Poured-in-place EPDM playground surfacing in evergreen, light grey and sand with a curved route-edge color change and an inlaid hopscotch, seen from above in morning light

Playground SurfacingRubber Tiles, Poured-in-Place and Safety Surfacing by Fall Height

Two-layer rubber tiles and poured-in-place EPDM for parks, schools and childcare, every zone coded P1, P2 on your layout, its thickness set by the fall height above it.
Send Your Site Plan Compare tiles and poured-in-place
Tiles + poured EPDM · QC before loading
Every zone coded P1, P2
Critical-fall-height data with your quotation
Spare tiles + repair kit in every shipment
02/ 124 items ship · 1 area drawn

Playground Surfacing RangeRubber Tiles, Poured-in-Place EPDM and Loose-Fill Areas

RP-08 · Partner-built · QC inspected before loading

Two kinds of playground surfacing, two-layer rubber playground tiles and poured-in-place EPDM, both made by partner factories and inspected by our QC before loading.

Every surfacing area is drawn on your playground layout as a numbered zone, P1, P2 and so on, with its material, thickness grade and color. The same zone code goes on the pallets and bags, the laying instructions and the repair record, so your crew lays each zone from its own labeled materials.

Surfacing is range RP-08 on our site, built by partner factories and inspected by our QC.

  • Ships as · palletsP#
    A two-layer rubber tile tilted on its edge beside a newly laid tile area, its black SBR base and evergreen EPDM wear layer visible

    Two-layer rubber tiles

    A recycled SBR rubber base with a colored EPDM wear layer, in the partner's standard tile size, joined by dowel pins or interlocking edges.

    Labeled by zoneConstruction ↓
  • Ships as · palletsP#
    Beveled ramp edge pieces and a mitred corner piece finishing a rubber tile area

    Beveled ramp edges and corner pieces

    In the tile color, for the outer edges of tiled areas.

    Labeled by zoneEdges ↓
  • Ships as · bags + drumsP#
    Granule bags and two PU binder drums with blank labels on a job site

    Poured-in-place EPDM

    An SBR cushion base layer with an EPDM granule top layer, bound with PU binder and mixed on site. Shipped as granule bags and binder drums.

    Labeled by zoneConstruction ↓
  • Ships as · kitP#
    Poured-in-place repair kit: a small bag of granules, a tin of binder and a trowel

    Poured-in-place repair kit

    Granules and binder for later repairs, packed in your colors.

    With the sparesRepairs ↓
Wood chip play area meeting a rubber tile area along a clear edging

Loose-fill and artificial turf areas

Wood chip, sand and turf areas are drawn on the layout with their edging, and the materials are bought locally.

Drawn on the layout with their edging · materials bought locally
03/ 12One site · two build-ups · chosen zone by zone

Rubber Tiles vs Poured-in-Place EPDMChoosing the Surface for Each Zone

One site can use both. The choice is made zone by zone and shown on the surfacing layer.

Rubber tile area newly laid on an old asphalt school yard, its ramp edge running down to the yard surface
P1 · tiles on an existing yard slab
Poured-in-place EPDM laid on a new compacted aggregate base under a play structure, the cut edge showing the EPDM top layer and SBR cushion
P2 · poured on a new aggregate base
1Thickness grade set by the of the equipment above · data from the surfacing partner with your quotation · ASTM F1292 / EN 1177
SectionA–A
LeftRubber tiles
RightPoured-in-place EPDM
One siteZone by zone
Critical fall heightThe height a surface is rated to cushion a fall from, tested to ASTM F1292 or EN 1177. The equipment above each zone sets the grade.

Point at a row to see its layer in the section · how fall heights and use zones are drawn: playground layout design

Two-layer rubber tilesPoured-in-place EPDM
Build-upSBR base + EPDM wear layer, factory-made tilesSBR cushion layer + EPDM granule top layer, mixed on site
BaseConcrete or asphaltCompacted aggregate or concrete
Laid byYour installer, tile by tileAn experienced local poured-in-place crew
What shipsTiles, beveled ramp edges, corner piecesGranule bags, PU binder drums with SDS
Outer edgeBeveled ramp edge piecesEdge trim or concrete curb
Around postsTiles cut on sitePoured around the post
ColorsPartner color cardPartner color card, multi-color patterns and ground games
RepairSpare tiles swapped inRepair kit of granules and binder
DrainagePermeable, drains through to the basePermeable, drains through to the base

Tiles or poured-in-place

Tiles suit sites with an existing concrete or asphalt base, such as a school yard or a slab being resurfaced, and crews who have not laid poured-in-place before.

