Child safety while playing should be one of the primary goals when designing a playground. Of course, alongside devices that inspire play and ideas for arranging the playground space. Playground mats ensure comfort and safety of use. These may be rubber mats or grass protection mats. Which will be a better solution.
What are playground mats used for?
The main purpose of using mats on playgrounds is to increase the safety of users and ensure comfortable conditions when using available devices. Appropriate parameters for determining the critical fall height typical of playground mats provide protection against the negative effects of falling from a height. It is worth mentioning that WS Play grass protection mats meet the standard PN EN 1177+AC:2019-04 achieving a result of 3 m. An additional advantage of a rubber surface is its anti-slip properties, which limit slips and, in the event of a fall, reduce the risk of injury to a child or adult.
What is a grass protection mat?
The grass protection mat used on playgrounds and outdoor gyms is a rubber, openwork mat made of recycled materials, which allows the grass to grow freely. Thanks to this, soon after laying the surface, the mats become invisible to the surroundings. A green grass carpet is an aesthetic element of the environment, and at the same time, the grass protection of grass does not affect the anti-slip and fall-absorbing properties (in the case of WS Play mats - up to 3 m), which are the characteristics of the mats. An additional advantage of this solution is noise and shock reduction.
Which mats should you choose: grass protection or rubber?
Playground mats available on the market are most often made of rubber. grass protection mats are one of the available options that can be placed on both an existing playground and a newly designed playground. The advantage of grass protection mats is their easy installation, which does not require the use of heavy equipment, e.g. for leveling the surface, or specialized tools. All you need are gloves, a peg hammer and scissors to cut the material as needed.
When can grass protection mats be used?
Another advantage of rubber grass protection mats is that they can be used all year round. Regardless of the prevailing weather conditions. Their aesthetic maintenance only requires mowing grass protection grass in spring and summer. To make the surface blend in more quickly with the surrounding landscape, it is possible to choose green grass protection mats with the same properties as the black ones.
Which grass protection mats should you choose?
It is worth paying attention to the basic parameters regarding compliance with standards and certificates that guarantee the safe use of grass protection mats. It is worth paying attention to the costs associated with surface maintenance and installation costs. WS Play grass protection mats do not generate additional costs related to renting specialized equipment, nor does their maintenance - standard mowing of grass protection grass is enough. Therefore, it is a solution for a customer who is looking for universal and budget solutions that do not involve additional resources during installation or later during use.
It is also worth mentioning 5-year warranty for WS Play grass protection mats. It includes free replacement of mats if a material defect is detected.
If you want to learn more about WS Play grass protection mats, check the offer here:
https://www.wsltd.eu/produkty/maty-na-silownie-i-place-zabaw/maty-przerostowe-na-place-zabaw-ws-play
Where can grass protection mats be used?
When choosing mats for a playground, it is also worth taking into account the universality of this solution. Because rubber mats can be used not only as a surface for arranging the space intended for children, but they will also work well in an outdoor gym.
But that's not all. Rubber grass protection mats can also be used, among others: as:
temporary sidewalks on construction site,
surface used during various types of events and events,
anti-slip floor.
It should also not be forgotten that the grass protection rubber mat can be used by individual and institutional users.
Worth knowing:
Rubber mats for playgrounds are also grass protection mats.
Openwork grass protection mats are characterized by anti-slip properties and meet appropriate standards for shock absorption.
Rubber grass protection mats can be used on the playground as a safe surface, but their scope of use is wider, including: as a floor for outdoor gyms, as an anti-slip surface, on construction sites and in the entertainment industry when organizing events.
Laying a floor with grass protection mats does not require the use of specialized equipment, which automatically reduces the costs of using this solution.