Bought this for our grankids. It did take my very handy son-in-law a full day to put together and he needed my help a couple times. It is just like going to the park! All 8 of my grandkids can play on it together and we are making happy memories outside. My kids who are in their 30's can swing with their kids too. Great product.

Like the other reviewers, we are very happy with the stability and fun features of this swing set. I would have given it five stars, except that the slide gets way too hot. The instructions recommend not facing the slide to the south. Based on the layout of our yard and pool, the only way we can set up this swing set without having our kids slide into a fence is to face south or southwest. We opted for southwest and the slide gets REALLY hot. I don't know if repositioning the slide to the north would help or not, but you may want to consider this if, like us, you don't really have a good place in your yard to face north. I do question, however, if pointing the slide north would be enough to keep the slide cool. We doused ours with water so the kids could play on it (it does make a great water slide). Within 10 minutes after turning off the water, the slide was too hot for the kids to slide down on again. None of the other equipment on the swing set gets as hot as the slide. I really wish the slide had been made with a different material so that it didn't get so hot. Other than that, the swing set is great.

We just completed installation of the playset. A few parts (a few bolts and nuts and two metal links) were missing. Sent an email to customer service overnight and followed up with a phone call the next day. They couldn't have been more responsive. The parts were delivered before noon the following day! The product is very solid and stable even with a good-sized 6th-grader swinging as high as he could. Our four-year old child with Down's Syndrome is already able to swing, climb onto the elevated platform by stair and rope ladder, and use the slide unassisted. Can't keep her off it. :-)

I bought this about two months ago for my kids. I have a 4 year old and two 1+ year olds. My 4 year old loves this thing. He climbs all over it, loves the slide and chalk board, and the climbing wall. My little ones are a bit small to use all of it but they love the slide so far. If I were to give a critique, it would be on the manufacturing details and assembly instructions for the climbing wall and roof particularly. The roof could be manufactured to align slightly better rather than using all common parts. It took me a couple tries to find the best combo where the ridge and ends met nicely. The climbing wall should come pre-drilled but does not. It also needed to be flexed a good bit for a good install. Overall it took me and my father, both builders, about 6 hours to assemble and level the whole playset.

I bought this set over 6 years ago. I live in a very dirty windy area and it has held up so well through winter storms and rain, sprinklers, rough kids, dogs, and dirt! It has been so much fun for my kids and so entertaining. Great set! Very well built!

We bought the swingset when our boys were three and six years old. They are eight and 11 now, and the swingset has gotten them through their childhood years. And it still looks nearly new. I am on the website now many years later to re-order a replacement rope cargo net which has disintegrated over time. Every other part of this swingset is solid and has held up very well to snow, sun and rain. My boys spent many hours outside playing on the swing set, with neighborhood friends and with each other. We have other neighbors with wooden swing sets- their sets have required frequent maintenance, including replacement of parts and staining. The second story clubhouse is still a favorite hangout spot today. Swing heights adjust easily. Highly recommend this set.

Our company has assembled hundreds of playsets and swing sets all over Phoenix, AZ and one of our favorite playsets to assembles is the LIFETIME play systems. Built to last and one of the few playsets that holds up well against Arizona monsoons. We highly recommend LIFETIME Playsets for the value and safety.

When the delivery truck delivered the playset my daughter said "My playground is here. I am so happy right now." I record the video and showed the clip to everyone. They got good laugh out it. My husband and my brother take two days to assemble the playset together. After that my daughter started to play it right away. The only thing is that assembly direction is not clear and labeling of parts specific which my husband and my brother were confused on which parts is which, so they have to take the parts out and reassembled the parts until it look right from the picture. The other thing that I would like is that be able to switch the housing position because it only one direction.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We purchased this swing set on a holiday sale, but weren’t able to put it together for several months after. When we opened it to assemble, we had the wrong swing set. The employees were very helpful in helping us find out purchase even though we didn’t have a receipt. It took a lot of extra work but they were willing to do it to get us the correct set. I appreciate a company with integrity. My kids love the new playset!

I've had this playground for at least 5 years. It's in great shape. I used to run a preschool out of my home, so it saw a lot of use. Even our teenage friends have had fun on it. Follow the directions exactly while building it. Its time consuming, but doable.