Backyard Discovery Beach Front Cedar Wood Swing Set with Wave Slide, Play Deck, Monkey Bars, Rock Wall Ladder, Shaded Picnic Area, Snack Bar, Belt Swings, Trapeze, Sandbox Area, Outdoor Playset

Whether it takes 1 day or several days, it seems very sturdy, well built and our grandkids are already enjoying it! Worth the time and the money, to see them smiling and enjoying it!

Pieces fit well. Good value. I had two damaged pieces. Called the Discovery Company on Monday and received replacements on Saturday. Great service. Took me about 30 hours to assemble. Instructions are fairly straight forward, but a little verbage would be helpful. Mostly pictures. Find a level spot. I spent several hours digging to get playset level.Discovery rep recommended sealing the set to make it last longer.

The positives: This kit has a cool, handsome design, and my granddaughter was so excited when it was done. If I were a small child again, I would love it. However, I had several issues with it that required patience to deal with. I bought this kit nearly a year before I began to build it because I had a lot of prep work to do before the backyard area where I wanted to place this kit in was ready. So, I stored the boxes in my shed for nearly a year. Let me make clear thought that dealing with customer support was surprisingly pleasant. Kudos to them for that. Every person I spoke with was very nice, polite and professional. But the fact I had to call quite often is the problem.This kit comes with many, many different parts and I didn't open the boxes and do a real inventory until I was ready to build it. When I did, I found there were quite a few missing parts; wooden planks and hardware. There were even a couple extra wooden parts included. The wooden parts are stamped with part numbers, but many were smudged and hard to read, so there were many parts I thought I had, until I needed them, and they ended up being missing.All in all, I needed to contact support four times I believe, and then wait for parts to arrive which usually took minimum of four days. One of the times, the wooden part I needed was there, but the holes were drilled wrongly (pilot holes for screws vs. 3/8 inch holes where the screw went completely through the hole). Again, the customer service personnel worked with me and sent the wooden parts with the correct holes drilled this time, but the delays in completing the project were frustrating. A couple other things... I built this for my 5 year old granddaughter and found that it's smaller than the picture indicates. I think she'll outgrow it fairly soon; at least parts of it. Another thing is one part of the design... The area the top of the slide and rock wall has a horizontal wood plank. It didn't take long before she bumped her head on it and complained it was too low. I must agree. Although it's part of the structural strength aspect of the kit, it doesn't need to be so low in my opinion. There were actually a couple of extra pieces of lumber, so I used it to construct a longer vertical piece (in the middle) and moved that low horizontal plank up considerably so she wouldn't continue to bump her head when using the slide or rock wall. (I have construction experience so I know it's safe now, but if you're lacking such skills, I wouldn't take the chance. Just leave it as is and warn your kids so they don't bump their heads).Oh, one more thing. The instructions are fairly good and thorough, except for this. On many pages, it will have several "call-outs" which magnify the area(s) being explained, which is nice. However, many parts just assume you know which hardware to use but don't actually direct you which part to use, so I had to guess on many areas. And it depends primarily on diagrams and sketches, with very little actual instructions in English. So be very methodical in how you put it together, making sure parts are oriented the right way the first time. (I had to re-install several areas because of this).Bottom line, I'd recommend it and think the company is legit, but they need to work on their packing department to make sure all the parts are included, and the holes are drilled correctly, etc.

I normally don’t do product reviews but know how important they were to me when deciding to spend this much money on a swing set. So, here it goes:We purchased this swing set for about $550 plus tax. We think it is very good quality for that price but would not pay more for it. I saw that it is now about $1,000 and I personally think we would have been disappointed in the quality of the item for that price.My husband and grandpa, both very handy and bearing their own sets of power tools, put this together in about 9 hours. We downloaded the Bilt app, but found the written instructions to be more than sufficient. You need power tools and a few other tools to put this together, so keep that in mind when purchasing. When it is finished, it looks exactly like it is advertised. It is the absolute perfect size for our two year old son, and we foresee him getting about 4 more years of play out of it. It is advertised for up to age 10, but I personally think 6 or 7 years old is about the cut off for the size.The wood is cedar, which my husband says is a wood that should last over time pretty well. It is a little soft when putting the set together, and they split numerous pieces during assembly. Luckily, it didn’t affect the overall sturdiness of the set because most of the split pieces were more decorative than structural. When putting the set together, there was a time when my husband and I both had to be up in the fort area putting it together and putting the tarp on. The boards held our combined weight but you could hear that they were not happy about it, as they kept creaking and it made me worry a little that we were going to bust it before it was even finished. My son always wants me to climb up in the fort with him to play and I do, but the boards still creak quite a bit, when with just he and I.Another thing to keep in mind is that they recommend water sealing the set once a year. Not a big deal, just an added step in the upkeep of a wood swing set.Overall, my son absolutely ADORES this swing set. When I open the blinds in the morning and he sees the set, he immediately starts begging to go outside. We are extremely happy with our purchase for the price we paid for it. It is the perfect size for our 2 year old and will be used a lot over the next few years. Again, I would watch the price and try to get it for as cheaply as possible. It seems the price ranges greatly and we were able to purchase it for about $550.