Organic material had broken down to form a thick black sludge
been regularly spraying the court to keep the moss down and then brushing it. All the dead moss and organic material from the surrounding trees had broken down to form a thick black sludge in the carpet! Apart from one or two minor seam tears the court looked in good condition - other than the amount of dirt in it, which seemed to go right down to the base of the pile. There was little wear, even in the foot holes behind the base line, so it was a good candidate for full restoration. So, here we have it. From the owners’ point of view the best court in the country, from mine, one of the worst! A full renovation meant
removing one corner of the fence around the court. The owner was going to move plants out of the way and take down the boundary fence so we could gain access, via a neighbour’s drive, with the use of a couple of sets of ramps.
OUR team arrived on site early. First job - open the fence, second job - sheet the ends up to keep any debris contained within the court and away from the precious garden! Access was just wide enough to allow the Avant mini loader and attachments onto the court. This is the mainstay of our renovation process.
The top layer of sand was brushed out of the carpet and then, with the washing
attachment fitted, the court was worked from one side to the other a few inches at a time, brushing the debris and dirty sand away immediately it was flushed to the surface. By lunchtime the first 4 metre skip was full, the new sand had arrived and another skip was on its way. Some of the owner’s tennis buddies lent a hand, armed with shovels and wheel barrows, trundling back and forth through the hole in the fence.
By early evening we had been right across the court and the skips had been taken away. The new sand was ready to go into the carpet once the fence and surroundings had been washed down, and the whole court sprayed to kill any exposed moss and algae spores.
By early afternoon the following day, the broken seams had been repaired and a small patch had been put into the carpet. The new sand was applied, worked and brushed into the surface, and the court was once again fit to play on. All that remained was one follow up visit to adjust sand levels to optimum once the infill had settled.
Looking at the court now it is back to its former glory; maybe it is the best court in the country. Certainly the setting is perfection! But how do we get the machinery in for annual maintenance to keep it in this condition?
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U.K. importers & Manufacturers of the Triple Greensweep
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Artificial Turf Restoration
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