Gorilla Playsets 01-1021-AP Treasure Trove I Wood Swing Set with Wood Roof, Clatter Bridge, and Rock Wall, Amber

Bought for my active 4-year old son who plays with family and friends that range in age from 3 to 14. Delivered with many parts and took my husband and his guys a few days to assemble (and they are professionally knowledgeable about construction), so this is not easy construction. Once assembled though, this is an amazing playset that can be used for years. We love it!

The wood is from China. It is very very very soft. I'm not sure if it is even cedar or just scented with a cedar chemical. A lot of it came warped and some of it warped after assembly. The posts for the main corners are also bowed and warped which makes it difficult to square, plumb and level. Once the wood drys out or in the environment it starts cracking and splitting from the ends. This is only a month old. The slide tower does not have corner bracing so I will make some like the main tower. The assembly was very easy the instructions are awesome. Each board is marked. The stain rubs off during assembly or handling. They should have dipped the piece's. I not sure if you buy directly from Gorilla if it is a different quality or not. I did order one originally from them but the shipper would never deliver it to me so I cancelled it. I did have a diffult time with Amazon delivery also as they contracted it out. ( SEVERAL DAYS OF MISSED WORK DUE TO NOT SHOWING UP) I have had to tighten several lag bolts over and over during assembly because they seem to get loose and make it unstable. Will probably have to use some kind of epoxy or something. When everything is tight it seems very sturdy and strong.( Except for the slide tower as mentioned before)

Very disappointed in how difficult it Is to put together, instructions are not clear and the pieces are poorly labeled

The real one is at least 1/3 smaller and only good for kids up to 5 years old