Loving this swingset! I was a little worried about building it myself, but I didn't realize all those years of growing up with LEGO's was prepping me for building my kids a swing set! I did this completely by myself and it took exactly 17hrs. I am a planner and I did read ahead and I am fairly handy when it comes to these kinds of things. My advice is to look ahead a build all the seperate parts so when it's time to move to the next step you are already a step ahead! Make sure you double check your inventory first! I think I was one of the lucky ones to get every part and piece without any damage. I would highly recommend this playground!