What to put under a climbing Frame?

ferdiejones

Hi

Any ideas? We have a TP climbing frame to go up this weekend and at the moment just a bear section of garden. We have taken up the decking to put it down!
Any ideas? Grass, rubber? bark?
Want something cheap and non-messy!
Kids are 3 and 5.
Heard about some rubber mulch from old tyres. I like the sound of this as would not degrade and need refilling like bark. Grass may be hard to grow under a climbing frame.
Please help me, any links would be appreciated!
Thanks x

abbecer

The rubber bark seemed very expensive when we were looking at it for our old garden. I looked at all options but in the end settled for actual Playbark. It is bigger lumps that doesn't seem to have sharp edges and splinters sticking out of it. We bought it from a local aggregates supplier. It cost about £150 but covered a large area.

Rebecca x

Js_Other_Half

How about some interlocking mats which lets grass grow through them? I found some on ebay - item no 140250607143. Apparently these ones have a critical fall height <?> of almost 3 metres.

consultant31

My daughter has this in her garden. It wasn't very expensive and I'm sure you can get it from eBay too:- http://www.safetyplay.co.uk/kinder/index.php

ferdiejones

Thanks, will have a look at these. Does anyone have any experience of or info on the barck chippings? just so I can make a comparison!
Thanks again x

blakea8k

Homebase are doing 10 kilo bags of rubber mulch, down from £15 to £5, but if you buy more than 5 bags it scans through at £3 a bag. I found this on hotukdeals and it worked for me.

Lyndsay_21

my mum and dad have wood/bark chipping in there garden under the trampoline it does hurt your feet if you walk on it but it was cheap and cheerful

cheekyweegit

ferdiejones wrote: »

Thanks, will have a look at these. Does anyone have any experience of or info on the barck chippings? just so I can make a comparison!
Thanks again x

My friend put it down underneath her kids multigym and regrets it. The weeds come through even though it was pretty thick and the local cats thought it was a great toilet.

Would she do it again? Probably not as she had to keep topping it up too.

Hope this helps.

notlongnow_2

Bark chippings = cat toilet! Avoid!!

vicshippers

notlongnow wrote: »

Bark chippings = cat toilet! Avoid!!

LOL I had the same problem with the sandbox that sits under the tower on ours! Maybe just some attached to the posts like on these ones http://www.srbworld.com/Department/play-systems-swing.aspx