The challenge

The location of the installation was a newly built house in Comberton. While building the property, the owners decided to finish their garden off with a specially laid artificial lawn, making the feature even more useful by allocating an area of the space to be used as a hockey pitch for their daughters. As their children played to a high standard, the pitch needed to be suitable for heavy use and serious play. The benefits of an artificial lawn is that it requires very little maintenance, most importantly it provides a durable and long lasting space.

The surface

As SFM Magazine says, “because of the very nature of the game of field hockey, the quality of the playing surface has a tremendous impact – for better or worse – on play”. So in order to ensure the finished pitch was as good as can be, we chose to use our high quality Kings Artificial Grass. As well as giving the pitch a smooth, even surface, this type of grass provides a natural finish, ensuring the lawn looks as good as it plays.

Underneath the artificial grass we installed a consolidated 150ml dynamic base with a SD25 shock pad, finishing it off with a Tigerturf Evo Pro sports grass. Perfect for aspiring professionals, this high end surface will look and feel great for years.

The problem

Woburn Abbey is one of the most beautiful stately homes in the country. Located close to Milton Keynes, it’s visited by hundreds of thousands of people every year. Within the Abbey grounds are a number of private areas set aside for the exclusive use of the family. This is where the estate’s 15-year old sand-filled tennis court is located.

For many years, the tennis court had been poorly maintained by another contractor. By the time we were called in, the facility was in a fairly bad state of repair. Algae and moss contamination had made the court virtually unplayable, while the lack of good quality maintenance had severely impacted on the appearance of the court.

Rejuvination

The first thing we had to do was mechanically remove all of the debris that had built up on the court over the years. All of the infill in the court was sifted and filtered, and all of the contaminated material was then removed from the site. The edges of the tennis court were meticulously weeded and all moss was eliminated. The entire surface was then treated with AlgoClear Pro, a highly effective chemical treatment used by our professional contractors.

The challenge

After struggling to think of a suitable birthday present for her golf-loving husband, the client decided to build him his very own golf green in the back garden. As the green needed to be perfectly neat and manicured throughout the year – and to avoid muddy patches, wear and tear – the homeowners opted to install an artificial surface, instead of natural grass. As well as being a great surface to play on come rain or shine, this artificial turf will look fantastic no matter what the weather throws at it.

Installation

The first step in building this personal golf course was to lay a 100mm layer of Type 1 stone together, with a 50mm layer of granite chippings. This firm surface would give the green a smooth, even appearance and flat playing surface, two things that are essential for any golf course. Once the base layer was complete, we laid Evo Pro Sports Grass on the surface, completing the manicured look. Longer pile grass was added to the ‘rough’ surrounding the green, to give the course a more realistic look. Extra holes and flags can be added to the course if the homeowners want to alter the set up.