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Ideas/thoughts on Playground Mulch for Backyard Play Area
Asked by B.K. from Dallas
on April 18, 2009
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Hi, all! We're building a backyard play area to house an outdoor wooden gym set. We were planning on filling it with kid-safe playground mulch (which is made of engine...
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- Hi B., We used the rubber mulch that you can find at Sams. It has been great! We bought it at the store but I think you can purchase it online and have it delivered...
- I've seen the rubber mulch at Sam's Club. Maybe that will work better than the other. If you want to go the pea gravel route, I know someone who does road work and can...
- At our preschool they use the recycled rubber mulch. It takes forever to decompose and doesn't seem to blow away in the wind. I'm pretty sure you can order it by the ...
Rubber Mulch or Smooth Stone?
Asked by T.N. from Boston
on April 15, 2011
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Trying to decide what to put as a play area under the swing set we have coming in a week. So much conflicting information depending who you ask. Landscaper says smoo...
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- I would put a rubber covering on a "box" surrounding the entire play area and then fill it all with sandbox sand. I can't stand the rubber "mulch." It reeks and I do...
- We have pea gravel. It is very attractive and fun for the kids to play in instead of a messy sandbox.
- we used the small smooth pea stone...... sand = cats think it's a liter box, mulch = lots of bugs/worms, stays wet longer after it rains. stones i think were the best...
Recycled Rubber Mulch for Backyard Playground? Worth The $?
Asked by K.C. from Evansville
on February 24, 2010
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We are investigating buying our soon to be 2yr old (in April) a Gorilla playset for the backyard. It will be in a flat grassy area. Is it worth the money to put in t...
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- I've had sand. Evey cat from two miles found it! The the fleas found it...what a mess! Mulch doesn't seem to be much help. I put up landscaping timbers, then l used ne...
- We have 3 young kids so as you can imagine, I've been to many backyards over the years with playgroups, birthday parties and hanging out with friends. Very very few p...
- We used "Kid's Carpet" mulch which is a wood mulch, but softer than some other mulches. If you call around to places that sell a variety of mulches they should be abl...
Backyard Play Area
Asked by K.L. from New York
on March 31, 2009
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I am looking to creat a play area in the backyard for my daughter. I was wondering what type of flooring people have put down.
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- Outdoor play area, you use grass. Why would you put some sort of flooring down? The fun of being outside is grass, flowers, and yes even mud.
- We just have grass under ours. I never thought of using anything special for our own yard, although it's a good idea to not have to deal with mud! The school, and loca...
- We have wood mulch under ours. We considered rubber mulch, but rubber mulch can be very expensive depending on the size of the area you're trying to cover. Also, it's ...
Material to Use Under the Playset ( Mulch, Pebbles,Grass)
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on June 8, 2008
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Anyone out there ready to give my you best advise for material to use under the playset.
Cost and tracking in the dirt are my big concerns.
Just let me know what y...
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- Rubber mulch is the best in my opinion. The regular mulch gives slivers, the pebbles can hurt when the kids fall and the grass is ok but it will wear out especially i...
- Rubber mulch! We have it under our playset and it was more expensive ( we used 90 bags!) then we planned but it doesn't need to be replaced like regular mulch. It do...
- There is something called rubber mulch. My friend has it under her playset and it is wonderful ! There is no dust or dirt. I am not sure of the cost vbut I am sure tha...
What Backyard Play Euqipment Is Best?
Asked by D.P. from New York
on April 23, 2008
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Hello fellow mothers, I need some help. My husband & I have been deciding over a year now as to what kind of swing set to get my daughter. She will be 3 in August. I...
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- D., I work for a playground safety company. We do not sell residential but we recommend Eastern Jungle Gym. C. MOM HELPING MOMS WORK FROM HOME! http://www.sta...
- Costco has one that is pretty big & reasonably priced. I would say, go for the big one now. Your daighter will be climbing before you know it. We're also thinking a...
- We bought a design package from Home Depot that allowed several different versions of building it. We ordered the materials and had a family friend build it. Cost $120...
Need Advise on Best Thing to Use Under Childrens Playset
Asked by D. from Dallas
on May 2, 2009
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We've recently installed the Costco Playset for our grandkids & we want to
put something under it in case of falls. I've researched this but still am not sure what
i...
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- The play fort at my parents' house has the wood mulch bark stuff under & around it, and let me tell you, it WORKS. I was pushing my then two year old on the swing; as ...
- Pea gravel is another option. Honestly, I looked into all of this when we had kids and put in a playset and it was all out of our pice range, so they just had to fall...
- rubber mulch! it is cost effective in the long haul, and it is very eco-friendly. I just read about the fumes, you need to make sure it is playground grade, that has...
Outdoor Play Sets
Asked by J.S. from Detroit
on May 3, 2010
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We just ordered an outdoor climber with a slide and are wondering what to put underneath it, if anything...if you have one, do you have anything under it or just plain...
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- we did just grass but they make this stuff thats foam pieces and hey looklike pebbles i have seen them under someones swing set we know and i would like to do that.......
- We have 2 & 3 year old girls. Looked into the rubber mulch...seemed like a great idea, but soooo expensive! We ended up just leaving it grass and glad we did. Looks...
- Me being a paranoid mommy, i did lots of research about this before we bought ours :) We have one of the higher wooden playsets. What I found is that the rubber mul...
Does Your Toddler's Daycare Have Padded Flooring in the Outside Area?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on June 13, 2011
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My son just turned 2 and was subsequently moved to the "Twos" room in daycare. This room has a separate outdoor playing area that has concrete and no padded flooring ...
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- I have never heard of outdoor padding. Kids fall down and skin their knees. When a baby is crawling around I can understand a padded floor, but not as a walker.
- From my experience, not having padding on the ground is pretty common. Personally, I would rather have the concrete or bark chips. Bark chips are often collected/scoo...
- Concrete or wood chips are the norm. Rubberized playground padding or mulch costs a fortune, and honestly, just how much do we want to overprotect our kids? They NEED ...
How to Get Rid of Mushrooms That Are Growing in Woodchips Under Our Play Set?
Asked by L.T. from Chicago
on June 19, 2009
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Hi Moms,
Help! We have hundreds of mushrooms that have started to grow in the wood chips under our play set in the backyard. The mushrooms are there whether it has ...
