How to choose a garden swing for children?

Swings for children intended for use on the site must be durable, comfortable and safe. There are a number of criteria by which it is necessary to choose such designs.

Garden swings for children are structures that can be made of different materials, have certain sizes and features.

Let's consider the main characteristics that they should have.

Sustainability means safety. Basically, this parameter depends on the reliability of the rack. Most often it is a hollow metal pipe and the thicker its walls, the stronger and stronger it is.

It is best to purchase a swing from a material that will be environmentally friendly.

• Metallic the swing for outdoor use is not subject to corrosion, however, every year the paint coat will have to be renewed. There are a couple more drawbacks to this design - it can have an impressive weight, and in summer it heats up a lot if placed in an open space.
• Plastic structures are lightweight and affordable, but despite the fact that their frame is usually made of metal, they do not have sufficient strength.
• For children, a swing is the best option. made of natural wood, but they also have some disadvantages - the wood is subject to physical stress and decay, therefore, first, it will have to be covered with a protective compound.

Here you need to proceed from the age and weight of the child.

Dimensions, as a rule, provide for three main parameters:

• distance between posts (width);
• depth;
• height.

Children's swing models differ in the type of device:

• floor models assume a strong, durable frame, the presence of seat belts, but they are quite heavy;
• suspended swings are more compact, easy to install, they are inexpensive in price, for children it is better to buy modifications with protective bumpers;
• there is one more type of construction - wireframe, which means the presence of its own frame, instead of chains and ropes, the seat is attached to the rods, and swinging is possible in the same plane.

Models may differ in the presence or absence of a backrest on the seat. If you wish, you can purchase a whole sofa that will rock a child laid across it, but you need to understand that the cost of such a product will be much more expensive.

In addition, it is important to pay attention to the indicators of the carrying capacity of the device. A swing is a product that must be purchased for growth, the child grows up, and his weight increases.

Many parents wonder if pillows are needed. If the swing is wooden, then it is quite possible to do without this accessory; it is another matter if the seat is a metal mesh or is simply not very comfortable.

The quality of a swing is one of the main indicators of its reliability, therefore it is necessary to pay special attention to the choice of a structure from a certain manufacturer. If we take domestic products, then the most preferable models are "Solnyshko" and "Cheburashka".Of the trusted foreign brands, the TimeEco, Ranger and Cruzo swings can be distinguished.

The simplest device can be made on your own. Balancing swing is the most popular type of children's entertainment. The structure is a cross-member fixed to the support pillars.

For work, you will need to prepare a high-quality board, glued beams, chains, a drill and fasteners - pins, bolts, nuts, screws. The wood is pre-processed with a jigsaw and sanded.

The order of work will be as follows:

• with the help of a drill, two holes with a diameter of 20 cm are pulled out, and with the same depth;
• roofing material is placed in the pits, and then brick, stones, which are poured with concrete mortar;
• metal corners for supports are installed when the mixture sets;
• the concrete foundation in the above-ground part must be sanded and painted;
• then you should make a cut in the bar and install the studs, cut out the spacers and fix them on the structure with threaded fasteners;
• the base must be tightened with screws;
• the seat is made from a thick piece of plywood using self-tapping screws, then it needs to be painted and ropes or chains attached to it;
• at the end, the seat is suspended from the bar.

You can do without the construction of the frame if there is a reliable support for hanging. You just need to make a seat, attach chains or a strong cord to it, and hang it. You can use an old chair seat cushion as a swing bar. The main thing is that the wood used is carefully processed to perfect smoothness. If the frame is necessary, then it is better to make the transverse crossbar of metal, fixing the ropes on it with carabiners or by the throw-over method.

One type of seat is regular car tires, which can be used whole or cut into pieces. You should pay attention to the quality of the rope, it must be strong and strong. You can use a rope, which is secured with a sea knot, before pulling it through the prepared holes.

Mobile garden swings for children are easy to make, in addition, they are easy to move from one place to another if you don't like something. However, you can build a solid stationary structure with your own hands.

For information on how to make a garden swing for children out of metal with your own hands, see the next video.