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Wet-Pour Surfacing & Trim Trail Refresh
Seamless, colourful wet-pour surfacing and a linked agility trail brought a worn KS2 playground back to life and got children moving at every break.
Primary schoolSurrey Surfacing
The project
What we set out to do
The existing surface had split and worn to a trip hazard, and the equipment no longer challenged older pupils. The school wanted a safe, low-maintenance refresh that maximised active play.
- Removal of failed surfacing
- Seamless wet-pour safety surfacing
- Linked agility & trim trail
- Fall-height-matched installation
The brief
The existing surface had split and worn to a trip hazard, and the equipment no longer challenged older pupils. The school wanted a safe, low-maintenance refresh that maximised active play.
Our approach
We removed the failing surface, corrected the base and installed seamless wet-pour rubber in the school's colours, its depth matched to the equipment's fall height. A linked trim trail added balance, climbing and agility challenges along the space.
The result
The playground is safe, level and step-free, drains quickly after rain, and gives children a continuous circuit of physical challenge that is used from the first bell to the last.
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