All necessary material components and application overview required to install the “Soft-Land” series using the “step-&-repeat” system shall be provided.

Qualifications: Unity Creations, LTD and “Unity” Surfacing Systems shall have manufactured and marketed this system in the United States and the world for a period of five (5) years. Installation: Labor shall be completed by “certified" installers and / or installation instructions shall be provided by “Unity”. Design & Detailing: The “Soft-Land” series is utilized in the safety zones under and around playground equipment as an impact absorbing resilient – unitary rubberized safety surfacing, flooring and paver application. This series is designed to meet ADA, CPSC and ASTM requirements. Acceptable substrates and substitute systems are: concrete (cement), asphalt (blacktop), compacted crushed stone (RCA, stone dust), wood decking, roofing membranes (call for details and specs), indoor flooring and surfacing systems. Unity Creations, LTD and “Unity” Surfacing Systems shall approve other substrates. Conditions of all substrates with respect to structural performance shall be evaluated and approved by the certified applicator prior to installing the “Soft-Land” series using the “step-&-repeat” system.

Unity Creations, LTD and “Unity” Surfacing Systems shall submit samples of the “Soft-Land” series in all the colors & thicknesses available.

All materials shall be delivered in good condition in its original unopened packages, bound and shrink wrapped with labels intact. All materials shall be protected from weather and the adhesive (glue) shall be stored on temperatures of 40º F (4º C) or greater.

At the time of application ambient air temperature shall be 40º F (4º C) or greater. All materials shall be un-stacked and laid out prior to installing. All materials shall be protected from weather and other damage prior to application, during application and while glue is curing.

The architect and / or engineer, in writing, prior to bid date, shall approve any system or series, to be considered equal to “Soft-Land”

Products: General

All material components of the “Soft-Land” series shall be obtained from Unity Creations, LTD and “Unity” Surfacing Systems or its authorized distributors and / or manufacturers only.

Unity Creations, LTD and “Unity” Surfacing Systems: tiles-mats–blocks shall be produced on a rectangular configuration of 22” (inches) by 44” (inches) in size with a shadow-center (fake seam) joint to achieve the use of the “step-&-repeat” systems to stagger the seams as if you were installing brickwork (zigzag). As a result, symmetry of 22” by 22” squares will be seen on properly completed jobs (installations). Each tile–mat–block is 6.72 square feet in size and has a large coned (feet or leg) bottom design at 3”, 3.25”, 3.5” & 3.75” for the “Soft-Land” series.

Shall be tested for shock attenuation under ASTM F 1292 G-Max and HIC based on the thickness of material and / or drop height requirement needed. Shall have the following technical specifications:

Testing

Fall Safety Heights: ASTM F1292-95, F-355-95 Weathering (Aging): ASTM C-67, D-573, F-1292-95 Spread of Flames:  ASTM E108 Class A, ASTM E108 modified for roof coverings Skid resistance: ASTM 303-93. ADA: Standard Spec for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment: ASTM F-1951-99. R-Value: Thermal Conductivity ASTM: C518-98

ASTM: American Standard for Testing Materials. CPSC: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act.

The values shown represent current production laboratories taken test, which may vary when field-tested. “Unity’s” Chemrex 948 Urethane (glue): shall be a one-part binder, requiring no on site mixing. Excellent strength, tenacity and grab for side-to-side as well as product-to-sub surfacing installations.

Exclusions

Inspections: Prior to application of the Unity Creations, LTD and “Unity” Surfacing Systems: “Soft-Land” series, the installer shall evaluate the substrate’s structural performance. Notify all contractors, architects and engineers of all displacements. Work shall not proceed until unsatisfactory conditions are corrected and signed by the contractors, architects and engineers, and installation manual / guide as been read.

Installations: Unity Creations, LTD and “Unity” Surfacing Systems products shall be installed using the “step-&-repeat” system to stagger the seams as if you would install “brickwork” to stagger the seams (joints). Adhesive shall be applied to the interlocks or base especially the corners. They are to be cut and aligned as required to fit without any gaps. Installation manual / guide must be read by any and all installers.