Plastic Timbers and Area Borders for Playgrounds & Landscapes
How to Install

Plastic timbers can be installed in a matter of seconds -- it's really that easy!

MATERIALS
Each 4-foot plastic timber comes with a single 30" spike; each 6-foot timber comes with two spikes. The plastic timbers and spikes are supplied by Maryland Materials, a leading national playground equipment and services company.

STEP 1
If necessary, prepare the ground surface by clearing a small horizontal path slightly wider than the width of the plastic timbers (4"). This will make it easier to install the plastic timber. If the ground is hard, you may want to water it first, to soften it.

STEP 2
Place one plastic timber on the ground, standing straight up. Place another plastic timber next to it, then slide them together, matching the overhang on one timber with the underhang on the other.

STEP 3
Place a 30" spike in the hole on the top horizontal side of the first plastic timber at a 180° angle. Slide the spike through the overhanging part of that timber into the underlying part of the second plastic timber. Continue until the spike touches the ground below.

STEP 4
Using a hammer, a mallet, or a sledgehammer, drive the spike into the ground until the top of the spike is level with the flat horizontal side of the plastic timber.

STEP 5
Just perform Steps 2 - 4 for every plastic timber, until your project is finished. Then step back and admire your new playground border or garden landscape!