Complex - large
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The large complex is a centrepiece to any playground. You will need two 3 door platforms, one 4 door platform, 1 set of steps, 1 climbing wall, 2 slides, 1 fireman’s pole, 2 tyre bridges, 1 rocket ship and 2 and pits. You will need to cement in the foundations of the frames. Make sure you have at least 2 metres of space around the complex. Per large complex Platform (3 door) Platform (4 door) Tyre bridges slides Fireman’s pole steps Sandpits rocket Climbing wall
Amount 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1
How to build 1. Build all of the elements using their individual guides. 2. Mark out the foundations shown in the diagram below and dig to 30 inches. 3. Before cementing in the frame sand and paint with undercoat the section of metal that will be going in the foundation.
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4. Cement in the platform first and make sure that it is level on all axes. 5. Wait for the platform cement to dry. 6. Next put in place the other elements and weld them to the platform and cement into the foundation holes. 7. Make the sand pits. 8. Paint.
Colour Scheme Paint a whole complex legs and rails blue and another whole complex green. Alternate the colours. Paint the complex platform yellow on top and underneath. Paint the tyre bridge metal yellow. Paint the tyre bridge tyres and woods red, yellow and green. Paint the fireman’s pole and rocket ship purple (paint the tyres of the rocket red, yellow and green. Paint the steps orange and the step rails and yellow. Paint the slide rails and underside supports orange, leave the topside of the slide unpainted, paint the underside yellow. Paint the climbing wall check plate orange, paint the pipe underneath and the pods yellow. Paint the sandpit tyres in the order red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and repeat
Foundation
Fireman’s pole
18”
2ft
X marks the centre of the foundation and where the leg should go. 30” deep
2ft 30”
4ft Slide
4ft
18”
82” 91” Tyre bridge
4ft
4ft Slide
Climbing 4ft wall
4ft 91”
61”
Tyre bridge
82” 54” Steps 3