Swing set - do I need concrete?

[QuietBatperson15]

I have ordered a metal swing set, it has one swing and one seasaw swing on it and have just noticed in the reviews that some people are saying it needs concreted into the ground with cement.

Does anyone have a swing set in their garden and did you need to cement it in? Totally regretting buying it now!

We cemented our swing in. Don't regret buying it. Your kids will use it for years especially if you install it properly.

Thanks for your reply! Do you by chance remember how much cement you needed? Was it expensive?

It will lift out of the ground when they swing if you don’t cement it in.

If the children will be swinging quite high on it yes it does. It will tip up else...

Depends on age of children. And how hard they swing. It's not essential to concrete them in. They usually come with some kind of pegs to secure them which will do for the short term.

Yes you do or it will tip up when the dc swing.

Ideally yes but people in rental properties can’t do this. If you don’t get cement buy a better set of tent pegs/similar than what will come in tv box. Not the best but generally will keep it in the ground as long as you check them regularly

When DD was small we had a swing set that we just anchored with tent peg type things. However, it really wasn't ideal and when she got bigger it could tip over. We couldn't cement it in so we got rid of it eventually

Thanks all for replies. I have been trying to google how much cement required and also where I can even get it without the cement costing more than the swing itself! I thought it would be a case of digging holes and pegging into the ground.

It’s for my 5 year old

Yes. Buy postcrete

A bag of postcrete is cheap as chips and should do the job.

Could you cement it into pots? So make up cement, pour into big tubs, then put the legs in and wait for it to set? Might be enough to weigh it down, but won't damage the ground if you keep moving it around your garden?

Could you cement it into pots? So make up cement, pour into big tubs, then put the legs in and wait for it to set? Might be enough to weigh it down, but won't damage the ground if you keep moving it around your garden?

That sounds really, really unsafe.

We did with our swing - it was actually really easy we got a handyman to do it but could have done it ourselves it just took about 45 minutes including setting up the swing. He just dug four small holes and used some kind of quick drying cement from the hardware store.

With a constantly supervised 5 year old you might be fine. I had one as a child, cemented in which was just as well as I went like the clappers on it.

We've had a swing for a couple of weeks and just got our post mix yesterday. we got a 20kg bag for each leg. The post mix were only a fiver each so pretty cheap. Going to do it later today.

Have managed to eventually get through to b&q site and order some postcrete. I’ve done the same @tashakg89 and ordered 20kg for each leg. Thanks!

Watertorture
For some reason I read your post as you had one child cemented in
One way to solve the problem I suppose

TWENTY KILOGRAMS for each leg?!

Two bags will do all four legs. You'll need a 30cm x 30cm hole for each leg, fill it around 1/3 full with water then put postcrete on top until there's no standing water, it'll set within an hour or two and then you can backfill the holes.

20kg per leg is overkill

@Brogley

Partner did it today and used all four bags it's well and truly cemented in now!

Ah at least it won't go anywhere! Think my DC are missing going to the park, they're on a mission to wear the swing set out.

Good choice op, it definitely needs to be converted in. It isn't as difficult to do as you're imagining.