Spiderweb Nets
installation instructions
11) Using the strapping, stakes, and the level, brace the posts so they are plumb
(unless you are tipping them back).
12) Mix and pour concrete around the posts, and let it cure.
13) At this point, you might find it easiest to install and spread the fall zone material.
14) Thread each of the ropes through the top hole on every post, and pull just a little bit.
Do not try to tighten until all ropes are through all top holes.
15) Then take one rope, and adjust it in its hole to where you want it (at least 12 inches
away from the post), then run it back through the bottom hole, then wrap the loose
end around the post, slipping the end of it underneath the last wrap. If you want to
nail or staple this end to hold it in place, that would be fine, but keep in mind that
you will periodically need to tighten the rope.
16) Do the same with the rope on the opposite side, and pull this rope hard to make it
as tight as possible.
17) Now go to the rope and posts that are perpendicular to the rope you just did, and do
the exact same thing.
18) Then go around and do the same things in the same way (do one rope, and then
the rope opposite it) until all ropes are fastened.
19) NOTE: as you begin tightening all these ropes, you will find that you can easily
distort the shape of the net, so keep that in mind as you make your final
adjustments.
20) The net is ready to use!
21) As mentioned above, if you need to tighten the net, merely loosen the ropes from
around the posts, pull them tight, and rewrap.
22) The posts are treated with kid-friendly preservative, but with all wood facing the
elements, it needs to be cared for, so check it periodically for rough spots, splinters,
etc, sand them out, then treat with kid-friendly wood preservative (see product
under Maintenance) once or twice a year to keep the wood from deteriorating.
For the vertical nets, it’s really up to you. See the photos and decide how you want to
hang them. We suggest you fasten them to the ground with large earth anchors, or with
a carabiner attached to an anchor in a concrete foot. If you choose the concrete option,
make sure the concrete is buried in the fall zone material.
This is a photo of a 12
point net, but the 8
point net looks similar.