Poured-in-place suits new sites built on compacted aggregate, zones with shaped outlines, and areas with patterns, games or route-edge color changes.

Your project manager can split a site between the two on the first layout.

One layout · split zone by zone
Your zone4 conditions
Base
Outline
On the surface
Crew
SuitsRubber tilesPoured-in-placeSplit the site · zone by zone
04/ 12Two layers · pinned · edged · cut around posts

Rubber Tile ConstructionSBR Base, EPDM Wear Layer, Dowel Pins and Beveled Edges

Each tile has a base of recycled rubber and a colored wear layer on top. The SBR base does the cushioning. The EPDM layer carries the color and takes the foot traffic.

SBRRecycled styrene-butadiene rubber granules, bound into the black cushioning layer under the color.
EPDMA colored synthetic rubber granule that holds its color outdoors; it forms the top layer you walk on.
DetailP1 tile field
LayersSBR + EPDM
JointDowel or interlock
SizePartner standard
  1. 01

    Two layers · tile size

    SBR base for cushioning, EPDM wear layer for color and foot traffic. Square tiles in the partner factory's standard size; the area table gives the tile count for each zone.

  2. 02

    Thickness grades

    Tiles come in thickness grades. Each zone on your drawing gets the grade set by the critical fall height of the equipment above it. How fall height and use zones are drawn is on playground layout design.

  3. 03

    Joining

    Tiles are joined by or interlocking edges, so neighboring tiles stay level and stay together once laid. Our QC trial-fits sample tiles before loading.

  4. 04

    Beveled ramp edges and corner pieces

    The outer edge of a tiled zone is finished with beveled ramp edge pieces, with corner pieces in the same color. Where a tiled zone meets a path, the ramp edge takes the walk-on down to the path level.

  5. 05

    Around posts

    Tiles are cut on site around each post, and the laying instructions show how. Cut pieces come from the zone's own tiles, and the spare tiles cover off-cuts.

  6. 06

    Base

    A concrete or asphalt base, built by your contractor to the base build-up in the laying instructions. An existing school yard slab or asphalt court can take tiles once it meets that build-up.

Dowel pinA short rubber or plastic pin pushed into holes in the sides of neighboring tiles, keeping them level and together.
Close view of the joint between two rubber tiles with the granular wear layer visible
Joint · wear layer granules
Evergreen beveled ramp edge pieces and a mitred corner piece taking a rubber tile area down to a concrete path
Ramp edge + corner piece · to the path
Evergreen play structure post rising out of a rubber tile area with tiles cut tightly around it
Cut around the post · surface continuous

What you receive

  • Tiles · on pallets by zone
  • Ramp edges + corner pieces
  • Dowel pins
  • Laying instructions · per zone
05/ 12Two layers · mixed on site · poured to the drawing

Poured-in-Place EPDM ConstructionSBR Cushion Layer, EPDM Granule Top and PU Binder

Poured-in-place surfacing is laid as an SBR cushion base layer with an EPDM granule top layer. Both layers are bound with and mixed on site.

PU binderA polyurethane binder mixed with the rubber granules on site; it cures to hold the layer together while leaving it permeable.
A local crew laying poured rubber surfacing under a finished structure: one trowels, one pours
What shipsLabeled P2

  • SBR granules · bags

    For the cushion base layer.

  • EPDM granules · bags by color

    For the top layer, in the colors on your drawing.

  • PU binder · drums · SDS included

    An for the binder comes with the shipment for your crew and your freight forwarder.

Mix and laying instructions · build-up per zone and thickness grade

Who pours it

An experienced local poured-in-place crew mixes and pours to the instructions, with video Q&A through your project manager.

SDSSafety Data Sheet: the handling, storage and transport sheet for the binder, needed by your crew and your forwarder.
  • An installer preparing the excavated base for poured-in-place surfacing

    Base

    Compacted aggregate or concrete, built by your contractor to the base build-up in the laying instructions.

