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🎪 Playset Area Cost Calculator

Estimate the cost to prep a safe playset area — rubber mulch, wood mulch, or rubber tiles, plus border timbers and landscape fabric.

Project Details

Area Length (feet)

Area Width (feet)

Surface Material (1=rubber mulch, 2=wood mulch, 3=rubber tiles)

1 = rubber mulch (best durability), 2 = wood mulch (cheapest), 3 = rubber tiles (easiest cleanup)

Timber Border? (0=no, 1=yes)

Your Estimate

Enter your details and hit Calculate to see results.

More Tools You Might Need

Check grade and keep border timbers even

Spread and level mulch or rubber fill evenly

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Pin landscape fabric flat before adding surface material

Pro Tips

✓ ASTM safety standards recommend 9–12 inches of loose-fill mulch for fall protection from 6-foot heights
✓ Install landscape fabric first — it blocks weeds from growing up through rubber or wood mulch
✓ Rubber mulch lasts 10+ years and stays put in rain; wood mulch needs topping off every 1–2 seasons
✓ Add 6 inches of fall zone clearance beyond the outermost edge of any equipment

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