This set is great. My kids LOVE it. Rain or shine they are on it. Shipping was super fast, it came actually too fast because we didn't even have the area ready yet and it was already in our driveway. Make sure you start and finish where its going to be forever because we didn't and it was pretty heavy to try to move. My husband and I are very handy, with many tools on hand. Forewarning, there are some tools needed that are not listed in the beginning of the instruction manual. (few random drill bits) Best advice I could give is have a nice size work area, and separate all your boards together into rows with their respective labeling. (example L1-L10, M1-M74, so on and so on) Also, separate your hardware into piles. (ex: bolts, washers, screws, lag screws) DON'T USE A BUCKET OR BOWL TO GRAB HARDWARE AND GO!! Its easier to just bring the bags so you don't get pieces mixed up. We went this route and it made life and the whole process much easier and quick. My husband and I were both helping so one would work on a particular task while the other grabbed all the wood for the next part and stacked it up. This helped the whole process fly by, it only ended up taking a few hours over the course of a few days to do. (We had to keep stopping because of bad weather, otherwise I think we could have gotten it done in a day or two. The set is absolutely more than I would have ever asked for, meaning it has everything my kids could ever want to do in a swing set. The only negative feedback I have is that the quality of the wood itself is not so good. Multiple boards came bowed, uneven, had big holes from knots where hardware was supposed to go, and just poor quality. Some were slightly split, and when putting together they split even more. Some of the pilot holes were off causing us to drill new ones to line everything up. I get nothing is perfect when you get 4 boxes filled with what seems like a billion pieces but if it effects the integrity of the structure its a bit worrisome for parents. We ended up replacing a few small pieces where hardware split the wood completely, and we even bought a few longer screws to put where the bowed wood wouldn't stay attached to the wood behind it. Other than that I would say all in all we are getting our moneys worth because my boys are very happy with it.

I originally saw this on another website for about $500 more but after reading several reviews that said they pruchased from Sams Club I visited this site. I was floored at the difference in price not to mention the free shipping. The other site was only offering $9.99 shipping. My husband put this up in a week. My kids LOVE it!

Instructions were excellent and assembly was time consuming but overall smooth and easy. The play set is awesome, the only part lacking is the swings. They are a bit too close together for safe swinging with 3 swings all in use. We try to leave the middle swing empty. Wish the swing beam was a little longer to spread them out further. The entire playset creaks when the swings are in use which is a little sketchy until you get used to it. Kids are 5 and 2.5 and are really loving the playset.

I bought this swing set just before Memorial Day and planned 2 full days to set it up with my Dad. After sending me a duplicate of one of the 4 boxes I ended up finishing the project 2 weeks later as parts came in. :( Thankfully Sam's Club was pretty awesome about the whole deal and gave me a 20% rebate since it was a pretty big mistake. Be prepared to work hard as this is a ton of wood and hardware! Approx 1000lbs of materials in 4 separate boxes - plus the slide. The directions were very clear and the wood was all individually stamped. All the wood was of high quality and only one floor board had some minor warping. The hardware was well made. Two tips before you decide to build: 1. Make sure the ground is level BEFORE you build 2. If you get easily frustrated with projects, save yourself the frustration and pay someone to build it! That being said I didn't mind the build, and my kids LOVE this swing set. Best Wishes!

Wow, when my kids saw this playset in sam's club they were in awe. I couldn't believe the great price for such a nice set. It has literally EVERYTHING! Delivery was smooth. Building was easy thanks to the instructions. No missing parts of broken parts. A great buy, that my kids will enjoy for years to come! Highly reccomend!!

After shopping around I realized this playset was a great value. It is a fraction of the cost of other comparable sizes. Paying the installation was the best money ever spent. It was a total of 2 weeks from the time I ordered it to having it installed. The installation people installed it in 7 hours. From what I have read most do-it-yourself customers have spent many hours/weekends. If you are not incredibly handy you really should hire this out. My only complaint is that the wood is not the strongest and I have seen a couple cracks. Nothing to worry about, just be prepared.

I spent countless hours researching and trying to find the right set that would work for our 6 year old son (63 pounds and tall) as well as our newly turned 2 year only (27 pounds). Many of the sets have so many extra bells and whistles (tic tac toe, steering wheels etc) which jack the price up an insane amount. What we loved about this set is its large enough to grow with it and its all the stuff kids love at the parks. Overall I will say it is a very sturdy and well made set. Some of the boards are "peeling" and a few cracked while screwing in the screws. It took several days a few hours at a time to complete. Chicago weather kept getting in our way. However; I would say it is defiantly a whole weekend project. My husband, father and brother who are both in construction helped build it. My father joked that he could build a house faster than building this because there are so so so many bolts, and screws. The pre drill is nice because its all laid out but it also takes more time because it has to be perfectly lined up. A huge time saver is laying out each section and putting the bolts you need with it so one person can just grab and you aren't looking for the different parts. My biggest complaint which I later saw on a review on amazon is how close the swings are to each other. I wish the beam holding them was just a little longer. Had I known that we probably would of changed out the beam ourselves but we were too far in to do it once we realized it. The slide is also a little flimsy but the kids don't seem to mind it. All in all its a large and very sturdy play set.

Both about a month ago. Definitely need a little skill and a whole lot of patience to put it together. It took just about the whole 22hours to get it completed. But we had to stop for rain as well. The kids love it! And we are just glad it’s put together finally.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This item was purchase 6 months ago. Other than taking a little bit of time to assemble, instruction were really clear and easy to follow steps. Perfect for the kids to spends hours outdoors in fresh air.

This swingset is as nice as it looks in the picture. It took 5 adults 4 /4 hour nights after work to put it together. My 2 year old granddaughter loves it! Separate all the parts and read the manual first My daughter, sister and myself put all the components together , the 2 guys built it and didn't have any problem