Playground Question

[sahm2three]

Just grass here. I don't want woodchips or mulch all over my grass.

[Unregistered]

Waaah! Looks like you may have posted the pic, then deleted it??? (There is a quote that won't direct link now)

I so wanted to see the pic, could you pretty please post it again?

[jen]

Sand...it is a bit of a mess but the kids love it...

[originalkat]

Yes, Mac 60 I wish I could still see the picture of your play area too. On a side note...I think we are going to go the artificial grass direction under our new playset but in a natural brown fleck color. I hope it works out!! I am going to Lowes to pick it up now. I will post a picture when it is completed.

[kitkat]

Thanks for posting that again! I've been thinking about this post all week; it's been muddy under our swings this week and I was trying to figure out how I could use the grass carpet. The picture really helps! I love the castle!

[mac60]

I bought it a Menards for like .19 per foot, my area is about 15 x 25. In our Menards ad the grass carpet was on sale in the flyer.

[originalkat]

Thanks Mac 60! We are getting ours this evening. I hope our works as well as yours has. I will keep you posted.

[kimsdaycare]

Well phooey! It won't let me see! I'm new, so I'm guessing I need more posts?

I know...I should probably read the forum rules, huh?

Help!

[QualiTcare]

the green carpet is a neat idea.

i just have grass because my yard is basically a field and i always thought it would look weird sectioning off one area. plus, it's never been a problem for me. the kids hardly ever even play on the friggin' equipment anyway!

i did go to a playground one time that had the rubber mulch that michael mentioned. it was really cool..it was like tires had been sent through a shredder. much better than mulch or rocks that always get stuck in your shoes!

[originalkat]

Okay, so we finally got our playset up and we put the outdoor carpet underneath yesterday evening. I was really nervous about doing this, but I figured if we didnt end up liking it then we could always put another loose surfacing in later. We still need to edge the area with landscape ties to give it a finished look.


Here is a close-up of the outdoor carpet.

It rained and was very windy last night and the carpet did not move with all the wind and we have not even staked it down yet! Also, there were no puddles and it was nearly dry this morning. So far so good.
What do you guys think? Do you think it looks okay?

[sahm2three]

Okay, so we finally got our playset up and we put the outdoor carpet underneath yesterday evening. I was really nervous about doing this, but I figured if we didnt end up liking it then we could always put another loose surfacing in later. We still need to edge the area with landscape ties to give it a finished look.


Here is a close-up of the outdoor carpet.

It rained and was very windy last night and the carpet did not move with all the wind and we have not even staked it down yet! Also, there were no puddles and it was nearly dry this morning. So far so good.
What do you guys think? Do you think it looks okay?

We have pretty much the exact same setup except ours has the crawl tunnel over top of the swings. And ours has a deck on two sides of the house. But pretty much the same! Our kids and dck's love it! Enjoy!

[mac60]

I think it looks fine. We too have a heck of a lot of rain this weekend, and the kids played on our "fake grass" and it too was almost dry. While the yard is still wet this afternoon. I think you will really like it.

[Crystal]

Just wondering, what is UNDER the carpeting? There needs to be some type of cushioning to absorb the impact of a fall from the swings. Is it just grass/dirt underneath?

But, it looks really nice!

[Unregistered]

Those of you who don't have to have tremendous amounts of mulch or sand under your equipment are very lucky. We can't even have small climbers placed on grass area's. They have to be placed on surfaces. I would love to get a large play set for my DCK's but can't afford the space or materials to make it up to code.

[originalkat]

My state allows for play structures to be on the grass if you are registered. If you are licensed I think you have to have mulch or other surfacing.