We absolutely love this playset. Its not too big so it doesn't overwhelm our space and the kids play on and under it for hours. We have a 2 & a 4 year old. We also stapled landscape cloth at the bottom section under the platform and poured in 5 bags of washed pea gravel for endless truck and cup fun. Installation is absolutely the way to go - it took 2 professionals a few hours to do it and they knew what they were doing. It would have taken me days. Love it!