Playground Surfacing

Clownfish Playset

The Consumer Product Safety Council (CPSC) estimates that about 60% of all playground equipment-related accidents result from falls to the ground surface. About three-fourths of all fall-related deaths reported to CPSC involved head injuries. If the surface beneath the play equipment is unyielding (such as concrete or asphalt), serious head injuries can result from falls. Therefore, the CPSC recommends that a RESILIENT SURFACE be applied to the ground surface beneath the playground equipment.

Play Mart strongly urges all purchasers of our equipment to comply with these recommendations for safety and liability purposes. The following surfacing options meet the current CPSC recommendation (4.5) and ASTM F 1951 Standard for ADA accessible surface material and the ASTM 1292 Standard for impact attenuation.

As a part of our safety surface installation package, we include a custom-designed play equipment site plan to locate borders and surfacing to be installed by our professional equipment crew.

PIP standard 50 50 mix

Poured-In-Place

  • Thickness is customized for safety and shock absorption
  • Recycled rubber, made from post-consumer and pre/post-industrial recycled flooring materials
  • Porous, ideal for outdoor surfaces that might get wet
  • Practically limitless design options:  school colors, logos, games, geometric shapes
  • Unitary surface (connected, unlike loose rubber or wood fiber)
  • Excellent choice for ADA-compliant pathways
  • Subsurface must be concrete, asphalt or compacted stone.
rubber mulch

Loose Fill Recycled Rubber

  • Will not rot, fade, or float away.
  • Needs containment border.
  • Versatile product that can be used for play use zones or mulch for planter boxes and garden beds.
  • Available in multiple color options to suit any site.
Engineered Wood Fiber Playground Surface

Engineered Wood Fiber

  • Organic (compostable) material.
  • Most economical choice.
  • Must be maintained and refilled to maintain critical height depth for safety.
  • Requires containment border and weed-control fabric.
Play Tiles Playground Surface

Rubber Tiles

  • Durable, factory molded interlocking tiles.
  • Several color choices
  • Can be installed in patterns.
  • Sub-surface must be concrete, asphalt or compacted stone.
  • No borders required.
  • Low maintenance.
Turf Playground Surface

Turf

  • Recycled rubber base mat with polyethylene turf fibers and optional rubber in-fill.
  • Sub-surface must be concrete, asphalt, compacted stone or excavated earth.
  • Inviting green, soft texture resembling real grass.
swing pad

Swing Mat

  • Ideal under swings or at slide exits.
  • Provides an additional cushion and minimizes kick-out of loose-fill surfacing.
  • Thick mats feature a beveled edge that reduces tripping hazards.
  • Measure 60” x 40” x 1.5”
  • Available in black only.