- Installers should ensure there is 12 inches of IPEMA Certified Playground Safety Surfacing on the entire area before starting.
- If not, add IPEMA Certified Playground Safety Surfacing as necessary before any matting assembly starts.
- You must level and compact the IPEMA Certified Playground Safety Surfacing to a dead flat surface.
- The surface flatness is critical to the finished job.
- Note, 12 inches of Engineered Wood Fiber combined with our Unitary Rubber Matting as tested gave a critical fall height of over 20 ft
- Assemble the individual mats together into a single rubber playground accessible safety matting, results, a surface safe and accessible.
- Assemble with Armpow 8 Inch Black Zip Ties 75 lbs Tensile Strength, Self Locking Nylon PA66 Heavy Duty Cable Ties – For Outdoors, Amazon Sells.
- They should be installed along each adjoining mating surface / seam, use at least 1 tie for every 4-5 holes and connect the corners.
- Ties should then be tightened and cut or tucked under. Amazon sells Cable Tie Tool, Zip Tie Tool and Tensioning and Cutting Tool
- It is important to cut the ties so the ends are below the top surface of the assembly.
- On the final outside edge of the assembled matting the Engineered Wood Fiber should be dug out to allow the outside edge of the assembly to be flush with the other Surfacing.
- Appearance wise, some feel cutting the square corners of the final assembled matting to an angle, can add to the appearance of the finished assembly.
