Bought this about a month ago and was able to assemble it in 3 days. Total time took 3 of us about 20 to 30 hours.  Some of the pieces split but cedar is soft. Sometimes it helps to pretrial even though most of them are. We also placed the base on pavers that were level as this should extend the life of the swing set. I thought the instructions were pretty clear too. Another thing that will help speed it up is to put all the hardware into some sort of organizer and organize all the pieces to make them easier to locate.  Also when it's delivered it's curbside so make you have help to carry very heavy boxes to where you need them. 
The kids love it!!!! Not too big but not too small for them to get bored quickly.