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  • 18-03-2011 2:47pm
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    countrywoman
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    i am going to buy a swingset and slide for the kids in april. the grass area of the lawn where i want to put it is very wet.

    i hear those mats for under swings are good, but i'm wondering if the area was dug up and a liner put on and bark mulch on top of the liner...would that work, or is that very messy?

    would love to get some advice
    thanks


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    Sgt Pepper 64
    Registered Users Posts: 9,627 ✭✭✭Sgt Pepper 64


    The mats are great, but very expensive.
    Chipped bark is ok, and I will probably do this myself - liner underneath as you suggested. Just make sure you do it to a good depth and not too rough a cut in case of splinters etc.

    At the moment I have the slide and swing on grass!
    If you keep it regulary mowed, it shouldnt be a problem.

    Most kids slides come with fixings to hammer them into the ground.

    We have TP stuff (http://www.tptoys.com/), its the best imo, very study and well thought out.
    You can get it in Smyths
    You are supposed to concrete this stuff in, but we've had no trouble.

    The double swing with one swing as a pirate boat is a great favourite with the kids

    Good Luck


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    Mothman
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    Don't know what you mean by liner, but if solid, it would hold water and perhaps make things worse.


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    Sgt Pepper 64
    Registered Users Posts: 9,627 ✭✭✭Sgt Pepper 64


    Mothman wrote: »
    Don't know what you mean by liner, but if solid, it would hold water and perhaps make things worse.

    It would be the black cloth membrane, used for weed surppressing.
    Blocks light but lets in water


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