We installed 4,800 square feet of Shaw Playsafe 50 synthetic turf surfacing for this park district in Broken Bow, Nebraska. This synthetic turf surface came with the amazing Shaw 10 year non-prorated warranty. Playground synthetic turf surfacing has the appearance of traditional grass, without all the maintenance. Playground synthetic turf surfacing is a two-layer system. Under the synthetic turf is a 100% recycled, non-contaminated, post-industrial cross-linked closed cell polyethylene foam. The padding gives the surface its shock absorbing property and provides consistent fall protection. The foam comes in different critical fall height (CFH) thicknesses needed for a playground to meet Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and ASTM standards. Our synthetic turf playground surface drains quickly, is highly durable, requires minimal maintenance, is IPEMA certified, ascetically pleasing and ADA compliant.
Our experienced crew installed 2 inch padding to account for an 8 foot fall height. Our synthetic turf playground surfacing is specifically designed for “high use” playgrounds and has high traffic durability. We also use a revolutionizing infill called Hydrochill Cooling Sand that can lower the surface temperature of your synthetic turf surface by 50 degrees! Hydrochill is an evaporative cooling system that absorbs moisture and slowly releases it to help cool your surface. This is a great addition to have on playgrounds.
Our expert surfacing installers installed a beautiful purple and teal poured in place surface in Stromsburg, Nebraska. The customer had specific graphic designs that they wanted to incorporate into the rubber surface. Since the surface is custom poured on site, nearly any mix of colors and designs can be implemented into the rubber playground surface. Your imagination is your only limitation! The customer went with a premium mix of teal and black EPDM as the main color of their surface and then had us install a purple and black mix under the playground equipment. We have multiple premium color options to choose from if you want to go above and beyond the standard color options. This poured in place rubber surface was installed using aliphatic urethane binder. Aliphatic binder is UV resistant and clear in color which helps the EPDM colored rubber wear layer maintain its vibrant and beautiful color.
We were pleased to provide a one stop service for the customer by installing 1” compacted AB3 sub-base and then installing the poured in place rubber playground surface. In addition to meeting and exceeding ASTM and CPSC standards, poured in place rubber playground surfacing is also low maintenance, extremely durable, and aesthetically pleasing! Once the sub-base was installed, our certified installation crew installed the buffing layer, the first layer of the poured in place rubber surface. Buffings are made with 100% recycled tires! After the buffing layer was poured, the crew installed the non-toxic EPDM color and black wear layer to finish off the surface installation.
This school district in Elkhorn, Nebraska has had us come out every couple of years to install new areas of playground surfacing because they know that we are reliable, professional, and get the job done right the first time. We have installed over 110,000 square feet of poured in place surfacing at their elementary schools since we started with them in 2015. The school district chooses one of our standard 50/50 color and black surface mixes and then we install accents, like circles or splashes, in a different color at the bottom of slides and under swings. Our standard colors are blue, red, green, light blue, light green, mid-grey and mid-brown.
The playgrounds at each school are installed to be handicap accessible to allow for all students at the school to enjoy their recess time so the school knew their playground surface needed to be handicap accessible as well. The school chose a poured in place rubber playground surface because it is ADA compliant, meaning that it meets or exceeds the standards set forth in the ASTM F1951 Standard Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment. Poured in place rubber surfaces also meet or exceed the standards set forth by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).