The Fort Challenge Climbing Frame is the perfect frame for adventurous children - an all-round physical and mental challenge! The climbing wall (with professional grade climbing stones), monkey bars, slide and cargo net will make sure they get all the exercise they need, while the covered den area gives them somewhere to hide away and flex their imaginations to the maximum! Whether they are scaling mountains or running assault courses, the Fort Challenge will give them hours of fun. All the timber used has been pressure treated, which enables us to offer you a ten-year guarantee against fungal decay or insect attack.
10 Year Timber Guarantee
All of the timber in this Climbing Frame or Play House has been pressure treated to ensure it lasts. Unlike some competition, we can offer a genuine 10 year guarantee against wood-eating fungal and insect infestation in pressure treated timber. We’ve also tested our treated timber to the European safety standard EN71-3 to ensure that the chemicals are safe to use on children’s products.
Metal Ground Anchors
Unlike the pegs that some other companies offer to secure their play systems, we supply our galvanised metal ground anchors with large diameter metal discs free as standard. Additional ground anchors can be purchased (see
here). Please refer to Specification for the number supplied as standard. Our ground anchors are buried in the ground and provide a solid foundation for your play system. If you find that your compacted soil is not stable enough then the ground anchors can be concreted in with no damage to the material.
Professional Quality Climbing Stones
Moulded plastic climbing stones can crack - that's why we don't use them! We only use professional grade materials, as seen on proper climbing walls!
Rounded Safety Caps
Nuts and bolts are safely covered up with plastic caps for added protection against knocks, bumps and to prevent catching clothing.
Extra Thick Slides
Our plastic slides are thicker and more durable than any other residential plastic slides on the market. You don't even need to build them! Ours are one single piece of plastic rather than a kit of separate parts.
Free Fixing Pack
We include all of the screws, nails and fixings needed to put your Climbing Frame together, not everyone is that thoughtful! So there's no need to worry about the type of screws, or length of nails etc you might need to get started, it's all there in the pack!
Safety As Standard
Our entire range is independently tested to comply with European Safety Standard EN71 and is CE rated. It really is better to be safe than sorry!
Climbing Wall And Net
The 2m high climbing net and climbing wall make this an exciting and challenging structre, suitable for the most adventurous of climbers! The climbing net is made from the strong, rot-proof polymer polypropylene, attached to strong spruce beams, and the mesh measures 250mm x 250mm. The climbing wall is likewise made from pressure treated spruce, and the attached climbing stones are of professional quality.
High-Quality Accessories
We don't offer cheap flimsy accessories, unlike some competitors. Our climbing frame accessories are all designed for strength and manufactured to a high quality standard.
Is this Climbing Frame tested?
This Climbing Frame is independently tested to comply with the European safety standard EN71 and is CE rated.
What age range is this Climbing Frame suitable for?
3 - 14 Years Old
Do I need to paint or treat this Climbing Frame?
This Climbing Frame is pressure treated so will not need to be painted or treated for up to 10 years. However, you may wish to treat with water repellant for timber maintenance.
What base should I put down for this Climbing Frame?
This Climbing Frame has been designed to be placed on flat and level areas, such as grass, rubber mulch or play bark, as we incorporate ground anchors which will need to be dug into the ground to keep the Climbing Frame from rocking during swing use*
*Please note not all Climbing Frames come with ground anchors.
Where can I visit you? Do you have a store near me?
We have 6 branches across the UK.
Click here to find the nearest one! Please check with us before you visit if you are travelling to see a particular product.
We deliver our garden buildings to mainland United Kingdom (England, Wales and Scotland). Some exceptions apply; these are illustrated on the map below.
Scottish areas may be subjected to slightly longer delivery turnarounds, please contact us for details.
FREE delivery on selected products over £200 to mainland England and Wales.
Green - £19.99 delivery fee on all orders under £200.
Yellow - £59.99 delivery fee.
Orange - £84.99 delivery fee.
Red - We are unable to deliver to these areas.
Assisted Delivery
If you cannot provide an able bodied person to offload the vehicle with the help of our driver, we can provide additional manpower with our Assisted Delivery Service. The driver will arrive with some help to unload the lorry, meaning that you can put your feet up.
We offer this service on all items that are delivered, we do not offer this on our couriered products. Prices for this service can be found on individual products.
Should you require further information on our standard or assisted delivery services, please contact a member of our Sales Team.
Scottish areas may be subjected to slightly longer delivery turnarounds, please contact us for details.
This image shows an example of a climbing frame upon arrival. All of our garden buildings are made
from kiln dried quality graded timber; if it is to be stored prior to construction and treatment all parts must be
covered to prevent moisture from warping the timber.
To ensure the very best quality, we only use slow-grown White Spruce Timber, which is harvested in cold climates to ensure solid, dense log rings. This gives the wood superior strength and longevity, and also a much more consistent colour than the likes of Pine.
Despite the care we take in selecting the very best Timber available, it’s not like predictable brick or cold steel, this natural material has characteristics and quirks unique to every log.
Because our timber logs once fed water and nutrients back and forth from its roots to its leaves, its very nature is to be porous and swell up when it gets wet. Any wooden product will do this throughout its life, but there are a few things you can do to help limit this movement.
These include:
1. A great design!
- Don’t worry, we’ve got this one covered. We’re experts when it comes to all things timber, so we have designed our products from the ground up with its natural properties in mind.
2. Water Repellent Treatment.
- How you customise and decorate your product is up to you, however we would recommend that you use an appropriate water repellent treatment. This really helps minimise the amount of moisture that the timber can absorb. Therefore minimising the risk of any major movement.
- (Please note: water repellent treatment is not the same as pressure treatment, which protects against rot and insect infestation, and which we guarantee for 10 Years!)
3. Ventilation.
- Keeping your timber building ventilated is no less important than keeping your house well ventilated. This is especially true if you plan to cover up your floorboards with something (double check with an expert, that the material is suitable to do so), as moisture can become trapped between layers of non-breathable materials and build-up, leading to floors becoming rotten.
4. Regular Seasonal Maintenance.
- Whether you opt to build your product yourself, or have us do it for you, don’t be afraid to tighten the odd bolt here and there. Your product is a life improving investment, so it’s only right to give it some love and care from time to time. Make sure that it’s properly treated before the rainy months, and you make adjustments to doors and window frames, when needed.
Natural Timber Properties
After building your timber product, this natural construction will begin to ‘settle’. This means that you will likely see some natural timber imperfections appear. These types of natural imperfections can include:
- Expansion and Contraction
Please be aware that, as these are natural timber properties they are not considered as defects under our Terms & Conditions (for more information, check out our Ts&Cs here). However, in most cases, these imperfections will not impact the integrity or function of your timber product, and/or can easily be rectified. For advice on how to rectify these and for more support, please take a look at our Timber Properties Help Page, or get in touch with our Customer Services Team on cs@dunsterhouse.co.uk.
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