playstructure with tarp roof or wooden roof?

[MamaSnoo]

We are looking at this and this. The wood roof one can have the monkey bars added, so the only difference would be the roof.

I think the wooden roof is cuter, but it costs more, of course.

My question is, is there anything else I should be considering (like function-wise)? What do you like better, wood or tarp?

[WatchingThemGrow]

I always feel like the fabric ones show their age, but maybe that's just in our neck of the woods where people never replace/update anything.

[lhafer]

I bought a Gorilla swing set earlier this year and was struggling with the same choice. I drove around my neighborhood and looked at all the swingsets I could see above the fence line. 80% of them had tarps instead of the wood roof. And 95% of those with the tarp roofs looked very worn/torn/faded/etc. THe ones that didn't looked new.

I live in a windy area, that can easily get hit by hurricanes. On top of that, we have very strong Tx sun that beats down constantly. So for those reasons, I went with a wooden roof. I figured it would hold up better in a storm, and I think it makes the structure look way better. I am not sure, but it may add a little stability?

[lhafer]

You can get the EXACT same swing set from this website for WAY cheaper and it includes the Monkey bars AND the wood roof. It's a Gorilla Swing set called the Sun Palace II (if you want the monkey bars).

http://www.willygoat.com/catalogsing...productID=2525

[elbenn]

I definitely think the wooden roof looks better.

[MamaSnoo]

You can get the EXACT same swing set from this website for WAY cheaper and it includes the Monkey bars AND the wood roof. It's a Gorilla Swing set called the Sun Palace II (if you want the monkey bars).

http://www.willygoat.com/catalogsing...productID=2525

Thanks for the tip on the other site-- they do have a good price (but want >$300 to deliver to my area). Our local distributor has a price better than the site I posted as well--with free delivery and set up. My DH and dad would probably kill themselves or each other if they had to put it together.

DH and I liked the roof better too, so I looks like that settles it!

[kristenk]

We started off with a tarp roof. A tree limb fell on it and tore it not too long after we put it up. DH and his dad are going to be replacing it with a wooden roof this fall. DD has asked for a wooden roof b/c it looks more like a club house that way!

[elephantmeg]

our tarp roof is GONE now-totally shredded. We'll be doing a wooden roof next. The tarp lasted about 3 years. And they are pretty $$$ for what they are.

[lhafer]

Thanks for the tip on the other site-- they do have a good price (but want >$300 to deliver to my area). Our local distributor has a price better than the site I posted as well--with free delivery and set up. My DH and dad would probably kill themselves or each other if they had to put it together.

DH and I liked the roof better too, so I looks like that settles it!

Oh, I forgot to mention - when we bought ours, it came with the tarp roof as well, even though we bought the wooden roof. It's up in the attic!

Good find on the price!! I hired someone to put it together for me. Took one guy all day to do it - but he knew what he was doing.