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Hogwild85
Posted 5/21/2013 20:34 (#3110221)
Subject: Kids playground. What to use ?


WC IL		I am wanting to make an area for my kid and future kids to play that i do not have to mow around. My first thought was rubber chips, but that is going to get costly. Does anyone have any suggestions for me. TIA
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Poverty acres
Posted 5/21/2013 20:38 (#3110240 - in reply to #3110221)
Subject: Re: Kids playground. What to use ?


Central SD		Gravel and grass worked when I was growing up. Made tougher kids that way
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milofarmer1
Posted 5/21/2013 21:03 (#3110352 - in reply to #3110221)
Subject: Re: Kids playground. What to use ?



Texas/New Mexico Stateline		Cyprus mulch if you can find it. It is a shredded texture, and stays put pretty well. But it is expensive too.
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Smoothlander
Posted 5/21/2013 21:44 (#3110520 - in reply to #3110221)
Subject: RE: Kids playground. What to use ?



I have been thinking about the same thing, I was leaning towards finding some gravel conveyor belting to lay down.
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JoeTheFarmer
Posted 5/21/2013 22:33 (#3110674 - in reply to #3110520)
Subject: Re: Kids playground. What to use ?


Please make sure they wear helmets while swinging...........much safer that way.
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countryman
Posted 5/22/2013 06:22 (#3110929 - in reply to #3110674)
Subject: Yes but...



Germany		...for climbing helmets bear a risk of strangulation.
I stayed with grass and use a brushcutter to mow around.
On public playgrounds I see wood chips sometimes.
Conveyor belts can be slippery and you will have puddles after rain. But they would be good around the sand box for easier collection of scattered sand.
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frytownfarmer
Posted 5/23/2013 10:18 (#3113466 - in reply to #3110929)
Subject: RE: Yes but...



Frytown, Iowa		Houses make excellent places for kids to play, I always make sure my 1 yr old wears a helmet when crawling on the roof



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frytownfarmer
Posted 5/23/2013 10:21 (#3113471 - in reply to #3113466)
Subject: RE: Yes but...



Frytown, Iowa		Just run down your local gravel road with the skid steer and pick up some gravel that way... Cheap and local*










*both these posts are sarcastic
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BHTN
Posted 5/22/2013 08:31 (#3111172 - in reply to #3110221)
Subject: RE: Kids playground. What to use ?



West Tennessee		Pea gravel? You can get it by the ton at any cement plant. From my experience they will tell you that your truck will haul twice as much as it probably should and get a pretty good laugh out of shooting it out of the tube into your truck (onto your truck) and squatting it to the frame. Well that's the sense I got as I was driving away with my bumper dragging and hoping my tires wouldn't pop. :-) It did all work out good though.
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Cyclone96
Posted 5/22/2013 11:30 (#3111474 - in reply to #3110221)
Subject: Re: Kids playground. What to use ?



NE Iowa		Use wood mulch. If you are really thinking safety, there's a guide book on depth of it and/or rubber chunks, pea gravel etc. I think the recommendation is 8" of mulch for almost any backyard sized playground equipment. Rubber is about 3X the cost, but it doesn't decompose, however if its colored it may fade or run/stain over time. Don't use pea gravel unless you want it in or on shoes, floors, carpet, cars, etc...
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iseedit
Posted 5/22/2013 13:00 (#3111625 - in reply to #3110221)
Subject: RE: The concern with Multch or Wood Chips ~



central - east central Minnesota -

Hogwild85 - 5/21/2013 20:34 I am wanting to make an area for my kid and future kids to play that i do not have to mow around. My first thought was rubber chips, but that is going to get costly. Does anyone have any suggestions for me. TIA


Mold . . ...
Weeds . . .
Smell . . . .
Dampness / wet . . .

Pea rock or very fine seal coat rock acts as a nice cushion. Drys quickly and allows drainage. Doesn't support weeds, no mold and isn't smell - as it doesn't break down.

Think about it, kids will be placing, what ever you put down, in their mouths - do you want decomposing wood chips/multch (made from who knows what contaimanated recycled wood products).

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Ernie
Posted 5/22/2013 20:36 (#3112375 - in reply to #3110221)
Subject: Re: Kids playground. What to use ?



North End I-15		I like grass , I like to mow with my fleet of Kubotas
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Haleiwa
Posted 5/22/2013 20:56 (#3112440 - in reply to #3110221)
Subject: Re: Kids playground. What to use ?



West Chazy, New York		Some of the local school playgrounds have a rubber/foam type pad that goes under the swings and sliding board. It's about three inches thick, seems durable and soft, and doesn't stay wet. I don't know where it comes from, but I know of one that has lasted about ten years and is just starting to show wear.
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Rawleigh
Posted 5/23/2013 10:50 (#3113522 - in reply to #3110221)
Subject: Re: Kids playground. What to use ?



White Stone, Virginia		It is a wonder that we survived our childhoods if all this is necessary. I don't remember any serious injuries except for an occasional broken arm from falling out of a tree when I was young.
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Thud
Posted 5/23/2013 14:12 (#3113785 - in reply to #3113522)
Subject: Re: Kids playground. What to use ?


Near-north Ontario, French River		You ain't kidding Rawleigh!.. My playground was the driveway and the ditch along side the barn. Just had to watch for traffic coming in the driveway !
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feelnrite
Posted 5/23/2013 20:01 (#3114244 - in reply to #3110221)
Subject: Re: Kids playground. What to use ?


northwest tennessee		How about gum balls. The playground at the school where I went was covered up in sweet gum trees. When you found a green one you could make a person squeal.
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ihmanky
Posted 5/23/2013 20:33 (#3114307 - in reply to #3110221)
Subject: RE: Kids playground. What to use ?



KY		I did about a 16' x 20' one here couple years ago. Laid down that landscape fabric, which didn't totally stop weeds but does help, then laid down several tons of pea gravel. My oldest has rubber mulch at her school playground, ruins anything but black tennis shoes in the first week. What I did was dug down about 6" with box blade with a slight slope and cut about a 6" drain ditch out each end of the low side. filled the area level full with the pea gravel and the water leaches out after a rain.
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