School Playgrounds, Public Playgrounds, Church Playgrounds, Daycare Playgrounds

NOTE: This item is a custom order and is not returnable.

Thickness Options and Fall Height Ratings

The Sterling Playground Tiles are available in 4 different thickness sizes. You will want to select the proper thickness level to deliver the ASTM fall rating that you need for your playground.

The ASTM rating determines the fall height for many different types of surfaces, including these Sterling playground tiles.

• 2.25-inch tile thickness for a 4-foot fall height
• 3.25-inch tile thickness for a 6-foot fall height
• 4.25-inch tile thickness for a 8-foot fall height
• 5-inch tile thickness for a 10-foot fall height

Despite the different thickness options, these Sterling Playgrounds tiles are all 2x2 feet in size.

Color Options

The Sterling Playground Tiles are available in a variety of colors. Basic colors such as black, green, blue, terra cotta, gray, and brown are available for a cost-savings measure. The 95% Premium Colors are available in many bright and bold color options and provide the most durable and best surface for high-traffic playgrounds.

Unlike black and pigmented playground tiles, the virgin EPDM rubber wear layer of the 95% Premium Colors offers a durable surface that prevents black rub-off. This feature is ideal for playgrounds where young children frequently crawl and play on the ground. It's also perfect for high-traffic playgrounds at schools and public parks for the additional durability.

This product qualifies for LEED points under the MR 4.1 and MR 4.2 categories, should your facility need an environmentally friendly solution.

Installation Preparation

Before you lay down the rubber playground floor tiles, it's important that you prepare the sub-surface. Without a proper surface material over which to install these tiles, you will not receive the kind of performance that you're seeking. The proper sub-surface options for installation include the following.

- Concrete
- Asphalt
- Aggregate Material (4 to 8 inches in depth)

Think about the installation area for this playground flooring. Dark colored rubber products will absorb sunlight when they are placed in an area that has a direct exposure to the west or south sun. This means these Sterling playground tiles could become hot to the touch, so if your tiles have this type of sun exposure, you may want to avoid allowing children to play in bare feet on these tiles.

The heating problem for these tiles will be reduced if they have partial shade or if they are in an area that receives more of a north or east sun exposure.

Finally, consider the drainage available for the area where you will be installing these rubber playground floor tiles. You don't want water to collect on the subsurface underneath the tiles for long periods of time. Additionally, having a proper draining area in the sub-surface should allow water to drain off the surface of the tiles as well.

Installation Process

Each tile measures 2 by 2 feet, allowing multiple tiles to cover a large area in a short amount of time during the installation process.

These tiles contain an interlocking channel that allows them to fit together tightly, eliminating the possibility of significant gaps between the rubber playground floor tiles. This ensures that you won't have gaps where kids could trip as they're running across the playground. Additionally, by removing significant gaps from the tiles, you won't have to worry about rocks or other materials squeezing into the gaps.

The interlocking channels will not stay together tightly enough just using the channels, though. You will need to apply adhesive to the channels, ensuring the tiles will remain in place, even when placed under the stress of many people standing and running on them.

With this type of playground flooring, you may need to make cuts during the installation process. For example, you may have a retaining wall or fence around the playground, which forces you to cut some tiles to fit inside the barrier. Or if you have playground equipment already in place, you may need to cut around posts.

Straight Cuts: To make a straight cut, you can use a sharp utility knife. Deeply score the tile on the top side and then lay the cut across the face of a 2x4 piece of lumber, which should cause the cut to open up wider. This will allow you to cut the material more easily with the utility knife. Some people will choose to make use of a circular saw to cut these thick tiles. We still recommend that you score the cut line with a utility knife before using the circular saw.

Irregular Cuts: For curved and other irregular cuts on these Sterling playground tiles, you may want to use a jigsaw. Score the tile with the knife before using the jigsaw.

Routine Maintenance

You can ensure a longer lifespan for these rubber playground floor tiles by performing just a little bit of regular maintenance on them.

- Removing Leaves: We recommend a leaf blower or a push broom to remove larger pieces of organic material like leaves or gravel.
- Removing Sand: If these tiles will be used in an area where sand is nearby, you will want to remove the sand from the surface of the tiles periodically. Although the leaf blower may be able to remove the sand successfully, you may have to vacuum the seams on occasion.
- Removing Spots: Should you need to clean up a spot, these tiles can handle most common household cleaners or disinfectants.

View all Sterling outdoor rubber tiles here.

Disclaimer

For orders of 250 tiles or more (covering at least 1,000 square feet), this product requires some level of site supervision during installation from the product manufacturer, and our customer service team can help you figure out the best means of satisfying this requirement for our rubber outdoor tiles.

These outdoor rubber tiles are manufactured using recycled rubber buffings or crumb rubber from reground automotive tires. Some black or color will rub off to some extent under normal use. This is common contact wear with this type of rubber tile.

Constant UV exposure can cause some color fading as well which is normal for outdoor rubber tiles.

Shipping

Ships via freight delivery, shrink wrapped on pallets.

This Product Ships Freight Only.
Please review our shipping disclaimer.

SKU#	SPTAll
In Stock	Yes
Product Type	Tile
Material Type	Rubber
Product Edging	Interlocking
Thickness	2-1/4 inch
Width	2.00 feet
Length	2.00 feet
SF per Item	4.00
Weight	25.00 lbs
Packaging	Shrink Wrapped on Pallets
Non Absorbent	Yes
Special Adhesives	Yes
Universal Interlock	Yes
Interlock Loss	0.00 feet
Kid Safe	Yes
Interlocking Connections	Yes
Made In	Canada
Surface Finish	Shredded rubber buffings
Surface Design	Solid color
Installation Method	Interlocking, glue together
UV Treated	No
Reversible	No
Border Strips Included	No
Floor Score	Yes
Manufacturer Warranty	Limited lifetime warranty