  • Freshly trowelled two-color poured-in-place pattern with the divider strip still in place

    Colors and patterns

    The EPDM top layer is mixed in colors from the partner's color card. Zones can carry multi-color patterns, ground games such as hopscotch, and color changes at the edge of the accessible route, all drawn on the surfacing layer so your crew pours to the drawing.

  • Poured-in-place zone finished at a concrete curb, flush with the adjoining path

    Outer edge

    Finished with an edge trim or a concrete curb, and laid flush with the paths and hard surfaces beside it.

  • Row of EPDM granule color samples beside a color approval sheet and a bag of matching granules

    Color samples

    A color sample for each color is sent for approval before production, and our QC checks the granules in your shipment against it.

Every surfacing zone has one P code,and the same code is on the drawing, the pallet label and the repair record.

  • DrawingP1
  • Pallet labelP1
  • Repair recordP1
06/ 12One code · drawing → pallet → instructions → spares → repair

Surfacing Zones P1, P2One Zone Code From Drawing to Pallet to Repair

Surfacing is coded by zone, in the same numbering system as our equipment: S for play structures, W for swing frames, M for spinners, H for shade and P for surfacing zones.

Surfacing is drawn on the site layout that carries your play equipment. The design office draws a surfacing zone under and around each structure, swing bay, spinner and freestanding piece, and gives each zone a P code with the material, thickness grade and color for that zone.

The thickness under each piece is set by the critical fall height of the equipment above it, to ASTM F1292 or EN 1177. Tiles, granules and binder ship on the same container plan as the equipment, each pallet and bag labeled with its zone code.

Surfacing layer · every zone coded, graded and colored
LayerSurfacing
ZonesP1–P4
UnderS1 · W1 · M1
TableArea per zone

On the drawing · the area table

ZoneMaterialThickness gradeColorUnderArea
P1Rubber tilesAs drawn · CFH of S1Color cardS1Area table
P2Poured EPDMAs drawn · CFH of W1Color cardW1Area table
P3Poured EPDMAs drawn · CFH of M1Color cardAround M1Area table
P4Rubber tilesAs drawn · 2–5 areaColor card2–5 areaArea table

Each zone on the surfacing layer states its material, rubber tiles or poured-in-place EPDM; the thickness grade, set by the critical fall height of the equipment above it; the color or pattern.

It also states the equipment it sits under, by structure number, for example under S1 or around W1, and its area, from the surfacing area table.

The area table is broken down the same way, one row per zone, and the surfacing lines on your quotation are taken from it. How the table feeds the quotation is on playground equipment cost.

  1. 1
    Design office with layout drawings and 3D renders on screens

    On the drawing

    Material, thickness grade, color, the equipment above and the area, for every zone on the surfacing layer.

  2. Blank white zone label on the corner of a pallet of rubber tiles

    On the pallets and bags

    Tiles, edge pieces, granule bags and binder drums are labeled with their zone code. At unpacking your crew stacks the materials zone by zone next to where they will be laid.

  3. The open doors of a container with labeled tile pallets, granule bags and binder drums stacked to the doorway before sealing

    On the packing list

    The packing list has a line per zone, and the loading photos of each container before sealing show the labels.

  4. In the laying instructions

    Sectioned by zone. The P1 section covers its base build-up, thickness grade, edges and corners, the cuts around the posts above it, and where it meets the next zone or a path.

  5. Spare rubber tiles stacked by thickness and color, each stack with its own label

    In the spares and the record

    Spare tiles are packed for each thickness and color. After handover the zone record stays in your project file; a repair is made to that record from a photo and the zone code.

Your crew lays each zone with the right materials, your inspector can check each zone against the drawing, and every later repair matches the zone it goes into.

  • SStructures
  • WSwings
  • MSpinners
  • HShade
  • PSurfacing
07/ 127 interfaces · each drawn · each in the instructions

Surfacing Edges and InterfacesPosts, Spinner Pits, Timber Bases, Drain Points and the Accessible Route

Where the surfacing meets equipment, paths and drainage, each interface is drawn on your layout and described in the laying instructions. How the whole site is drawn as one plan is on commercial playground equipment.

