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Drainage

  • Day  1 - Tuesday 8 May - Removing the turf

    Day 1 - Tuesday 8 May - Removing the turf

    The old pitch goes.
  • Day  2 - Wednesday 9 May - Turf goes and GPS is prepared.

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Day 15 - Tuesday 22 May - Spreading first layer of sand

    Spreading the sand starts.
  • Day 16 - Wednesday 23 May - Sand spreading continues

    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

    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

    Day 18 - Friday 25 May - The final stages of preparation

    Following heavy overnight rain the surface of the working areas have become quite muddy.
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