Playground Soft

What it is.

Playground Soft is built around the pad, not the carpet. Underneath the turf is a closed-cell foam shock pad rated to ASTM F1292 fall heights — the same standard that governs engineered wood fiber and rubber tiles in commercial playgrounds.

We size the pad to the fall height of the equipment on site. A 5-foot platform needs a different pad spec than a 10-foot platform. We don't sell a one-pad-fits-all install — the pad gets engineered to the playset's critical fall height.

IPEMA-certified system. Soft-touch fiber means no abrasion when kids slide, dive, or land flat. No loose rubber crumb to track inside the house, no infill to swallow.

Specs.

Highlight features.

• ASTM F1292-rated shock pad sized to fall height
• IPEMA-certified system
• No loose infill — nothing to track or ingest
• Soft-touch fiber, no fall-abrasion

Best for.

• Backyard playsets
• Daycare play areas
• School playgrounds
• HOA tot-lots

Maintenance.

Hose down quarterly. Inspect seams annually — playground turf seams take more abuse than any other install. Pad inspection every 3-5 years to confirm shock attenuation is still within ASTM F1292 spec.

Price & install timing.

$12-16/sqft installed. Final number depends on prep depth, drainage work, and square footage. Install range is typically 4-6 weeks from contract signing — sometimes faster in the off-season, sometimes longer in spring when everyone wants their backyard ready before Memorial Day.

Where it works.

We install Playground Soft across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Most jobs come from Aledo, Fort Worth, Southlake, and the Parker / Tarrant / Denton county corridor — see the full service-area list.