It’s important to check your wooden climbing frame play system regularly.  If you have chosen a metal playset then this is not as so important but the climbing frames we mostly install are domestic wooden play frames mostly sold by Selwood, Plum Products or Action Climbing Frames. The wood on these climbing frames will move, this might sound scary but it’s a natural product and is fine, you won’t even realise it but when it rains the water will

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swell, in heat it will shrink and with use and the English weather meaning it can rain and then heat up very regularly can help the bolt start to loosen.

Even if your professional climbing frame installer builds it you will need to

check it more in the first few weeks, the ground can move under the weight of the playset, your children want to play on It continuously and everything is

fresh, this is called the settling in period. After this the safety check can be a little less frequent. We can offer a safety check and oil stain for you so please contact us to arrange this even if its once a year, we will check it after the winter, stain the wood ready for the summer sun and check all the bolts are tight and safe for your child or children to play on.