Looking for playground tiles

Screaming Monkey

The brother is looking for outdoor playground tiles for his back garden
(There to stop his kids smashing their faces when they fall off the swing and playhouse :eek:.)

He was looking at the metre-sq ones, but there pricey..anybody know of any good deals at the moment..?

Sonnenblumen

Screaming Monkey wrote: »

The brother is looking for outdoor playground tiles for his back garden
(There to stop his kids smashing their faces when they fall off the swing and playhouse :eek:.)

He was looking at the metre-sq ones, but there pricey..anybody know of any good deals at the moment..?

A lot cheaper than the cost of repairing a smashed face or cracked skull, I would have thought. Often wonder why people are so focussed on the price rather than the obvious benefit. I suppose you could always ask children not to play, but that's probably unrealistic?

Try Rubberlok in Baldoyle IE.

bored and tired

i saw an add on ebay for rubber "bark mulch" they shred tyres into mulch, comes in different colours, not sure of price or if still available, but worth a search. If you can get it, then it would give proberably give the same bounce as the tiles:D

Screaming Monkey

Thanks Guys and "Sonnenblumen" your right about price...

CJhaughey

For our kids playarea I got some rubber matting from a tool supplier, it has big holes moulded in it and is used for workshop flooring.
I like it because you can put it on grass and it allows the grass to grow through, making it less obtrusive.
I think for a 2x1m mat it was €25

squire1

I picked up some foam mats in Smiths last year to put down on some cobblelock that the kids had a small slide on. It fits together like a jigsaw and I thought it would only last a short while before degrading. But more than a year later it is still as good as new. Really it's only suitable on a solid surface rather than on grass or soil but it might help someone out.

http://www.smythstoys.com/Shop_Product_Detail.aspx?pcode=D05294

Builderwoman!

Argos have rubber mats for play area. I too have tried to source those tiles. Will try the place recommended by Sonn. You can get play bark type mulch also from a crowd in Co Galway. They deliver nationwide. But you'd have to put down a weed matting underneath it and you will still get weeds on the surface...plus stray cats like mulch for toileting in. I think we will go for rubber matting or tiles if we can get them....less grass to cut and less chance of weeds coming up!

John Mason

there are about 60 companies in ireland who deal with rubber mattering and i have probably dealth with all of them at some stage. Rather then listing the companies for you, if you go on to yellowpages.ie and type in the product of playgrounds, it will bring up a list of all the companies in ireland.

I cant recommend one over the other they all pretty much the same except in price

Sonnenblumen

irishbird wrote: »

there are about 60 companies in ireland who deal with rubber mattering and i have probably dealth with all of them at some stage. Rather then listing the companies for you, if you go on to yellowpages.ie and type in the product of playgrounds, it will bring up a list of all the companies in ireland.

I cant recommend one over the other they all pretty much the same except in price

You seem to be confusing rubber mats with rubber tiles apart from being quite different in function and appearance there is also significant price differences. But leaving that aside your assesment that they are the 'same' apart from 'price' is utter nonsense. I mean would you apply similar logic to other products, such as paving, cars, ladders, lawnmowers etc etc?

Of course not, so why bother?? One wonders what dealings you had to make such a silly comment?

John Mason

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

You seem to be confusing rubber mats with rubber tiles apart from being quite different in function and appearance there is also significant price differences. But leaving that aside your assesment that they are the 'same' apart from 'price' is utter nonsense. I mean would you apply similar logic to other products, such as paving, cars, ladders, lawnmowers etc etc?

Of course not, so why bother?? One wonders what dealings you had to make such a silly comment?

i work with the design and maintence of childrens playgrounds on a daily basis, if you want any other information please feel free to PM me

delly

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

You seem to be confusing rubber mats with rubber tiles apart from being quite different in function and appearance there is also significant price differences. But leaving that aside your assessment that they are the 'same' apart from 'price' is utter nonsense. I mean would you apply similar logic to other products, such as paving, cars, ladders, lawnmowers etc etc?

Of course not, so why bother?? One wonders what dealings you had to make such a silly comment?

Well judging by irishbird's comment on working with children's playgrounds on a daily basis, I would give her the benefit of doubt on perhaps a wrongly worded comment. Either way I don't see the need for such a harsh rebuttal.

Sonnenblumen

irishbird wrote: »

i work with the design and maintence of childrens playgrounds on a daily basis, if you want any other information please feel free to PM me

That does surprise me because in my opinion any modest experience/investigation of this area one would quickly conclude:

(a) that there is significant difference in product specification and consequently performance and
(b) not dissimilar to other product groups, there can be a great deal of product overselling resulting in some being unable to distinguish fact from marketing hype.

IMO I've always fround the more professional the supplier company, the more realistic the marketing claims.

Sonnenblumen

delly wrote: »

Well judging by irishbird's comment on working with children's playgrounds on a daily basis, I would give her the benefit of doubt on perhaps a wrongly worded comment. Either way I don't see the need for such a harsh rebuttal.

Hi Delly, I am very sorry but it was never my intention to be harsh etc. But I was surprised, very surprised by Irishbird's comment especially in light of her experience. Anyways I stand over my earlier recommendation, and I'm sure if Irishbird can offer any useful info/feedback on Rubberlok to OP, well that'll be that then?

delly

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Hi Delly, I am very sorry but it was never my intention to be harsh etc. But I was surprised, very surprised by Irishbird's comment especially in light of her experience. Anyways I stand over my earlier recommendation, and I'm sure if Irishbird can offer any useful info/feedback on Rubberlok to OP, well that'll be that then?

Sounds fine to me.

TheGrump

Apologies for resurecting a dead thread, but has anyone here experience of using the 'rubber mulch'? I'm thinking of creating a play area in my back garden and this might be a cheap alternative. Can anyone share their experiences with this stuff?