http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/ Shale Tennis Courts Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:45:37 GMT korkymildred http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/119 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/119 Paul OK you have done the obvious. The other approach is to introduce drains in this area..I think Terre Davis mention this technique for poorly draining Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:03:33 GMT paulrubie@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/118 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/118 John Thanks for this response. The courts pond badly after rain in winter along the baselines. We've tried forking and filling back with a different grade Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:39:13 GMT korkymildred http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/117 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/117 Paul Are you sure it is a problem with the clinker layer? Someone with definite knowhow hopefully will come forward but my thoughts on this might be to Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:01:28 GMT paulrubie@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/116 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/116 Our shale courts are not draining properly and we need to dig up the base lines and top up the clinker beneath. However, despite a lot of effort, we can't Fri, 15 May 2009 19:05:28 GMT korkymildred http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/115 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/115 OK, well I may have overestimated the cost inflation. I took out the quote again and it is £21000 + VAT (given in 2007) which approximates to your estimate, Fri, 15 May 2009 15:58:22 GMT canddinnz http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/114 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/114 I don't know anything about the artificial clay, but I reckon you are being rooked if you are having to pay £15,000 per court for resurfacing, especially if Fri, 15 May 2009 13:14:59 GMT korkymildred http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/113 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/113 Anybody with information on this artificial clay surface? What interested me was the installation on top of an old macadam court; I had assumed resurfacing Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:15:12 GMT korkymildred http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/112 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/112 This year the 3 court restoration was completed in 75 man hours. This compares with 107 mh last year and 151 mh in 2007 before we bought the nailless lines. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:48:18 GMT korkymildred http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/111 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/111 ... I have just started work on our courts:clearing of debris and breaking the crust. They appear drier than normal as we have had less rain of late although Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:20:12 GMT dash804 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/110 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/110 I would only light rake in spring. I'd rather fork and gentle lift/push the surface and drop new material in the holes. Leaving the compacted surface on top. A Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:55:42 GMT canddinnz http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/109 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/109 Essentially, we just spread new shale on top, with a fair degree of light raking to achieve an even finish. This year we used more than usual to reduce the Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:40:45 GMT korkymildred http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/108 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/108 ... David Interesting. Probably going over old ground but how will you integrate this in the spring? Do you use the time-honoured "lifting and forking in" or Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:54:45 GMT canddinnz http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/107 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/107 Hi, Today we at Sutton Churches TC received 1 tonne of medium grade shale, product DR103 from Sportsequip. It appears to be exactly the same as the shale Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:20:49 GMT korkymildred http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/106 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/106 ... Court covers The guy who visited Peebles LTC and who came from Germany said that they covered their courts as much as possible with old carpets in the Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:05:29 GMT korkymildred http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/105 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaleCourts/message/105 ... top ... Further to this....I have yet to identify what this substance is by googling. The only artificial clay references I find are the ClassicClay type