Preparing your Yard for a Playset Installation – Part 2

Avoid delays and problems by making sure your yard is ready

A playset can’t be installed just anywhere. A good site for a swing set must meet several conditions. This article will help you understand what these conditions are, and also how to achieve these conditions (we refer to this as “ground prep”), so that your playset can be installed on the site of your choosing, leaving you and your family a safe and attractive swing set.

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Backyard Playset Tips: Weed Block, Borders & Mulch

Your backyard play area can look like a picture catalog with some simple steps

Many parents and homeowners want to make their backyard playset look like an official playground, with borders, mulch and all the fixings. You can too! With so many types of playground surfacing products available, we thought this might be a good place for you to start considering options.

Fill for play area

There are generally three traditional fill options for your playground: rubber mulch, wood mulch and sand. Of ...

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Preparing your Yard for a Playset Installation

A Simple How-To on Avoiding Problems and Making Sure Your Yard is Ready to Install a Playset

A playset can’t be installed just anywhere. A good site for a swing set must meet several conditions. This article will help you understand what these conditions are, and also how to achieve these conditions (we refer to this as “ground prep”), so that your playset can be installed on the site of your choosing, leaving you and your family a safe and attractive ...

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DIY Playsets, Play Houses, Swing Sets and Playgrounds

Everything you need to know about installing one in your backyard

Any parent would love for their own backyard to be their kids’ favorite place to play. For this reason, backyard playsets, play houses, swing sets and playgrounds are becoming more and more popular. They are available online and at most major retailers (Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes and Costco to name a few). And many units are available for a few hundred bucks – not the thousand or so bucks you ...

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Assembling a Wooden Play Set

Assemblymen To The Rescue

 

Recently, a customer purchased a wooden swing set (the “Monterey” cedar swing set from Costo) for his very young daughter. He initially planned to put the play set together with a friend; but when he realized the size, time and complexity of the job, he decided to call an assembly and installation service for help. As fate would have it, he found Assemblymen.

It was easy ...

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