The play set is fun and beautiful and functional for my 4yo. The 9yo neighborhood kid gets on it and it's making creaking sounds. I can't even imagine getting on it without breaking something. Part of me wonders if I would have settled for lesser features for more stability and peace of mind. I paid the price of the item for installation and mulch and I wish the quality was a little better. Stronger wood basically.

The end result is beautiful, so many neighbors have complimented the playset, and my kids love it! It was a huge project, though... The instructions say it will take an average of 20 hours for two people, but for two first-time playset builders, it took us about seven days of work over more than a month. The hardest parts were the curved sections of wood that needed to fit in the front, back, and the floor of the crow's nest were slightly warped enough that they just would not fit in the tight area. We had to shave an edge of a couple of the planks down slightly to make it work. I wish there was some additional space allotted in those parts since the boards only fit one way. We were also missing one piece. I had dutifully checked the inventory sheets that came in each box and confirmed that I had every board, screw, and bolt, but about halfway through the project we came to a piece of wood that was not on any inventory sheet (and not in any box). When I called to ask for a replacement piece and ask why it wasn't on any inventory sheet, the person told me that those inventory sheets are notoriously unreliable and that I should have checked the pieces using the instruction book. That would have been impossible (there is instruction book no index that says I need a total of four M23s, for example), and was very frustrating. When the customer service person did look up the piece, she told me that it isn't listed as part of my set and had to get a manager's approval to send it to me. It did eventually arrive a few days later, but they really need to make an inventory sheet that can be relied upon. Overall, the set seems sturdy, looks great, and is a lot of fun for my boys. I don't regret it, but it was a huge labor of love and more than a couple of bad words were uttered in the process. I think that's the case for any playset, though, so if you're mentally and physically ready for this task, this is a great playset to choose.

This is a very well made swing set, that has a ton of features and quality lumber. Other playsets we have assembled came in similarly numbered boxes (1 of 4, 2 of 4, etc). The weird thing on this one is that you have to open all of the boxes first before beginning assembly due to the parts being in random boxes. Assembly in phases is much easier if the parts for the first 10 steps or so are in Box 1, next set of steps in Box 2, etc. We ended up paying for professional assemblers to save time, and they ran into issues despite being super careful and taking time to go through all of the parts. There were a few places where pre-drilled holes did not line up correctly, and required small modifications to get them to go together. There were also a few bolts missing, but were common sizes that I had on hand luckily. Overall this is a great swingset, but could be much better during assembly with a few tweaks to the production and packaging process.

My family purchased the skyfort elite in early spring. It has been a place of excitement, of learning, of experience in imagination, and physical exercise since putting it together. The kids love it, and we use it often. Great quality and durable. It was worth every penny spent. It went up in about 20 hours, yes that took work but the instructions (when I read them right) were very helpful. This thing is big and ever inch is useful in play

We bought the Skyfort Elite at the very beginning of CoViD 19 and it has been a blessing! Our 3 young kids, who were all going a bit stir crazy, we're immediately drawn outside every hour of the day to play on their new play set. Not only did it get them outside, but helped them work and play together as a team, sharing with and helping each other learn and grow.

Yes, make sure you have time set aside, and a helper, but the easy step by step instructions and better than average safety hardware make self assembly doable. Holes and hardware line up 95 percent of time, leaving 5% for you to figure out and drill. Special safety bolts leave little scratch hazard, and that's important on a play set. Overall, I'm impressed and the kids love it!

Great playset with many features. My Daughter loves it. I put it together by myself and it took about 4 days overall. Its huge and it looks good but its noisy. The wood is squeaky and crackly. It's been about 4 months now and it's still holding up fine. The monkey bars are a bit on the high side and the bars aren't very comfortable on the hands. The whole setup is pretty sturdy. I would give it 6 out of 10. I would be dissatisfied though if I paid full price for it.

We have owned this for a couple of months and my granddaughter loves it. The swings are her favorite right now, but she also loves the eagle's nest. The slide is not very sturdy and she tends to bounce around on it when sliding down. She is 2 1/2 and it holds her now, but doesn't seem that it will hold her well if she gets too much bigger. Putting it together took about two, full days for two men. It does help to organize the materials ahead of time. Everything was clearly marked and the set went together quite well. Some of the wood was split and some cracked easily while setting up. It's not the best of wood. We may have to replace some pieces as it ages. Overall, it is a good set and we are happy with the purchase. I do love the solar lights and my granddaughter thinks those are “super cool”.

We ordered this for our 4 and 6yr old sons a couple months ago to replace an older playset. I believe it noted it would take about 20 hours to put together with 2 people. I did it myself in about that time. Went together easily and the instructions were well detailed. There are lots of activities on this set. Our boy's favorite part is the crow's (eagle's) nest. I would recommend this playset.

We bought and put this together about 2 months ago. Our kids and all the neighbor kids love it. The house on top is very roomy. An adult can stand up inside. It was very time consuming to put together but the instructions are super easy to follow. I highly recommend this set!