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Info Re Moving a Wooden Swingset?
Read all 12 responses: "Hi, We've been thinking about finding a buying a wooden swingset off of craigslist, but i'm concerned about the logistics of ...
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- Are you sure that you want one thats been rotting in someone else's yard plus you have to watch out for older pressure treated wood because it has arsenic I say save y...
- Hi A., We bought one a number of years ago and dismantled it, labeled the parts and then trucked it home. We ended up having to wait a few weeks to put it back toget...
- Depending on the manufacturer you find off Craigs list, some will take apart for you and put it together for you at your home. I know for sure Rainbow does this for a...
Nice Inexpensive Swing Sets
I have a playset that I want to sell. You can come and look at it and name your price. It is wood (Menards set), 2 swings, and space for another swing or ...
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- Craigslist has some great sets online.
- I second Walmart. I looked every where online in the past month. I finally had it narrowed down to one or two and was just about to buy when I thought about checking...
- Check Toys r us. You could also check Menards or Home Depot. I think the last few years they had some do it yourself ones. Otherwise you could check Craigslit for a us...
Looking to Buy a Swingset/playground
We found a 3 story wood fort custom made with everything for nothing. It was a great deal. .... Any Experiences with Rainbow or Wooden Swing Play Sets ...
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- We just bought the SunRay playset from Costco, and my girls LOVE it! (ages 5 and 2) We had a guy put it together for us (their business is assembling swingsets, etc....
- We bought one several years ago from Sams Club, Costco has one almost exactly like it too. They take awhile to set up, you can hire someone to do it, but we did it ou...
- I would highly recommend getting someone to put it together for you. My husband and I aren't crafty. Ours came in giant boxes with a bazilion parts and gadgets .. we...
Seeking Contractor with Experience Assembling Sam's Club Swing Set
We are looking at the big wooden type swing sets. Sam's Club seems to ... I once saw some contractors advertised on craigslist.com to assemble playsets. ...
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- Hi A., I have a friend who recently left his job (he's actually a builder). He's having a tough time finding a new position so he has some time on his hands and is l...
- I once saw some contractors advertised on craigslist.com to assemble playsets. I thought Sam's would have someone come do it for an additional $300.
- Kids in Swings, at Parker and Preston, they will do it but I'm not sure how much they charge.
What Should We Put Under the Swing Set/play Area?
We put gravel or small rocks in a wooden frame we built around the playset and it's worked fine. We can blow leaves out of it and our son loves to play 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...
Opinions on Swing Sets/ Play Systems (Rainbow Brand?)
You need to stain it every year (a pain), but you do that with any wood playset. My only worry is splinters, but again you get that with any wood set. ...
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- We purchased a Rainbow Playset for our 2 kids (age 6 yrs, and 3 yrs) in April of this year, and they have already enjoyed it so much! ...and so have the neighborhood ...
- Try Merry Time Play Systems ( www.merrytimeplay.com). They have a store in Highland Park. We bought one a few months ago and my son loves it. They deliver it and in...
- Well if you want to save a little money I have a suggestion. If your husband is handy you can build it yourself. We went to a local hardware chain(lowes, menards, or...
How to Get Rid of Mushrooms That Are Growing in Woodchips Under Our Play Set?
We have hundreds of mushrooms that have started to grow in the wood chips ... Setting up Swingset/Playset on Grass ... landscape gardening · wooden playsets ...
Swing Set Safety
3 years ago, we bought the absolute cheapest wooden swing set we could find. ... well you could get plastic, but wood would be better environmental, ...
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- Hi, I agree with what Arlene S said. We searched all over for a "safe" swing set and felt there were many better and more secure options with wood. If you select one ...
- well you could get plastic, but wood would be better environmental, kwim. honestly, the swing sets are all over the place, and if there were safety issue, they would...
- There are other outdoor options and smaller units depending on the childs age.. if you really want one .. get what you can ..and just be careful... I personally lik...
Outdoor Playgrounds
We received a playset from sam's club in 2001. ... The thing I have learned is they are starting to use some wood that looks .... Outdoor Wooden Playset? ...
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- We were thinking of going to Menard's and getting one of their playgrounds. There's no way I'm spending so much money on a playground. My daycare provider got hers a...
- Try craigslist there have been alot of playgrounds on there from people lossing there houses and hings. If your husband has a few frends come over you can get it done...
- Hi S. - Our neighbors got one at Menards (or Home Depot)and have not been happy with it at all. It definately is not the same quality of a Crown or Rainbow system....
MOOOOOM, There's Ants on My Slide!
We just got a new playset which is mostly all wood except for the slide, ... Just wait until the wasps come around to eat the wood on the playset. ...
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- Hi C., mila response is right! The remedies she list does work.
- C., How funny - we go through the same thing, my daughter also totally 'freaks' over bird poop - they must sit on the top of her swing set and some of the poop land...
- Maybe get her a little whisk broom so she can sweep them off herself? Either that or just shrug your shoulders and say "don't go down the slide then," if she won't swe...
