Hutton Rudby Tennis Court Base Works- Chapter 3 (of 5!)

10th May 2016

If you are joining us halfway through our special 5 part blog, why not enlighten yourself on the Hutton Rudby story with Chapter 1 and Chapter 2? Today we are focussing on our third step in the resurfacing of the five tennis courts we were asked to improve at Hutton Rudby. So welcome to the third chapter… Tennis Court Base Works.

Hutton Rudby Tennis Court welcome sign

Protecting the Base Works

As mentioned in our last blog, protecting the base works is a priority at STM and will help to increase the longevity of your new artificial turf in the long run. After taking up the existing turf the surface was muddy and contaminated.

Cleaning the previous tennis court surface 

We gave the surface a good hose down! This helps to clean the tarmac.

After that it is essential to ensure that the base works are level, we run a straight edge up and down the tennis court base works to identify any uneven areas. Fellow SAPCA members, Labo Sport then test the base thoroughly with particular specialist equipment to ensure that the tennis court base works are levelled to an exceptional standard.

patching up the base works of old tennis court 

It is likely that certain areas will need levelling. After STM have levelled the patches, we drill to ensure sufficient drainage.

As the previous surface is tarmac it is free drainage so we installed ACO drains across certain areas of the tennis court base works:

tennis court base works- assessing the drainage 

Part of the tennis court base works is to make sure that all equipment can be secured in, such as the tennis court nets.

Also During this Stage…

Putting up the Fencing at Hutton Rudby 

The fencing is starting to go up!

Putting up the Fencing poles

 Installed with great precision and accurate measurements always making sure its right!

And the rolls arrived too!

new Rolls arrived for tennis court

Can you guess what happens next?

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