Calderon Huffman

Youll have a number of different security appearing options including wood fiber strips, rubber mulch, rubber chips, pour-in-place rubber, synthetic grass and compressed rubber tile. There is really a big difference in regards to safety and durability. Ill rank each kind of surfacing on the scale of 1-5 from high, medium high, medium low and low (1) being the least safe or tough

5 for High

4-for Medium-high

3 for Medium

2-for Medium-low

1 for Low

(1) Wood fibre pieces are the old-fashioned surfacing material that's been utilized in playground protection for many years. Though the durability is low with wood fiber, many playgrounds have appearing that's moved or spread throughout a park producing a risk for fall heights. A lot of people who give playground maintenance find that they frequently have to replace the wood strips repeatedly annually. I provide wood fibre strips a durability rating of 3 and a security rating of 2.

(2) Pour-in-place was an increasing trend safely surfacing a couple of years ago due to its immobility and style possibilities. You'll find curved ends or names that are designed in to pour-in-place surfacing along with different colors. The problem with pour-in-place is that it will crack and reduce with-in 3 years or less. You will also start to see holes in-the top level (there are two levels) where the rubber has been used. For a different way of interpreting this, you may check-out: rubber grommets. That is of serious concern due to safety regulations on the minimum depth of surfacing for certain fall height. We learned about extruded rubber profiles by searching newspapers. Weve just seen this insufficient toughness within-the past several years causing many individuals to stay away from this form of protection surfacing, since pour-in-place is pretty new. I give pour-in-place a security rating of 3 and a toughness rating of 2.

(3) Rubber compost is becoming the next generation of wood fiber. The exact same people that make and also this make larger chunks that they reference as rubber chips. Recycled product is sent through a unique process that clears and colors the plastic so that it is entirely secure for children and has as much as eight years color that lasts. I give rubber compost and rubber chips a durability rating of 4 and