Customer Reviews for Backyard Discovery Caribbean All Cedar Swing Playset

Take your time and organize the bolts/screws

I bought this for my sons birthday and it was a hit at his party. Kids loved it and so does he!

I put together myself and it took 3 days, directions were perfect and everything was there My son loves it and it is very sturdy. I would have liked the full slide better

Purchased direct from Backyard Discovery, could not be happier. Had it installed and they were done in 1 day.

Great swing set! I bought it because it had no monkey bars. I agree with other reviewers-definitely set everything out in advance. It took 2 people 3 days of putting together, probably 25 hours total. All in all this is a great swing set.

I love the set! Lots of areas for the children to play. I was a little weary about how thin the boards look but they seem to be holding up. I hired someone to assemble it, it took him about 10 hours. Overall, so far so good!!

the wood seems flimsy but strong enough for kids

I bought this Jan.31, 2022 for my grandsons birthday, March 2. Installers were unable to complete do to missing parts. I have requested entire new hardware package. My grandson can't use it, all the fun stuff is not installed.

Pain in the butt to put together, but was able to do it with my husband in two days. Tried to use the Home Depot Pro help, but too many issues with them coming and when they came he said it’s too big of a project.

Its a pretty decent product for little kids. Some of the wood was warped so it didn’t line up right. However, it is still very sturdy. Instructions with the product were okay but the app was definitely more detailed.

It only took four days to complete by myself. The instructions were easy to understand, and my four grands love it.

Took me 4 days holy cow a lot of parts A LOT of parts!!!! But it’s looks epic and my kids love it.

Looks great but wood is thin for the price. Only 2x4 holds the swings, otherwise the rest of the wood is thin and feels cheap. Some peeling but not too noticeable. No pre-drilled holes so it relies on your precise measuring. The slide is a bit thin and flimsy for the price too, my kids kind of fly off the second bump. You’ll need a 2x4 to cut up and add if you want to mount any extra toys (which you’ll want to). All in all works for our little girls and has a nice aesthetic.

Set excellent. Setup???? Picture only watch for small holes in the right direction

I assembled it alone in one day. I don’t know why everyone says its hard or that it takes forever and requires multiple people. Honestly if you know how to read and, your a productive person; you can assemble this in 8-10 hours on your own no problem.

Just finished putting it together. I was surprised how thin the wood is, but it still seems to be strong. Weighing in at 210 lbs, I had spent several hours up on the deck getting things assembled with no problem. Another review said they were having trouble with a 150 adult. This thing is rated for a child up to 150 lbs, so obviously they built it wrong. I would estimate it took me about 25 hours to build. Couple tips: it comes in 4 boxes, each box has a packing list so you know where different boards are. It is worth taking all of the packing lists, going through all of the instructions and writing down in the manual which box you can find a particular part in. Also, each wooden board is labeled with a different letter/number pair. All the boards with the same letter are the same dimension, just different lengths. For example, “E” is a 2x4. Take some time familiarizing yourself with the different shapes, so when you look in the box you can quickly figure out which boards you are looking for at a glance. I also chunked the steps. I would look ahead 5-6 pages, find the parts I need, separate them by steps and then just rip through them.

What the directions fail to tell you is to lay out all the boards in alphabetical order first. I believe this is key to an easy installation. Then it goes so much quicker to find all the boards for a section. Just do one section at a time. That is.......rock wall, steps, ladder, swing, main frame, flooring, railing and so on. Also it helps to put screws and bolts in plastic cups and label each cup. The time spent organizing the wood and the hardware will save you much time in the long run hunting for everything. It's also a good idea to predrill some of the wood with a bigger bit so the wood doesn't split. It is a bit overwhelming at first, but once you get a handle on it, then it becomes fun to watch it all go together.

Seems like a good set. Little weary of strength, but it’s held my husband and I on the swings. So that’s good lol. Slide is a bit rough to put together, takes 3 people at least unless you feel like fighting till the death to keep the plastic in the grooves. Expect a solid hour just for the porch swing, no real progress seems to be made until it’s suddenly all together. That’s when you feel like you’ve actually done anything. There’s at least a million pieces, and it will take at least 4 hours to sort. In all honesty though it’s a beautiful set, and I’m glad we went with it. Both of my boys will get lots of use out of it, and my dogs think it’s great to pee on. All around solid purchase.

Great item but like other reviews the wood quality could be greatly improved. will definitely need to secure spots or replace wood. we paid for setup and it took them a day.

We have had this set for roughly a year. At first it looked very nice but now the wear and tear is showing. I have had multiple boards crack. I would say at least 60 of the screws have sheared in half resulting in boards becoming loose. I recently had to piece the roof back together after I found it in pieces on the ground. I have had to glue all of these components because the wood isnt quality enough to take new screws. I would definitely not purchase this again as the 40 hours to put it together were not worth it in the long run.

Very nice set, the BILT app really made assembly so easy. There was only 1 item labeled incorrectly in the assembly step description but tapping on the piece in the 3D view showed the correct part. Everything fit together very well with very few tools required. only had a couple of areas that should have been pre-drilled that caused minimal splitting of the board.

This play set looks very nice. The instructions are clear and we did not have any missing parts or issues with the boards. We even had lots of extra hardware. This is more time consuming to build than one would think and there’s a lot more little parts to put together than you would guess from the pictures. Overall we are very happy so far.

Very well explained a lot of prices but also really simple very time consuming

Highly recommend! My kids love this so much!

my kids absolutely love this. Looks beautiful in our backyard! Worth every penny!

It will take 2 people about 16hrs assemble. Overall the final product is amazing and the smiles and joy it brought my son is worth every dollar.

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