Installer of garden Play Equipment
Ideas for children's play area in a garden.
- In a large garden size isn't critical, however, location is, plan to install the play area where you can easily keep an eye on the children playing, without being over intrusive.
- In a small garden you might want to think about space for washing lines, dining areas and even space for the bins. Too late once you have spent money installing the safe play surface for the kids.
- If space allows this can be a great way of combining play and learning. Encouraging sowing, growing, harvesting and eating fresh fruit and veg. Gardening with children can be found on this page create a child's garden
- I have installed most of the usual play surface materials including bark, rubber mats and rubber chippings and can recommend them as safe and a reasonable cost. Whereas, the rubber playing surfaces you see in parks, schools and other public play areas cost considerably more. As they require specialist installation, coming in liquid form, poured onto a prepared surface, in the same way as concrete.
information about the best surfaces for safe play areas.
What's the safest surface?
Loose Materials correctly installed to the manufactures instructions are as safe and
much cheaper than the "pour in" type of impact absorbing surface. Sand, bark, wood or rubber chips all work well. However, loose materials will need raking out and topping up now and
again.
Falling from Height
Most accidents are caused by falls from slides, climbing frames and swings, etc. So if you are thinking of adding play structures at a fall height of 1500mm or over you will need to pay more attention to the surface of the play area under and around these play structures.
Play surface materials suitable up to a playing height up to 1500mm
More information about surfaces and materials for outdoor kids safe play areas
Loose Materials correctly installed to the manufactures instructions, are as safe and much cheaper than the "pour in" type of impact absorbing surface. Sand, bark, wood or rubber chips all work well but, will need raking out and topping up now and again.
Wood bark or chips marketed as play bark, drains well but also absorbs a lot of water, so feels wet for some time after rain. It degrades over time so needs topping up regularly and will also need raking now and then as it will compact. The small bits can stick to clothing and be carried into the house. More about depth and cost here play bark surface.
Rubber chips made from old car tyres, doesn't degrade, drains really well, comes in a choice of colours and wont compact as easily as bark and costs about the same. Rubber chip play surface.
Grass with at least 150mm of sub soil is a very suitable surface for falls up to a height of 1500mm.
Grass is popular choice for children's play areas in the garden because it is a natural material and has some strong developmental value for children, especially if mixed with wild flower seeds.
Allowing the grass to grow longer helps to retain moisture in the soil, keeping the surface softer and safer. During dry spells the turf can break up so it's a good ideal to keep it watered.
In freezing weather the turf can become quite hard, meaning the Kids may have to give it a miss until it thaws out. Although a study did find little difference between grass, rubber and bark in freezing conditions.
Rubber mats are the easiest material to use for a safe play surface outside
Heavy Duty Rubber mat 1.5m x 1.0m
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Grass grows through the rubber mats and can be mowed!
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