At worst, you might need to scoop out a little soil on the uphill side for the back-swing, but I doubt it. If the slide spill-out need raising it wouldn't be much so a small mound of soil feathered into the surrounding grade would take care of it. I think you could do that by adding a "curb" to the downhill side and backfilling behind it. You'll just want to build up the down hill end enough to make it work, which is probably only a few inches. (Not as large as those dimensions given.) Since it's wood, you won't want to sink any of it below grade. What's going to matter the most for leveling is only the rectangular base of the set, which is not that large. the former by shortening or lengthening the chain supports and the latter, by altering the tilt. Consider that both the swings and slide are adjustable. Then, it will only be practical to orient the swings and slide in sync with the hill, facing downhill.
Pretend for a moment that you're going to place the set in the yard without making any changes to the grade. Consider placing it such that the least amount of change to the yard is made. The play set looks like it's for pretty young kids. Will you want to still have it when the kids are in high school or college? And when it's gone, will you want a sizable disfigurement of the lawn? Or, would you like it to look more or less like what it is now? If the latter, don't be too quick to spend a small fortune making permanent changes. :-)Ĭonsider how long you'll want to keep this play set. There's nothing children love better than a huge drop-off, so don't rule that out so soon. Below are side view pictures of the construction. This would require more materials to contain soil and deal with drainage, but would create less of a step up or down to the play area. All of the excavated soil would be removed to another area of the yard or off site.Īlternatively, one could excavate the soil from the top half of the area and use it to fill in the lower half of the area. The perforated pipe must extend along one side to empty near the drainage easement. This single excavation with the step (or jump) down on the top half would require fewer retaining wall blocks (or timber, if that feels safer) and less perforated drain pipe and gravel fill. That is 1.27" of rise for every foot of run, meaning 13' removed from the slope would create a drop off of 16.5" at the top. A boundary along all sides would keep whatever mulch used in the play area from escaping. This play area will need to be bounded by a retaining wall at the top and sides. In order to minimize the step down or step up to this area, it would obviously be better to have the longer edge parallel the drainage easement. Add 3' to those measurements and the play area becomes 13' x 16'2". How can they reassure the slope of the yard isn’t altered so a) water doesn’t pool in the level area below the playset b) water drains properly in general in our backyard, away from the house, no pooling, etc. Would a landscaper excavate/dig (so area closest to the house is same as the area near the rocks) or add/create retaining wall)? Would the latter have erosion/not be as safe? If retaining wall, how much/tall of a drop off between where it ends and the rest of the yard? I don’t want a huge drop off. What is the best way to level out the area for the playground? I went out and measured the swing set and the best area for it is in the area marked in red (see photos) I have a 50 foot deep backyard - the 1st 20 feet is non-easement The last 30 feet is drainage easement. The problem is my entire backyard is sloped. Was hoping to have wood mulch chips or rubber mulch chips. (plus need an extra 3-6 feet around the perimeter). I would like this swing set: Gorilla Playsets Five Star II Space Saver Cedar Swing Set ( ). I really would like to have a swing set in the backyard for him to play on. Live in NE Ohio - Have a very active 2.5 year old boy.
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