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About Bob Meihaus
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Expertise
I can provide experienced answers, options, solutions and personal opinion on almost any topic concerning children`s playgrounds residential or commercial. Including questions on design, construction, maintenance, groundcover, accesiblity and most importantly safety.

Experience
For 23 years owner of custom design and build playground company. Over that time designed and built thousands of residential and commercial play structures.

Organizations
Certified Safety Inspector and member ASTM committees on playground safety for commercial and residential play areas.

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Bob Meihaus 
In Category  Playground Safety and Design

SubjectDate Asked

plastic wood chip for playground9/29/2008
  Q: About 7 months ago, I was on a site that was advertising plastic wood chips, not the rubber ones but ...
  A: Sorry, but I do not know anything about this product. Its not a new idea, many people have ...
types of playground mulch9/3/2008
  Q: Are there different types or grades of playground bark mulch ? Our town recently put down a very ...
  A: Yes, there are all types of mulch and it is hard so say what they used on your playground without ...
tires8/19/2008
  Q: We have a wood playground set in our yard. There is a small deck area (about 5' x 3') and I would ...
  A: NO! There are a few things in this business where there is no difference between residential and ...
Ground cover for play ground7/1/2008
  Q: It's a large wooden swingset in an area aprox. 12'x15'. I have two concerns. One, if my girls fall ...
  A: Danielle, you have only two choices that are affordable. One is a loose fill organic like all ...
playground5/7/2008
  Q: I live in a complex where I am responsible for a large playground. Around 5 years ago we installed ...
  A: Yes, it is past time to add new mulch on top of the old mulch. You should add mulch at least every ...
mulch5/7/2008
  Q: I live in a complex where there is a large playground. Around 5 years ago we installed wood mulch. ...
  A: You are past due on adding new mulch, you should add mulch every other year if not every year ...
residential playground2/5/2008
  Q: I am getting ready to create a backyard playground for my son. I would like to have a bordered area ...
  A: Sorry to say, but not much of one in that size area. For a bordered area to be safe and not more of ...
small preschool playground - what will it cost?1/12/2008
  Q: I realize the range of what it could cost is huge. But in general how much are we likely to spend ...
  A: You are correct, this isn't an easy question to answer with this format, but I will attempt to give ...
P-Gravel12/30/2007
  Q: I saw some of your previous suggestions and we would like to install a p- gravel area around our ...
  A: Kim, you can use 6x6 oak ties, one or two rows high if you really want to try and keep the gravel ...
Playground design for a 10 year old9/19/2007
  Q: Bob, I'm trying to design a playground for 10.5 year old girl, I know I'm late in the process but ...
  A: You could enclose the lower area into an additional playhouse to create a 2 level play structure, ...
Playground design for a 10 year old9/14/2007
  Q: Bob, I'm trying to design a playground for 10.5 year old girl, I know I'm late in the process but ...
  A: Not any one simple answer. My suggestions for playhouse, no straight ladders, angling them a little ...
playground equipment making and design8/30/2007
  Q: there: I will be ready to start my own factory making commercial playground equipment in late Nov. ...
  A: What a loaded and complex question. Unfortunately there is no school or college degree in this world ...
Safe and functional playground for small autism charter school8/6/2007
  Q: As an occupational therapist, I know the beneficial relationship between movement and learning. I am ...
  A: Frances, there are numerous rubber surfaces that come in tile form or are poured in-place rubber. ...
Safe and functional playground for small autism charter school8/4/2007
  Q: As an occupational therapist, I know the beneficial relationship between movement and learning. I am ...
  A: Frances, cannot be of much help with the funding issue, there are other more knowledgeable and ...
design and technology homework.5/27/2007
  Q: why do you use the materials you use, where do you get them? where does most of your manufacturing ...
  A: Dean, sorry I am not a Manufacture I am a Designer Consultant but I will still try to answer your ...
rubber nuggets5/19/2007
  Q: I have a daycare with 12 children ages 4 months to 3 years old. I am in the process of redoing my ...
  A: Ray,sorry but you are asking the wrong expert with this question. No! I do not like the rubber ...
playground equipment4/29/2007
  Q: I am looking for a canopy to shade my toddlers on the playground. Can you give me information on ...
  A: Michele, if this is for a commercial use like a school or daycare, almost every playground company ...
Wood Chips for Playground2/7/2007
  Q: We are in the process of installing a playground for the kids. We have been told that the best ...
  A: Tina, actually I think " P" gravel, really small pebbles is probably your best, most affordable, ...
Installing a Basketball Basket on a Metal pole8/14/2006
  Q: Could you please lead me thru using cement to install a basket ? Size and depth of hole if stone ...
  A: Actually the frost line could be an issue. The frost line if you are in a really cold climate should ...
Installing a Basketball Basket on a Metal pole8/14/2006
  Q: Could you please lead me thru using cement to install a basket ? Size and depth of hole if stone ...
  A: Ed, if you bought a manufactured basketball system? You should follow the instructions of the ...
Playground design expert needed7/26/2006
  Q: I am working with an entertainment and marketing company, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that is ...
  A: Eric, not exactly sure what you are looking for or what you have in mind,but go ahead and send me ...
fence5/28/2006
  Q: I am going to put up a 6 foot high ceder panel fence around a play area. The panels are 8 feet long. ...
  A: Set posts to actual fence sections length, measure, 8'to center of post not between posts. Wood ...

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