wooden swing on the grass cons of wood chips? We bought my son (2) a wooden swing / play together. I have seen these set up on grass and wood chips also. I would like advice on what is best and why. So if you think that wood chips are the way forward, do you have any information on what I do for a zone of wood chips (I have a lawn) and is also uncomfortable for bare feet? " With grass, I need to treat the wood with something special from sprinklers would strike every day (the wood has been "tainted" already)? Thank you all!
If you decide to build on the lawn few here that's positive and negative.
(POS) lawn will help cushion a fall if this happens.
(NEG) Lawn will also leave a green color on the shoes and sandals / flip flops that can be transferred into the carpet at home.
(NEG) The lawn has a beating in all the swings that can make it difficult to maintain in a state of health green. because of all the compaction arounsd children playing on the swing.
(POS) lawn area cool tempreture wise so it seems a lot cooler for kids to play
(NEG), it will make it more difficult to mow the grass with a swing in the path. when you whip weed the grass around the wooden supports of the swing, the whip will eventually sink into the wood supports, making them suffer a bit of damage each year.
I come from a background of 30 years in the industry of commercial and residential landscape just to qualify my answer here.
Bark positive and negative:
(POS) Using the correct size of bark 1 / 2 "to 3 / 4" size is the right size to install in a wooden swing set.If you go this way, I suggest you dig at least 6 "to 10" of soil to replace at least 10 "from the bark to aid earthquake likelihood of children falling from the swing high or swing. Do not worry allabout bugs coming in the bark as there are more bugs in the grass in the playgrounds of bark, besides, we all have ants in the bark and grass depending on where you live.
(NEG) bark do not put in his place when in a playground area, and if it's not a lot of work to keep many people seem to be on the lazy side with the bustle of life today.
If you want to take parts of your lawn area to the bark of the swing, it is rather easy.
First, the CAP and spray the lawn head in the proposed area, but make sure not to take a head that is always active in maintaing the lawn. This can be accomplished by just changing an ez nozzel example, if your lawn has a head full (360 degrees nozzel) nozzel a half or a quarter nozzel. Better yet Birs rain nozzel suppliers have a universal one for about $ 1.89 which can be a full nozzel or any other form of jet that you need. Check with your local house deposit or what ever and they can show you how these nozzels and work.
You should exercise caution when digging for the new area of bark so you don t hit a series of lines in the process of PVC. (Hope you installed the IRR. Sustem and remember where they are more or less. If you think that a line through the mail box that you want to dig, make sure you shut the water so that If you brake, you will not have a mud hole. Always check the sytem before covering the pipes and hoses so that you don t have to remove the bark and then attempt a repair.
In general, you should have a net area of at least 5 'on each side of the coin set so that children do not end up falling on a rose bush or a hard object.
You can place a border of wood around the playground to help control bark bark of being kicked. Use pressure treated 2x4 wood for this application because it will last a.
Posted on June 1, 2010.
