Ratings & Reviews for Backyard Discovery Skyfort II Residential Wood Playset

So much fun!

My husband just finished building it this weekend and it came out great! Kids are having a blast on it. Wood split easily in a few places when installing, but other than that everything worked well. Would buy again!

Swingset for grandkids

Bought for my grandkids. They have enjoyed the set very much.

Great Playground!

Excellent playground. Generally an easy build with lots of extra fasteners in case you lose them. Went up in 2 weekends with 1-2 people. High quality and the kids love it!

Fun for years to come!

We are very happy with the purchase of this playground. My husband was able to build it in less than 2 days with some help. Our kids and their friends are having a blast playing and the little table is so fun for outdoor meals! A few of the boards did split slightly when putting it together, but overall it’s really good quality and should provide fun for years to come :)

Keep the boards separated in their delivery boxes

It took us two full days to put a Thompsons Water Seal on every board. Then it took three more days to build the playground. Follow the instructions carefully and you will have no issues. Keep your lists from each box and keep all those boards in the boxes because it makes it easier to find specific boards. So far it has been great. The kids love it! Just another incentive to enjoy time outside in the fresh air.

Great quality and size

We bought and installed this within the last month and are very happy with the playset. Our four year old son loves it, especially the lookout at top and the slide. We are very happy with the size of the playhouse portion, as it will allow for many years of playing without outgrowing it. The quality feels great and was noticeable as my husband and father-in-law installed it. The only thing to note is that it does take awhile to install (12-16 hours) but we know the time invested was worth it alr...

Skyfort 2 is the best

Skyfort 2 is a classic backyard discovery swing set and is always a hit! It's well built and if taken care of properly will last a childs entire childhood. The skyfort part can be a little tricky to install but if you take your time it's worth it.

Kids love it, quality great for backyard structure

We really like this set. The kids love it. The set up is a long process, but if you're able to assemble Ikea furniture you can do this. We turned it into a family activity with music and food and we had fun. If you're organized, you'll rock it. The quality is good and safe for a backyard play set and the customer service was very responsive when we realized we were short a few bolts. Cannot emphasize enough the need to spend time to get yourself organized before you start assembling. Unpa...

Perfect for all ages!

We love it so much! The quality is very durable and strong we have a 4 yr old and a 6 yr old so it’s perfect for them to have enough stuff to play on now and still grow into without getting bored of it in a year or 2. The older cousins love the monkey bars! This is really the perfect okay set for families with lots of kids there is something for every age.

Great piece except the slide

I bought this a few months ago. My kids really love it but im really unhappy with the slide. On of the main features and no matter how much we try to keep the plastic in place it keeps popping out at the bottom. Really upset since that's the favorite part and we paid quite a bit and we cant even use the slide 😕

Took a while to build. Strained a marriage. Kiddo absolutely loves it. Worth it.

Took a long time to stain and assemble. Directions are fairly easy to follow. Paper instructions and app instructions don't always match up 100% of the time. Spouse used the paper instructions while I used the app. Advantage of paper instructions is being able to see the entire assembly all at once. You only see one small step at a time on the app but you get really detailed 360 degree simulations of each and every step. Any issues I had were almost entirely user error. Overall I enjoyed the ass...

Kids love it.

The kids love it. Built pretty solid wish the monkey bars were a little bit stronger. But overall for the price great deal we paid for the install. We didn’t have to wait in about three weeks after we received it for them to install it food for thought.

Skyfort II with wave slide

Our set has been up for about a month now and my son plays on it every single day! It’s great quality and exactly what we were looking for.

Great Playground

So far this playground has been great for our kiddos. Easy to understand directions and the app with virtual instructions was the best!

Great set and value. Highly recommend!

Kids haven't stopped playing on it! Paid for the installation as well. No issues. Everything was professionally done.

Great Set. Beware of Assembly Delays

My grandchildren love this set. If you pay for assembly like I did, don’t expect it to be assembled right away. Assembly is contracted out to another company. I live in Iowa where there is a shortage, apparently, of assemblers. Thus, one guy did it on his schedule that included doing other jobs in-between mine, so he didn’t come every day until completed. However, it all worked out. Assembly is a HUGE job. There is one board on the steps that has a crack from the screw. I have yet to contact the...

Great addition to our yard.

Bought and installed this last summer and it is still in the exact same condition as it was when I installed it. I would recommend if you’re going to install your self to definitely layout all the wood And layout all the bolts and hardware. This will make the process go much quicker when time for install. I also reinforced the main deck with treated 2x4’s. Reason for that is while you’re building it you will be on crawling and standing on that a lot and what they give you is not sufficient enou...

Kids love it!

Overall we love our swing set! We had it installed by our handyman. It took 2 men about 2 whole days to put together Some of the wood split or cracked which needs to be sanded down, but I’m not sure if that’s a quality issue or an install issue. That being said, the swing set is extremely sturdy! We put a baby swing in the middle instead of the trapeze bar. We have had 3 kids (7,4,2) swinging at once and the swing set doesn’t move at all. Our cautious 2 year old is still nervous to climb the sta...

quality is poor

This fort will not live up to your expectations. the quality of the wood is very thin I do not recommend this for any kids over the age of 10 the slide is awful it's flat packed and will come apart over time. I cannot recommend this to anybody I regret buying it I wish I never did. you would be better off building a fort yourself out of pressure treated lumber. do not buy this