We bought this for our 4 kids ages 3-9. They love it. It took us more then the 40 hours to put together because we actually changed it a bit. Instead of putting in the floor and picnic table underneath we did that as a full sand box and built a little porch on the back side by the rock wall to construct the picnic table. We also unpacked and sealed every piece of wood separately before installing and that took a day to sort out and treat and then a full day to dry before we started putting it together.

This is awesome! Build took my dad and I about 3 days. Everything was well labeled and the end result is fantastic! My 2 year old loves climbing and swinging on this play set! The dogs also enjoy staying under it for shade during the heat of the day.

We are very pleased with this playset. We looked at Rainbow playsets and some of their competitors and just couldn't spend the money - 2-3 times the price for a similar design. Though the wood for the Skyfort II is not as heavy duty as the higher end playsets from Rainbow, etc., it is still good quality and certainly strong enough for little ones. I routinely get in the clubhouse with our 1 and 4 year old - its a little cramped and I have to be careful on the step ladder but it supports me with no problem (6'2" 180lbs). The crows nest is a great addition that not many playsets have - its a tight fit but I can even get up in there and stand without any concern for my weight. After considering a $600-800 set up cost if we hired it out, my wife and I put the entire playset together ourselves (plus we have a ~10 degree slope in our backyard and most companies wouldn't build it for us unless we had level ground... we just put 4x4s under the back corners and leveled it from there and it worked great). We build some of the separate parts (slide, monkey bars, ladder, and rock wall) in the garage and then spent an entire weekend building the playset. I would guess it took us 20-25 hours total... maybe a little longer. We certainly recommend going through all the wood and at least checking over the hardware - we weren't short any pieces and had tons of extra hardware but we did get a few replacements shipped as a couple of boards had small cracks. Customer service via the 800 number was great - they shipped out all needed parts via FedEx in 2-3 days at no charge and no questions asked. Since our kids are so young, we initially blocked off the monkey bars with a gate but then I decided to purchase a second slide for about $100 delivered and installed it in the place of the monkey bars (Leisure Time told me not to do this - presumably for safety/balance or design so I ordered it as a 'replacement') but its worked great and now we don't have to worry about the gate falling out. Plus we can reinstall the monkey bars when they are old enough. A few recommendations - lay out all the pieces before starting the build... this took a long while in our garage... maybe 3-4 hours but it did help during the build. We built the crows nest in our garage and not on top of the swingset as the directions say... it was heavy to lift up but I can't imagine building that whole thing on top of the swing bar. We thought the directions were surprisingly good but do pay attention to which direction the boards should go as a connector may be needed 2-3 steps later that you put on backwards... once you start building, you will see what I mean. Not a huge deal to backtrack but a little annoying. We also only have one cordless drill and there are a lot of connectors so we had the battery die a couple of time so we had to break to recharge... having a corded drill or second battery could have helped. The only real negative is that the wood is a little soft and the finish comes off too easily. I actually sent for replacement ladder steps as that seems to be the place where the finish has already come off from climbing. I tried to get the right stain to do touch-ups but the kind and color that the company tells you simply doesn't match. I figured its a minor issue considering the considerable cost savings but it is my one gripe - not sure why they can get you a small can or at least a tell you a color that actually matched. I sprayed it with two coats of water protector after the build was done (I know others say the sprayed every board before the build... I know after is much faster though likely not as thorough). As some reviews say, the swings are closer together than the pictures show but still fine to use all three at the same time at least when they are smaller. One more thing - we already had a sand box so didn't need the one included. In lieu of purchasing the extra wood to build a floor over the sandbox (an extra kit $100 you can get for the set), we got rubber mulch and used that... its great so the kids don't have to worry about falling/tripping over the empty box but we don't have to have more sand over everything. We also bought a ships wheel and music set (drums) on Amazon to add a couple of things and those have worked out well. Overall, we would highly recommend and would buy again. It was actually pretty fun to build with only a little arguing :) but I think it will be a good set for years to come.

The set is beautiful but the quality is terrible. We got this swingset after reading extensive reviews recommending this as one of the best on the market. I studied reviews for weeks before committing and reviews indicated that this product was top notch. The other set we looked at was a gorilla and we chose this one because of the reviews. Because the set has so many pieces and they are not organized at all between the multiple boxes (6-7) we ended up paying someone $700 to install it. Many of the boards are split down the middle from instillation and any time my husband (who is not a large man at all) gets on the set to help our 2 year old the set creaks and boards split. The wood throughout the play set is only about half an inch thick compared to at least an inch on the gorilla set and the slide is a cheap peice of fiberglass compared to the thick plastic on the gorilla. An adult cannot assist a small child down this slide. There a pieces of the wood that are peeling right up and stress cracks throughout including many loadbearing beams. If we didn't spend so much to get it installed we would have tried to return it immediately. I have multiple friends who have recently committed to a gorilla playset and these appear to be much more sturdy and well made. After having the set up less than 2 months, we certainly plan to leave the set behind if we move or switch this out in the future with a better set which is a shame after spending over $2000 for the swing set plus instillation.

