Owner’s Manual Play Set
Rev10/14/13
Please refer to the Assembly section of the Assembly Manual for Maximum Fall Height
Positioning Your Playcenter
1. The Playcenter is designed to be installed on a level surface
by an Adult
with an Adult helper
. Place
in a flat area of your yard to minimize ground preparation.
2. Choose a level location for the equipment. This can reduce the likelihood of the play set tipping over
and loose-fill surfacing material washing away during heavy rains.
3. Place the equipment not less than
6 ft (1.8 m)
from any structure or obstruction such as a fence,
garage, house, overhanging branches, laundry lines, or electrical wires.
4. Provide enough room so that the children can use the equipment safely. For example, for structures
with multiple play activities, a slide should not exit in front of a swing.
5. It is a good idea to place your Playcenter in an area that is convenient for adults to watch children at
play.
6. Create a site free of obstacles that could cause injuries – such as low overhanging tree branches,
overhead wires, tree stumps and/or roots, large rocks, bricks and concrete. Additional suggestions in
the Suggested Playground Surfacing Section.
7. Do not build your playset on top of surfacing material.
8. Locate bare metal platforms and slides out of direct sunlight to reduce the likelihood of serious burns.
A slide that faces north will receive the least direct sunlight.
9. Separate active and quiet activities from each other. For example, locate sandboxes away from swings
or use a guardrail or barrier to separate the sandbox from the movement of the swings.
Suggested Playground Surfacing
Do not install home playground equipment over concrete, asphalt, packed earth, grass, carpet, or any
other hard surface. A fall onto a hard surface can result in serious injury to the equipment user.
Do not install loose fill surfacing over hard surfaces such as concrete or asphalt.
Shredded bark mulch, wood chips, fine sand and fine gravel, are added as shock absorbing materials
after assembly. If used properly these materials can absorb some of the impact of a child’s fall.
All surface material should extend a minimum of 6 feet in all directions around the play area.
Do not apply playground surfacing until after the unit is completely constructed. Playset should not be
built on top of surfacing.
Use containment, such as digging out around the perimeter and/or lining the perimeter with landscape
edging.
Installations of rubber tiles or poured-in-place surfaces (other than loose-fill materials) generally require
a professional and are not “do-it-yourself” projects.
Shall use Playground Surfacing Materials (other than loose-fill material) which comply with the safety
standard
ASTM F1292
Standard Specification of Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials within the
Use Zone of Playground Equipment.
