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Material to Use Under the Playset ( Mulch, Pebbles,Grass)
Read all 18 responses: "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 ...
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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 Should We Put Under the Swing Set/play Area?
We have shredded mulch under our playset and have had no problems with it. We have trees in our backyard but not as many as you probably do, so trouble with ...
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- We had our set built in early 2000 and we used the no float mulch from Home Depot. We also have a ton of trees and we have not had any issues. My husbnad replenishes ...
- Honestly Bermuda Grass... it is thick, soft and it's all we had when we were small! Anything else is going to be a PITA with leaves. Plus, rubber stains the clothes. ...
- How about artifical turf grass or indoor/outdoor carpeting with a layer of packed sand underneath? The sand will also be softer than solid ground underneath and also...
Border for Around Swing Set
For under the swingset, I have a Rainbow Playset with woodchips under it. .... Material to Use Under the Playset ( Mulch, Pebbles,Grass) ...
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- For under the swingset, I have a Rainbow Playset with woodchips under it. As it rains and gets packed down they are nice and spongy and soft.
- I am a licensed childcare provider with a playground system. We used 4x4 green-treat timbers around our Rainbow systems. The timbers are secured into the ground with...
- I find that the shredded rubber is the most forgiving with injuries and is eco friendly
Ideas/thoughts on Playground Mulch for Backyard Play Area
We were planning on filling it with kid-safe playground mulch (which is made. ... Next question: Material to Use Under the Playset ( Mulch, Pebbles,Grass) ...
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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 ...
Setting up Swingset/Playset on Grass
Material to Use Under the Playset ( Mulch, Pebbles,Grass) · 18 · Need Advise on Best Thing to Use Under Childrens Playset ...
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- Hi L., I bought a Rainbow Playset when my daughters were pretty young like your son. We weren't sure if we should do the same about the wood chips. It's expensive an...
- Mowing around a swing set proves challenging which is why majority typically makes a "pit" area for the swing set. Otherwise it is pretty much your choice. To ancho...
- Ours is on grass...it's been no problem at all. The wood chips at the park give my kids splinters and the pebbles at my kids' schools come home in their shoes and get ...
Backyard Play Area
We have wood mulch under ours. We considered rubber mulch, but rubber mulch can be very ... Material to Use Under the Playset ( Mulch, Pebbles,Grass) ...
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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 ...
Looking for Material to Put Under Playscape and Picnic Table
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- I was looking into the same thing, we were thinking of just getting woodchips from the city since they are free, but I wasn't sure how well it would work.
- My husband and I were just talking about this last night for our play area. He cleaned the whole area out yesterday and doesn't want to put mulch again. He suggested...
- We have the black shredded rubber - it's been down now for 9 years already. I htink we've only added maybe three bags over the years. It doesn't float when the water...
Looking to Buy a Great Swing Set for Our 3-Year-old
... except the slide needs to be adjusted this season due to the mulch/ground settling and my ... All of our neighbors have the ubiquitous wooden play set. ...
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- Hi J.! We had the cambridge model from samsclub and just bought the woodbridge at our new house. The cambridge and woodbridge look very similar but the cambridge is ...
- Look into Sauders (an Amish market) in Seneca Falls....they deliver and install and we (and my parents at their cottage) have a great wooden set and LOVE IT! We also ...
- We have loved our Cedar Works set and found the company to stand behind their products wonderfully. I'm not totally sure about prices since my kids are now teenagers s...
Seeking Advice on a Wooden Playset
Read all 21 responses: "I am wanting to purchase a nice Wooden Playset for my ... We went with a large structure and used rubber mulch on the top 6 inches, ...
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- My husband built our last year. It was a lot cheaper to do it this way. I think it saved us almost $400 and that was for the cheapest one. My cousin actually builds...
- We got ours at Home Depot and it was $1,100. It is very well made and is sealed so there are no splinters. You can pay to have it built if you want to but my husband...
- We purchased the big wooden play system from Sam's Club two summers ago and my kids (now 4 and 2) LOVE it! It has 3 swings, a rock wall, a little playhouse part, a sli...
Sand Alternative for Sandbox
If you get rubber tires, make SURE that the mulch was run through a magnet to get the metal .... Material to Use Under the Playset ( Mulch, Pebbles,Grass) ...
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- We call ours a bean bath. I just buy a bunch of bags of beans and put in them in the box and Noah has a blast. Also I have heard people using oatmeal. If your kids...
- Most important is if you do get sand make sure you have a tight cover or every neighborhood cat will use it as a litter box!!! EEEWWW!! I got pea gravel for my littl...
- I work for an early childhood program and we use a large plastic container-with lid- and fill it with rice and beans. The kids love it and it can even be played with ...
