My kids absolutely love the playset. Putting it together was a completely different story. To be fair, I am not a handyman or anything close. However; my father, myself and my son put this together in a weekend. The instructions need to be done in color and have better explanation/pictures of orientation of the boards. We ended up having to go backwards at least 3 times because the instructions were not very clear on orientation of a board. With that said, The kids love it and it seems to be very sturdy and looks great in the backyard. We added a sandpit to the base of the unit for the kids.