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A different use for rubber mulch

Posted by Jamie Kavanagh on

As rubber mulch suppliers to much of the country, Dallas Rubber Mulch has been asked to do all sorts of things with our product. For the most part, this has been to create landscapes, play areas, use it as sports infill, equestrian surfaces and other mainstream uses. However, we were recently asked about using it as a backstop at a gun club. It's a novel and very useful way of using rubber mulch. The properties of rubber mulch lend themselves well to the idea of using it as a backstop at either a pistol or indoor rifle range. While it...

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More rubber mulch FAQs

Posted by Jamie Kavanagh on

It has been a couple of months since we published our first rubber mulch FAQ and we have come across a few more frequently asked questions from our customers. While we are more than happy to answer questions, it may help more of you if we also answer them here. If you have a question or query about any aspect of working with rubber mulch, don't hesitate to get in touch. We're happy to help! How is fall height calculated? Dallas Rubber Mulch suggests a minimum depth of 6 inches to provide adequate safe landing for heights of up to...

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Building a playground with rubber mulch part 2

Posted by Jamie Kavanagh on

Welcome back to the second part of our two-part series on building a safe play area using rubber mulch. Last time we covered preparation. That included calculating how much rubber mulch you need for the potential drop height and area of the play area. We also discussed preparing the ground, leveling, adding drainage if necessary, a weed barrier and perhaps a border to keep everything tidy. So without further ado, let us continue building your play area. We deliver our rubber mulch in 20 pound bags, 1000 or 2000 pound bulk bags. It is delivered by truck to the curbside,...

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Building a playground with rubber mulch part 1

Posted by Jamie Kavanagh on

There are many advantages and very few disadvantages of using rubber mulch as a playground safety surface. Numerous studies have shown that rubber offers more impact protection than any other surface which is why it is being used in so many public and private playgrounds. If you're considering building a play area and are looking for a safe, versatile ground covering, look no further. The next two posts on Dallas Rubber Mulch are going to outline the basic method of designing and building that playground using our rubber mulch. We hope it helps! Preparation is key Planning is almost always...

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Some clever uses for old tires

Posted by Jamie Kavanagh on

As you probably know, rubber mulch is made from recycled tires. With over 290 million tires disposed of every year, we need to come up with increasingly clever ways of reusing or recycling them. Otherwise they just end up in landfill and that's not a good thing! Modern tire compounds mean it would take thousands of years for a tire to fully degrade. During that time, they could leak into the water table, hold water destined for the land and many other bad things. The fewer we put into the ground the better. Dallas Rubber Mulch recycles as many tires...

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