I have put together a few of these and the directions on this swing set have to be the hardest to follow that I have ever seen. That and the fact I had 2 people sorting out all the bolts and screws for over an hour did not make me happy either. The wood screws they use are too short as they barely screw into the board, many of them stripped because the wood is very soft. My suggestion would be to go out and buy about 1/4" longer screws before you even get started. I will be interested to see how long this set survives compared to others I have built. For the money it is a decent set and right now it made my grandson happy.