Tag Archives: wetpour

EPDM, TPV or Cork?

The top layer on a safety flooring is the wear and tear layer. Is the one suffering the heavy use, the big temperature changes, the effects of UV, rain and snow, the indentation from long heels, the mischief of some children, the effect of different pollution materials as leaves, detritus from animals, sand and restsContinue reading “EPDM, TPV or Cork?”

Why to use smoothing agents on rubber wetpour surfacing

What I’ve seen at installer’s job sites Now that we must be confined at home due to this COVID-19 pandemia, I really miss a lot visiting the job sites of my rubber surfacing installer’s projects. To be honest, when I was very often visiting playground sites I was not always happy and one of theContinue reading “Why to use smoothing agents on rubber wetpour surfacing”

Comparing loose fill and wetpour rubber surfacing

One of the quite common impact absorbing surfaces in playgrounds is that using natural loose fill materials such as sand, gravel, bark, woodchips or engineered wood fibres. This type of surfacing provides a natural appearance, has an interesting recreational value, a low initial installation cost and children loves it, especially the little ones. However, theContinue reading “Comparing loose fill and wetpour rubber surfacing”