RECOMMENDED GROUND COVERS
Suggested Material ...................Uncompressed Depth
Double Shredded Bark Mulch ......................9"
Uniform Wood Chips ...................................12"
Fine Gravel .................................................12"
Fine Sand ....................................................12"
SELECTING THE CORRECT LOCATION FOR YOUR PLAY PRODUCT IS IMPORTANT
FOR YOUR CHILDREN’S SAFETY AND THE PRODUCT’S LONGEVITY
Safe Play Area:
• The safe play area refers to a zone extending 6' beyond the gym set on all sides, including the space
above
the gym set.
• The ground surface
must be level
. Choosing a level location for the equipment reduces the likelihood of the play set
tipping over or leaning. Installing your gym set on sloping ground can cause it to lean or "rack". This leaning puts
additional stress on all connections and joints and in time will cause those connections to loosen and fail. A level surface
also helps keep loose-fill surfacing materials from washing away during heavy rains.
• The safe play area must be free of all structures, landscaping, trees and branches, rocks, wires, and other obstacles to
safe play. Children can be seriously injured running or swinging into these obstacles.
• Create a site free of obstacles that could cause injuries by removing all tripping hazards from the safe play area. Tripping
hazards include: roots, stumps, rocks, landscaping, sprinkler heads, railroad ties, plumbing and electrical connections.
• Provide enough room so that children can use the equipment safely. For example, for structures with multiple play
activities, a slide should not exit in front of a swing or interfere with another play activity.
• 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.
• Set needs to be installed on solid ground for anchoring purposes
• Do not install your gym set over concrete, gravel, asphalt, packed earth or any other hard surface.
A FALL ON TO A HARD SURFACE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY
Any edging used to contain the ground must be beyond the safe play area.
(Ex. Landscape timbers or railroad ties)
Dimensions:
• The Sky Fort has One layout option.
Layout
Ground Dimension
Safe Play Area*
22’-7" x 16’-8’’ x 12’-2” high 34'-7” x 28'-8"
*Level Ground Surface - See below
• Additional accessories may increase the size of the Safe Play Area.
• Max fall height 90"
General Information:
Your set has been designed and engineered for children
only and for residential use only.
A maximum of 150 lbs. per child is recommended for
play activities designed for individual use.
A maximum of 120 lbs. per child is recommended for
play activities designed for multiple child use.
A maximum of 9 children is recommended for this unit.
set.
SAFETY AND ASSEMBLY INFORMATION
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Information on Playground Surfacing Materials:
The following is a list of recommended ground covers and application suggestions from the Consumer
Product Safety Commission Outdoor Home Playground Safety Handbook.
• Use containment, such as digging out around the perimeter and/or lining the perimeter with landscape edging.
• Do not install loose fill surfacing over hard surfaces such as concrete or asphalt.
• 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.
• Use Playground Surfacing Materials (other than loose-fill material) which comply to the safety standard ASTM F1292
Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials within the Safe Play Area of Playground Equipment.
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