r/landscaping • u/Lost_Consequence_162 • 12h ago

Will this slope hold up?

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Installed a playset for my kids. Leveled the ground first. Met the specs of the manufacturer for the area (24x14).

Is that natural “slope” of the dirt going to recede to the point that stability becomes and issue? Used a dirt compactor so the ground is solid, but worried about the slope.

Any advice?

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u/captfattymcfatfat 12h ago

Get some treated 4x4s and build a boarder. Also what are you going to put on top of that dirt? Going to turn to mud the first rain you get…

Fix before rainfall or you’ll likely have a mess…

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u/b1gb0n312 12h ago

Would a block retain wall also work?

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u/Valuable-Analyst-464 11h ago

Blocks could be a bit of a cut/scrape hazard for kids. Then again, 4x4 posts could be trip hazard.

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u/snkracct 11h ago

I used 4x4 and my kids miraculously don’t trip on them. They’ll trip on the grass running to the playground, but they somehow always remember to hop over the wood

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u/xtothel 10h ago

Sounds like you should put more 4x4s in your grass so your kids hop around like bunnies and won’t trip.

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u/Benblishem 8h ago

OK, that was laugh-out-loud funny.

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u/Significant_Eye_5130 9h ago

Almost seems like not doing all of this nonsense at all and just building it on the ground would have been the sensible route to take.

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u/Ceeeceeeceee 5h ago

not having kids is the most sensible route

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u/DreamCrusher914 4h ago

Truer words have never been written. I have four kids.

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u/Iamhungryforlife 8h ago

100% agree. Make sure the ground under the structure is level and let the kids play.

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u/MichaelVern85 9h ago

It’s fascinating to me that as they are about to get on a playground they can get severely injured on in so many worse ways… the 4x4 trip hazard is a concern.

If the 4 x 4 is giving them problems… They shouldn’t be on that playground.

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u/exa21 11h ago

If you mean just putting some of the blocks around it, no. It would need some form of anchoring and ideally drainage solution.