Wrangler Deluxe Play Set Hardware Kit with Slide
4.2 out of 5 (37 ratings)$271.07
Specifications and photosHardware Kits
Every bracket, bolt and plan needed to build a play set from your own lumber. The wood is not in the box, and that is the point.
3 pieces on this shelf, priced $94.99 to $271.07.
Everything on the Hardware Kits shelf
Scout Custom DIY Play Set Hardware Kit Brown
4.5 out of 5 (289 ratings)$94.99
Specifications and photosWood not included, and why that is cheaper
If you have a timber yard nearby, a saw and a weekend, a hardware kit is the cheapest route to a real play set. The kit carries the brackets, the fasteners, the swing hangers and a full set of illustrated plans with a cut list. You buy the lumber locally, cut to the list, and bolt the frame together with the same steel that goes into our complete sets.
What is in the box and what is not
Some kits include a slide, some do not — the page says which. What none of them include is wood, which keeps shipping sane and lets you choose between treated softwood and cedar yourself.
Pick by the space you have
Small yards
A compact A-frame with two swings and a wave slide fits a 20 by 20 foot safety zone and still gives kids a real ride.
SwingsRoom to spread out
Towers with monkey bars, a climbing wall and two slides want about 30 by 30 feet of clear, level ground.
Swing SetsAlready have a frame
Swap tired seats, add a glider or bolt on a tube slide — the hardware is sized to the beams you already own.
Hardware & CanopiesBuild-day reading
- Wooden swing sets for your backyardA backyard decides the swing set long before taste does. Here is the order we would measure in.
- Anchor it, level it, soften underneathThree jobs nobody photographs, and the three that decide whether a set is still square in five years.
- The assembly weekendWhat two people, a drill and a free Saturday can actually get done.
Questions about this shelf
What lumber do I need to buy?
The cut list in the plans gives exact dimensions and quantities. Treated softwood and cedar both work; pick by budget and by how the finished set should weather.