I bought this playset four years ago; unfortunately, we had to recently sell it due to moving to a townhouse. We truly loved the playset and our kids and the neighborhood kids played countless hours on it; my 8 year old son even spent the night in the clubhouse. Looking back, the decision to purchase it was worth every penny. We are going to miss it. I am not the guy who loves to build things, but it was relatively simple to follow the instructions. It took me two days to build by myself with some occassional help from my wife to hold things in place as it was coming together. The third day was spent attaching some ancillary items. The hardest part of the build was putting the rope netting in place. Another important detail is to make sure you are matching the picture to the instructions and the details of the drawing. Lastly, the bolts are designed to last a lifetime, so the way it goes together is really sturdy but time consuming making the build somewhat difficult.

We were able to assemble the swingset in over the 6 hours suggested but mainly because the leg support directions as noted in other reviews are confusing. It is VERY easy to assemble wrong and have to back track. Additionally, this product comes freight. It is impossible to track or get a progress update. It was frustrating. The driver who eventually delivered it called to ensure someone was home. The problem is that his equipment on the massive truck couldn’t move this massive crate. It was too heavy. We pulled the crate to the back of the truck using our tow strap and Jeep. Overall, I recommend the product. Super quality. They need to tweak the directions for the legs. Not sure about the shipping…that was rough.

Just got through putting this together. It is an awesome high quality set. Unfortunate the directions are horribly illustrated and not a single piece is numbered save for the hardware. The instructions issue has been addressed In many other reviews so I knew it going in, but I think they could be THAT bad. They were. Lifetime, you make a high quality product. Please make high quality instructions for your customers and spend the extra dollar a set to put a sticker on each part

We researched for a long time and finally decided on a Lifetime Swing Set. We initially tried to assemble ourselves but it proved too difficult given the scope of the project, a few mislabeled parts that customer service helped to identify, and our lack of time. But now that it is up, we love it. It is well made, includes plenty of options for play, and has already become a neighborhood favorite. With a 3 yr old, I do have concerns with all the open area surrounding the deck, in particular the climbing wall side, but we put up a few bungees to create a barrier on that side to lessen the open space. All in all, we love it and look forward to years of backyard fun.

This is the second play set we have purchased for our 3 girls. The first was a wooden play set and it was literally falling apart after 2 years. We can already tell that the Lifetime Primary play set is MUCH better quality. That, and we can't get our girls off of it!

I’ve already left a review over a year ago, playset is still in excellent condition through 2 Texas summers and a winters. I just wanted to add a picture of the package it came in, in case anyone had questions. The pallet took up a pretty good amount of space in my garage but I like how well protected it came.

I bought this set last December for my two young kids ages 5 and 8. We live in a hot humid climate in Houston Texas and this set has lasted almost a full year beautifully. No rusting, no sticky swing handles. I’d buy it again in a heartbeat. Very well made. Very sturdy. We have adults and kids on this set regularly.

Pros:Hours of Fun,Weather Resistant,Durable,Easy Assembly,Sturdy Best Uses:Small Children,Older Children,Physical Activity,Group Play,Individual Play Describe Yourself:Working Parent,First Time Parent Bottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend. Just built this over memorial weekend for my 4 year old busy son with my dad. My son was so estatic he keeps telling me he's having so much fun! But i didnt realized that it comes also with the other one that has reds and yellow (i got the green and earthtone) since i bought it from [...]. But hey my son doesn't mind!

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!

Pros:Attractive Design,Hours of Fun,Weather Resistant,Sturdy,Durable Best Uses:Group Play,Individual Play,Older Children,Small Children,Physical Activity Describe Yourself:Stay At Home Parent,First Time Parent Bottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend. It took a lot of work to get our set built. Twice we had to exchange parts including the main bar for the swings. However, the exchanges were easy since we only live 40 minutes away from the factory, and the customer service was so helpful and accommodating. We just called up and arranged to pick up non defective parts. It was well worth the work, though. We love our set. It is high quality, sturdy and virtually maintenance free.