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  • want to get dcs a swing set. looking at cedar vs pine -- the cedar looks nicer but I've heard it's not as durable. anyone have any advice on this? tia

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    05.02.08, 04:14 PM [ Flag ]
    • how long do you intend to have it?

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      05.02.08, 04:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • good question! no idea how long kids use them, but my youngest is 19 mos.

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        05.02.08, 04:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        • ^^ I would hope not to buy a 2d one

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          05.02.08, 04:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        • I just did major research on this. Basically its more about how much you want to spend. YOu can get them that will last until the kids are 10-13 if they remain interested, or smaller ones that are good for 7-9 years (kidwise)

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          05.02.08, 04:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
          • the ones we're looking at are not huge, b/c the space we have available is not huge.

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            05.02.08, 04:20 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
            • we just bought a creative playhthings model

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              05.02.08, 04:21 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
              • that's what we're looking at. if you don't mind saying, which one did you get? and which wood and (just curious) which accessories?

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                05.02.08, 04:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
                • We actually went with the "Star" which is part of their playtime series line. Next choice would have been the Chesepeake

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                  05.02.08, 04:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
                  • ^^^ we also really wanted a brand which a local dealer / rep in case we needed maintenance down the road. This seemed to be a good fit.

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                    05.02.08, 04:26 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
                  • we're considering the chesapeake. dh hates them all tho -- he'd rather have nothing in our yard at all.

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                    05.02.08, 04:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
                    • lol.... you must be married to my DH. We've been fighting for WEEKS about this. If you get the ches. make sure your dealer includes handrails on the ladder - I think they're key.

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                      05.02.08, 04:28 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
                      • funny, I was just looking at those and thinking I should get those included. I finally had to tell dh that we'd have to move back to the city, b/c at least there, we had a playground w/i walking distance; now we have to drive to one. so he caved (reluct tly). I did say we could get rid of it in 10 years ;-)

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                        05.02.08, 04:35 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • I think at one point there were concerns about chemicals in teh wood but most companies have made big changes

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      05.02.08, 04:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • Really? I always thought cedar was more durable

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      05.02.08, 04:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • supposedly pine is a harder wood, making it more durable. also,for the cedar, it looks really nice in the beginning but (I gather) fades a lot in color. we just want something that's both durable and not too hideously ugly.

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        05.02.08, 04:21 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        • Pine is a soft wood- I guess cedar is too? I actually like the way cedar "silvers" as opposed to the aging of many woods

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          05.02.08, 04:23 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • Woodplay is very nice.

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      05.02.08, 04:25 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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