It is picturesque. You are hosting the summer get-togethers for your families in your backyard. You have ensured perfection in the entertainment for the kids to play while enjoying those summertime memories with your swing set. However, before the magnificent lifetime of memories begin, it is severely important to review important steps to ensure your swing set is safe and secure for the entire family. One of these steps includes leveling your swing set. In this article, we will go over a comprehensive guide to set you and your entire family up for success in having the safest environment for your swing set. So, let us level up with our assembling and level a swing set for your backyard!
Reviewing Your Tools to Level a Swing Set
One of the most important aspects to consider before assembling your swing set is to review the tools you will need to build the swing set of wonderful memories for the family. For starters, you need a carpenter’s level to begin this process. This handy tool will assist you with full assurance that your swing set is fully level and ready for heightened thrill. The other tools you will need are a shovel, a rake, a hammer, measuring tape, gravel for leveling & soil for filling gaps. You could also replace soil with sand if your preferred sand as a use for filling gaps. Once you have gathered these tools altogether, now we can begin the process in assembling & leveling your swing set.
Choosing the Right Location & Assembling Your Swing Set
Your backyard swing set will be the perfect addition to your backyard ensuring many fond memories and a lifetime investment for your family. Now that we have gathered the best tools for leveling your swing set, we must determine the perfect location on where your swing set will be for years to come. The desired location of where you will place your swing set must be flat and must be free of rocks or any sort of debris. You do not want to place your swing set on a hill, unless you are planning to send a tape to MTV. The location must be safe and will ensure the overall safety of your family while they enjoy the newest addition to your backyard.
Once this has been decided, then we can assemble your swing set. The assembling process is extremely important to provide a fun and safe environment for the entire family. This is why we recommend you thoroughly review the manufacturer’s instructions to set it up altogether. Another fantastic way to ensure your swing set is set up successfully, it never hurts to reach out to a professional installer who will assist you with providing a pitch perfect location and will assemble your swing set at an additional cost. While you are assembling your swing set, you will find yourself with relief is that some swing sets already come with adjustable feet, which may help with leveling your swing set.
Checking the Initial Level & Adjusting Your Swing Set
After the perfect assembling of your swing set, we can begin the leveling process of your swing set. We start with the basics by checking the initial level of your swing set. Grab your carpenter’s level to check if the swing set is already level. Use this level by placing it on the horizontal crossbar or any part of the swing set that should already be level.
We have a setback. An audible most of us must face. The swing set is now unfortunately uneven, and we must adjust it to ensure a safe environment. A great start to adjusting your swing set ensuring a level environment is by adjusting the feet if your swing set has adjustable feet. You could turn these feet by raising or lowering the corners. Another step you could take is by using shims to confirm the perfect leveling of your swing set. By doing this, you will want to place wood or plastic leveling shims under the low corners of the swing set to raise them up.
In The Event of Digging & Filling.
Ok, maybe you do not have adjustable feet with your newly invested swing set, and we may need to consider more steps to successfully level your swing set. That is where more of our tools will come into play as we may need to dig out the low areas and add fill material to the level that swing set with perfection! To dig out the low areas by your swing set location, use a shovel by removing soil or grass from under the lower sides of your swing set. To add the fill material to leveling your swing set, you will need to place the gravel or sand mentioned earlier into the dug-out areas to raise the swing set to the correct height.
After you have made the proper adjustments with your swing set, grab that carpenter’s level tool, and give that swing set another inspection ensuring that it is successfully leveled to the ground. Once you have determined that the swing set is level to the surface, we can now proceed with finalizing your swing set.
The Final Level. Securing & Testing Your Swing Set
It takes a considerable amount of time and careful mindfulness to successfully assemble your swing set in your back yard. Leveling your swing set may be the most crucial step when it comes to the entire installation process, especially in the name of safety. Once your swing set has been leveled, secure your swing set by following the instructions of your manufacturer by usually anchoring it to the ground with stakes or anchors further preventing any movement from your swing set. After securing that swing set to the ground in the perfect location, it never hurts to do one final inspection ensuring the stability and levelness of your swing set. A couple of things to look out for is removing any debris or any unsafe objects that are by your swing set and by ensuring your swing set is not wobbling and that it hangs evenly.
Once you have gone through a secure and final inspection and that this innovation will be the ultimate stand out to your backyard, why not go for a swing and test that new swing set. Remember to consider your safety options, you are the first person to attempt this new thrilling ride to the back yard. Start by gently assessing your swing set by yourself or you could gently push the swings to ensure it is stable and it has been properly leveled. These final three steps are truly what defines the final level of leveling your swing set by finally proving that your swing set is ready for providing fun for the family for years to come.
Additional Considerations
When we say comprehensive, we really mean comprehensive. At Kids World Systems, we want to provide you with the most information possible for more insight and more enthusiasm for all your background playground inquiries. Leveling your swing set is incredibly important yet alone leveling any sort of investment you wish to add to your backyard. Leveling is going to ensure that your backyard play items are safe and secure for you and the kiddos for a great amount of time.
And with that said, let us always remember that safety must always come first for anything you add to your backyard. For your swing set, always make sure to inspect your swing set regularly ensuring it is safe for use. One of the main aspects to consider when it comes to safety checks is if your swing set is anchored properly and securely to avoid any sort of tipping or instability. To further ensure that your swing set is level, we also recommend having routine maintenance to your swing set. This can simply be done by checking your swing set periodically to make sure your swing set is successfully leveled to the ground. One final tip that we recommend for you to consider when it comes to leveling your swing set is to consult your regular instructions from the manufacturer for additional guidance.
Final Thoughts
Just like that, your swing set is ready for the season and ready to deliver those fun memories for the kiddos and to provide future nostalgia. And it is all thanks to you for taking the initiative to understand the essential fundamentals to ensuring a safe environment for you and your family and your backyard! It all comes to following these important steps by making sure your swing set is level by gathering the necessary tools, indicating a precise location for your swing set, assembling the swing set, and checking the initial level. Some setbacks may occur, and you may need to adjust your swing set if your swing set has feet to it or you may need to dig & fill the location of where your swing set will be located ensuring that it is successfully level. By powering through the final level by securing your swing set, doing a final inspection & taking that swing set for a test swing, you will find an enthusiastic sense of relief knowing your swing set will be the perfect addition to your back yard.