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Wooden Playground Mulch

wooden playground mulch

In stock for local delivery or available NATION WIDE by our regional producers. Our Wooden Mulch is blondish in color, engineered and Certified for Playground use. Our wood fiber is a 100% natural product and contains no chemicals or artificial ingredients. It is made from recently harvested and debarked American wood, free of soils, leaves, twigs and other contaminates which hasten decomposition. Chips are randomly sized and contain no waste wood or pallets as they could contain spilled chemicals, paint, metal, or wood preservatives. We utilize fresh wood that cannot be made into lumber. Local delivery is $75 in a 10 cubic yard dump trailer. Large loads (usually 100 cubic yards or more) are available through our regional producers.

National Distribution of this product is available through our regional grinding centers for delivery by tractor trailer. Delivery of this product by tractor trailer usually runs $400 ++ in addition to the cost of the product

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Rubber Mulch

rubber mulch

Rubber Mulch is Fresh looking, nearly maintenance free, synthetic groundcover specifically designed for playground usage. The rubber provides lasting performance and will never loose its effectiveness as a safety surface. Stock color is a beautiful, natural looking Red / Brown available in 1,000 lb super sacs.

Also available by special order: Blue, Green, and Dark Brown are also by special order. Local driveway dump delivery charge is only $75. Long distance is by tractor trailer and minimum purchase is $5,000.

 

Rubber Tile

playground tile

Rubber Tile Pavers are a 22" x 44" interlocking rubber mats, installed together to form a unitary safety surface that exceeds ADA guidelines for accessibility and  minimizes maintenance. Advantages of this type of surfacing are that it does not displace during usage and it does not harbor foreign objects. It provides easy cleaning, consistent shock absorbency and sure footing. Tiles should be installed over a hard surface such as  solid concrete (best) , blacktop (better), crushed stone (good, but will show wavy imperfections under), wood decking, roof tops, etc. . Rubber tiles are available in a number of colors and thickness, which vary to accommodate desired fall heights (see the chart below). Available nation wide FOB our shipping center in NY 11801. 

Our tiles are much larger than most tiles, making installation easier. Pricing shown is per  22" x 44" tile. All pricing is FOB 11801 NY, 

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79% of playground injuries are the result of of falls to the surface below. A shock absorbing "safety surface" under and around the playground can reduce the frequency and severity of playground these injuries. Surfacing packages can be provided at the time of the playground installation or added after. For this reason we have put together a number of Safety Surfacing Packages or choices for you. Our most popular Safety Surfacing Systems consists of four parts:

1) Barrier Cloth: Barrier Cloth provides separation between the ground and the surfacing product which helps keep them from intermixing, helps retard soil movement and reduces growth in the area.

2) Playground Borders: Borders are typically installed above grade to help contain loose fill surfacing materials. Borders can be arranged in an organic, free from shape or in a rectangle. (Some customers, usually those in wooded or natural settings will taper their wooden playground mulch down to grade, without the use of borders.)

3) Colored Rubber Mulch recycled from tires or our Certified Wooden Playground Mulch.

4) Installation: Each project is quote separately based upon the size of the area, the products chosen, depth of the surfacing and installation factors like access to the area by truck and trailer. We also offer below grade systems, drainage and interlocking unitary Rubber Tile pavers which are installed over a hard surface like concrete or asphalt.

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Below in black, CPSC Fall Height Chart in feet from which a Life threatening Head Injury Would not be expected (uncompressed depth)

Type of Material
(depth in inches)

6”

9”

12”

Availability /Coverage

Price

Double Shredded Bark Mulch

6’

10’

11’

by others

not avialable

Wood Chips

6’

7’

12’

by others

not avialable

Shredded Tires

10-12’

Na

Na

 by others

not avialable

Fine Sand

5’

5’

9’

by others

not avialable

Fine Gravel

6’

7’

10’

by others

not avialable

Below information is specific to products available at Bears Playgrounds only
Depth
6"
8"
12"

Bears Colored Rubber Mulch

12’

Not tested.

Not
Tested.

4.3lbs per sf @ 2”
8.6lbs per sf @ 4”
13 lbs per sf @ 6”

$325 per 1,000lb. Sac + delivery expected to increase without notice.

Stocked in dark brown 1000 lb sacs , or larger quantities FOB one of our Eastern factories.

Bears Certified Wooden
Playground Mulch

Not
tested.

8’

12’

3” = sf x .012,
6” = sf x .025,
8’ = sf  x .033,
12” = sf x .05

Formula above calculates cubic yars after compression.

 Stocked locally for smaller deliveries or available Nationwide via our regional producers, delivery by 100 cubic yard tractor trailers. Price dependent upon volume.

Interlocking Rubber Tile

See web site

Varies by thickness and color approx $4.50 – $8.50 per sf plus, see rubber tile page for deatils.

Special order FOB 12477 NY

Cedar Log Borders

 

Brown, 4’ long yields 3.5’ after interlock x approx 5” high, with 25” button head stake. Made from real cedar logs. 6-8” of mulch can be taper down at the edges

$29.99

Available Nationwide, Built to order in our shop, FOB 14485 NY

6” Regular Duty Plastic Border

Dark Brown yields 4’ after interlock x 6” high, with 25” button head stake. Made from .125” molded polyethylene.

$29.99

Stocked, available Nationwide, 48 per pallet (215 lbs) FOB 14485 or 23847,

8” Heavy Duty Black Border

Black yields 4’ after interlock x 8” high, with 30” button head stake. Made from thick molded polyethylene.

$35.99

Special order, available Nationwide, 60 per pallet FOB 27320.

12” Heavy Duty Black Border

Black yields 4’ after interlock x 12” high, with 30” button head stake. Made from thick molded polyethylene.

$38.99

Special order, available Nationwide, 40 per pallet FOB 27320

4’ x 6’ x 2” Rubber Wear Mat

Helps prevent wear of loose fill materials under commercial swings and slides, 4’ x 6’ x 2” thick. Weighs nearly 200 each to help prevent displacement, provides up to 5’ of fall protection.

$250

Stocked, available Nationwide, up to 10 per pallet FOB 14485 or 46562.

Regular Duty Rubber Slide Mat

Helps prevent wear of loose fill materials under back yard swings and slides, 23” x 38” with beveled edges.

$50

Stocked for local project

Barrier Cloth

12’ wide + rolls produce fewer seams, priced per roll, per job or per linier foot.

$2.50 per linier ft. or $.21 per sq. ft.

Stocked for local projects.

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