My Dad came over yesterday to help us begin major assembly on the Skyfort II. We did a couple small things ahead of time, like the slide, ladder, swing beam, etc, but other than that, we hadn't started anything yet.
My husband started working about 8:45am on his own, and my Dad arrived about 10:30 to start helping. They took a break for lunch and one for dinner, and gave up around 7:45pm. And you know what? They almost finished the darn thing . My husband is going to put together the last few items on his own today. The instructions say that it takes 2 moderately skilled people 24-36 hours. That being said, my dad is just really handy in general and my husband is an engineer.
Here are my suggestions for anyone building the skyfort. A little prep work goes a long way to ease the process and frustrations.
1. Coat the wood in water sealer. It's part of your warranty but it's not exactly in the instruction. Leave pleanty of time for the wood to dry. Hopefully you can do this in a garage, or when there isn't rain for a few days.
2. Take the time to prep properly. Sort the wood into groups of a few steps at a time. You can find the pieces easier when you do start assembly.
3. Presort the hardware. we didn't do this, but realized how helpful it would have been halfway through. Take ziplock baggies and pull the hardward for each step and put it in the bad. Then you write the step number on the bag, and just grab bags and boards as you go along.
Overall it seems like a very sturdy swing set, and my daughter is already excited about it. She fell asleep last night right after they finished the swing area and my Dad and husband were a little disappointed they couldn't set her loose on it.
Pictures to follow either today or tomorrow.
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