The directions are very confusing, You have to look a few steps ahead to find out if a board is backwards or upside down(and believe me it matters) The Spanish version has close up pictures, but the English version does not. Now that it is together it looks great! My advice is to have it professionally installed!!!

I must say first that I love the look of this playset and can’t wait for my girls to see it (it’s a end of summer surprise after being away for a couple months visiting their grandparents). BUT, it was only installed a couple weeks ago and I noticed yesterday that it’s already peeling. It’s rained only twice and not all day yet some of the wood looks like it’s old already! I have protectant and will cover it today or tomorrow, however, the quality can’t be all that great for this to happen so quickly. I didn’t see any suggestions saying u must apply protectant day one of install! I’m not happy with the imperfections I’m seeing already, but that’s the bad part about these, what can I do?! Deal with it and pray the protectant stops the peeling. If you’re purchasing, be prepared after days of putting it together (took my guy 2 days), that you also add in the final step of applying protectant right away!

This was a great swing set for the price and the quality was alot more than my husband and I expected. We bought the set for our 4 year old daughter for Christmas and it took my husband, father in law and 2 other individuals 3 days to put this thing together. Three of those individuals can build just about anything but it was very time consuming, It helps if you seperate and inventory all of your pieces first. We seperated all of the pieces into piles and used a piece of chalk to write on the ground so we could easily get to the pieces. Overall it is a great set for the price but my only complaint is that they could have made the side that the swings attach to a little longer due to the swings being so close.

The number one thing to point out is what the directions of where the pilot holes need to face. Several times I got ahead of myself and had to step back and redo. I prebuilt as much as I could in the house since it was hot as crap. Other item of worth to point out, is get it built quickly as some of the boards will warp if left unassembled for to long. Mine sat for a little over a week before I got started. After I completed the swing set I invited the grandkids over and it was a big hit. So I am very happy with it.

We love our new Skyfort II. We have had this swingset for about 9 months. My girls who are 1 1/2 and 3 have enjoyed it almost daily. We chose this swing set over others because we wanted something with monkey bars, a picnic table, swings, a slide, and a "clubhouse", this set offers all of that plus a glider, a crows nest, and a sandbox. Purchasing and Delivery: We purchased this online and had no complications, we chose to have it delivered. The delivery driver was very nice and even put it in our garage for us. The delivery driver drove a box truck for those wondering. Assembly: Intimidating from my point of view, so many pieces and screws and pieces, but that's why I'm married. Thank goodness for my husband and father-in-law who assembled in two days. From my husband...the pieces were sorted and small parts in labeled bags making assembly easy. We were missing one screw but were able to improvise with a screw we had at the house , and a few boards had to be shorted a tad to fit, but both of those were no big deal and for us, didn't warrant a call to the manufacturer. Use: We love it! We've had several neighbors and our HOA committee member ask us about it as several other homeowners want something similar. My girls especially love the telescope and the little windows. We love the wood roof so we don't have to worry about a plastic tarp to replace each year. With only 9 months of use we have noticed that the stain has started to wear/fade on the steps going up to the club house. We also wish the slide would have been made of a solid piece of heavy duty plastic verses a thin panel in between two sides with rods for support. (Mainly so I can slide with my girls, I'm a big kid at heart!!) Overall we are soo happy with this swingset and would purchase it all over again if we had to. We recommend it to all our friends as we get so much use out of it and with so many different things to do on it, multiple kids can easily play on it at the same time. Perfect for families with multiple kids.

Do not purchase this item. I read the bad reviews but saw that there were over 300 5 star reviews so I figured it must just be people who like to complain and purchased this swing set. The quality of wood is absolutly junk!! I sent the manufacturers about 25 pictures of splits in the wood including the main 4X4 supports wich are just 3 smaller boards glued togther. Their response was it was due to over tightening and the set was not on level ground let us know 5 parts that are the worst and we will replace them and see what we can do about dicounting any additional parts. Discounting!!!!! more than five pieces came craked out of the box. The play set is dead on leavel all the way around. I bulid decks and fences arbors etc for a living this is not pressure treated wood it is dry and brittle and splits before you get the screws anywhere close to being tight enough. This swing set will not last 2 years do not waste your money!!!!