Choosing the Right Playground Surface for Your School
If you are designing or renovating a playground, choosing the right surface is an important decision that can affect the style, functionality and most importantly, the safety of the play area. At Edspace, we offer high-quality playground surfacing options which include wet pour rubber, artificial grass and forest floor bound rubber mulch. In this post, we'll explore these different types of surfacing and consider their advantages and key features.
Why Do You Need Good Quality Playground Surfacing?
Proper playground surfacing helps absorb the impact of falls and reduces the risk of serious injuries to children. It can also create an accessible, level surface that allows children of all abilities to safely enter and use the playground. High-quality playground surfacing is designed to withstand heavy use and weather conditions over time and this ensures the surface remains safe and functional for years. It can also contribute to the overall look and feel of a play area and surfaces such as rubber or artificial grass can create a more inviting, natural-looking play environment.
Wet Pour Rubber for School Playgrounds
Wet pour rubber playground flooring provides a Porous, shock-absorbent surface that helps cushion falls and protects children from serious injuries. The rubber's pliable composition and minimum wearing course of 15 mm over a base layer shockpad of various depths depending on the height of the play equipment it surrounds absorbs the force of falls far more effectively than hard surfaces like concrete. Wet pour rubber can also be installed with inlaid graphics in a variety of different colours and patterns, such as hopscotch, number puzzles, roads and mazes which adds play value and excitement to your outdoor play areas.
As the material is highly durable, it is also resistant to fading and wear-and-tear from heavy usage, and it maintains its safety performance and bright colours for many years with minimal maintenance. Furthermore, wet pour rubber is our most environmentally friendly flooring choice as the shock pad is produced from recycled truck tyres and it does not release any harmful chemicals into the environment.
