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Ruffhouse's all vinyl Wyatt's Watchtower. Nothing gets hot. No slivers, no exposed bolts.
Wood sets get hot. They have many exposed bolts and screws, and will sliver and crack with exposure to the elements.
Other vinyl companies have poly plastic side panels, roofs, and slides which will get hot and fade.
Ruffhouse Playsets have no exposed bolts or brackets, while wood and other vinyl playsets do.
Wood sets splinter and have exposed bolts.
Vinyl sets have exposed bolts and brackets.
Ruffhouse heavy duty galvanized steel and wood inserts provide safety, strength, and stability forever.
Wooden swing sets use only degradable wood that will wither in time.
Other vinyl companies use only wood inserts in their playsets.
Ruffhouse playsets can come equiped with slides, rockwalls, climbers, swings, bridges and more.
Wood rock walls splinter, weather and require maintenance / staining every season.
Slides, Rockwalls, Climbers, Swings, Brigdes, etc.
Other vinyl companies use poly lumber for rock walls that can get very hot and crack or fade.
Slides, Rockwalls, Climbers, Swings, Brigdes, etc.
Ruffhouse features built in water systems including water cannons that can squirt water up to 40 feet. (Patent Pending)
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Ruffhouse Play Systems have built in misting systems to keep your kids outside playing all summer long.
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Do you feel like sanding and staining these?
Maintenance is required every season to keep a wood set playable.
Ruffhouse Vinyl Play Systems require no maintenance ever!
This wood play set is just 1 year old!
What will your set look like in just 1 year?
Looks New throughout the years.
Looks aged, dried, warped and cracking unless it has been treated every season.
Stays nice unless the vinyl is exposed to extreme climates in which case it will yellow, fade, and possibly become brittle.
Because of the misters over head Savanna is playing on her Ruffhouse Play System in 110 degree heat in Gilbert, Arizona.
Cool vinyl ramp with no slivers!
Everyone enjoys a Ruffhouse Vinyl water system!
Kids will play when it is not too hot, and when the play set looks fun and safe (no slivers, etc).
Kids will play until it gets too hot outside.
No Vinyl - Only wood that will soon look old, splinter, and need to be treated and re-stained.
Any other vinyl with out Solar Guard will fade, yellow, and not hold up in hot climates such as Arizona.
Ruffhouse uses a rout-in system to create all their play sets. This means no exposed bolts, brackets, or screws that can be dangerous and ugly.
Revolutionary Route-in technology allows for All platform rails, side panels, and pickets to be routed into the post and screwed together, providing for extra strength and durability.
A Wood Set with exposed bolts and brackets.
All wood play set companies use metal brackets and/or exposed bolts and screws to hold the play set together.
A Vinyl Set with exposed bolts.
All other vinyl play set companies use metal brackets and exposed bolts and screws to hold the play set together.
Ruffhouse uses Vinyl planks that do not get hot or splinter.
All Vinyl Platforms:
Ruffhouse uses the highest quality vinyl with Solar Guard
- The only vinyl independently tested in the harshest climates (AZ).
Wood planks will splinter and fade.
Only wood that will wear, weather, crack, splinter, and need to be sanded, treated, and re-stained - guaranteed.
Other Vinyl swing sets use Poly or Recycled Plastic that will fade and get hot.
Most vinyl play set companies use poly or recycled plastic lumber or wood for their platform planks.
Plastic Lumber will fade with time, and will get hot.
No Vinyl Protection.
Ruffhouse heavy duty platform
All Vinyl 1.5 x 5.5" non-slip planks that will never fade or get hot.
Wood set platform
1 x 6" Wood Planks wear, weather, crack and sliver - guaranteed.
Other vinyl companies platform
Other vinyl play set companies use poly plastic 1" thick planks that will fade and get hot in the summer.
Ruffhouse Substructure is made up of 2x6 vinyl with wood and metal inserts.
