Product Reviews (25)
Kids love it.
Kids really love it, so it is well worth the money. They play on it, around it, under it, dangle off of it-which is scary for a parent to watch especially when they stand on it. Just make sure to place it on level ground and push the bottom bars down and out all around so it is steady. My husband and I put it together in about 30 min. at 9 pm with minimal light (but he is a builder while I read out the instructions). I reviewed the instructions first and wrote in green bar with sticker or green bar w/o, brown bar with or w/o sticker, short bolt, long bolt, regular nut and nut with coating, 15 black climbing grippers and washers instead of looking at something like ADE to ADC to ADE connect to EFB-1 to EFE-2 with aa add ae...comes with everything to put it together except a socket wrench. Put together the bars and repeat then start adding bars to connect. JUST hand tighten the bolt/nut because you will need to remove the nut to add the next set of bars...tighten everything down at the end once you shape it and do a walk around to tighten everything up. It moves faster with 2 adults, but if I had to do it by myself it would be about 3 hours using the side of the house/fence/kids for help while reviewing the steps.
By Sal1 on Home Depot - Apr 30, 2013
Nice - kids will love
So far so good - weather has been a little cold so she hasn't been able to play on it much. Took my husband a couple hours to put together by himself. Seems to be build good and not to heavy that it can be moved when or if needed. I'm sure when weather gets warmer her and her friends will love it.
By michelle on Home Depot - Mar 19, 2013
5ft. Earth dome climber
My only complaint would be that all the ads said it was rated for 600 pounds. It said it on the company that makes its web site and on Homedepots, but when it came the specs said 400 pounds. Not sure why the conflict. My granddaughter loves it, and we feel very comfortable with it. The metal can be slippery. One of the locknuts stripped and we can't get it off.
By Bebo on Home Depot - Dec 11, 2012
My daughters, ages 9 & 5, won't get off of this climbing dome. They LOVE it! Arrived promptly. Directions straightforward.
The directions were straightforward. No parts were missing or defective. Took two adults a couple of hours to assemble. Earthtones colorway is nice--so that it's not a total eye sore in the yard! Also bought a LIFETIME playset through a different company. Very pleased with the quality of their products. Sturdy. Built to last for a long time with little maintenance.
By pleasedmom on Home Depot - Aug 28, 2012
Missing tool....
I purchased this for my 7 yr old son back in April and just getting around to putting it together because of yard work that needed to be complete. Just to find out that the box had already been opened, which means my item was previously returned and yes was not happy to see that the Allen wrench was missing. I called customer service and they told me that it would take 7 to 14 days to send out the missing part...REALLY? Not happy about this service and will now have to go out to the hardware store to purchase one myself!! Would love to really rate this item in it's entirety, but still waiting on my wrench!!!
By Dana on Home Depot - Jul 9, 2012
The Kids Love it!
It definitely takes two people to build, and it took us all morning and an afternoon. I was disappointed at how easy it was to bend the metal bars at the crimped ends. Once we noticed that, we were very careful in positioning the thing during the build! I'm not 100% impressed with the quality, because of that and the fact that the whole thing warped a bit when my lawn crew moved it. I've since request they not mow in the back in order to make sure this equipment lasts long enough for my kids to grow out of it... which will hopefully be years! The only other minor drawback is that the bars do indeed get to hot to touch. The person that wrote the description must not have tested it in the Texas summers! That's not too big a deal tho. The kids don't really like playing outside in the blazing heat anyway. I just thought this was worth mentioning since this was a "plus" that affected my buying decision. Other than these two draw backs, it has performed marvelously well thus far (a month). Both my husband and I test climbed it, and my 3 kids have been all over the thing and back again. They love it!
By txmama on Home Depot - Jun 5, 2012
Wonderful Climber for Kids
Easy to put together - and hours of fun for children.
By jaygirl on Home Depot - May 29, 2012
The kids LOVE it!
This climber is great. My children have loved using it since the moment it was put together.
By MamaDeucex2 on Home Depot - May 28, 2012
Love this climber!
I think that lots of people might wonder if one person can put these bars together? Well, I am 5'2", 110 lbs mom and I put them together by myself, with little helps from my almost 5-year-old (to grab me some bolts. So, it is wiser to wear your top with pockets. I then had changed my top later). It took me two half days. However, I admitted that two people definitely is much better.(Oh, I think it maybe because I am short that is why I was able to do the jobs by myself. I need to use my head , my shoulders, etc. to help holding the bars sometimes) The instruction, to me, is not really clear. Make sure that you put all layers right in order. Do not need to very tightly tighten up the screws at the first time, as you definitely need to adjust or correct it later. My daughter is tiny. She is four and a half, 40 inches and 35 lbs. First, she just played around only all the first layer bottom bars. Now, she could climb higher to second layer bars and even tried to swing around from the top bar. It is already hot outside where I live, however the coating feature really helps a lot. I hanged up the pulley and planned to add a rope ladder for more fun. When our lawn mower guy came, he moved the climber by himself to get the mowing done. It made losing the shape of the dome. However, I just went out and correct its shape. Easy!. This is worth buying for me!
By Jjjj on Home Depot - May 9, 2012
Fun and great value
Took a little over an hour to assemble and it was pretty easy to assemble. You need two people at the end of the process. Kids love this, and it looks great in the yard.
