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| Chesapeake Complete Wood Playset | 11" H x 14.5" W x 16.5" D | 470 lbs |
Swing N Slide went into business in 1980 when the idea of a do it yourself swing set was unheard of. Taking advantage of this market, they began selling swing set kits at a value cost that offered a flexibility that pre-cut or boxed swing sets did not. Not only does Swing N Slide offer a wide selection of do it yourself swing sets at a great value, they meet or exceed strict American Society of Testing Materials Safety Standards.
Swing N Slide has a culture of innovation, introducing the EZ frame bracket system, designing the first plastic slide, the first climbing rock wall, and much much more!Their ingenious idea to market three levels of swing sets geared primarily towards do it yourself customers spawned the 'Ready To Build Custom,' 'Ready to Assemble No-Cut,' and 'Ready To Build Wood Complete' kits. Most of the kits available are in the 'Ready to Build Custom Group'.
Each level is sold with a level of building skill that the customer will need to assemble. For the complete do it yourself customer they offer the "Ready To Build Custom' which comes with a kit that includes assembly instructions and hardware. For the beginner do it yourself parent they offer the Ready To Assemble No-Cut' which comes with all hardware, assembly instructions and pre-cut lumber, and finally for the laid-back customer they offer the 'Ready To Assemble Wood Complete,' which is a swing set fully loaded with accessories, pre-cut lumber, and hardware. Whatever the customer needs Swing N Slide has the product!
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Comments about Swing-n-Slide Chesapeake Complete Wood Playset:
* Nothing comes labeled... and nothing is the 'correct' size. They are close enought that they work, but I found that to be a sign of a company that is more concerned about quantity not quality.
* The boards were splitting just by screwing them together... NOT SAFE!
* Now that my 9yr old son has been playing on it for a month, I've seen cracks appear in the frame work that go nearly the entire length of the beams. I am afraid to have him play on it at all now. It is only a month old!
* You have to weedwack around the beams, obviously, but we have very week threading on our weedwacker and it has taken out small chunks in the wood of the beams!
* I would not reccomend this set or anyother set by this manufacturer. Clearly they do not have the quality parts that they claim and I do not feel it is safe for children of any age.
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* We set up a delivery time. We had to call to ask where they were an hour after the alloted time was up. They told us that it would still be about 2 hours. Since it is a drop delivery (which means that you need to bring it into your yard) and my husband had to go to work ( I was pregnant at the time) They said they would call tomorrow for a new time.
* we had to call to set a time, because no one called us and they told us one was already set. They just set a time without callingand the time they set was not good for us so we set another time.
* Again they were not there when they were supposed to be, someone called an hour after the alloted time to say they would be two hours late again! My husband had to go to work so we had to cancel.
* The set was finally delivered two weeks after our original date.
*While the set was in 'good' condition, the service was awful and customer service tried to blame us for not being able to be there for delivery when they kept trying to deliver over two hours outside of the time frame that they set for us.
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We have just finished building this swing set. It is an excellent value for the money. I looked EVERY WHERE and there is not one that had all these bells and whistles with this quality for this cost. The brackets make the structure much stronger and easier to put together! I could go on and on about how sturdy it is, the great quality of the wood it came with, the excellent quality of the swings and monkey bars. How great it looks with the fort and the little window. My daughter and all her friends just love it! It is so sturdy I do not worry when she has many friends on it at once. Just a few notes to mention: 1) It cannot be built in 4-6 hours, I had two people one a professional carpenter and the other an extremely experienced carpenter build it and it took 3 days. Now they are excellent and detail oriented and it is built really well with every little detail but it could not have been built faster except maybe for an hour or two. 2) The washers on the picnic table snag little legs so replace the washers ASAP. 3) The directions where horrible, they were written by someone sitting in an office not in a yard trying to build this so make sure you have someone who is really good with building. 4) Our set did not come with the DVD, we did not call the 1-800 number since we were already in the inventory of all items process when we realized it was not buried under something or stuck into a box so that was disappointing. Look for yours early but not sure, how you could when you have huge boxed of wood and you will not want to opne it all until you start???
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Excellent, it was fast and the shipping people were wonderful. They called to schedule a delivery window, they were here on time and put it all in our garage. It said online that they would not place the boxes for free but I asked on the phone and he said a garage was no problem and for free!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Very Sturdy and beautiful!
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All the kids on the new swingset
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This is a nice set when assembly is complete, but getting to the finished product is a challenge. The Assembly Manual is horrible - numerous mistakes, poor drawings and ambiguous instructions. Besides missing 2 small support brackets, kit did include everything needed for assembly. In fact, you will have quite a bit of extra lumber and hardware. Strongly recommend that you take time to organize all hardware and lumber before you begin assembly - this will save much time and frustration later. Lumber was rather soft and split easily - take care when drilling, and drill away from edges as much as possible. Now that the set is assembled, I am satisfied with the product - our 3-year-old loves it, and it appears to be sturdy enough to last for years. Time will tell on that, however!
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The picnic table could be better designed, it won't stand for a lot weight. Other than that it is a great swing set for a great price.
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