Re: Pea gravel "pit" around playstructure
From: Stuart Joseph (stuartcaercoburn.org)
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:54:23 -0700 (PDT)
Thank you.

Elizabeth Stevenson wrote:
I asked the person who bought it, and he doesn't remember the brand name.
But a quick search found this place,
<http://www.playsafesurfacing.com/Playground_Mulch/playground_mulch.html>,
which is the same stuff. I forgot to mention that the colors and the rubber
don't rub off on clothes or skin, either.

We bought it at a local garden center, but I would assume you could make a
few calls and find it in your area. He did remember that it came originally
from NYS.

Liz

From: Stuart Joseph <stuart [at] caercoburn.org>
Organization: Caer Coburn, a traditional village based upon cohousing &
intentional communities
Reply-To: stuart [at] caercoburn.org, Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] 
cohousing.org>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:06:09 -0400
To: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Pea gravel "pit" around playstructure

Sounds great, what is the name of the stuff?
Thanks.

tamgoddess [at] comcast.net wrote:
we now have stuff that we love, after years of struggling with wood chips of
various kinds because we couldn't afford the approx. $7000 to get the soft
rubber surface for a playground.

It's recycled rubber tire, and it comes in different colors. It looks like
bark, so it's visually very pleasing. But it's ENORMOUSLY more comfortable
and more importantly, safe. We researched this very thoroughly, it's
eco-friendly, and this is the best stuff available. It's not cheap, but it SO
worth it. I think we spent a couple thousand dollars.

It never compressess, so we don't have to turn it over to fluff it up in
order for it to be a safe fall space, and it drains beautifully, so we never
have to replace it because it doesn't fall apart and clog the drains. I've
seen children fall off our high play structure and literally bounce,
unharmed, off this stuff. The only maintenance is occasionally adding another
bag due to attrition, and maybe once/year, raking it out so that it's even.

And it doesn't harm wood floors!

It comes compacted in a bale, so it's a bit of work to spread it around the
first time, but it was just one work party, where we used to have to do at
least a big work party every year to fix the old stuff, and it was still
dangerous and dirty.

Liz


-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Leslie Warren" <leswar [at] sonic.net>

Lynn at RoseWind Cohousing, Port Townsend WA
where we have a professionaly Cedar Works play structure (was price-y),

with

a pea gravel "pit" all around it, and some hide-y holes in the thicket

(zero

cost) where the kids like to hang out.

So how well does the pea gravel work?  Any complaints from kids or their
parents?
Our play space committe is trying to figure out what to put under our play
structure - it has been tan bark, but the kids get the occasional splinters.
Pea gravel has been a consideration.
Any thoughts?

Leslie
FrogSong, Cotati



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