Ruffhouse uses top grade 2x6 wood inserted in 2x6 Vinyl Rails.
Wood playsets use 1.5 x 3.5 wood pieces.
Generally uses 4x4 or 2x6 wood support rails for the platform - exposed to the elements.
Uses 2x3.5 vinyl support rails with 2x3.5 wood inserts.
Ruffhouse's safe route-in design uses no brackets and exposes no bolts or sharp pieces.
SVinyl Platforms assembled using rout-in technology, allows for no exposed lag bolts, or brackets holding the tower together
Wood sets use exposed brackets and bolts that can rust and be dangerously sharp, hot and can injure children.
Wood platforms assembled with exposed bolts, screws and brackets which can cut and burn your child!
Other vinyl companies use metal brackets that can rust and be dangerously sharp, hot and have exposed bolts similar to the wood sets.
Plastic platforms held together using exposed bolts, screws, and brackets which can cut and burn your child!
Vinyl Protected: Ruffhouse uses the highest quality vinyl with Solar Guard
- The only vinyl independently tested in the harshest climates (AZ).
No Vinyl - Only wood that will soon look old, crack, splinter, and need to be sanded, treated, and re-stained
Vinyl Protected: any other vinyl with out Solar Guard will fade and not hold up in hot climates such as Arizona
Ruffhouse uses a 5x5 vinyl post with inserted galvanized steel to add extreme support.
Wood sets use 4x4 posts that unfortunately weather and splinter in the harsh Arizona climate.
Stained or Painted Wood, usually Redwood, Cedar, or Cunninghamia - exposed to the elements.
The difference is striking. Ruffhouse Play Sets are built to last.
Medium to low quality pine wood (sometimes treated) inserted into a vinyl post sleeve (usually thin vinyl that with out Solar Guard will fade and not hold up in hot climates such as Arizona).
Ruffhouse's safe route-in design uses no brackets and exposes no bolts or sharp pieces.
Vinyl Post assembled using rout-in technology, allows for no exposed lag bolts, or brackets holding the tower together.
Wood sets use exposed brackets and bolts that can rust and be dangerously sharp, hot and can injure children.
Wood posts assembled with exposed bolts, screws and brackets which can cut and burn your child!
Other vinyl companies use metal brackets that can rust and be dangerously sharp, hot and have exposed bolts similar to the wood sets.
Vinyl posts held together using exposed bolts, screws, and brackets which can cut and burn your child!
All Vinyl Side Panels with aluminum and steel inserts:
Ruffhouse uses the highest quality vinyl with Solar Guard -
The only vinyl independently tested and will stay cool in the harshest climates (AZ).
Ruffhouse uses all vinyl side panels that stay cool and are also routed into the play system.
All Vinyl 1x3 cool-to-the-touch pickets that will never fade or get hot, and which are routed into the support rails - strong, and cannot be broken off, or unscrewed
Wood side panels deteriorate over time sometimes causing painful splinters and slivers.
1 x 3" Wood Pickets that will wear, weather, crack and sliver - guaranteed.
They are usually screwed on with 2 - 4 screws, and can crack or break off easily.
Other vinyl companies use poly lumber slats that can get hot, crack and fade.
Other vinyl play set companies use poly plastic 1x3" thick pickets that will fade and get hot in the summer.
They are usually screwed on with 2 - 4 screws, and can crack or break off easily.
Ruffhouse side panels are routed into the rail to add lasting strength and support with no exposed screws.
Ruffhouse uses top grade 2x3.5 aluminum inserted in 2x3.5 Vinyl Solar Guard side panel rails.
All rails are routed and screwed into the posts for extra strength for a lifetime.
Wood playset side panels are screwed on, exposing dangerous screw heads and adding minimal support.
Generally use 1x6 or 1x4 wood side panel rails - exposed to the elements.
Rails are screwed or lag bolted into the wood posts. (lag bolts will loosen with time, and wood may strip or crack)
Other vinyl companies also screw on their poly lumber side panels that can fade, crack and become hot.
