We have a small yard so we wanted a play set with only two swings - which seemed to be on the rare side - but we found this one - and the price was great. It took two adults about 5 hours to put this together I guess - and we are pretty handy people. The first thing you must do, however, is label all the pieces b/c it is not done for you - which was our main installation complaint (instructions were fairly clear and we didn't find it too hard). It seems pretty solid so far.
My only other complaint is that the "chalk board" is actually just a piece of green vinyl with "ABC" printed on it that you are supposed to stretch across the opening of the back side of the tower. Fearing that the vinyl would just end up ripping (and a child potentially falling through the hole) - we instead screwed on a piece of 1/4" plywood which we happened to have on hand - and then stapled the vinyl onto that. Our son loves it - though truth be told - he doesn't play on it as much as we would like unless we are out there with him. I suspect it's lack of a playmate more than the play set's fault though.
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DO NOT SKIP PILOT HOLES.....
What can I say about this swingset it's not a $1500 set it cost under $400. With that in mind it's a great starter set.The set has roughly 60 pieces of wood and out of all of that I had one warped piece was not that bad maybe 1/4" over 3 feet and nothing was missingI cannot speak for the people who had split or cracked wood the one and only time I had piece split was my own fault I forgot to drill a pilot hole(DO NOT SKIP PILOT HOLES)The thickness of some of the wood is not great but if it is assembled correctly longevity should not be a problemThe one CON of the whole thing and why I only gave it 4 stars is the Vinyl Chalk (board?) It does not have any support behind it because they want you to pull it as tight as a drum good luck we decided to skip it and purchase one with a wood backingAssembly took about 8-9 hours over 3 days. Assembling it was straight forward download the App they recommend there are a couple things that can be easily overlooked in the paper instructions building this at the beginning of March in Michigan is not fun if it was June you could probably cut the time in half and keep feeling in your fingers...lolDo yourself a favor as you go through the checklist of parts organize the wood in the order of assembly it will save time instead of hunting parts as you goAll in all we are happy with the purchase and our granddaughter loves it we would definitely recommend this set for a small family
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Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2014
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2021
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2021
What can I say about this swingset it's not a $1500 set it cost under $400. With that in mind it's a great starter set.
The set has roughly 60 pieces of wood and out of all of that I had one warped piece was not that bad maybe 1/4" over 3 feet and nothing was missing
I cannot speak for the people who had split or cracked wood the one and only time I had piece split was my own fault I forgot to drill a pilot hole(DO NOT SKIP PILOT HOLES)
The thickness of some of the wood is not great but if it is assembled correctly longevity should not be a problem
The one CON of the whole thing and why I only gave it 4 stars is the Vinyl Chalk (board?) It does not have any support behind it because they want you to pull it as tight as a drum good luck we decided to skip it and purchase one with a wood backing
Assembly took about 8-9 hours over 3 days. Assembling it was straight forward download the App they recommend there are a couple things that can be easily overlooked in the paper instructions building this at the beginning of March in Michigan is not fun if it was June you could probably cut the time in half and keep feeling in your fingers...lol
Do yourself a favor as you go through the checklist of parts organize the wood in the order of assembly it will save time instead of hunting parts as you go
All in all we are happy with the purchase and our granddaughter loves it we would definitely recommend this set for a small family
The set has roughly 60 pieces of wood and out of all of that I had one warped piece was not that bad maybe 1/4" over 3 feet and nothing was missing
I cannot speak for the people who had split or cracked wood the one and only time I had piece split was my own fault I forgot to drill a pilot hole(DO NOT SKIP PILOT HOLES)
The thickness of some of the wood is not great but if it is assembled correctly longevity should not be a problem
The one CON of the whole thing and why I only gave it 4 stars is the Vinyl Chalk (board?) It does not have any support behind it because they want you to pull it as tight as a drum good luck we decided to skip it and purchase one with a wood backing
Assembly took about 8-9 hours over 3 days. Assembling it was straight forward download the App they recommend there are a couple things that can be easily overlooked in the paper instructions building this at the beginning of March in Michigan is not fun if it was June you could probably cut the time in half and keep feeling in your fingers...lol
Do yourself a favor as you go through the checklist of parts organize the wood in the order of assembly it will save time instead of hunting parts as you go
All in all we are happy with the purchase and our granddaughter loves it we would definitely recommend this set for a small family
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Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2021
All in all, we are happy with the playset. I did apply 2 coats of clear weather seal on it to help it stand up to the elements. I did ADD the steering wheel, Bell, and Spy scope.
Good Value for the price -- Download the BILT AP instructions to make it WAY easier to Assemble!
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2021
The playset is a built pretty well. Nice straight wood, everything that should be pre-drilled was. All the hardware (screws, bolts, washers, etc.) are all marked Fantastically in their own bags, the wood pieces are also all marked well. We did have a piece of wood that was cracked on delivery, and the company promptly sent a replacement. The paper instructions Can be confusing, SO PLEASE save yourself time and download the BILT AP and use it It is a GREAT tool. Its 3D, you can flip around the pieces, rehear the instruction, etc. If I Only used the paper instructions the assembly would have been much longer.Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2021
All in all, we are happy with the playset. I did apply 2 coats of clear weather seal on it to help it stand up to the elements. I did ADD the steering wheel, Bell, and Spy scope.
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