Playground inspection and maintenance: what actually has to happen
What a CPSI inspection covers, the checks your own staff should be doing weekly, and the maintenance failure that turns a compliant playground into a liability...
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The playground planning journal
Everything a buyer needs and nobody publishes: what a playground actually costs, where the grant money is, what compliance really requires, and how to avoid the mistakes that get found halfway through an install. Written to be useful whether or not you buy from us.
How to buy a playground without going out to bid
Cooperative purchasing contracts let public agencies satisfy competitive procurement requirements without running an RFP. How they work, who can use them, and the months they remove from a project.
How to plan a playground layout before you buy anything
Measure the use zone, not the structure. Work out peak capacity, not enrolment. The planning sequence that stops a project being redesigned after the money is...
ADA playground requirements, explained without the jargon
How many accessible components your playground needs, why the route matters more than the ramp, and the surfacing mistake that makes a technically compliant playground unusable.
Engineered wood fiber: what it is and how not to get caught out
Engineered wood fiber is the most used playground surface in America and the most misunderstood. What it is, what it costs, how deep it has to...
Playground surfacing options compared: cost, compliance and upkeep
Engineered wood fibre, poured rubber, tiles, turf and sand, priced honestly and judged on the two things that actually matter: whether it stays compliant and who...
Playground refurbishment cost: refresh or replace?
Refurbishing an existing playground can cost a fifth of replacing it, or it can be money thrown at a structure that should have been removed. Here...
How much does a commercial playground cost?
Real numbers rather than a range, the split between equipment and everything else, three worked budgets, and the seven costs that get discovered after the money...
Grants for playground equipment: where the money actually is
Most playground projects are funded, not bought. Here is where the grant money comes from, what a fundable application contains, and the budget mistake that gets...
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