

Making Backyards Fun Since
1997
We Pressure Wash, Waterseal, and Add Life To
Backyard
Wooden Playsets Through Preventive
Maintenance.
Quality backyard wooden playsets are expensive..
It's surprising how much money is spent on the original purchase and how
little is spent to maintain it. If you spent over $2000 on your children's
swingset.. It's an investment. It will depreciate, however, it will also
retain value, provided your family fun center is properly cared for.
This is not a sales pitch.. This is advice.
Your family playset is outside 365/24/7..
During everyday play, it can be subjected to forces similar to a light car
crash depending on the weight and momentum forced on it. If you don't
inspect and tighten the play system bi-annually, it can be more dangerous
than fun. Loose bolts can ream out holes in the post or beams and weaken the
entire structure. If you don't protect the wood from the sun and rain it's
more likely to splinter. Depending on the type of wood, if you allow the
moisture to totally evaporate from the wood, it's more likely to become
brittle and lose overall strength.
A quality playset can be re-sold for 50-75%
of it's original value with annual maintenance.
Water based sealants don't last..
Most wood swing set manufacturers pre-seal their systems with water-based
sealants due to shipping regulations. Unfortunately, water based sealants start to break down shortly after
being exposed to the elements. Some playset manufacturers recommend
re-applying sealant within the first year. Oil based sealants are made to be
more durable and offer greater protection of wood products.
Re-tightening and inspections every 6 months are
recommended for all wooden playsets. You don't have
to hire us
for this preventive maintenance, but it's important that it's done.
We
offer complete playset maintenance .. Our maintenance service consist of
an inspection to determine if any repairs are necessary and a complete
tightening of all components of the play system. We then pressure wash the
wood to remove oxidized sealants and particulates. This insures maximum
penetration of the new sealant and reduces the time spans between
re-sealing. We allow the wood to dry for a few days before applying a fresh
coat of oil based sealant.
Here's a list some of the playsets we've
maintained over the last decade:
And many more...
We maintain swingsets in Houston, Austin, and
Central Texas
281-345-1997
Houston and Surrounding Areas
512-345-1997
Austin and Surrounding Areas
E-mail: jack@playsetservices.com
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