Eastern Jungle Gym

Fantastic products, great value and super-fast delivery. Everything was perfect!

Easy to work with and answered all of my questions.

Great place for me to find hardware for custom playsets!

We now have a 3 swing built by my son for his kidos that are 2 and 3 and they will get ALOT of swing time so happy with our purchase! Thank you Dorinda Standifer

These people really know their business! Exceptionally high-quality parts and great, friendly service! The assembly hardware is Cerakoted rather than galvanized. That’s a nice touch. Our first granddaughter arrived two years ago, and a swing set was in order. We decided to modify the design of the Classic Swing Set hardware kit by incorporating a slide and a rock wall. We lengthened the top beam, added a 90-degree frame bracket for the inside set of legs, and used 10-ft legs instead of 8-footers to get the added height and width. Given the longer beam and legs we added the cross braces on the outer legs. Together with the slide platform, that provided the extra lateral stability. The end rock wall (a work still in progress) adds the extra longitudinal stability. Once the climbing rocks are added to the wall, we will remove one side railing and add two handholds at the top. Note that the far end bracket remains open so it can take a future extension if desired. Visiting the retail store and, taking lots of pictures and measurements helped with the design. The trickiest parts were twofold: First, dealing with what can be oversized dimensions of the (green) lumber sold at home improvement stores. Lesson learned. My advice is to wait till the hardware arrives, take a bracket with you to the home center and pick your pieces carefully. The second is setting the swing upright. The set gets heavy quickly, particularly with the bigger sized lumber. Here’s what worked best for us: Enlist at least one strong helper; two is better. Attach the leg and swing brackets to the cross beam while it’s on sawhorses (it’s easier to work at waist level than on the ground). Then, prop up one end of the cross beam on a ladder high enough to insert two legs into the bracket (an 8-footer will do nicely). Then, with two people (minimum) use the legs to push one end up. Repeat on the other far end and then do the middle bracket if you have one as in my plan. IMPORTANT: DO NOT fasten the legs to the brackets until you’ve checked that they are splayed out at the same angle and evenly. This will be important especially if you want to add the platform and slide. There’s enough wiggle-room in the brackets that the bottoms of legs can wind up being uneven. A plumb bob makes it easy to determine if the legs are in the same position relative to the bracket. You can pre- level the ground or leg holes prior to set up but we used a scissors jack from the car and a 2x4 propped against the cross braces to lift the legs a bit and dig out holes after the fact.