Hello Megan, i have read the comments, and I agree practicality is paramount, also it's a large investment and would be not be ideal to have purchased this with an awkward setting. Particularly entertaining. i think the 1200mm diameter table is a great spot. It loses a dinner plate in depth, meaning it's a seated table not a serving one. So it will work to have a shared centrepiece maybe a glass vase of flowers and the pendant over. It will suit your family, it would be an intimate setting, and ideal to have the luxury of an upholstered chair. Certainly far from a compromise. Being that your dining table is only a hop away from the kitchen, the table itself doesn't need to have a large top for serving setting anyway. Yes, centre it, even though you may be tempted to allow more room in the walkway, don't, by having a visual space equal to walk around will make it feel less intrusive in the space, and you will quickly settle into walking around it to suit. Just position your chairs on the diagonal axis meaning so they back out to the corners of the room, so you can get around them easier, they won't block in the space. Having a glass top, it won't look over scaled, and it will make practical use of every square inch of your homeow. Good luck, I'm keeping myself posted on it.

Hi Matthew. I dont really have any plans it was pretty much in my head and we altered things as we went along. It is essentially a hight big deck(1.5m high) with 2 smaller lower decks (platforms) then smaller lower ones again to get on the higher deck and the monkey bars. the monkey bars we put on after, cemented posts on the ground and screwed to the lowest platform. the spin bar and post we then added later. Underneath we essentially built a retaining wall garden bed which originally housed a sand pit. We lined it with weed matting and stapled that to the garden bed frame ready for the sand. We later changed it to a pond and garden as the kids are now older and dont really use the sand pit. If i can help more let me know. I could probably give you measurements if u need

We do love good storage @alliancerobes and you most definitely have nailed this. Well done

Got my answer - non combustible material such as, natural stone - marble, granite or concrete etc.