    1. 01Posts
    2. 02Spinner pits
    3. 03Timber pieces
    4. 04Drain points
    5. 05Paths and hard surfaces
    6. 06The accessible route
    7. 07Loose-fill and turf edges
    Surfacing layer · seven interfaces · point at a number
  • 01

    Posts

    Play structure posts are set in concrete to our footing detail drawings. Tiles are cut on site around each post, and poured-in-place is poured around it. The footing points layer and the surfacing layer sit on the same drawing, so your crew sees every post inside each zone.

  • 02

    Spinner pits

    Ground-level spinners sit in a shallow pit. The pit and footing detail drawing shows the pit outline, the center footing, the drain point and the gap from the deck edge to the surfacing, drawn to CPSC values.

    Excavation, concrete, drain pipe and the surfacing edge at the pit are built by your side to that drawing.

  • 03

    Timber pieces

    Nature play timber stands on steel post shoes cast in concrete, with the timber base above the surfacing. The surfacing runs up to the shoe.

  • 04

    Drain points

    Both surfaces are permeable and drain through to the base. Base falls and drain points are drawn on the layout, including the drain point in each spinner pit.

  • 05

    Paths and hard surfaces

    Surfacing is laid flush with the paths and hard surfaces beside it. Tiled zones finish with beveled ramp edges. Poured-in-place zones finish with an edge trim or concrete curb.

  • 06

    The accessible route

    On the accessible route the surfacing meets the path with no step, and the surfacing under and around equipment on the route is specified to . The surfacing can change color at the route boundary.

  • 07

    Loose-fill and turf edges

    Where a zone meets a wood chip, sand or artificial turf area, the edging between them is drawn on the layout.

  • Ground-level spinner sitting flush in poured-in-place surfacing with a neat pit edge
    Spinner pit · even gap, no step
ASTM F1951The US standard for how accessible a surface under and around play equipment is for wheelchairs and mobility devices.
An accessible route running flush from a paved path onto rubber surfacing
Accessible route · level with the path · color change at the boundary
Robinia timber piece on a steel post shoe with poured-in-place surfacing finished up to the shoe
Timber on its steel shoe · surfacing up to the shoe

Transfer platforms and ramps: inclusive playground equipment

08/ 12Drawn to scale on the surfacing layer

Surfacing Colors, Patterns and Ground GamesDrawn on the Surfacing Layer

A straight-down view of a park playground with evergreen and grey rubber surfacing zones

Patterns

Multi-color patterns inside a poured-in-place zone, drawn to scale on the surfacing layer and poured to the drawing.

  • Colors

    EPDM colors from the partner's color card, for tiles and poured-in-place alike.

  • Color by zone

    Each zone can take its own color, so age zones read clearly on the ground.

  • Hopscotch inlaid in poured-in-place surfacing, low oblique view

    Ground games

    Hopscotch and other ground games laid into the surface.

  • Route edges

    A color change at the edge of the accessible route.

09/ 124 checks · each against a document you have

Surfacing Inspection Before LoadingThickness Grade, Color, Quantity and Dowel Fit

Surfacing is made by partner factories. Our QC team inspects it against your order before it goes into the container.

Before loading, our QC team checks the partner surfacing against your order: thickness grade against the zone plan, color against the sample you approved, quantity against the area table, and a dowel trial-fit of sample tiles.

  • 01Thickness grade = zone plan
    A QC inspector holding a steel ruler against the cut end of a rubber tile, its thickness and two layers plainly visible

    Thickness grade against the order and the zone plan

    Each zone's tiles or materials are checked against the thickness grade on the zone plan and on the order. A pallet labeled P1 has to carry the grade drawn for P1.

  • 02Color = approved sample
    QC inspector holding a tile against the approved color sample at the factory bench

    Color against the approved sample

    Tile wear layers and poured-in-place granules are checked against the samples you approved before production.

  • 03Quantity = area table
    A QC inspector counting labeled tile pallets, granule bags and binder drums against the area table before loading

    Quantity against the area table

    Tile counts, edge and corner pieces, granule bags and binder drums are counted against the area table for each zone, plus the spare tiles and repair kit.

  • 04Dowel fit = sample tiles joined
    Two sample tiles joined with dowel pins while a QC inspector checks the joint is level

    Dowel trial-fit

    Sample tiles are joined with their dowel pins to check the fit before the pallets are closed.

  1. Check fails
  2. Pallet or batch remade or replaced by the partner
  3. Checked again
  4. Loaded

One loading date

A pallet or batch that fails any check is remade or replaced by the partner before loading.

