For the most part, the instructions are straight forward however there are a few sections that can be put together backwards. When in doubt, look at the pictures of the completed play set. Missing some hardware (1" woodscrews and a few bolts) but other than that the set was complete. Took my son-law and I approx. 24 hours to complete. Looks great and the grandkids are having a ball!

The Sky Fort 2 arrived in four boxes. As previous reviews mentioned it is best to get organized up front. Once you have the wood separated and the hardware situated you can begin. It took four days with 30 hours of my own time invested. I had several others helping off and on which was very helpful. The instructions are good - some pages are a little confusing and need to be thought through. Overall the work was well worth it to have this completed for my son's 2nd birthday party. All the other kids loved it. He is still a bit small for most of the items but can grow into. If you are considering buying it - go for it. If you are the one building it - best of luck!

This is a great set but the directions were not always very clear. Parts were missing and needed to be ordered they were shipped by the manufature and took several day to arrive. It took over 100 man hours to put this set up but in the end it was well worth it. I had a party with over 40 kids and the set allowed for everyone to play.

Purchased this set for my Grandchildren; we looked at many sets and considered building one from scratch before purchasing this set. My daughter and I completed the assembly in 22 hours. Instructions were the best that i have used, no missing or broken parts, and plenty of hardware. We purchased the floor kit to finish the floor over the sand box area which was well worth it. By far this is the best value for the money on the market today. The manufacture of this set pays attention to detail! Grandkids will get many years of enjoyment out of this set for a fraction of what it would have cost to build from scratch. I just can't say enough how good the assembly instructions for this product were, if you follow the steps and read the instructions even a cave man could assembly this product!

Love the overall design. Assembly takes forever further complicated by the terrible packaging of boards in no particular order or box. Wood is cheap quality and constantly splinters, cracks, and breaks from as simple as screws being inserted. Had I known the quality would have been so poor never would have purchased and made one ourselves. Will need to be sealed as already have some warping and swelling due to recent rain but at least the children enjoy it.

I decided on the skyfort after weeks of reading online reviews and I am very confident with my choice. The price is very fair, in comparison with other sets. The parts are labeled, but the letters and numbers are small and some were blurred so we sorted parts first and then used 2" blue painters tape and a permanent marker to label parts. This was a HUGE help during assembly, I strongly recommend taking the time to do so. Assembly was time consuming, it felt like the never ending project. The instructions are clear and we always were sure to read and reread ahead of time. Power tools are a must!!!! It was all worth it in the end. Our children(ages 5 & 3) love it and I can tell it will be used for years to come. We had 2 missing parts (not bad for the thousands that are needed). I called the toll free number and the parts were on my porch in less than 72 hours.

I bought this swing set and it looked awesome for about 4 months then the color of the wood changed to a bad color and it looks old !!! I talked to a manager at sams in pearland left my information and was told they would contact me never heard anything !!!

It took us, my husband and I, 3½ days (8 hours each day) to put this set together. When it was all done, it looks great and the kids love it! I agree with other reviews that the wood is a little thin and some of it is a little rough. We will definitely need to treat it to protect it for years to come and from the kids getting splinters, but so far it's great.

We got the Skyfort II and are really happy with how it turned out. We did end up paying a company to have them build it. It took about 20 man-hours to build from a company that was very familiar with building this set. Three guys got it done in one day. (Each plank is individual; it doesn't have any prebuilt sides.) We didn't use the Sam's club referred company to have it installed and saved 40% off installation just using a local company. Still, the cost of the set (plus the installation fee) was A TON less than going with another big name playset company. ($2K vs $8K) The quality is great - very sturdy. We haven't had it long, so I don't know how it will hold up. I expect it will be great. The company that did the install said that it is a great quality set compared to others that they setup. My kids are 5 & 7 and they are having a great time playing in it. The swings are close together, but they have all been in use and work just fine. Would have liked them spaced a little further apart and attached a little higher (have the wood arm stick out higher) so they could have bigger swinging motion. The second level is nice and tall due to the roof pitch, so I can even stand up in there easily (I'm 5'5"), but I can't stand up at the ground level. The square size of the clubhouse part feels roomy and not cramped. That is just to give you an idea, as I'm really not the one playing in it. At the end of the day, it's sturdy and the kids LOVE it! We are really happy with our choice.

Great product, good quality materials, and the price is right for what you get. The instructions were a little vague, and missed some assembly steps. Putting it together took about 3 days and 4 adults. If you're not handy it can be tough to put together.