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Section 32 18 16
PLAYGROUND PROTECTIVE SURFACING
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 SUMMARY
A. Drawings and General Provisions of Contract, including General and
Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification sections, apply to work
of this section.
B. Related Sections: The following sections contain requirements that relate to this
section.
1. Section 31 00 00 – Earth Moving
2. Section 32 13 13 – Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
3. Section 01 60 00 - Product Requirements: Listing of Emissions and VOC
requirements.
4. Section 01 74 19 - Construction Waste Management and Disposal: Pro-
cedural and administrative requirements for construction and demolition
recycling
5. Section 01 81 13 - Sustainable Design Requirements: Special adminis-
trative and procedure requirements related to Owner’s LEED v4 for
Schools Building Design + Construction (BD+C) goals of Certification.
6. Section 01 81 13a - LEED v4 Materials Reporting Form: Materials
Tracking for Building Product Disclosure and Optimization credits
1.2 DESCRIPTION OF WORK
A. This Section includes the following:
1. Poured in Place Play Surfacing
2. No tile surfacing will be accepted. Only poured in place surfacing will be
approved.
1.2 REFERENCES
A. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):
1. ASTM D412 Standard Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Ther-
moplastic Rubbers and Thermoplastic Elastomers-Tension.
2. ASTM D624 Standard Test Method for Tear Strength of Conventional-
Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers. 02790 10025487
01MS 12196 05/16/02 PTC.
3. ASTM D2047 Standard Test Method for Static Coefficient of Friction Of
Polish-Coated Floor Surfaces as Measured by the James Machine.
4. ASTM D2859 Standard Test Method for Flammability of Finished Textile
Floor Covering Materials.
5. ASTM E303 Standard Test Method for Measuring Surface Frictional-
Properties Using the British Pendulum Tester.
6. ASTM F1292 Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surface
Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment.
7. ASTM F1951 Standard Specification for Determination of Accessibility of
Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment.
8. ASTM F 2223 Standard Guide for Playground Surfacing.
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1.3 DEFINITIONS
A. Critical Height: Standard measure of shock attenuation. According to
CPSC No. 325, this means "the fall height below which a life-threatening head
injury would not be expected to occur."
B. SBR: Styrene-butadiene rubber.
1.4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
A. Impact Attenuation: According to ASTM F 1292.
B. Accessibility of Surface Systems: According to ASTM F 1951.
C. Minimum Characteristics for Organic Loose-Fill Surfaces: According to
ASTM F 2075.
1.5 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: For each type of product indicated including installation
instructions, standard color chart and filter fabric.
B. Shop Drawings: Show the following:
1. Installation details for all surfacing materials and accessories.
2. Colors and pattern of surfaces.
3. Location of wear mats in organic loose-fill surfaces.
4. Location of drainage accessories.
C. Samples for Initial Selection: For each type of playground surface system
indicated.
1. Include similar Samples of playground surface system and accessories
involving color selection.
2. Samples of 9” x 9” minimum for the poured in place playground
surfacing.
D. Samples for Verification: For each type of playground surface system indicated.
1. Minimum 1-quart loose-fill surface sealed in a container.
E. Qualification Data:
1. Manufacturer approved installer certification
2. Testing agency qualifications
F. Material Test Reports: For the following, from a qualified testing agency,
indicating compliance with requirements:
1. Unitary synthetic seamless surface.
2. Organic loose-fill surface.
3. Inorganic loose-fill surface.
G. Material Certificates: For each playground surface system product, signed by
manufacturers.
H. Field quality-control test reports.
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I. Maintenance Data: For playground surface system to include in maintenance
manuals.
J. Warranty: 10-year warranty.
K. Provide documentation from the manufacturer that demonstrates surfaces have
an initial solar reflectance (SR) value of 0.33 or 3-year aged SR value of at least
0.28.
L. LEED Submittals:
1. Provide manufacturers’ product documentation that includes recycled content
claims for the products contributing towards compliance. Claims must
conform to the definition in ISO 14021-1999, Environmental Labels and
Declarations, Self-Declared Environmental Claims.