The surfacing partner is scheduled to the same loading date as our workshops, so the surfacing ships with the equipment it goes under. How a project runs from drawing to container is on how we build playgrounds.

Documents with your quotation

Your quotation lists the critical-fall-height data from the surfacing partner for the surfacing specified, with the design compliance statements for the equipment.

  • 1Critical-fall-height data · from the surfacing partner
  • Design compliance statements · for the equipment
The on-site thickness check and the post-installation inspection are done by your installer or playground inspector · see playground safety standards
Container loaded with rubber tile pallets and equipment cartons, labels facing out
Surfacing pallets and equipment cartons · one container · labels facing out

Send your site plan and your equipment list.

Zones coded P1, P2 · area table · 3 working days Send Your Site Plan
Area table · with your layout
  • P1From your site plan
  • P2From your site plan
  • P3From your site plan
One row per zone · quotation taken from it
10/ 12Laid by your side · zone by zone

Surfacing Laying SupportInstructions by Zone and Video Q&A

Surfacing is laid by your side. The zone plan, the materials and the instructions to lay them come from us.

Your installer lays the tiles. Poured-in-place is mixed and poured by an experienced local crew to the mix instructions.

  1. 01

    Footings first

    Post footings are set to the footing detail drawings, which reach your installer during production, before the base and surfacing go down.

    Drawings in the 20–30 days of production
  2. 02

    Base to the build-up

    Your contractor builds the base to the build-up in the laying instructions: concrete or asphalt for tiles, compacted aggregate or concrete for poured-in-place.

  3. 03

    Lay each zone

    Each zone is laid from its own labeled materials and its own section of the instructions.

    Tiles · your installer | poured · experienced local crew
  4. 04

    Completion checklist

    The inspection and maintenance guide in your project package includes an installer's completion checklist for before the inspector visits. The full sequence is on playground equipment installation.

Laying instructions · section P1
  1. Base build-up
  2. Thickness grade
  3. Edge and corner pieces
  4. Cuts around posts · S1
  5. Pit and route edges
  6. Where P1 meets P2 or a path
Poured zones add · mix instructions · SDS for the binder
BookLaying instructions
SectionP1
ZoneRubber tiles
UnderS1

Video Q&A

Questions go through your project manager by video call. Send photos and the zone code, and the answer comes back against that zone's section.

Photos + the zone code · answer against that section
An installer holding a tablet up on site while a colleague works
11/ 12Repaired to the zone record

Spare Tiles, Repairs and WarrantySurfacing Repaired to the Zone Record

Spare tiles for each thickness and color, and a poured-in-place repair kit of granules in your colors and binder, come in every shipment.

1Repairs made to this record
Material
Rubber tiles
Thickness grade
As drawn
Color
As approved
Area
From the area table
Under
S1
Spares
Packed for this grade and color
FileProject file
RecordZone record
ZoneP1
KeptAfter handover

Ordering a repair

Send a photo of the area and the zone code from your drawing or packing list. Replies come within 24 hours on business days, the zone record is confirmed, and the tiles or repair materials are made to the same material, grade and color.

  1. Photo + zone code
  2. Reply within 24 hours on business days
  3. Made to the same material, grade and color
  4. Air courier · small | next shipment · larger

Warranty

Surfacing is a wear surface, repaired to the zone record in your project file.

Adding zones later

A second phase adds new P codes on the same layout and in the same project file, so new zones match the colors already on site.

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A scaled site plan of a play area with surfacing zones, dimension lines and access paths marked

What to Send for a Playground Surfacing Quotation

Eight items in one message are enough for the design office to draw every zone and build the area table your quotation comes from.

Surfacing quotation · 8 items
  • Site plan with dimensions, and the equipment already on site or planned
  • The standard you work to: ASTM F1292 and ASTM F1951, or EN 1177
  • Surface wanted for each area: rubber tiles, poured-in-place EPDM, or let the design office propose
  • Existing base: concrete, asphalt, compacted aggregate or bare ground
  • Colors, patterns or ground games you want
  • Where the accessible route runs, if the site has one
  • Any wood chip, sand or turf areas to show on the layout
  • For repairs: a photo and the zone code, for example P1

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Standard
Surface wanted
Existing base
Accessible route on site

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