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re: OT parents... What type of rubber mulch did you buy for your kids playground?
Posted on 4/11/16 at 8:52 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 4/11/16 at 8:52 am to Darth_Vader
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you're building a kids play area next to a 40' cliff? and the rubber mulch is supposed to do what exactly?
Technically at the base of it and the mulch is to cushion the fall.
What's the point of having a 40ft cliff in your backyard if you can't use it?
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Posted on 4/11/16 at 8:53 am to Salmon
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Salmon
thanks
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:00 am to CAD703X
You got a pic of said cliff? and the mother of your children?
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:04 am to Esquire
mother is gorgeous.. She used to have her own food truck and can be seen often on TV on bumpers and repeats of Eat Street. If you hung out on the fdb youd have seen her. I'll get a pic of the cliff today and post it tonight when I'm home.
This post was edited on 4/11/16 at 9:06 am
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:07 am to CAD703X
Landscape timber borders
Rubber mulch by the ton
Rubber mulch by the ton
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:09 am to CAD703X
Playgrounds around us just use wood mulch or pebbles.
Don't do the rubber thing.
Don't do the rubber thing.
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:11 am to CAD703X
Landscaping timbers and wood chips.
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:16 am to DarthRebel
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just use wood mulch
wont those just wash away/color fade/degrade and you'll have to keep refilling it? i am looking for something that will be trouble free.
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:18 am to LSUfan20005
If you want to spend a lot of time and money…you could dig it out a good 12”, put 6” of rubber mulch then 6” of some sort of organic mulch (like wood/dirt mix that’s still soft). That way it’s a soft landing for falls and they don’t eat rubber cancer pellets.
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:18 am to CAD703X
quote:
wont those just wash away/color fade/degrade and you'll have to keep refilling it? i am looking for something that will be trouble free.
Oh just go the cancer route
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:19 am to TheCaterpillar
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Oh just go the cancer route
et tu caterpillar?
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:20 am to CAD703X
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No. Grass won't grow in this area. It's at the foot of a 40ft cliff in shade 24/7 and i plan to attach a rope for them to get to the top from the treehouse (well the wooden 2 story swingset house) and I need something soft for the inevitable falls.
When I was younger we got in & out the treehouse via a trampoline.
We'd canonball out of it and launch the other kids into orbit and if you were the one flying you'd pray to land back on the trampoline cause there was no mulch, just a hard arse patch of dirt.
Phil spent some time with casts on both arms when he missed
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:21 am to CAD703X
Wooden mulch & bare feet don't go well together. I'm looking to put some rubber mulch down too. My kid has one of those half dome monkey bar things. He just turned 4 so he's not quite the most graceful thing. He's busted his arse on it a couple times & it's only a matter of time before he breaks an arm or some shite
This post was edited on 4/11/16 at 9:21 am
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:49 am to CAD703X
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wont those just wash away/color fade/degrade and you'll have to keep refilling it? i am looking for something that will be trouble free.
Yes, maintenance is just part of it. If done right, it will last years between needing a refill. There is certified playground mulch. Rubber, organic and engineered.
Posted on 4/11/16 at 10:16 am to CAD703X
Whatever the NYC parks and rec dept use.
Posted on 4/11/16 at 10:24 am to CAD703X
The rubber playground mulch is great but stupid expensive. will cost around $1,000 to do a decent sized swing set / play gym. I bought some of the one at lowes in the $7/ 0.8 cubic feet 
Posted on 4/11/16 at 10:28 am to CAD703X
Just built a playground for my brother. He used railroad ties as the border and filled it in with playground mulch. He lives in the sticks so it kind of goes with the surroundings.
Posted on 4/11/16 at 10:36 am to Jobin
i am leery of railroad ties because i've heard horror stories about termites from people who picked the 'less heavy' ones to bring home.
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