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Rubber Mulch
Posted: 04 Feb 08 11:10 AM
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What's the general consensus? Combustibility? Smell? Environmental concerns with wildlife? Loss of product? How often does it need to be replenished?
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Re: Rubber Mulch
Posted: 04 Feb 08 1:42 PM
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By "rubber mulch", do you mean the chopped up, recycled tires?
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Re: Rubber Mulch
Posted: 12 Feb 08 10:56 AM
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Yes.
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Re: Rubber Mulch
Posted: 06 Mar 08 12:33 AM
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There are different types of rubber mulch. Will this be used for playground surfacing? If so, there are a few different options. Are you considering rubber over engineered wood fiber? Safety can be an issue with the type that you go with. Some types contain little pieces of metal that can be unsafe.
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Re: Rubber Mulch
Posted: 18 Mar 08 4:01 PM
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When looking at rubber mulch as a safety surfacing, it is important to make sure it is ADA compliant.  I have walked across shredded rubber at a playground recently and I think it would be hard to get a wheelchair across it.  I also noticed that it kicks out much more than wood fiber so it is all over the place.
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Re: Rubber Mulch
Posted: 24 Mar 08 1:24 PM
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    Rubber mulch has some advantages over other types of safety surface.  The higher end rubber mulch products such as those made by GroundScapes Technologies, do not attract bugs or animals, do not absorb water, and meet non-flammability standards.  Also, GroundScape Kids Premium ADA is the only loose-fill rubber safety surface that I know of that meets ADA testing for wheelchair accesibility.  Rubber mulch can be a good safety surfacing choice but I would also recommend poured in place rubber surfacing where it is economically feasable.  This is my first post so please respond if you have time.  Thanks, Ken
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Re: Rubber Mulch
Posted: 17 Apr 08 11:46 AM
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Depending on the type of rubber you go with, engineered wood fiber is a great alternative.  The wood chips are actually cut in such a way as to lock together, and in this way a wheelchair can be wheeled right on top of them and the site is then fully accessible.  I've also experienced some rubber mulch that has gotten extrmely hot during the summer days, so if you are in a region of the country that gets extreme heat during the summer you might want to think of a material that won't heat up as much.
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Re: Rubber Mulch
Posted: 05 May 08 11:22 PM
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I recently worked with Rubber Mulch (that is, chopped up tires) in Chicago.  I loved the product and it was rather fun to install as it came in bags, but I did notice some challenges related to it.  We wanted to use a nice depth compressed but it was a bit difficult to estimate how much mulch would be needed to compress to the desired depth.  The stuff's great -- it compressed really well -- but it compressed more than expected.  The other issue was that because we installed just a few inches ( think it was 7 or 8 when compressed), the kids could pretty easily kick up the surfacing to expose the landscape fabric below.  I would love to hear any suggestions for keeping the surfacing down.  Like I said, we loved the material, it was so soft and cushy, but a but difficult to keep installed properly.
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Re: Rubber Mulch
Posted: 07 May 08 11:29 PM Modified By bob43 on 5/7/2008 11:36:22 PM)
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It is my personal and professional belief that disposing of a petroleum based toxic waste ,on childrens playgrounds, is a really bad idea. Never seen a loose fill rubber service, especially over time, that is truly accessible no matter what the manufacture says. Plus major problems and concerns with ease of dispersment, heat, fire, leching of oil and not sure of the short or long term side affects of a child swallowing tire peices. Oh! there is also the popular experience of tire pieces in childrens cloths and being run through hot dryer at home.
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Re: Rubber Mulch
Posted: 08 May 08 12:14 PM
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Here's a recent article on rubber mulch:

Playground to try recycled-tire mulch
Material not as likely to attract bugs and rats

A mulch of recycled tires soon will be under little feet at Kids Place in Cole Park.

The popular children's play area is the first city park to get tire mulch installed, said Billy Delgado, the city's superintendent of parks and special projects.

The blue rubber mulch has been ordered and is expected in about a month.

The mulch comes in small chips of shredded tires and is used in place of wood mulch in landscaping and as protective cover under playground equipment.

It is safe, cleaned and shredded for use in playgrounds and in landscaping, said Ray Curran, superintendent of park maintenance. It has been cleaned and all the metal pieces removed.

The tire mulch also may help cut down on problems with bugs and rats. Curran said the manufacturers say it will, but he's waiting to test it.

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I never thought about the vermin factor before. Do people have problems with bugs/rats infesting their playgrounds?

 
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