We bought and had this assembled this for our 3 year old daughter a week before everything shutdown due to COVID-19. This was probably the best investment we have ever made. It's taught our daughter so much and challenges her with new obstacles daily. She loves the swing and the lookout the most. It is sturdy and has everything we will need from monkey bars, to a sandbox (which we filled with smooth pebbles), and even a bench for some fine dining.

Once it was finally assembled we love the skyfort. However there were some missing bolts, some faulty bolts my husband had to replace and the stain was still wet when we opened the box. This was an issue identifing the part numbers. It was delivered a week earlier than expected so unsure if this had something to do with it.

I research a great deal before I purchase anything significant. This Skyfort placeset is the best product you can buy for the money. The quality of the wood and building materials, design and complexity of the playset cannot be had elsewhere for less. A similar rainbow playset would be $3000-5000 depending on the wood you choose. I ordered the playset online, it was delivered quickly and placed where I had designated. After some deliberation I decided to have it professionally installed by Sams Club/NEW. I am very grateful I chose that route. It took 2 professionals which have built this thing over 20 times, over 12 hours. I cannot speak to how long it would take to build it yourself, but it would be much longer than this. There is no right or wrong answer, just be aware there are costs either way you go, money or time. It was $500 to install, which is very fair in my opinion. I also decided to build a bordered in play area for the set. I used landscape timbers and fabric and 14 cubic yards of mulch. It was an extra expense, but was well worth it. Lastly you will need to Stain/Seal the wood of this set "every year" according to the manual. They recommend a Thompsons Water Seal. Unless you like to redo things over and over every year I would buy a better product. I decided after a great amount of research to use Flood TWF Semi-Transparent Stain. This will likely last 3 years before it has to be sanded and redone instead of every year for a Thompsons product. My kids love it and I feel great about getting them something so fun to play with.

Almost perfect Nearly perfect! Easy (but long) instructions. Did almost everything with one person. Came up short by 3 on one bag of screws, but brass wood screws are easy to find. A few boards were warped but not unusable. It has a great warranty and if I wanted to have BYD replace those parts, they would in an instant. Give yourself 3-4 days if you are doing this by yourself, 2-3 with 2 people. The monkey bars are 7.5 ft off the ground so we are waiting to install them until we have wood chips down. The most important part? The kids love it!

I've had this for one year now. It's held up pretty well in Missouri. However, the finish from the factory is mostly worn off already, so I will need to stain the entire thing this summer to prolong its life. It was easy to assemble as long as you're organized. I did it by myself in about 6 hours with no issues. The wood is a little soft, so you have to be very careful if trimming grass around it. I've accidentally shredded a few of the boards.

I work as a commercial construction superintendent and read blueprints as a daily part of my job. The design of the plans leaves a lot to be desired. First off as many others have complained the marking on the pieces is of poor quality and barely legible. there are many pieces that have multiple punched holes, some only pilot holes but the plans do not clearly indicate which way these pieces go in. even after using my skills at reasoning to put the pieces in place I still had a couple of pieces in wrong and had to re-drill new holes to complete the assembly. .If the pieces were marked on one end with the top of the marking to be the top of the board and then the piece mark to be at one end shown on the plans this would make this much easier to assemble. The prep for the crows nest ended up in between boards instead of the middle of a board. I double checked what I did and it matched the plans. I had to modify the assembly as I did not feel that it would be safe. I want to let everyone know this set is a lot less expensive than others on the market and you can see why when you get your kit. the wood is thin and it will need to be treated often to prevent it from splitting and cracking. I completed the assembly in about 20 hours with a little help from a friend finding the pieces and gathering the bolts needed and would say that is about the time anyone with a little building knowledge should expect to spend putting this up. I would say it is not bad deal for what I paid for it and the time it took to put up but I would guess it will only last about 4 to 5 years with good maintenance.

It did take a while to put it together and it was frustrating looking through all the boards to find them all since they are not banded together according to board # they are all just in random boxes. That part takes a while. But now it is all finished and my 3 year old son loves it. So that is all that matters. Fast shipping and all the parts where in 4 boxes.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Wooowww!!! I thought my kids would love this but forget them...I love this!!!! I'm always in the treehouse loool This a dream come true for my kids in such hard times like these. They don't understand much why things are the way they are but they love the fact that the closest thing to normal is their playtime.

I did lots of research to find a play set that had all of the features I wanted for my grandsons. This one fit all of my requirements! Fortunately my son-in-law is very handy. He had some assistance from friends with the initial structure then completed by himself. Instructions were detailed and accurate. We LOVE it!

Our kids love it now that it's up. It took my husband by himself about 26 hours. He did a little every night after work. I would recommend having a level area planned out because we thought we had a good spot picked out and had to move it (in the beginning stages of being built). Give yourself a day to just lay out all the pieces and my husband actually stole my tupperware to put the screws and bolts in. Shipping was just the way it was explained; they called and set up a delivery time. The drivers were nice enough to also put in my backyard and not leave it to us to move. If you have the money, I totally recommend this playset.