So I'm turning into a big softie

[Loco Vette]

Assembled this for my neice and nephew yesterday:

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc125/LocoVette/JampSonplayset.jpg

They seem to like it.

About time, since I bought it for Christmas 2010 and it has taken this long for my BIL to get a place to put it situated. :slap:

[Z06David]

How long did it take to assemble? I'm planning on getting one for my daughters.

[jaxgator]

Good on ya! :cert:

[Loco Vette]

How long did it take to assemble? I'm planning on getting one for my daughters.

It took two guys with the right tools (you really HAVE to have a drill that can accept, in this case, a torx bit; over 500 wood screws) from 10:30 am to 4 with a half hour break for lunch.

Assembly actually went pretty smooth, considering some of the horror stories I have heard on the subject.

The instructions were OK, but there were some areas where they might have been a little clearer (which way the brackets that hold the deck to the slide go, for instance) and one of the brackets had predrilled holes in the wrong place. Plus the big tarp that is supposed to go over the top is missing, but I can pick one up cheap. The ground anchors were pretty cheap and I am going to replace them with better ones.

The wood was a little easy to split, and after some close calls we started drilling pilot holes instead of leading with the wood screws.

Overall, this is the first of these I have done but I think I would give Asheville Play Sets a 8/10 on this one, woulda been 9/10 if the tarp was there.

[Chuck A]

very cool, indeed
looks great

[VatorMan]

How long did it take to assemble? I'm planning on getting one for my daughters.

I'm getting one for my Grandsons. You'd be surprised at the number of new units like that on Craigslist for basically nothing.

[Bucwheat]

At least the kids weren't teenagers by the time it was set up.:seasix: good job.

[MEC5LADY]

Kudos to you that looks like an awesome setup. I could even see my fatazz fitting on the swing.:dance:

[CP]

Assembled this for my neice and nephew yesterday:

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc125/LocoVette/JampSonplayset.jpg

They seem to like it.

About time, since I bought it for Christmas 2010 and it has taken this long for my BIL to get a place to put it situated. :slap:

Now someone's gonna break an arm... :slap:

[Loco Vette]

No someone's gonna break an arm... :slap:

If that's gonna happen, they'll find a way to do it regardless of the playset. That's why I went with a professionally designed one instead of building one meself.

[Skia]

I could even see my fatazz fitting on the swing.:dance:They have a tonnage rating like an old bridge??

[Loco Vette]

They have a tonnage rating like an old bridge??

They are rated at 115 lbs per the instructions, but my 200 lb associate didn't phase them when we tested it.

[Truck Guy]

You know how to use tools!?!? :lol:

You're a good uncle :yesnod:

[vetteman9368]

If that's gonna happen, they'll find a way to do it regardless of the playset. That's why I went with a professionally designed one instead of building one meself.

so you didn't end up in the ER yourself?

[tshirts and jeans]

How long did it take to assemble? I'm planning on getting one for my daughters.

i put one together by myself in approximately 22ish hours over 3 days... (can't remember exactly).....but it was a little bigger ......and do as he said and make pilot holes ......otherwise the wood will split and be careful when using the drill to screw the screws into the wood because it go all the way through (wood is very soft)...... and good luck......my grandgirl loves hers.....

[Norm]

Good on ya! :cert:

:iagree: :seasix:

[lspencer534]

Looks great! You're gonna need the tarp on top; little kids love being under the top when it's raining. My daughter used to eat every meal under the tarp. :cert:

[LisaJohn]

Cool! You can be the fun uncle!

[JRD77VET]

You're a good Uncle :seasix:

Now someone's gonna break an arm... :slap:

My neighbor Bob ( as a child in the 60s who I grew up with) Jumped off the garage roof with an umbrella after seeing mary poppins :lol:

yup, broke his arm :slap:

[Loco Vette]

so you didn't end up in the ER yourself?

:flipa: :D

[Burro (He/Haw)]

It doesn't make you a softie, it makes you a good guy. :cert:

I put one of those together several years ago myself. By the time I was finished, my wife had moved in with her mother, my thumbnail was split and the dog was limping. What a SOB.

[vetteman9368]

Cool! You can be the fun uncle!

And later on he will be the "you can't go anywhere with him, there is no telling what kind of trouble he'll get you in" uncle