We love our buried trampoline. The girls can safely run right on and off of it. Even when one of them tumbles off they get up unharmed. And we don't need to lift them up and down from the trampoline at their every whim, they just enter and exit as they like.
It is important to have grass planted around the trampoline, as you do not want the kids tracking dirt or wood chips onto the trampoline every time they get on it. That was something that we had to deal with last fall and winter while the grass grew in. We are now in the process of seeding the path to the trampoline too. What a pleasure to have a beautiful, grassy area around the trampoline to sit and relax in!
To bury our trampoline Luc dug a large hole with his excavator of approximately the trampoline size plus an extra few feet on every side. You could probably dig it by hand depending on the size of your trampoline. Ours is a 14 footer, which would be a lot of hand digging. He then placed the trampoline by hand and by himself into the hole, no small feat either. Using the excavator and a shovel he filled in the area around the trampoline until it reached the sides.
It looks pretty messy while you are doing it. And the trampoline gets dirty. No worries though, there is plenty of time later to clean it. You can then seed the ground as you would a lawn, all around the trampoline. It is really pretty simple in theory: dig a big hole, place trampoline, fill in the gaps, then plant grass. Done.
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i am thinking of doing this in my yard with our tramp - but i am concerned with drainage. how did you handle this?
I had the same concern before we buried our trampoline, but although it rains a good deal here, water has never collected under the trampoline. Our soil drains well in general. I think if you made a hole at the foot of a hill, in a place where water already collects or in soil heavy in clay it might collect water. Preferably you would chose a place that has good drainage, on a hill, and/or that has well-draining soil. Good luck!
Hi Denise, no we did not use a retaining wall. The hole for the trampoline is really not very deep and I have not had any trouble with the walls caving in. I think it is important to make the slope somewhat gradual under the trampoline. some weeds and grass that you cannot see will grow under the trampoline and hold the soil in place. But due to the shading quality and regular use of trampoline we have never had to cut the weeds/grass under it. It is win-win. Good luck!
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