KidKraft Montauk Wooden Swing Set/Playset

We bought this for our Grandchildren ages 4 and 2 and their mom hasn't been able to keep them off of it. It is a great set and with the spiral slide it fit perfectly into their narrow bark yard. One piece came slightly broken but did not impact the structural integrity of the set and was at the bottom out of sight, otherwise, the set is well built, sturdy and fun. I was a little disappointed that Target did not have any service for assembly so I ended up contacting an outside source to do the assembly which was well worth the investment. They had the complete set, up and anchored securely in 3 hours.

Overall this is a decent budget friendly swingset however, the wood is poor quality and when I received it several pieces of wood had been damaged during shipping and split. A few pieces that go to the rock wall were split just do to poor wood quality and I had to replace it with my own pieces of lumber. Directions are pretty straight forward.

This item had to be shipped via freight and when it arrived it came in 4 separate boxes with 1 of the boxes completely open with wood plants exposed and cracked. Had to return item upon receipt.

This swing set is so cute, but the quality is not worth the high price tag. We spent over 16 hours putting it together. There were several bolts, washers, etc missing so we had to run out to the hardware store multiple times. KidKraft claimed they would send replacements, but when you are in the middle of a project like that it is hard to wait around for weeks. The roof also came damaged (wood split). We requested a new one which never came. The slide was a nightmare to assemble and again, missing several bolts. The material of the swing set is very cheap feeling and light. Upon opening the box, we should have returned it right away rather than going through days of assembly. The finished product we were not happy with at all. We couldn't allow our little girl to go down the slide, afraid that it was unsafe since holes didn't line up during assembly well and bolts were missing. When more than one person would swing, it felt like the swing set was caving. This would not have lasted us more than a summer or two. After weeks of back and forth with KidKraft on email, we decided to return it. Luckily I purchased this on my RedCard and had time to return. Target misinformed us and said the trucking company would be there 2 days later (this was before the 4th of July Holiday). We disassembled the entire swing set that night and put it outside our house anticipating pick up. We were never contacted by the trucking company and were then told that for whatever reason, Target customer service has been given incorrect pickup dates for returns. It was going to be ANOTHER week until this was picked up. We had to move all the pieces again, until the following week. We could not leave something this big outside our home. It was finally picked up a week later and taken away. We have a very disappointed little girl and are now on the hunt for another of better quality. Sadly it will not happen this summer because this process has just taken too long. This was an awful purchase for us and a terrible headache all around.

My kids love playing on the play set along with all the neighbor kids, I think the slide is the best feature especially on hot summer days when the sun is out & it doesn't get as hot as regular slides do. But their are some concerns that I have. Directions were a little difficult to read, the pics on manual were hard to figure out what they were talking about. Labels on screws were not labeled correctly. The screws should have been in 1 box not 2 or 3. There was a metal piece that had to be connected to the tube (see pics) & the frame & we had to add a 2x4 because there was no way the metal piece was long enough. There are some safety concerns that I would like to be added on the upper part of gym set. (see pics) Where the roof attaches to the frame there should be some sort of latus so the kids do not climb on windows & go over. The swings seem to be a little too close to one another. The bottom part of the tube slide you are not able to put screws in to attach so we had to just leave it, hopefully it won't fall apart. When the kids (age 3 & 4) (their weight maybe 25 & 35 lbs) go down the slide, it moves a lot, sure hope it stays together.

The kids love this playset! It is kind of a pain to put together. It took two men about two days to do, but all in all we are very happy with our purchase!

This playset was exactly what we were looking for. Our kids and their cousins love it. The climbing wall and slide are super fun for them. It will take a full day or two to put it together, but the directions are easy to follow. Definitely would recommend this product.

My daughter loves it and I do too! She'd had so much fun and I love the fun colors. It took my husband all day to put it together but was able to mostly by himself.