If you are wondering just how to keep your children busy throughout the summer months then what about considering getting them a wooden climbing frame ?
Nowadays there are a bewildering range of products to choose from, so lets take a brief look at the type of thing that is available and how you can go about installing it…
The wooden climbing frame has transformed from the conventional monkey bars that you almost certainly remember from your own childhood into an all encompassing wooden play centre. The designs of these are very often modular which means that you can typically choose optional accessories and expand your play structure later on. There are a couple of large brands that dominate the UK market, with further smaller manufacturers producing just as good models. Brands to look out for are the TP Climbing Frame and the Little Tikes Playground.
You may be pleasantly surprised to discover that because of the competition in this industry prices have dropped and it is possible to pick up a climbing frame for a very reasonable price.
When the time comes to set up your climbing frame in your garden you will have to make certain that you have not only just allowed enough space to put it up, but also enough clearance all-around it so that children can get around it free from the hazard of getting hit by another child playing on it. When determining on a site for your climbing frame make sure you take into account obstacles that may cause your child harm, such as washing lines, trees, and fences as an example.
There are various ways of securing climbing frames in position, and it is well worth investigating this before you purchase the climbing frame. If your climbing frame needs to be concreted into the ground then you can buy what you need prior to the climbing frame being delivered. The last thing you want is to take a day off work to assemble it and then find you can’t since you haven’t got the concrete you need, or worse still, having to explain to your (by now desperate to play on it) child pestering you and having to explain to him or her why you can’t build it!
Certain climbing frame models come with ground anchors, which are just long metal rods that get buried in the ground while the top part of the ground anchor is fastened to a leg of the climbing frame. Other climbing frames are designed in such a way that they just rest on the ground and do not have to be concreted in the ground or have ground anchors attached.
When assembling your climbing frame it definitely is worth taking the manufacturers assembly times and multiplying them by a factor of two or three! It doesn’t matter if you are a dab hand at DIY, it is highly unlikely that you can put together any climbing frame in the time that they state. In fact you can probably expect to be working at it pretty much all day.
Also, make certain that you have additional people to help you build your climbing frame as they WILL be needed!
It might be a boring and lengthy procedure but it’s all worth it when you see the smile on your childs face when they finally get to play on their new wooden climbing frame.
