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[quote=Anonymous]I am the origional poster. I want to say thanks for all the people who posted. I also want to give an update on what we decided to do. First of all I did not realize that this was a forum for the dc area only. I am from Georgia. I actually bought the playset Saturday. Later that day Rainbow playsets and playnation called me. When I told them I went with woodplay they wanted to know why. The main reason was that I was told that woodplay is 100% redwood and I figured that was the reason it was so expensive. However, the other playset companys insisted that woodplay mixes with cedar. I did not think that could be true becaues the woodplay guy went on and on about how his set was all redwood. He even wrote it on my receipt. I contacted several other dealers in other areas to see what they had to say about the wood. They all said that the wood is mixed with red cedar. I dont have a problem with cedar I just have a problem with paying a price for redwood when it is not 100% redwood. For those who do not know redwood is the most expensive wood to build a playset with. I ended up cancelling my order. The 50% deposit I payed will be refunded back to my credit cards. I feel really bad becaues I wanted to give this playset to my kids but I am not willing to spend that much money on a set that is built with the same type of wood as a cheaper set. I thought about trying to get him to drop the price becaues I think I was paying to much to begin with. I am lalso leaning towards buying the lumber and building a playset. I would start small and add on a little at a time. I am not sure if my husband would ever have time to finish it though becaues he works out of town all the the time. Also the playset dealers said it is a bad idea to use pressure treated wood for a playset becaues of the chimicals and it cracks more than redwood and cedar. Anyone know about that? I am also thinking about cedarworks but they are even more expensive. They are having a 10% sell in September but even with that they are expensive.[/quote]

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