Generally use 1x6 or 1x4 poly plastic side panel rails which can get hot and fade in the sun.
Rails are screwed or lag bolted into the vinyl posts. (lag bolts will loosen with time, and plastic may strip or crack)
Ruffhouse's safe route-in design uses no brackets and exposes no bolts or sharp pieces.
Vinyl Side Panels assembled using rout-in technology, allows for no exposed lag bolts, or brackets holding the tower together.
Wood sets use exposed brackets and bolts that can rust and be dangerously sharp, hot and can injure children.
Wood side panels are assembled with exposed bolts, screws and brackets which can cut and burn your child!
Other vinyl companies use metal brackets that can rust and be dangerously sharp, hot and have exposed bolts similar to the wood sets.
Plastic platforms held together using exposed bolts, screws, and brackets which can cut and burn your child!
Ruffhouse's swing beam support panel has metal inserted throughout its entire design and uses a 6.5' carriage bolt for anchorage.
Heavy-gauge galvanized steel beam inserts covered in .30 wall Solar Guard Vinyl that won't crack, warp, splinter or weather.
Wood sets use a low supporting metal bracket and eventually crack and deteriorate from weather and weight.
Uses exposed wood for swing beams - may crack or warp.
Other vinyl companies use a metal bracket supported by four screws and have no metal inserts anywhere.
Use 2x6 wood inserts that can sag or warp with weather and time.
Ruffhouse's heavy duty swing beam is made up of two 2x6 vinyl pieces with wood and metal inserts, supported by an A-frame inserted with wood and metal. We only use heavy duty swing hooks.
(2) 2x6 vinyl beams with galvanized metal inserts bolted and plated together with steel plates.
Wood set swing beams consist usually of a 4x6 beam sometimes with metal straps and brackets.
Wooden Playground companies use 4x6 or 4x4" wood beams that may crack, warp, and splinter with time.
Other vinyl companies use 1 or 2 2x6 vinyl pieces with only a 2x6 piece of wood inserted for support. Notice the light duty swing hooks.
Other viny companies generally use (1) or (2) 2x6 vinyl beams with wood inserts that can sag or warp with weather and time.
Ruffhouse's safe route-in design uses no brackets and exposes no bolts or sharp pieces.
Vinyl Side Panels assembled using rout-in technology, allows for no exposed lag bolts, or brackets holding the tower together.
Wood sets use exposed brackets and bolts that can rust and be dangerously sharp, hot and can injure children.
Wood side panels are assembled with exposed bolts, screws and brackets which can cut and burn your child!
Other vinyl companies use metal brackets that can rust and be dangerously sharp, hot and have exposed bolts similar to the wood sets.
Plastic platforms held together using exposed bolts, screws, and brackets which can cut and burn your child!
Choose an all vinyl roof or an all vinyl substructure with vinyl tarp:
Ruffhouse uses the highest quality vinyl with Solar Guard
- The only vinyl independently tested in the harshest climates (AZ).
Only wood, or tarp roofs that will wear, weather, crack, splinter, and need to be sanded, treated, and re-stained - guaranteed.
Ruffhouse has a tarp roof or the all vinyl roof. 2 year tarp warranty, lifetime vinyl warranty.
All Vinyl 1 x 12" T&G Panelling that will never fade or get hot - screwed and glued together, and riveted to the vinyl/metal posts, or a heavy duty tarp screwed onto the vinyl.
Wood sets use a 2 year warrantee mesh tarp and wood panels for a roof.
Usually a heavy duty tarp, or 1x3 wood planks screwed on to 1x4 tarp boards.
Other vinyl companies use plastic or poly lumber roofs that will fade and can become hot.
Other vinyl play set companies use poly plastic 1" thick panelling, or plastic domes that are screwed or bolted onto the vinyl posts, and will fade and get hot in the summer.