Where to start: Firstly dig the holes for the uprights:
Lay your platform base on the ground at the chosen position. Using a spirit level find the highest
corner, this will be your first hole. If the difference in height between one side of the platform and
the other is greater than 75mm you should level off the ground or consider moving your frame to a
more level place in the garden.
Take a 50mm slice of lawn and put it to one side for return later. Dig the first hole to 300mm deep
and about 300mm square. (a useful note is to place the removed soil on to a plastic sheet to
minimise clearing up afterwards) Move on to digging the next hole - use the tip below for getting the
holes level. Once you have dug the corner holes then dig the final hole for the front central upright
in the same way.
TIP:
Digging all the holes to be level involves a simple trick using 2 equal balustrade pieces and a
spirit level. Stand one balustrade upright in your first (measured) hole and the second upright in the
next hole. Place your spirit level on top of these two pieces (if your level is not long enough then
please use a straight piece of wood rested on top of the balustrades and then put the level on top of
this). Adjust the depth of the second hole either by further digging or adding back some soil until
your spirit level reads correctly. Once this hole is complete do the same to the other holes in turn.
Always use the first hole as the reference point. When finished NO hole should be less than 300mm
deep, if it is your ground is too steep and you need to level off the platform area. The reason for this
is that your slide needs to be on a platform 1.5m (or 1.2m with some models)above the ground. If
the height is more or less than this creates stress on the slide platform mount and in severe cases
can lead to fracture of the slide at this point. A failure that would not be covered by warranty.
