to find a set that would work for all 5 of our kids (ages 1, 4, 7, 7, 9). This does take time to put together. With my husband and I working hard, and kids finding the wood parts for us, it took about 20 hours of work. We were very impressed with the quality of the hardware. Once it is put together it is very sturdy. Two of my older kids can be swinging high on the swings and the entire set stays still and doesn’t move at all. This also works well for older kids or taller kids. They will have to duck through the occasional doorway, but most of the areas work great for them. My husband and I (5’11” and 6’3”) could both stand up straight together in the upstairs clubhouse while we were putting the roof on. Overall very happy with the quality for the price

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Jun 5, 2015
Reviewer name: 12WIDad
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

Product ok - Install HORRIBLE!

I have to say I would guess this an average product for swing set, not poor materials but just average. The instructions and packaging are absolutely horrible. Every piece needs to be screwed in and assembled. The directions are very poor just plain pics for 100 plus steps. We had top re-drill holes and unassembled at least 10x because the instructions were so poor. Also we had missing screw and bolt hardware and needed to request more and took over 1 week to receive. I would NOT buy this product again just due to the assembly and lack of instructions. Expect 48 - 60 hours of assembly time, with headaches along the way if assembling yourself.

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Mar 26, 2010
Reviewer name: Thewholeneighborhoodplays
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Very good quality for the price

Was missing a couple of pieces, but we called and they expedited them here in two days. Very good design. A couple of holes were drilled wrong and you have to predrill just about all the holes that had lag bolts, but it is a very stout design that was well planned, in the owners manual, to provide easy assembly. I had a helper all three days, but we didnt work all day. The estimated time table was pretty accurate. We are very pleased with our purchase.

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Thank you for your 5-star review.

Jul 11, 2021
Reviewer name: hgebara
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

For the family, but not family project.

Great swing set! The kids are loving. I wish the letters and numbers on the boards were bigger, and more easily visible. I am sure it’s not common, but I had issues with some boards not been marked or some that were were unreadable. \n\nThe app made so much easier to be able to put it together myself. But I definitely recommended having someone that works for a company to put it together, specially if you ran with issues like mine where some were not marked. I had to jumped some steps and go back after words to make sure I wasn’t using the wrong board. \n\nOnce the project it’s done. It’s sturdy and I have no issues or worries with the kids playing on it.

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May 1, 2014
Reviewer name: GSDL
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Nightmare to assemble!!

Parts don't match up, 2 of the same parts were different sizes in length.. Parts individually marked, but, almost impossible to read. Had to saw, shave, add extra screws here and there . Directions are mostly pictures with no words of explanation. I've built many things in my life and this was a headache. Finished product appealing and kids love it. It took 3 weeks to complete though!!

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