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  1. 22nd December 2007, 05:13 PM #1
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    Default A playground.

    I thought I better post some shots of my last project just to prove that I do actually work sometimes.

    Its a playground for 0 -2 yr olds. The jetty is a linking device (design jargon) to divide the softfall area and the sandpit as well as leading to the garden area's beyond. Its all a bit raw at present but will look better when the plants grow.

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    BTW the piers are 350mm diameter so they're nice and chunky
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    Nice Work BT.
    You should post more of your jobs, they sound really interesting.
    Those were the droids I was looking for.
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    Nice work Bleedin'

    (hope there aren't any cats nearby)
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    Tidy work Bleedin,

    Those piers are big suckers, how far in the ground are they?
    I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
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    The piers are about - 800 deep as far as we could get them by hand, They are only about 1.2m above ground - kids scale. The decking looks like its sitting at ground level, however there is a void underneath it so the joists won't rot and the piers are class 1 durability so should last a while.


    Groggy the sandpit has a cover...an ongoing problem that......
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    Here are some shots of the lastest one to get finished - well almost finished some more rocks and a few more plants to go in yet.



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    I like it alot.

    The rocks look like a potential hazzard to me though... 2yr olds and rocks...*yikes*


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    Sigh!! They never made 'em like that in my day. Very cool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tea lady View Post
    Sigh!! They never made 'em like that in my day. Very cool.

    I know, where's the asphalt!


    The annoying thing is that we are desprately trying to get our youngest in a child care centre at the moment and the only ones around where we live have shocking playgrounds- Double sigh!
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    Well done BT

    been out knocking off Pedestrian Crossing signs
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    Most playgrounds these days are pre-fab jobbies that cost a bomb, and havent really got a lot of really exciting things for the kids to muck around on.

    Looks good BT, functional and nice looking too
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    Thanks for the comments - the photo's make them look very sterile when theyre not.

    Its just that I'm not allowed to take photos of my jobs when there are kids in them due to PC reasons.
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