About Playset Services

Playset Services is a small family owned and operated playground service company based in Columbus, Texas. Proudly serving Texas families in Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Victoria, Columbus and surrounding areas with over 30 years of combined experience in the playground industry.

Jack Bowser and Spencer Bowser head up this small Texas company that provides reliable, knowledge based experience in the area of backyard playset installations, repairs, relocations and general maintenance. After almost 20 years of field work, Jack sticks to running the day-to-day operations of the business and is usually the voice of experience you hear when you call for information, while his son Spencer, heads up field operations which include assemblies, repairs and maintenance. 

Our commitment to maintaining a family feel means all our work is done by in-house staff trained and managed by us. While staying small limits our income potential, our long term experience has taught us to shy away from using outside contractors who are only in it for the money. 

Who We Are
Jack Bowser has been immersed in the playground industry since 1996 where he initially worked for  the local Rainbow Play Systems distributor in Houston as a warehouse manager/salesman. It was during this brief period of employment he recognized there was a solid need for backyard playset services. Fast forward 20 years later and Jack's experience building, repairing, and moving a variety of backyard play systems, makes him one of the most versatile and knowledgeable people you will ever talk to regarding a child's swingset. 

​Utilizing that vast bank of experience, he wrote four DIY playset instruction manuals on how to make your own swingset and has been featured in a Better Homes and Garden DIY book called "Playsets" as well as the This Old House website. See some amazing one off custom playsets, treehouses, reclaimed wood products, DIY inspired designs and why Jack does what he does at  www.jacksbackyard.com.

Spencer Bowser has been working next to his Dad designing and building swingsets since he was two years old and with a lifetime of playground experience under his belt, he has a passion for this work you can't train into anyone. Spencer's unique upbringing in this primary colored business and living a life emersed in play equipment has made him a natural for this type of work and his experience will someday surpass his father's.

Our Experienced Hands have worked with these Playset Brands

  • CedarWorks
  • Gorilla Playsets
  • Lifetime Metal Swingsets
  • Cedar Summit
  • Backyard Adventures**
  • ​PlayNation
  • Rainbow Play Systems
  • Backyard Discovery**
  • LeisureTime Products**
  • Big Backyard 
  • Creative Playthings
  • Tree Frogs Swing Sets
  • ​Detailed Play Systems
  • Swing N Slide**
  • Trampolines
**Due to the types of materials that come with the Backyard Discovery/Adventures, Swing N Slide, Leisure Time, Create-N-Adventure or Adventure Playsets, we are no longer able to install or move these sets**

Here We Grow Again!

When we started this business moving and installing backyard playsets, it was never in our plans to end up in Colorado County. For the first few years out here, we continued our service business in Houston and Austin. Here it is 13 years later and we are proud to call Columbus, Texas our home. We have expanded our business during that time and now have a variety of products and innovations available at our new location off of Business 71 just North of Columbus. We offer custom tree houses and play set design and construction, do-it-yourself swing set kits, Ready to play swing sets, custom wooden pergolas, and a variety of natural lumber products  available in bulk quantities including douglas fir, redwood and western red cedar for all of your decking remodeling, or home project needs.

If you live in the Colorado Valley area, Colorado County, Austin County, Fayette County, Washington County, and counties bordering our area in the fine State of Texas, stop by or call to support a small locally owned family business.
Colorado Valley Wood Products, located at our home base here in Columbus, TX, is our newest adventure that is continuing our current and new wood products! We’ve started this company to focus on our unique wood working skills that are one-of-a-kind. Small to large products including bottle openers, coasters, clipboards, birdhouses, planter boxes, porch swings, picnic tables, playsets, sheds, decks, pergolas, and more are available for sale! Check out our website here. If you have questions about what we have or would like to purchase an item, please contact [email protected].