2. Complete "LEED Materials Documentation Sheet" with MRc3 Option 2
information for products with recycled content installed in the building.
1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Installer Qualifications: An employer of workers trained and approved by
manufacturer. Installer shall have at least five (5) years of experience and at
least ten (10) completed projects located in New England installing playground
surfacing materials.
B. Testing Agency Qualifications: An independent agency qualified according to
ANSI Z34.1 for testing indicated.
C. Source Limitations: Obtain playground surface system materials, including
primers and binders, through one source from a single manufacturer.
1. Provide secondary materials including adhesives, primers,
geosynthetics, and repair materials of type and from source
recommended by manufacturer of playground surface system materials.
1.7 PROJECT CONDITIONS
A. Weather Limitations: Proceed with installation only when existing and
forecasted weather conditions permit playground surface system installation to
be performed according to manufacturers' written instructions and warranty
requirements.
B. When the ambient air temperature is forecasted to change greater than 30
degrees over a 24-hour period pouring of the base coat and top coat shall not
occur. Installation of surfacing system shall occur when minimum ambient
temperature is 40 degrees F and a maximum ambient temperature is 90
degrees F. Installation shall not occur in steady or heavy rain.
1.8 COORDINATION
A. Coordinate installation of playground surface systems with installation of
playground equipment specified in Section 11 68 10 if applicable.
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1.9 WARRANTY
A. Special Warranty: Manufacturer's standard form in which manufacturer agrees
to repair or replace components of playground surface system that fails in
materials or workmanship within specified warranty period.
1. Failures include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. Reduction in impact attenuation.
b. Deterioration of surface and other materials beyond normal
weathering.
2. Warranty Period: Ten (10) years from date of Substantial Completion.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1 MANUFACTURERS
A. In Part 2 Article 2.3 where titles introduce lists, the following requirements apply
to product selection:
1. Available Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, products
that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to,
products specified.
2. Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide one of the
products specified.
3. Basis-of-Design Product: The design for each product is based on the
product named. Subject to compliance with requirements, provide either
the named product or a comparable product by one of the other
manufacturers specified.
2.2 CRUSHED STONE BASE
A. Stone Base Course for Seamless Play Surface: Provide clean, washed,
crushed stone base course material conforming to ASTM C 33 and gradation
requirements of ASTM D 448 No. 67 as per below.
AASHTO No. 67
Sieve Size Percent Passing
1 in (25 mm) 100
¾” (19mm) 90 to 100
3/8 in (9.5 mm) 20 to 55
No. 4 (4.75 mm) 0 to 10
No. 8 (2.36 mm) 0 to 5
2.3 PLAY SURFACE
A. Seamless Surface: Dual-density, poured-in-place system with wearing course
over cushion course. Provide thickness for each layer as shown on the Plans,
tested for impact attenuation according to ASTM F 1292 and for accessibility
according to ASTM F 1951.
1. Products:
a. Surface America Incorporated; Poured-in-Place (preferred).
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b. Child Safe Products, Inc.; Safety Surface.
c. GameTime; GT Impax Poured.
d. No Fault Industries, Inc.; SAF DEK.
e. Or approved equivalent.
2. Flammability (ASTM D2859): Pass.
3. Tensile Strength (ASTM D412): 60 psi (413 kPa).
4. Tear Resistance (ASTM D624): 140%.
5. Water Permeability: 0.4 gal/yd2/second.Top Surface: EPDM rubber
particles and polyurethane.
6. Base Material: Formulation of SBR particles and polyurethane, site
mixed and applied.
7. Binder: Aliphatic Binder. Weather-resistant, UV-stabilized, flexible, non-
hardening, 100 percent solids polyurethane complying with requirements
of authorities having jurisdiction for nontoxic and low VOC content.
8. Critical Fall Height: Shall be determined by each piece of Play
Equipment and their associated fall zones approved.
9. Overall Thickness: Within the safety zones, thickness must meet or
exceed a Head Injury Criterion) HIC value of 800 for the highest critical
height on equipment indicated above. All other areas outside of Safety
Zones may meet the minimum required thickness.
