ambarlow Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Please, help me find a good deal on a wooden swingset for my ds3. His birthday is in Feb. and he really wants a "playground" for his birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena_398 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 My husband just bought the wood swing-n-slide kit and made our own. We bought ours at Lowes. They sell all the accessories too- slides, swings, canopies, etc. Just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copados1993 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I know last year after we moved into our new house, we purchased one from Home Depot for around 700 I think. It comes with most of the stuff you need except for some of the lumber. I believe it was done for about 900 once we were through with it. It has the wavy slide, sandbox underneath, 2 regular swings, round swing, climbing ropes, rock climbing thing up to the tower and some odds and end things. Honestly, I think it was well worth the money. It took a good day to put up with 2 people doing it. It took severeal hours longer then the insturctions said, but I know my DH was thrilled with the end result. We also had it stained to match our back deck and honestly once that was done, it looked like some of the much higher priced ones out there on the market. Good luck with whatever one you decide on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruzin Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I have found a ton on Craigslist here. It I could find one put together, that is what I would do! I got one at Wal-Mart for my DD Christmas 2 years ago and it was cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4mykids Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Please, help me find a good deal on a wooden swingset for my ds3. His birthday is in Feb. and he really wants a "playground" for his birthday. Just wanted to put my two cents in here. We purchased the one from Walmart for $398 last summer. At the time, it was all I could afford, but really wish I had just saved longer and waited, as it is just over a year old and is shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrudy01 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I agree about the WalMart specials. We waited and went with a company called Creative playthings. Yes they will be more expensive than the local stores including home depots and stuff, but here's what you pay for. Pre-cut wood, no drilling holes. My swings have a melted plastic over them so the chains don't rust. All screws are completely hidden. No way for a child to cut himself on it. Mine is about 6 years old and I've only treated it once. Set is still in excellent condition and both my boys 8 and 10 are slowly out growing it. So I think even though i spent a little more, I got really good quality that lasted over time. Sometimes that is a bigger deal maker than saving extra money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambarlow Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Thank you so much for all these helpful ideas. I do want quality. Even if I pay a higher price I think it will be worth the money, because my ds is such an outside child. Please, feel free to keep the ideas coming. I can surely use the input, and it is great to know what has been good quality and what would be only junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripn Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 10 years old, wood set, from Menards..looks same as it did new after a new stain this past summer. The plastic swings, handles, chains are another story. They have faded/rusted after 10 years, but that is going to happen no matter what type of set you have. We have replaced 1 slide (have 2 on the set) because it cracked in the winter when they decided to run up it when it was below 0.If I remember correctly, we paid about $600 back then, plus what we added over the years...rock climber, rope climber & new slide. Unfortunately, they don't use it as much now as back then. That being said, I would still recommend a wood set that you build yourself. I searched and found a post I made way back, that included a pic of our set.http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=35552&highlight=swing+set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryan67 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I have a Rainbow playset that I got for DD for her 6th birthday....she LOVES it it was EXPENSIVE though....~1300 but it needed to be a surprise, I only had a week's notice actually, I decided on it a week before), and they delivered and installed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesdcen Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Sams had one for 1199. It is left over from last year. We have it and love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberc Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 The Costco/Sams Club ones are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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