Frequently, the clients ask us for the certificate of critical fall height and thickness of safety surfacing for playgrounds made on samples with our materials. As I have repeated it many times to different clients, I have thought that I better explain here some relevant information about this issue. In the future to those whoContinue reading “About Critical Fall Height on playground safety surfacing”
Monthly Archives: Feb 2021
Alternatives of top layer materials for wet pour flooring
In one of my previous articles on this blog, I discussed the most common materials currently used as granules for the top wearing layer of rubber wet pour flooring in playgrounds, fitness areas, water parks, pool decks, multipurpose areas and leisure applications. These were the ones I have used more frequently on real projects. AlthoughContinue reading “Alternatives of top layer materials for wet pour flooring”
The clues to know if you are in front of a really good rubber wet pour installer
You can disagree about my views, but I believe I can tell apart a good rubber wet pour installer in a few minutes interview with just a list of questions. Of course, I also like to hear some market references and see some of their recent and old jobs or see how they work onContinue reading “The clues to know if you are in front of a really good rubber wet pour installer”
The most common quality complaints of rubber wet pour flooring
During the last 10 years of dedication to the playground business and more specifically on safety surfacing, I have had the opportunity to see projects made by my own crews or subcontractors and a lot of others carried out by our competitors. A lot of them were beautiful, almost works of art with an amazingContinue reading “The most common quality complaints of rubber wet pour flooring”
About granule size distribution on wet pour rubber surfacing
The top layer of the safety flooring for playgrounds is currently made of different materials, mainly EPDM, TPV, coated SBR and more recently Cork. The granule size distribution is key to achieve a nice visual finish. These materials are also used in the latest generations of artificial grass pitches as infill padding that provides theContinue reading “About granule size distribution on wet pour rubber surfacing”
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