Owner’s Manual Play House
OWNER PH-2011
Please refer to the Assembly section of the Assembly Manual for Maximum
Fall Height.
Positioning Your Play house
1. The Play house 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
house 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. It is a good idea to place your Play house in an area that is convenient for adults to
watch children at play.
5. 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. We have additional suggestions in the Suggested Playground Surfacing
Section.
6. Do not build your play house on top of surfacing material.
Suggested Playground Surfacing
Playground equipment should never be placed on hard surfaces such as
concrete or asphalt.
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 or (1.8 m) in all
directions around the play area.
Do not apply playground surfacing until after the unit is completely
constructed. Play house 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.
