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Drainage
Drainage
Day 1 - Tuesday 8 May - Removing the turf
The old pitch goes.
Day 2 - Wednesday 9 May - Turf goes and GPS is prepared.
An estimated 200 tons of soil and grass clippings need to be removed from site.
Day 3 - Thursday 10 May - Levelling the surface
All day was spent bulldozing the soil to start creating the required profile of the new pitch.
Day 7 - Monday 14 May - Work starts on the new drainage system
The new drainage system is started whilst creating the new profile of the pitch continues.
Day 8 - Tuesday 15 May - 150mm drainage pipe installation
Laying the main drainage pipe begins.
Day 9 - Wednesday 16 May - Work starts on installing the lateral drains
Having completed the installation of the main drainage pipe, collars were installed ready to be connected to the lateral drains. ...
Day 10 - Thursday 17 May - A detailed look at the drainpipe layer
A detailed look at a piece of specialist equipment.
Day 12 - Saturday 19 May - Lateral drains completed. Moving sand starts
Lateral drains completed. Laying sand started.
Day 14 - Monday 21 May - Moving more sand onto the pitch area
Moving sand from the car parks onto the pitch area.
Day 15 - Tuesday 22 May - Spreading first layer of sand
Spreading the sand starts.
Day 16 - Wednesday 23 May - Sand spreading continues
The pitch area is covered with the first layer of sand.
Day 17 - Thursday 24 May - Installing longitudinal connecting drains
Having completely covered the whole pitch area with sand the next step is to cut narrow trenches approximately 150mm deep ...
Day 18 - Friday 25 May - The final stages of preparation
Following heavy overnight rain the surface of the working areas have become quite muddy.
