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Warnings and Safe Play Instructions
CONTINUOUS ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED. Most serious injuries and deaths on playground equipment have
occurred while children were unsupervised! Ourproducts are designed to meet mandatory and voluntary safety standards.
Complyingwith all warnings and recommendations in these instructions will reduce the risk ofserious orfatal injury to children
usingthis play system. Go over the warnings and safe play instructions regularly with your children and make certain that they
understand and follow them. Remember on-site adult supervision is required for children of all ages.
Dress children with well fitting and full foot enclosing
footwear.
Check for splintered, broken or cracked wood; missing,
loose, orsharp edged hardware. Replace, tighten and or
sand smooth as required priorto playing.
Replace defective parts in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions.
Do not allow children to wear open toeorheel footwear
likesandals, flip–flops or clogs.
Do not permit climbingon equipment when it is wet.
Do not permit rough play or useof equipment in a manner
forwhich it was not intended. Standingor climbingon or
jumpingfrom the roof.
WARNING – Safe Play Instructions
CHOKINGHAZARD/SHARPEDGES & POINTS
Adult assembly required. This product contains small
parts and parts with sharp edges and points. Keep parts
away from children untilfully assembled.
STRANGULATION HAZARD
•NEVER allow children to play with ropes,
clotheslines, pet leashes, cables, chains or cord-like
items when usingthis playhouseor to attach these
items to theplayhouse.
•NEVER allow children to wear loosefitting clothing,
ponchos, hoods, scarves, capes, necklaces, items with
draw-strings, cords orties when usingthis playhouse.
• NEVER allow children to wear bikeorsport helmets
when usingthis playhouse.
Failure to prohibit these items, even helmets with chin
straps, increases the risk ofserious injury and death to
children from entanglement and strangulation.
TIP OVER HAZARD
Choose a level location for the equipment. This can
reduce the likelihood oftheplayhousetipping over
and loose-fillsurfacing materials washing away during
heavy rains.
DO NOT allow children to play on theplayhouseuntil
the assembly is complete.
PLACEMENT
Place thetoy on alevel surface at least 2mfrom any
structureor obstruction such as fences, garages, house,
overhangingbranches, laundry or electrical wires.
WARNING
HARDWARE:
Check metal parts for rust. If found,
sand and repaint using a non-lead paint
complyingwith 16 CFR 1303.
Inspect and tighten all hardware. On
wood assemblies DO NOT OVER-
TIGHTEN as to cause crushing and
splinteringof wood.
Check forsharp edges or protrudingscrew threads, add
washers ifrequired.
WOOD PARTS:
Check all wood members fordeterioration, structural
damage and splintering. Sand down splinters and replace
deteriorated wood members. As with all wood, some
checking and small cracks in grain is normal.
Applying a water repellent or stain (water-based) on a yearly
basis is important maintenance to maintain maximum life
and performance oftheproduct.
Instructions for Proper Maintenance
Your Play System is designed and constructed of quality materials with your child’s safety in mind. As with
all outdoorproducts used by children, it will weather and wear. To maximize the enjoyment, safety and lifeof your
Playhouse, it is important that you, theowner, properly maintain it.
Check the following at the beginning of the play season:
Check twice a month during play season:
HARDWARE:
Inspect for tightness. Must befirmly against, but not crushingthe wood.
DO NOT OVER-TIGHTEN. This will causesplinteringof wood.
Check for sharp edges or protruding
screw threads. Add washers if required.
If you disposeof your playhouse: Please disassemble and disposeof your unit so that it does not create any unreasonable
hazards at thetime it is discarded. Besure to follow your local wasteordinances.
