Programming Documents for Pre-K for SA - The City of San Antonio

07-19-2012
NISD Playground Dimension Checklist
Upper Level Playground
Wood fiber depth – over all - 12”minimum, from top of wood fiber surface to the
geo-textile fabric above the drainage pea-gravel.
Wood fiber depth – under swing seats and at end of slides – 6” minimum, from top
of wood fiber surface to the middle of the wear mat and 6” minimum from middle of
wear mat to the geo-textile fabric above the drainage pea-gravel.
Swing set - top rail height – 10’ 0” from rail to the top of the wood fiber surface.
Swing set fall zone – 20’ 0” minimum extending each swing direction from the
center of the top rail. Fall zone shall be a minimum of 6’0” from each end of the
swing set frame. If two swing sets are positioned end to end, this fall zone is
allowed to overlap so that it is a minimum of 6’0” from swing set frame to the
adjacent swing set frame.
Swing set – seat height – 20” to 24” from center of swing seat to the top of the
wood fiber surface, for regular swings only.
*All swing seat measurements should be taken after the seat chains are fully
extended from the top rail and then pushing the swing seat down towards the
ground as far as possible. The distance is then measured from the center of the
seat to the top of the wood fiber surfacing.
Playscape - Slide exit height - 7” to 15” from slide to the top of the wood fiber
surface. A fall zone of a minimum of 6’0” must surround the Playscape’s physical
footprint. This fall zone increases to a minimum of 8’0” directly outbound from the
spiral slide. Overhead climbers must not exceed 84” from the center of the
grasping device of the climber to the surface of the wood fiber surfacing.
Transfer point height - 11” to 18” from transfer point to the top of the wood fiber
surface.
Horizontal Ladder - Shall have a minimum 6’0” fall zone surrounding the
equipment. When positioning freestanding climbers, the fall zones of two climbers
can overlap to a minimum of 9’ from climber to adjacent climber. Overhead
climbers must not exceed 84” from the center of the grasping device of the climber
to the surface of the wood fiber surfacing.