When an old playground disappears in the middle of a neighborhood, there's more to the process than you might think. Cheongwoo Fun Station collaborated with a YouTube channel to document the entire process from demolition to factory fabrication to transportation to site assembly to flooring. Let's follow along in five steps to see "how" a playground is made, even though we usually only see the finished product.
The steel structure that forms the backbone of the playground is weldedtogether in the factory, piece by piece. Once shaped, the surface is pretreated and thencolored with powder coating. Powder coating produces a thicker, more uniform coat than regular liquid paint, making it more durable for long-lasting UV, rain, and friction resistance outdoors. The color is not just a finish, it's a process that creates a 'long-lasting surface'.
Plastic parts with large curved surfaces and hollows, like slides, are made by rotational molding. Raw material (plastic powder) is placed in a mold, and as the mold rotates and heats up, the material melts and spreads evenly along the inside walls of the mold, and when it cools, it forms a seamless, one-piece slide. This process requires specialized equipment, so it is handled by a specialized outsourcing partner, who is commissioned by Cheungwoo Funstation to build to design specifications and quality standards.
The factory-built structure is transported to the site and lifted by craneinto position. For large members, the center of gravity, lifting points, and surrounding safety distances must be planned in advance, and getting the foundation exactly where it is placed will determine the accuracy of the subsequent assembly.
Attach play elements such as stairs, slides, swings, etc. to the structure once it is in place. Finish fastening and tying of each member to the prescribed standards and ensure that there is no wobble or play. Children will be climbing and hanging on to these structures every day, so precision in the assembly phase translates into safety.
Once the structure is standing, we install the floor. Rubber chips and colored EPDM elastic are laid down to absorb the impact of a child's fall or fall. EPDM can be color-coded to create a design floor that fits the concept of your park or playground, while also serving as a functional material that meets fall safety standards. Once the floor is installed, the playground is complete.
It's hard to know the 'who, how, and to what standards' of a playground just by looking at the finished product. It's clear why Cheongwoo Fun Station publishes the entire production and construction process. We control the welding and powder coating of the steel structurein our own line, specialty processes such as slides are carried out in accordance with the standards of proven partners, and KC safety certification standards and EPDM floor safety standards are met together. This all-rounder system, which takes responsibility for the entire process from design-design-build-construction-maintenance, is the basis for the confidence of designers, builders and owners.
There are five main steps: demolition → factory fabrication (steel welding, powder coating, slide rotational molding) → crane transportation and installation → staircase, slide, and swing assembly → rubber chip-EPDM flooring construction.
It is made by rotational molding (rotomolding), a process in which plastic raw materials are placed in a mold, rotated, and heated to form a single, seamless piece. It's a process that requires specialized equipment, which is why we work with qualified partners.
It's a rubber-based elastomeric pavement that can be color-coded to absorb the impact of a fall to create a designed floor while ensuring safety. It is installed with rubber chips to meet shock absorption standards.
The thick, uniform coating is UV, abrasion, and corrosion resistant. It's great for maintaining the color and surface of your outdoor playground for longer.