Vinyl
vs
Wood
Vinyl Swing Sets vs. Wood Swing Sets
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How do they compare?
There's a lot to love about Ruff House Swing Sets. Here's how they stack up to traditional wooden construction.
Safety Features
- No slivers
- Stays cool to the touch in the sun
- No harmful stains or chemicals
- No cuts or burns from exposed metal bolts or brackets
- Nothing sharp or dangerous
- Gets hot to the touch in the sun
- Splits and cracks causing splinters
- Harmful chemicals from stains and wood treatment
- Has exposed metal bolts and brackets
- No slivers
- Stays cool to the touch in the sun
- No harmful stains or chemicals
- No cuts or burns from exposed metal bolts or brackets
- Nothing sharp or dangerous
- Gets hot to the touch in the sun
- Splits and cracks causing splinters
- Harmful chemicals from stains and wood treatment
- Has exposed metal bolts and brackets
Structural Features
- Extremely strong and durable with a lifetime warranty
- Heavy gauge galvanized steel and wood inserts
- Structural support from multiple layers of material
- Subject to cracking and decaying from weather and water damage
- Only supported from wood
- Not always strong enough for adult play
- Extremely strong and durable with a lifetime warranty
- Heavy gauge galvanized steel and wood inserts
- Structural support from multiple layers of material
- Subject to cracking and decaying from weather and water damage
- Only supported from wood
- Not always strong enough for adult play
Maintenance
- No painting, staining, or sanding needed
- No need to replace water or weather damaged parts
- Heavy maintenance
- Lag bolts need to be tightened every few months and need sanding at least every six months
- Cracked wood will need to be replaced from weather damage
- No painting, staining, or sanding needed
- No need to replace water or weather damaged parts
- Heavy maintenance
- Lag bolts need to be tightened every few months and need sanding at least every six months
- Cracked wood will need to be replaced from weather damage
Hardware & Structural Engineering
- 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
- All wood playset companies use metal brackets and/or exposed bolts and screws to hold the playset together
- 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
- All wood playset companies use metal brackets and/or exposed bolts and screws to hold the playset together
Built-in Water System
- Choice of built-in cannons and guns shooting up to 40ft
- Customizable, built in mist system to add as much mist as you want
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- Choice of built-in cannons and guns shooting up to 40ft
- Customizable, built in mist system to add as much mist as you want
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- Nationwide Shipping
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