By CaliforniaDad on Home Depot - Jan 24, 2012
Durable and Kids enjoy it
The kids enjoy playing on it and enjoy having their friends over to join in on the fun. It takes min 2hrs for one person to put it together but well worth it.
By MABR on Home Depot - Jan 24, 2012
SUPER FUN!!
Kids love it...I have a 5 year old and a 3 year old (both girls) and they have not stopped on it since we put it together. It was easy to put together, but it is a lot easier with 2 people to do it. They play on it and put blankets over it (to make a fort)...love it! And the shipping was quick and easy...overall a super purchase. Plus, way less expensive than some identical domes on other sites.
By JohnnyP94 on Home Depot - Jan 3, 2012
great purchase
grandsons love it. easy to put together. colors blend well in yard
By susan on Home Depot - Jan 3, 2012
Awesome toy for all ages
I have 3 boys that range in age from 3 to 13 and they all enjoy this climber. It can used for imaginative climbing and the dome shape gives my boys a hideout when covered with a blanket. Best toy they will use for along time.
By momma03 on Home Depot - Dec 27, 2011
very well made/ strong/coating durable/
excellent quality , easy to assemble,very strong, kid's love it, not to high off ground, so kids can jump down with no problems
By Grandpaw on Home Depot - Dec 27, 2011
Great product, kids love it
This is a great product. I got about 60% of it together by myself, but, two people are necessary to finish it. My 3 and 4 year old love it, but the 4 year old is the only one that can take full advantage of it, the 3 year old still has a little growing and developing to do.
By elhunko on Home Depot - Dec 27, 2011
Great for growing into
Bought this for our almost 3-year-old daughter, who likes to climb. It's still too big for her to get up by herself, but she loves hanging from the bars. We plan to get a tarp to cover it so she can use it as a fort, too. I expect she'll be able to enjoy this for MANY, MANY years, in MANY, MANY ways. It went together well, but took 2 adults. The instructions weren't clear in some places, and I think we made the assembly harder than it needed to be, but it's extremely sturdy once everything is connected.
By momma on Home Depot - Dec 24, 2011
Fantastic product!!
My husband just got finished putting this thing together by himself. It took 2 hrs and 33 minutes. :) We are already thrilled with it. It is sturdy and I can see many years of fun for my daughter. It wasnt difficult to put together, and wouldnt have taken so long if he would have read the directions before trying to put it together without them. We would definitely recommend it.
By Reagansmama on Home Depot - Dec 24, 2011
got this for my 3 kids who can tear up a brass monkey!
Got this for my 3 kids who can tear up a brass monkey, I have not put this together yet. However, I am planning on putting it together once it warms up and it will be a gift for my oldest. However, it will be understood that it will be used by all. They have been talking about how neat it would be if we could have one like the school. Hopefully, they will play with it for many years.
By chillen on Home Depot - Dec 20, 2011
Great product at a good price.
Great for the price. Good quality. The grandkids love to play on it. Takes a couple of hrs to assemble but instructions were easy to follow.
By Terry on Home Depot - Dec 20, 2011
Would recommend
This seems to be a wonderful product! It did require four hours to assemble alone, because the directions were not entirely clear. For example, directions would instruct to link two pieces, but the parts were not all labeled. This is a well-built product and seems fairly sturdy, though I do see the bars moving a little bit at the top as my children climb around and dangle from it, etc. My husband went over the entire dome twice tightening up all the screws and making sure all the washers and such were in place properly. Still, our children love it. This is larger than it seemed from the photo, and that makes my happy. This was a great buy!
By Jenniana on Home Depot - Dec 20, 2011
What a Great Gift!
I couldn't have given a better gift to my granddaughters ages, 5 and 7. They are loving the dome and spend a lot of time outside playing because of it. It was an excellent value as well.
By smartellis on Home Depot - Dec 20, 2011
I am so pleased
I thought I was getting some sort of cheap playground equipment because of the price, but when I put it together I was amazed on the quality and sturdiness of the product I have (6) children ages 2-12 playing on this at the same time. I would recommend this product to those even looking at it.
By Cindy on Home Depot - Nov 30, 2011
Good quality. Easy to put together.
Suprised by how solid it is. 2 people had it together in 1hr. Be sure to follow directions step by step. Don't try short cuts. My 6 yr old granddaughter loves it.
By Grandma on Home Depot - Nov 22, 2011
Good outdoor toy to entertain many ages.
This structure is very stable. I have had many kids go on it at once. Best of all they were of varying ages (6-17). This structure looks like it will entertain them for years. Although I have had only for one season (summer), I expect they may have fun with it even in the winter. My 1 3/4 yr old hangs from the lowest level and my 6 year olds climb on top and hang from the inside top level. Assembly took about 2.5 hours with a good amount of time trying to get the first level closed. A good plier to pinch the pieces together helped a great deal. You need 2 people so that one can hold the structure steady prior to closing first level. Once first level is closed, then it becomes easier. The build instruction wasn't clear about layering the bars, so I had to call the manufacture. They told me to just keep it consistent. Because of some difficulty with assembly I rated it one below the best.
By Elizabeth on Home Depot - Sep 13, 2011