To determine which thickness of the Kid Kushion product line is suitable for your application, you must first determine what the "Fall Height" of your play area is. If you have playground equipment, you measure the height from the ground up to the highest platform the children would stand on (this is according to ASTM regulations). This distance is your "Fall Height".

1) Select the appropriate Thickness:
The 2 ½" thickness is used most frequently, both indoors and outdoors. When installed over concrete or asphalt, it has a drop height rating of 6 ft.; the 3-½" thickness is used for an 8 ft. drop-height over concrete, and the 3 ¾" thickness is used for a 10 ft. drop-height.

2) Select your Color:
Black is the least expensive as no paint is added to the rubber's natural color, and it involves one less step in the manufacturing process.

Standard Solid Colors: Azure (blue), Gris (charcoal gray), Terra Cotta (burnt red), and Verde (bright green). These four colors have been carefully selected through various tests in terms of durability & longevity. All colored rubber will eventually fade, and these colors have been selected because they withstand the effects of UV sunshine the best. (See Color Chart)

EPDM Colors: "Speckled" patterns, most frequently using the brighter colors of the universe. Bright colors do not work well with recycled rubber; hence EPDM particles (virgin rubber) are used on the top layer only (the balance of the tile is made of the 100% recycled rubber as are the rest of our products). "Standard" EPDM colors we carry are the "Confetti" (Red, Blue & Yellow), and the "Starburst" (Blue, Grey & Yellow). Many beautiful combinations have been made using the EPDM particles - simply choose your own spectrum and place a special order!

3) Select your method of installation:
The preferred sub-surface for a Kid Kushion surface is concrete or asphalt, but it is acceptable to install our product on top of compacted dirt or crushed rock. The idea is to have a stable, solid surface with a grade to allow heavy rainfall (water) to drain in one direction away from the surface area. You do not want water to puddle beneath the surface for extended periods of time. Dips will form over time and the overall appearance of the surface will not be as pleasing.

a) Adhesive: Our single-component adhesive works especially well with our product because the same bonding agent present in this adhesive is used in the Kid Kushion tile itself. It will not ever give out - of course, you won't be able to remove the tile intact either once you've glued it in place… This is the most economical manner of installing our tiles, and of course most theft-proof.

b) Aluminum Metal Clips: Must be used over dirt and any surface that is not permanent or completely smooth. The best advantage to the clips is that if you choose to remove your Kid Kushion Playground Tiles from its current location you can; then move them to be installed at a new address. Also, it makes maintenance easier. Often times one particular spot on a tile will take a continuous pounding by children's' feet (i.e. bottom of a slide, spot where kids scuff the surface as they "step up" onto a structure). This tile will wear out much earlier than any of the other tiles, and you'll want to replace that one tile. With the clip system, it is much easier to do.

c) Combination of Adhesive & Clips: Often times the Aluminum Metal Clips are used to hold all the Center Tile pieces together while the entire perimeter areas is installed using the adhesive with both one row of Center Tile, and the "Ramps" (perimeter pieces). The result is a surface that is locked together and "sealed" tight by a glued down perimeter.

Adhesive coverage is figured at 60 sq.ft. per gallon; the Aluminum Metal Clips are figured at 3.6 clips per tile. These clips are to be used specifically with Kid Kushion Tiles only (2 ½", 3 ½",3 ¾" thickness), and cannot be used with any Ramp pieces.