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A wooden swing frame - What you need to consider

A swing frame in the garden is a particularly popular attraction for young and old. The high-quality wooden swings from AKUBI are particularly quick to set up, as they are offered as a practical complete kit that can be easily assembled yourself: The sturdy spruce wood and the detailed assembly instructions from AKUBI support safe assembly in the garden. The choice of the right location and the use of special Ground anchors for the swing ensure a stable attachment of the swing. The right care through conscientious maintenance and the use of child-friendly colors ensures that your child can enjoy the swing for a long time. With a children's swing from AKUIBI, you are opting for long-term outdoor fun. Because who doesn't love this pleasant tingling in the stomach when the swing swings towards the sky!?

• Safe construction of wooden swings
• How to attach a swing in the garden?
• How do you clean and maintain a wooden swing?
• Which swing for which age?
• Swing with slide = double the fun

In our article Gardening for children you will find many ideas on how your garden can become your child's favorite place!

Safe construction of wooden swings

The swings from AKUBI are made of natural solid wood and are delivered as a practical complete kit. This allows you to easily assemble the swing frame yourself and then attach the desired swing to it.

The assembly of the AKUBI wooden swings takes place in just a few steps:

1. First of all, you should check the included list of materials whether all components, such as screws, nuts, nails and swing clamps, are complete.
2. Then you should have a ladder, a spirit level, a folding rule, a hammer, a saw, a drill and a stapler ready.
3. Find a flat surface for the construction of the swing posts. When choosing the location, make sure that a safety distance of at least 2 meters from other structures is guaranteed.
4. Then follow the assembly instructions, which also show exactly which materials you need for which step. You should pre-drill each screw connection with a drill or a cordless screwdriver so that no longitudinal cracks form in the wood. This ensures the safety of your wooden swing.
5. In a swing model with slide, the slide is screwed to the play frame as the last element and can then be loaded up to 70 kg.

You will see: It is a great feeling to assemble the swing for your child yourself. In addition, you can also individualize the children's swing by adding additional Swing Accessories or equip them with the Child-friendly wood glaze of the AKUBI paint system in your favourite colour of your child.

How to attach a swing in the garden?

The children's swing frame and the associated stable posts requires a horizontal stand and some space in the garden. In order to ensure the safety of your child while swinging, the swing with its posts must be firmly anchored in the ground. You can find a foundation plan in the product information.

Determine where exactly the holes for concreting the ground anchors of the children's swing need to be dug. In order for the swing frame to be stable and fully loadable, the concrete must harden for several days. As an alternative to concrete foundations, you can also use special Swing anchor for anchoring in the garden.

Once the swing frame has been successfully installed, you can easily attach the children's swing to the swing hooks. The height of the swing seat can be adjusted on the swing ropes. Accordingly, children of any size can use the wooden play swing.

How do you clean and maintain a wooden swing?

So that you can enjoy your wooden swing for a long time, it is important that it is properly cared for. The resistant and shatterproof plastic swing seat is best cleaned with water, so it is clean again in no time at all.

Maintenance of the swing for children is carried out as follows: Check the swing regularly for stability, safety and functionality. All screws and connections of the swing should be tightened or, if necessary, tightened with the appropriate tools, such as wrenches and ratchets. The Wood splinters of the natural spruce wood must be removed to prevent cuts or injuries. If damage occurs to ropes, swing seats or the slide, these accessories should be replaced with new suitable AKUBI products .

Since the wooden swings from AKUBI are made of natural, untreated spruce, they are best provided with wood protection. Particularly suitable is The AKUBI Colour System , which offers high-coverage glazes for self-painting. The child-friendly glazes protect the wood of the swing from rapid weathering and ensure that the wooden swing remains beautiful for a long time. . The glazes of the AKUBI paint system are made on the basis of natural oils, are easy to process, saliva-resistant and free of known pollutants and solvents, so that no toxic fumes are secreted. The harmlessness of the AKUBI paint system is confirmed by the test according to DIN EN 71–3, the European standard for toy safety. In addition, the AKUBI wood paint does not flake off compared to classic lacquer layers and there are no sharp edges where children could injure themselves. Instead, the paints are absorbed into the outer layers of wood and bond sustainably with the material.

All these advantages make the AKUBI wood protection paint particularly suitable for children's swings. A total of 8 shades are available, so that every child quickly finds their favourite colours. Whether Caribbean blue, apple green, snow white, ocean blue, old pink, ruby red, lemon yellow or silver grey - there is something for every taste.

If you don't want to cover the wood with colorful paint and preserve the natural wood look, you should make sure when choosing the transparent wood preservative that it is just as good a quality as the AKUBI color system.

This means that nothing stands in the way of the little ones having fun playing on the garden playground equipment in the future and the swing for children is a popular meeting place in the garden for young and old people from the entire family and the whole circle of friends.

Which swing for which age?

To ensure the safety of your children, we recommend most of our swings – like the normal one red swing seat , or the Swing set – for children from 3 years.

However, we also offer special baby swings that also allow toddlers between 9 and 36 months to have their first swinging fun. All our baby swings are designed in such a way that smaller children can swing safely under supervision and not only have to watch their big siblings. So that you can design your children's swing paradise according to taste, AKUBI has two baby swing models to choose from: To choose from:

With our large selection of swings, which can all be mounted on our wooden swing frames, you can put together your own personal swing paradise. This allows the swing in the garden to be used peacefully and without competition by siblings and friends.

Swing with slide = double the fun

If you want to increase the fun of playing in your own garden, you can also combine a wooden swing with a slide. At AKUBI there are matching sets to buy that combine both outdoor attractions with each other in a spirited way.

How about a wave slide and the double children's swing in the desired colours red, blue, violet or green? The matching climbing ladder takes you up to the play tower. Once the summit has been climbed via the climbing wall, the slide on the seat of the trousers follows down the slide. This multiplies the play opportunities for the little ones and stimulates the imagination and team spirit. For relaxation, there is then a cosy end on the children's swing or in a sandpit.

As a particularly Accessories for the swing in your garden you can use our double swing seat, our special AKUBI climbing set with climbing stones, handles, rope ladder and climbing rope or our AKUBI Swing Set with flex swing, swing disc and trapeze with rings. In this context, also think about the special Fall protection mats , that we have on offer to ensure safety in the event of children falling. . In addition, a great play set with telephone, steering wheel, mailbox and telescope is also available from AKUBI.

Wooden climbing frames can also be equipped with climbing frame extensions, such as the Swing Extension , individualize.

In combination, our garden playground equipment and the right accessories offer your children a lot of variety, so that long-lasting play fun in the garden is offered.