581-218 8’ PRIMARY BIPOD SWING
Installation Guide
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Step 1: Layout
1.
Lay structure in the desired location using the top view layout drawing.
Measure from each post to ensure there is adequate space for any
component and the components fall zone. This drawing is a standard
drawing and does not represent the actual playground you are installing.
2.
Most installers like to orientate the playground so that the entry point of
the playground is facing either the sidewalk or the direction from which
the children are entering the play area.
Step 2: Holes
1.
If the site grade is not level you have to adjust the footing depth to
maintain a level footing. Check with building codes to ensure you meet
required hole depth and width. If a deeper footing is required you must
add blocking materials to the hole to keep the post depth in accordance
with the footing side view drawing on the next page.
2.
Once the structure is in the desired location within the play area, mark
the locations of the post by inserting a stake into the center of each post
location (see drawing below for an example). If using spray paint to
mark location please be careful not to spray the post.
3.
Match the post location marks with the footing layout in the front of this
booklet. Dig your holes using the main post footing drawing below. If
your surface grade is not level you should start with the lowest point and
use that hole depth to level all other holes too. The footing drawing
below indicates a depth of 22” plus the thickness of a brick (or the
thickness of whatever blocking material you will use instead of a brick).
This depth is for 12” of surfacing only. If you are using something other
than 12” of surfacing, such as 3” of rubber your hole depth would have
to be 31” plus the thickness of a brick to allow for less surfacing
material.
4.
It is recommended that you use a transit to level the remaining post
holes to the first hole in order to ensure that the posts are level.
FOOTING SIDE VIEW
