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Show 1 2B THE GREEN SHEET Thursday, April 25, 1985 SPRING FIX-U- P Home Glass Replacement Auto Glass Mirrors Rescreening New Screens 'Replacement Windows Storm Windows & Doors 'Security Storm Doors & Windows. HOURS: Mon. Fri.,s 5p.m.; Sat. (Showing Only Appointments In Your Home At Your Convenience u Ask For Our SPRING SPECIAL DISCOUNT :r- - sSOLAR linn "f WINDOW & GLASS All m mm I 3 1 Va Villi K it pays" "Quality doesn't cost CRS 100 Amplica 8 Ft. Aluminum System (tnJ 3) Good Thru 1 ... YOUNG FUN A number of thing should be considered when putting in a backyard play area. For instance, (A) the distance between swings should be at least 18 inches; (B) ladder rungs should be seven to 1 inches opart; (C) the angle of the slide should not exceed 30 degrees. Also, for freedom of movement and safety's sake, the use zone around the playset should be from six to eight feet. From there on, a playset made of good materials can lead to many hours of enjoyment for the youngsters. 1 Sound Design, Good Materials, Right Site 2 Building a backyard play area can compared to cooking a favorite dessert. Both require a good recipe or design, both require the right ingredients or materials and both need to be done in the right location. The kitchen usually works best for cooking the dessert and there is a specific area of your yard that works best for building your play area. Determine the best location for your play area by looking from within the house. Find a room, perhaps the kitchen or family room, that you will be in most often while the children are outdoors. Choose an area that can be observed from a window within this room. This is a great time saver when you have to check on crying, commotion or the absence of noise coming from the play area. The area chosen from your win dow should be large enough for a "use zone" around your play structure. The "use zone" is for the running, jumping and chasing that naturally occur around a play structure. It should be free of shrubs, fencing, sidewalks and other objects children can trip on or fall against. When buying or planning your play structure, pay close attention to size spaces or any squeeze-througopenings accessible to the children. If the opening is wide enough for the body to slide through but too narrow for the head, strangulation can occur. For this reason the Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends that accessible openings, such as the space between ladder rungs or safety barriers, be no less than seven inches wide. An easv wav to test your play equipment for un- safe openings, is to see if you can pass a seven inch diameter ball through any opening accessible to a child. If the ball can pass untouched through the opening, entrapment of the head should not be a problem. If you are building your equipment out of wood, the effects of weather and ground contact need to be considered. Redwood and cedar naturally resist insects and decay without the use of preservatives but may, after a year or two, need to be stained to prevent slivering. Oil railroad ties, utility poles and fence posts that have been treated with creosote or pentachlorophenol (penta) are often available and inexpensive. There is somtimes a temptation to use them in borders and other parts of the play area. According to the Environmental Pro- tprtinn thrp is puirton associating frequent exposure to creosote or pentachlorophenol with h sJZk- - s 3443 Small Dish Specialists 265-168- 4 NOW'S THE TIME FOR SPRING GARDEN Start now with our cancer and other health problems. The EPA recommends that frequent and prolonged skin contact with these treated woods be avoided. Creosote and pentachlorophenol should not be used in playground equipment unless they have been sealed with at least two applications of an appropriate sealant. Urethane, epoxy and shellac are acceptable sealers for creosote-treatewood. Urethane, shellac, latex epoxy enamel and varnish are acceptable sealers for pentachlorophenol-teate- d ' v&7' vc REWARDING . . . While the yard surrounding a home can be a challenge, requiring hours of often-- t on to keep out the crabgrass and dandelions, it 1 n.; v ;rv yp con be a source of pride as neighbors passersby admire the product of your labors. and ii wggji Spring planting d PETUNIAS ALYSSUM wood. Most of the pressure-treate- d woods found in lumber yards and home improvement centers have been teated with one of the inorganic arsenicals. They are sold under trade names such as Outdoor Wood and Wood. This type of treated lumber is widely used in commercial playground equipment. According to the EPA, it does not pose a risk from frequent or prolonged skin contact and, therefore, does not require sealers for protection. Fir and southern yellow pine are woods commonly treated with the in- MARIGOLDS SALVIA TOMATOES Jet stor'DX er Big Choice 6 Different Varieties Boy organic arsenicals. They are generally considered better than other types of pine for play equipment because they provide the extra strength needed in high stress areas such as swing posts and beams. 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