The safety of our children must be above all. And how to provide it, for example, in a summer cottage? If you have a play area for children here, it’s easy to do. There is a special coating for the playground, which prevents the appearance of injuries in the child when he falls. Which one to choose?
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Sand or asphalt is the most common coating, which, unfortunately, is also used when arranging playgrounds for children. But you must admit, it’s worth falling onto such a covering from a swing or simply unsuccessfully moving down a hill, you will not always manage to get rid of ragged knees. Modern parents have become more conscious, so they prefer truly safe coatings.
Today, the coverage for the playground can be anything - rubber, plastic, under artificial grass. Most importantly, all of these options are as safe and convenient for children as possible. Consider the features of each option in more detail.
Artificial grass
This is the most popular coating, which is absolutely safe for children when they fall and does not stain their clothes, which is especially important for mothers. The soft coating for the playground looks beautiful, it is practical and pleasant, therefore, even when falling, the child will not feel anything. The distinctive features of this solution include:
- Easy to lay and grip on any surface.
- Ease of maintenance: you can clean the coating simply with detergents.
- Resistance to temperature and moisture.
- Great look.
- No need for annual coating replacement.
Such a coating for a playground is also good because in winter you can not remove it, 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 plates. Any of these varieties is based on crumb rubber. It is possible to use the material for the device of both open and closed rooms. Thanks to environmental friendliness and aesthetics, such a coating can embellish any playground. The rubber coating attracts attention:
- A variety of color schemes.
- Easy to install.
- Resistance to external influences due to the multilayer structure.
- Tightness and tight contact with the earth.
The most interesting thing is that such a cover for a playground is easy to fit with your own hands. The non-slip surface is a guarantee that children will not slip 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 arranging sports grounds or stadiums.
PVC
The requirements of reliability, safety and environmental friendliness are also met by plastic coatings for sites. Most often they are tiles or strips of different sizes, which are interconnected in different ways. The main thing is that there should be no seams at the junction, otherwise the coating will quickly spread. The plastic coating for the playground has a number of features:
- It is firm and elastic, therefore it clearly holds its shape.
- It is durable and resistant to abrasion or mechanical stress.
- It is resistant to moisture, which does not accumulate on the surface.
- Cleaning the coating is quick and easy - with a jet of water.
It is also important that installing tiles based on plastic is very easy, and they can even be laid on not the most even surface.
What to choose?
Thus, you can equip a playground with a variety of materials. The cheapest is a rubber tile, which is environmentally friendly and meets all modern standards. If you are for aesthetics, give preference to artificial grass. By the way, it can have different pile heights and color schemes. It looks especially impressive when designing a playground where children often play sports games. In any case, the coating should be functional and maintain its appearance in any climatic conditions. And most importantly - it should be safe and cushioned so that children do not get any injuries when they fall.