Curtis Stoddard

Before access to a newly installed playground is granted, installers should pull final inspections, do a walk-through with the owner, and give the owner all…

IPEMA is the acronym for International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association. There may be some differing opinions about the original intention for starting…

Recently, I was reflecting with a customer about a playground project we constructed for them in the early ‘80s. I remember I came to the daycare to consult…

When a playground installer arrives at a new job site, he immediately looks at the play area to see if it is level. Even before an installer gets out a…

What would a modern playground be without the invention of plastic? I would challenge anyone to find a commercial playground that isn’t fabricated, in part,…

As a playground advocate, I spend a lot of time working with playground owners. On a daily basis, I am in contact with people who purchase and maintain…

Concrete footings for playground equipment are one of the most important issues when constructing play equipment. The United States Consumer Safety…

How high can you fly? Well if you’re a child with an imagination – and what child doesn’t have one ­­– you can go very high. You can go at least as high as the…

What is the biggest misconception about maintaining unitary surfaces? Unitary surfaces include rubber mats, poured-in-place rubber, two-layer systems, and…