"Floor" ideas for an outdoor playhouse?

[aristocatz]

Buying an outdoor playhouse for my 18 month old DD tomorrow and we would like to have some sort of a "floor" for it.

We were thinking either tarp or astro-turf. I"m concerned a tarp might be too slippery. Never owned astroturf, but we are heading over to Home Depot today to check it out.

Any thoughts, ideas, or other suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[mouserrificmom]

We used the square blocks people use for patios / walkways for the floor of the clubhouse under the slide of our swing set. They are not expensive, level, and won't grow weeds through ( though you will want to push sand between the bricks) they are about 12" square and we alternated between the brick color and stone color (looks like a checkerboard) I'd worry that a tarp or weed carpet would tear or bunch with heavy toddler use - I know it would have in our yard, but astro turf might be ok.

 

[aristocatz]

We used the square blocks people use for patios / walkways for the floor of the clubhouse under the slide of our swing set. They are not expensive, level, and won't grow weeds through ( though you will want to push sand between the bricks) they are about 12" square and we alternated between the brick color and stone color (looks like a checkerboard) I'd worry that a tarp or weed carpet would tear or bunch with heavy toddler use - I know it would have in our yard, but astro turf might be ok.

Thank you-I didn't even think of those! We will check them out at Home Depot later today.

I should have also added to the original post that we are buying one of those heavy plastic Step 2 playhouses, not a wooden one (in case that makes any difference)

 

[Shanna-like-Banana]

I would get the cheap paver square stones and make a nice grid with them.

Like the PP said, you'll need to level the area, lay the tiles and pound a layer of sand into the seams to make it more stable.

The other choice I though of, is some stores sell these inter-locking patio squares that you can put over an existing patio to re-fresh it,

I'll try and find a picture

http://www.homedepot.com/p/TopDeck-...eck-Tile-40-Case-DTBBL/202625341?N=5yc1vZc224

Looks like they have these in several "fun" colors

 

[Hannathy]

We just used the grass

Why does it need a floor? without a floor it is easy to move when you cut the grass and then you don't have to trim around it and you don't get a big dead area in the lawn cause you can move it every week .

Also no floor to clean!

 

[Laura66]

We just used the grass

Why does it need a floor? without a floor it is easy to move when you cut the grass and then you don't have to trim around it and you don't get a big dead area in the lawn cause you can move it every week .

Also no floor to clean!

That's what we did - or out them on our deck or cobblestone patio.

 

[aristocatz]

Our grass is not great. We are surrounded by pine trees, which makes the grass hard to grow in our yard. We have grass, but it's not really consistent. I'm just trying to avoid her playing in a mudpit.

 

[aprilgail2]

we started with the foam squares that interlock and then ended up just having a concrete square poured and put the house on that- it was easy to clean and way less buggy than putting it on grass!

 

[Laura66]

Our grass is not great. We are surrounded by pine trees, which makes the grass hard to grow in our yard. We have grass, but it's not really consistent. I'm just trying to avoid her playing in a mudpit.

Ohh! I gotcha now. You have a deck or section of the driveway you could use.