Outdoor playmats - how to prepare ground?

tricky99

We want to add a hard surface area to our lawn for swings, basketball etc. can anyone tell me how the ground under the playground tiles must be prepared and how expensive for 40sq/m cost

CJhaughey

Assuming you have a level surface you should use some kind of weedblock cloth to prevent weeds getting a foothold, its usually a black woven Polyprop cloth with blue grids woven in to it.
Then lay the tiles on top.

Sonnenblumen

tricky99 wrote: »

We want to add a hard surface area to our lawn for swings, basketball etc. can anyone tell me how the ground under the playground tiles must be prepared and how expensive for 40sq/m cost

You need to excavate the soil from area and install and firm and level sub-base, hardcore (min 100mm) with compacted grit sand (50mm) on top. Placing a permeable membrane under the hardcore base is optional.

Rubber tiles are expensive, different grades (& thickness) available.

keltoms05

If i was doing that i would have a concrete area around the basketball hoop and soft bark mulch around the swing area. Underneath the actual swings i would pin some old carpet to the ground and just cover the edges with bark.