Reinvent Your Playground Surface with Burke!

At Burke, we offer great surfacing solutions to help keep your kids safe while providing an attractive, accessible playground site. Click below to learn more about our awesome Burke Turf™ and Burke Tile™ surfacing options.

Burke Turf	Burke Tiles

Guidelines for Selecting the Best Surfacing for Your Playground

Safety is always a primary concern on the playground. Burke is fully committed to reducing playground injuries, and that’s why we offer a variety of playground Safety Surfaces. Your Burke representative will help you with every step in carefully selecting the most appropriate surface for your playground and then installing and maintaining it. Choices to consider include Burke Turf, Poured-in-Place Rubber, Burke Tiles Interlocking Rubber Tiles, Engineered Wood Fiber and Shredded Rubber Mulch materials.

Engineered Wood Fiber	Poured-in-Place Rubber

A Burke playground is not complete without the proper playground surfacing. Selecting, installing and maintaining appropriate playground surfacing are key characteristics in reducing playground injuries.

Why is Playground Surfacing Important? -  70% of all playground injuries are related to falls to the surface.

How Much Fall Protection is Needed? - There are four concerns to consider when selecting playground surfacing:  Coverage in Use Zone, Depth of Materials, Height of Equipment and Suitable Materials.

How Will Accessibility be Provided? - All public playgrounds must meet ADA guidelines. 

What are the Maintenance Requirements? - Depending on the playground surface materials, maintenance cost and needs vary.

How Much Will it Cost? - Depending on the playground surface materials, costs vary.

All playground surfacing materials should be compatible with the ASTM F1292 standard. Learn more about proper surfacing, ASTM guidelines and guidelines provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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