Best Wooden Swing Set Reviews 2023

No matter the type of swing set you decide you buy, if it’s installed securely in the yard of your home, it’s an investment for both now and the future. For this reason, you can expect to fork over a fair sum for a good-quality wooden swing set that’ll serve your children and maybe even their children too!

To give you an idea of what we’re talking about you can expect to pay between $500 and $800. However, this is not the cheapest or costliest you can get it. There are high sets that may be far more expensive than stated, while others may be cheaper. In the course of our research we came across cheap wooden swing sets, but either they didn't meet the standard safety requirement or they were not durable -- that's why they are not featured in this review.

Swing sets can be a fun play set for children no matter how old or young they are, however, there are features that should be considered so that they are a fun and safe equipment for children. Some of these features include:

• Size of the swing- Determined by the space you have to install it in
• Material swing is made of - This determines the ease of maintenance and durability
• Weight limit – Find out the maximum weight limit
• Flexibility - This gives you the allowance for mixing and matching the play sets that you want to use and also allows you to add on to it as your family grows
• Ease of installation- This’ll save you precious time and save the need for expert installation
• Design of the set - This is age dependent as not all designs are safe for children of all ages
• Safety features – Includes maximum weight capacities to ensure the safety of the users

Swing sets require adequate room for you to set it up. You need no less than six feet of empty space all around for it to meet safety standards; this brings the issue of size to the forefront. Before buying a swing set, you have to measure the perimeter around the space you have so that you’ll know the correct size to buy.

The material that a swing set is made of determines the level of maintenance that it would require and how long it would last. Wooden swing sets are available in varying degrees of quality. There are three top kinds of wood used in the manufacture of swing sets; they are Cedar, Redwood, and Premium Preserved Pine. Each has its advantage and disadvantages. Cedar wood gives you overall value and is very durable (some sets made of cedar wood come with a 10 to 15-year warranty) but may not be as beautiful as the ones made of Redwood. Redwood swing sets are beautiful and also durable, but they are more expensive than the others.

There's ongoing debate about whether Preserved Pinewood is the most durable of all the woods for a swing set, but because of the chemicals used in the preservation of the wood, manufacturers and dealers are wary of it (recent models however of Preserved Pinewood are no longer treated with toxic materials but copper based materials that are green guard certified). All these woods have different levels of maintenance requirements with the least being Redwood which is also the costliest.

Before purchasing any swing set, endeavor to download the safety guideline for swings and check it against the features of the swing to be sure that they meet safety standards. We are glad to say that our featured products meet the safety standards -- but don’t just take our word for it; check for yourself.

Unless you choose to go with professional installation, it would be best for you to buy an uncomplicated swing set. Many fun and versatile swing sets may take amateurs ages to set up, so in our personal opinion, you might want to put aside some extra cash for professional setup. That said, you can still get swing sets that you can set up by yourself.

When buying a swing set, think future. By this we mean that you should buy a set that is flexible and allows you to mix it with any play set that you want and also to add on to it. There are designs that are age specific; you may not want to buy these because they are not cost effective in the long run. That’s the advantage of the wooden sets - they can grow with your kids, as you remove and add items as children grow.

An important point to note is the number of children you expect to use the swing at every point in time. Each set has a maximum weight capacity; so you need to check it out in relation to the overall weight of users (or expected/estimated users).