Project Planning
There is more to planning a new commercial playground than simply choosing equipment out of a catalog. Important considerations are often overlooked in the planning process, leading to cost overruns and delays. The following playground planning tips can help you estimate your individual project costs quickly and easily. Your Eagle Play Structures Designer can assist you every step of the way to make sure that you haven’t missed any details.
The actual size, dimension and topography of your site must be thoroughly evaluated by your playground designer as a first step in the planning process. Your site needs to be large enough to accommodate the actual play equipment as well as the required fall zones around the equipment. Numerous other site-specific conditions can add to the cost of your project.
Assess Your Site
Remember, your playground budget must cover costs above and beyond the actual play equipment. Be certain to assess all the costs of the job.
- Old equipment removal and disposal
- Site work including drainage, grading, walls, fencing, landscaping and possible heavy equipment access way repairs
- Equipment shipping and tax
- Professional equipment installation
- A resilient surface and border treatment
Once you have prepared an accurate budget, it’s time to start thinking about your equipment layout. An inherent advantage of dealing with Eagle Play Structures on your project is that you are dealing with not only the manufacturer but also with the contracting company that will install the playground. This allows us to give you more for your money. You are free to pick a unit as-is from the catalog, make custom modifications to such a model, or choose to build a completely unique system from scratch. The choice is yours. Most purchasers modify an existing layout to meet their exact needs. Your sales associate can assist you with the design process and make suggestions to help you design a commercial playground that suits your needs.
Every Eagle Play Structure comes with a comprehensive maintenance booklet to ensure long-term, trouble-free performance of your play structure.
Post installation maintenance is essential to ensuring safety and durability. Eagle Play Structures provides a complete maintenance kit including inspection logs, check lists, touch-up paint, special tools and instructions to make maintaining your playground and playground equipment easy.
