The safety of our children must come first. And how to ensure it, for example, in a summer cottage? If you have a play area for children thought out here, this is easy to do. There is a special coating for the playground, which prevents injuries to the child when he falls. Which one to choose?
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Sand or asph alt is the most common surface, which, unfortunately, is also used in the arrangement of playgrounds for children. But you must admit, it’s worth falling onto such a coating from a swing or just unsuccessfully moving down a hill, you won’t always get by with peeled knees. Modern parents have become more conscious, therefore they prefer truly safe surfaces.
Today, the coating for the playground can be anything - rubber, plastic, artificial grass. Most importantly, all these options are as safe and convenient as possible for kids. Consider the features of each option in more detail.
Artificial Grass
This is the most popular coating that is absolutely safe for children when they fall and does not stain their clothes, which is especially important for mothers. SoftThe playground cover looks beautiful, it is practical and pleasant, so even if the child falls, he will not feel anything. The salient features of this solution include:
- Easy to lay and adhere to any surface.
- Easy care: you can clean the coating with just detergents.
- Resistant to temperature and moisture.
- Great looking.
- No need for annual resurfacing.
Such a coating for a playground is also good because you can not remove it for the winter, but simply fill it with water from above, making a skating rink. With proper installation, artificial grass can lie for about 15 years.
Rubber
Very often, children's play areas are covered with rubber, which is available in the form of a roll or slabs. Any of these varieties is created on the basis of crumb rubber. The material can be used for both outdoor and indoor applications. Due to environmental friendliness and aesthetics, such a coating can embellish any playground. Rubber coating attracts attention:
- Variety of colors.
- Easy styling.
- Resistant to external influences due to the multilayer structure.
- Tightness and tight contact with the ground.
The most interesting thing is that such a coating for a playground is easy to fit with your own hands. non slipthe surface serves as a guarantee that children will not slide on the surface even in wet weather, and if they fall, they will get off with only minor scratches. It is advisable to use such coatings for the arrangement of sports fields or stadiums.
PVC
Plastic coatings for playgrounds also meet the requirements of reliability, safety and environmental friendliness. Most often they are tiles or planks of different sizes, which are interconnected in different ways. The main thing is that there are no seams left at the junction, otherwise the coating will quickly spread. The plastic flooring for the playground has a number of features:
- It is hard and elastic, so it keeps its shape clearly.
- It is durable and resistant to abrasion or mechanical stress.
- It is resistant to moisture, which does not accumulate on the surface.
- Cleaning the cover is easy and simple - with a jet of water.
It is also important that plastic-based tiles are very easy to install, and they can be laid even on uneven surfaces.
What to choose?
Thus, you can equip a playground with a variety of materials. The cheapest is rubber tiles, which are environmentally friendly and meet all modern standards. If you are for aesthetics, give preference to artificial grass. By the way, it can have a different pile height and color scheme. It looks especially impressive when decorating a site wherechildren often play sports games. In any case, the coating must be functional and retain its appearance in any climatic conditions. And most importantly, it must be safe and shock-absorbing so that children do not receive any injuries when they fall.
