A progress report on the lines is that performance has been very good and the lines are well-embedded in the court surface despite periods of dry weather which...
I am contemplating using the mains water supply and Gardena pop up sprinklers to irrigate our 3 shale courts (pictured in the gallery). I reason that as the...
I report that the performance of the Speziala lines has exceeded expectations. I would not return to the standard plastic lines for all the tea in China....
As I installed a system of pipes and sprinklers at our club about 20 years ago, I have a few comments: 1. We used a plastic piping (polypropylene, I think) and...
Until last year, we at Sutton Churches Tennis Club had been using Merrick Howse as a supplier of shale that was imported from Terre Davis in Italy. Merrick...
... David et al We have not used the Maxsports shale but I had been contemplating ordering some. I got small samples (med and fine) from Peter Maxton and it...
Hi John, I have now received samples of Medium, Top, and Extra Fine shale from Peter Maxton. Peter said in his e-mail, " I will include a sample of our extra...
David Thanks for this information. I only had 2 samples from Peter M. these being the Medium and Top (written fine on the bag). I have no first-hand...
David This is very useful information on your system. Basically I was going for a cheap and cheerful setup based upon the fact that mobile sprinklers driven...
Hi all Does anyone know of a klinker supplier? We have developed a rather large hole at the back of our second shale court and we need more klinker to get the...
Simon I know Peter Maxton of Maxsports was looking for a source some time ago. Perhaps he can supply now or direct you to someone. I would not have thought...
I have 3 tons of the fine shale on order from Maxsports. This should arrive in the next week. John Lord (Peebles LTC) ... similar to the ... is very fine ......
Court preparation for 2008 has gone well so far with significantly less time spent by the team. I estimate a 30% improvemnt in preparation time mainly due to...
John Looking after shale courts is a full time job. It's a wonder that we have any time left to play tennis!! I would advise against covering the courts to...
When you applied the new shale did you just rake it in & leave it for the weather or did you also roll it? Do you have any difficulty keeping the surface...
I have tried covering a court - one of a pair - but there are significant problems to deal with first. 1. There needs to be a method of getting rid of the...
I start this as a fresh topic to help identification of subject. I hope this is appropriate. Good information from members on these topics. I had wondered...
I have now tried the method of rolling the nailless line into the court previously described by Len. Great results. I had temporarily forgotten about this...
David What degree of frost heave do you normally get? Are the nails lifted out of the court surface? What amazes me is that I hear some shale courts are...
Malcolm This seems a bit surprising to me as I have hardly ever seen worms on a court. So if, for instance, you covered the playing surface (and beyond for...
John, Our nails are normally lifted by an inch or so by frost. They were this last winter. Some of our newer members were very worried when they saw the...
If all goes well a picture of the travelling sprinkler should appear in the Photo section. The sprinkler is composed of a metal plate mounted on 2 pairs of...
John I guess the worms are already in residence as we have had to cope with worm casts for years. The regular dragging of the courts takes care of the casts...
Malcolm, What is the substrate for your shale courts? Ours have a thick layer of clinker, and I've never seen a worm on them, nor a worm cast. Oddly enough,...
Absolutely fascinating about the worms..I'm glad that David confirmed his own wormless experience as this is a very unusual observation. No worm could live in...
Thanks to John Lord for posting some new photos of Peebles LTC to the group. Your courts look very good. If you would like to view any of the photos in the...
I have added an action shot of the Travelling Sprinkler. Thanks to Joanne for alerting to the appearance of this set. There are a couple of puddles when I...
Basically our court construction is the same as yours with a clinker base. The only thing that I can think of that might make a difference is the age of our...
How is it possible to build up the level of a small section of court? This is a common requirement at the baseline and the addition of shale to make up the...
