I googled "recycled+tire+playground" lots of links to specific playgrounds, would have to regoogle (Is it a word?) to get better search info :cool:
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Well, I thought there were tire companies that could help or donate the stuff but I've bearly had 5 minutes to sit down and chat with you folks!! Sunday will be here soon and that is usually my time on the "puter".
I have been unable to find the information about Tennessee offering this program and it sure would help us on the $48000 we have been quoted just for the surface or our new playground. At that discount, we could possibly put it under the old playground too!! If you are more computer savvy than me and can find that link, I would love to have it! Thanks so much!!
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Our first building didn't even have a playground so this is like going from your beater car in high school to a brand new shiny car you buy for the first time!!
I think we are going to have to look at two to three different surface solutions since there is enough space to toss a foot ball, lots of equipment (no merry-go-rounds) and a great spaces for those little girl conversations. Wind, sun, snow and we are exposed to the North, East and South. Would love to see sod, grass but waering costs are an issue. Also we are in a former shopping center and what used to be the "garden center" is the waiting area for our students. Would love an awning etc but $$$$.
Sounds like we are going to need to go beyond skate parties and family nights out to raise some REAL money!!
Believe it or not our school playground is a MESS! The small one is on asphalt. Yes, asphalt. My husband wrote a scathing letter to the principal about it and they finally just attached the slide to the concrete. That tells you about surfacing here. Last year they sent a kid to the hospital after hitting his head on the asphalt falling off the merry go round. Still no improvements. Not only that we have a transformer not fenced in on the small playground, swings up near a fence, holes in the asphalt for trip hazards, and curbs with pointed edges for fall hazards. Oh I must say they did finally cap the exposed screws on the equipment after my husbands complaints.
The big playground is over grass. Not much better. There is some beaten down gravel but that is it. But at least there aren't as many hazards as on the small one.
Finally, this year our PTO is looking at adding some equipment. We are purchasing (hopefully) this awesome slide and after much arguing over the importance of safety, I got them to consider surfacing at least under the new slide. We are doing pea gravel at a depth of 12 inches to meet critical fall guidelines. The salesman told me the problem with gravel is it doesn't meet ADA requirements. But, in our case it will work because we send physically challenged kids to a different school and if we had a wheelchair student we could do a mulch path for it to go over (they did this at another school in the district).
We have major wind here so mulch is not a good option. We looked at the rubber surfacing, but it is SOOOO expensive that we aren't pursuing it. They barely want to spend the money on gravel can you imagine rubber surfacing! I think since our slide is coming in under budget, I am going to suggest we get extra gravel and fill in some of our other equipment as well.
