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Best surface for under a swing set

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Weepingwillow22 · 10/03/2021 15:37

We have a swing set that is currently on lawn on heavy clay soil. It is unusable in the winter as it just turns to mud. I am thinking of replacing the lawn under the swing area. Which of the following options do people think would work best?

A) Bark chips - cheap but would presumably need topping up and get moved under swing
B) Rubber chips - more expensive but would not rot. Would still get displaced
C) Rubber mat that lawn grows through - might sink into the clay?
D) Artificial grass - expensive and not great for the environment

Any ideas? I am erring towards the mat. Has anyone used this?

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MereDintofPandiculation · 11/03/2021 14:03

D wouldn’t be good to fall on. NDN had rubber chips and they didn’t seem to move. They’re a lot heavier than bark. Bark would be easier to remove once the swing wasn’t needed any more, and would have improved the soil

parietal · 11/03/2021 14:15

I'd go with bark chips

LIZS · 11/03/2021 14:17

Grasscrete? Wood chips need topping

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