Play towers are great in the garden and offer different ways to play. There is something for every child. Our checklist and recommendations will help you buy and make the decision easier. Have fun climbing!
- For good quality and pollutant-free materials you should pay attention to test labels (TÜV, DIN standards).
- In order to achieve a safe and solid stand, a ground anchoring as well as a level ground is necessary. Either use ground sockets or concrete if the play tower is always to stand in this place.
- Before falls can Fall protection mats protect and minimize injuries.
- You should also adjust the height of the play tower to the age of your child. For toddlers up to 3 years, we advise you to use a maximum of 1m, but even for older children, climbing towers should not exceed a height of 2 m. If the tower is higher, you must comply with the distance regulations of the respective state.
- Also consider enough possibilities for holding on, such as railings, to avoid injuries or falls.
- Most manufacturers use solid wood, which is very robust and durable.
- An impregnation ensures long durability in wind and weather (boiler pressure). Find out beforehand if the material is already impregnated. If not, you should do this immediately with a glaze or spray from the hardware store.
- The material must not contain any harmful substances or other chemical substances (test seal).
- During processing , no splinters or sharp objects should stick out to avoid injuries.
- A few models are also made entirely of plastic. However, this is less durable and can withstand less weight. However, plastic is easier to clean.
- The slide is made of plastic or metal. Metal heats up a lot in the summer, so plastic is more suitable. But here you need to pay attention to hard plastic.
- The length and width of the play tower should be chosen primarily according to the space available. But the number of children is also crucial. So, of course, the play equipment should be larger for several children.
- Information and recommendations on the height can be found above under safety.
- Furthermore, swings, sandboxes and climbing walls can be integrated into the play tower, so that your child is offered variety and even more fun.
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It is important that the glaze is open-pored. The wood can then “breathe” and better withstand the weather. This also allows it to change a bit depending on the temperature without mold forming or moisture collecting. It is important to do the impregnation judiciously and choose the right material, otherwise the wood can become rotten and the playing children are exposed to a high safety risk. However, it is possible to buy impregnated playground equipment, so that for the time being no further maintenance is required. Solid wood with a so-called boiler pressure glaze is recommended. To make the choice easier, we have collected the best and most popular play towers with slide and published them in our guide.
A play tower in the garden may be a maximum of 2 meters high, because if the tower is higher, you have to comply with the distance regulation of the respective state. However, a height of well over 2 meters is not necessarily recommended anyway, because the fall height is then very high. Of course, you have to provide fall protection and additional safety, but many climbing towers are lower without losing the fun of playing. For toddlers are generally suitable only towers up to one meter in height.
There are a few brands that can be recommended for play towers. We have collected the best play towers with slide and listed them in our guide. Among them, for example, the brands FATMOOSE and WICKEY. Both manufacturers are very well known and pay attention to norms, standards and safety.
From varnish we advise you not to, because it becomes slippery in combination with water and leads to injuries. Better are wood paints or glaze. These provide weather resistance and are water repellent.
A play tower can either be screwed on using ground sockets or set in concrete. Both options are very stable. Concrete is again a little more stable, but then the play tower must remain in this place.
The duration of play depends on the design. For example, play towers designed for toddlers are no longer interesting for 3 to 4 year olds. Large play towers are usually played with up to 10 years.
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