Trampoline in garden

candlepower_2

Delmar39-you right I did try lounging whilst daughter bounced>>>>
My hubbie thinks we could use it as a kind of King Arthurs round gardening table and put chairs round the outside.Only trouble is you are so far from each other you cannot pass the salt etc,
May be we should ask for alterative uses as in true :money:style,
I have seen that you can buy Dome tent covers for them. May be good as you are off the damp ground? some one has one in our local area the tent/tramaline is on communal ground.

delmar39

candlepower wrote: »

Delmar39-you right I did try lounging whilst daughter bounced>>>>
My hubbie thinks we could use it as a kind of King Arthurs round gardening table and put chairs round the outside.Only trouble is you are so far from each other you cannot pass the salt etc,
May be we should ask for alterative uses as in true :money:style,
I have seen that you can buy Dome tent covers for them. May be good as you are off the damp ground? some one has one in our local area the tent/tramaline is on communal ground.

Sounds excellent thanks for the advice! We did plenty of bouncing over the weekend. We had a few people round for the match, so the trampoline was the centre of attention. We sat around in the garden whilst little un played on her trampoline so all good.

F1manic

We bought our trampoline on eBay for 99p... yes 99p! The seller spelt the listing wrong so nobody was finding it in their search. Our garden got ruined by it though... wish we hadn't gotten it now. The woodchips idea sounds good though! Wish i'd thought of this a long time ago! I may try it out this weekend if we get some nice weather! I like the idea westiea gave about the zip line... I wouldn't mind having one of those!! :-D

delmar39

F1manic wrote: »

We bought our trampoline on eBay for 99p... yes 99p! The seller spelt the listing wrong so nobody was finding it in their search. Our garden got ruined by it though... wish we hadn't gotten it now. The woodchips idea sounds good though! Wish i'd thought of this a long time ago! I may try it out this weekend if we get some nice weather! I like the idea westiea gave about the zip line... I wouldn't mind having one of those!! :-D

Nice price 99p, just a shame it's ruined your garden! The bark chip idea is certainly a good one, but for us I'm doing the moving it around thing at the moment. Seems to be working ok with no major damage to the grass just yet. Main concern is the winter months when I won't be out moving it around much. Watch this space

Mankysteve

Better to get one with a surround when i worked at B&Q I was told by a A&E local nurse that they get lots children with back injuries from falling off the side and hitting there backs on the rim of the Trampoline

lunar

I will never have to face this problem. OH and I have both worked in spinal injuries and have seen the damage they cause. Even the netted ones are bad, a few months ago my neighbour came running round to help his 8 year old. He had broken both legs and is still having problems from the accident. This was a minor accident compared to lots we have seen.

Keep an eye on your little ones if you let them have a trampoline.

delmar39

lunar wrote: »

I will never have to face this problem. OH and I have both worked in spinal injuries and have seen the damage they cause. Even the netted ones are bad, a few months ago my neighbour came running round to help his 8 year old. He had broken both legs and is still having problems from the accident. This was a minor accident compared to lots we have seen.

Keep an eye on your little ones if you let them have a trampoline.

Thanks for the advice and I am aware of the pitfalls and dangers. We watch her all the time from the side of the trampoline and are mostly on it with her so it's just a case of being careful. Since we've got it her balance has improved no end and she's a lot more confident. It also provides some good physical activity, but like you say, we all need to make sure nothing happens to them when they're on there. Thanks again for the heads up.

jeferey

We have had an 8' trampoline for 4 years (no injuries thank goodness but we did take our kids to a trampoline club for 12 months so they know what to do to minimise the risks). Anyway, ours is lower than most trampolines I see for sale so the grass has no chance, especially as I have always covered it when not in use to protect it , keep it dry and free of pigeon poop :rotfl:.
We have been fostering a 5 year old for nearly a year now and Social Services insisted on a surround. Unfortunately most of the surrounds are for taller trampolines so I have had to dig holes in the ground where the poles go - the benefit of this is the trampoline ain't movin' .
We have had our facias, etc. replaced earlier this year and the scaffolding guys put a pole through the base - the company paid for a replacement and I have put the old base underneath the trampoline - it now acts as a perfect weed suppressor - nothing has got through it yet and I can mow right up to it.
I like the idea of the bark chippings but I would have thought putting some weed suppressing fabric down first would be a must.

delmar39

jeferey wrote: »

We have had an 8' trampoline for 4 years (no injuries thank goodness but we did take our kids to a trampoline club for 12 months so they know what to do to minimise the risks). Anyway, ours is lower than most trampolines I see for sale so the grass has no chance, especially as I have always covered it when not in use to protect it , keep it dry and free of pigeon poop :rotfl:.
We have been fostering a 5 year old for nearly a year now and Social Services insisted on a surround. Unfortunately most of the surrounds are for taller trampolines so I have had to dig holes in the ground where the poles go - the benefit of this is the trampoline ain't movin' .
We have had our facias, etc. replaced earlier this year and the scaffolding guys put a pole through the base - the company paid for a replacement and I have put the old base underneath the trampoline - it now acts as a perfect weed suppressor - nothing has got through it yet and I can mow right up to it.
I like the idea of the bark chippings but I would have thought putting some weed suppressing fabric down first would be a must.

Hi thanks for the comments. Yes, put some weed membrane down first. We laid some gravel for a seating area and it completely slipped my mind to put weed retainer down first. We don't get many weeds coming through and those that do get hoed or sprayed, but I would have preferred to put membrane down. Plan ahead!

warehouse

Trampolines are fine if the kids are sensible and netting is up. It seems every other house in our neighbourhood has one and I've yet to hear of an injury worse than a sprain. My kids love it, my wife childminds and all her kids love it, (with parental permission of course), and any child that visits is straight on it.

We've had our 12 foot trampoline for about 5 years and at 2 different houses. The grass underneath WILL suffer badly, so the woodchip idea is a really good one. Moving a 10 foot and upwards trampoline is a major PITA, so making it permanent is also a good thing.

You have a young daughter, you have a beautiful garden. The 2 don't mix that well. With growing children and possibly more to come, you soon realise that the garden needs to become more child friendly, so why not start now? Glass needs to be minimised, (so no greenhouse), plants that can tear skin and puncture balls must go, and delicate plants WILL get damaged. Your lawn will also fill up with slides, swings, climbing things, sandpits and sit on vehicles. You accept that or stop your child having use of the garden!

Fear not, you'll get your garden back in about 18 years or so!!