10. Primer/Adhesive: Manufacturer's standard primer and weather-resistant,
moisture-cured polyurethane adhesive suitable for unit, substrate, and
location indicated.
11. Top Surface: Color mixes shall be as shown on the Plans using
manufacturer’s standard color chart.
12. Filler/Sealant: Manufacturer's standard clear silicone or polyurethane
filler/sealant suitable for exterior use.
B. Leveling and Patching Material: Portland cement-based grout or epoxy- or
polyurethane-based formulation suitable for exterior use and approved by
playground surface system manufacturer.
C. Provide products with the maximum recycled content possible. Minimum
recycled content 20%
2.4 EDGE CONDITIONS
A. Edging shall be concrete sidewalk or asphalt court pavement. Concrete sidewalk shall
be haunched.
2.5 LEED Requirements
1. Wood products that are not reused, salvaged, or recycled must be certi-
fied to the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council.
2. Provide products manufactured and extracted within 100 miles of the
project site whenever possible.
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PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 PREPARATION
A. General: Prepare substrates to receive surfacing products according to
playground surface system manufacturer's written instructions. Verify that
substrates are sound and without high spots, ridges, holes, and depressions.
B. Subgrade: Provide sound surface free of laitance, efflorescence, curing
compounds, and other contaminants incompatible with playground surface
system.
1. Repair unsatisfactory surfaces and fill holes and depressions.
2. Subgrade shall be graded and compacted to a 95% Standard Proctor
Compaction.
C. Crushed Stone Base: The Contractor shall compact the stone base to 95%
Standard Proctor Compaction. The base shall be graded to a tolerance of ¼” in
10 feet. The Contractor shall obtain approval from the Owner’s Representative
prior to installing the playground surface system.
3.2 INSTALLATION, GENERAL
A. General: Comply with playground surface system manufacturer's written
installation instructions. Install playground surface system over area and in
thickness indicated on the drawings.
B. Review project plans and verify that equipment’s use zones, clearances, and
reach ranges complies with ASTM F1487 and 1951 and with CAN/CSA-Z614
C. Install playground surfacing after the installation of the relocated play
equipment.
D. If the ambient air temperature is forecasted to fluctuate greater than 30 degrees
in a 24 hour period, the Contractor shall halt pouring of the play surfacing until
the fluctuation in ambient air temperature is less than 30 degrees.
E. All edge conditions including sidewalks, curbs and other edging as indicated on
the plans shall be installed prior to installation of play surface.
3.3 INSTALLATION OF SEAMLESS PLAYGROUND SURFACE SYSTEMS
A. Seamless Surface: Mix and apply components of playground surface system
according to manufacturer's written instructions.
1. Substrate Primer: Apply over prepared substrate at manufacturer's
standard spreading rate for type of substrate.
2. Cushion Course: Spread evenly over primed substrate to form a uniform
layer applied at manufacturer's standard spreading rate in one
continuous operation, with a minimum of cold joints.
3. Intercoat Primer: Over cured cushion course, apply primer at
manufacturer's standard spreading rate.
4. Wearing Course: Spread over primed base course to form a uniform
layer applied at manufacturer's standard spreading rate in one
continuous operation and, except where color changes, with no cold
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joints. Finish surface to produce manufacturer's standard wearing-
surface texture.
5. Edge Treatment: As indicated on drawings.
3.4 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL
A. Testing Agency: Engage a qualified independent testing and inspecting agency
to perform field tests and inspections and prepare test reports.
B. Testing Services: Testing and inspecting of completed applications of
playground surface system shall take place according to ASTM F 1292.
C. Remove and replace applications of playground surface system where test
results indicate that it does not comply with requirements.
D. Additional testing and inspecting, at Contractor's expense, will be performed to
determine compliance of replaced or additional work with requirements.
3.5 PROTECTION
A. Seamless Systems: Contractor shall be responsible for protecting the play
surfacing from any type of traffic over system for a minimum of 48 hours after
installation.
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