Bought this for my son who just turned 7. I was able to put it together myself. Seems pretty sturdy and able to withstand the weather that western PA will throw at it. My major qualm with this swing set (and what is taking the list time to"assemble") is the anchoring system. My yard is full of rocks and the anchors provided will not do the job. I will have to find a way to break up the rocks or some alternate way to anchor the swing set. Unfortunately, I can't let my son swing as high as he'd like to go until I have the swing set safely anchored.