We were at Gisborough Hall, North Yorkshire recently completing synthetic turf maintenance of an outdoor tennis court. Have you forgot what your tennis court looked like when it was brand new? Let us take you through the journey…
Although artificial turf is low maintenance; neglecting looking after your surface can reduce the lifespan of your product meaning problems with drainage, health and safety hazards and the turf looking generally dull and unusable in some cases! Synthetic Turf Maintenance offer tailored maintenance packages for every surface whether it be tennis court maintenance, football/3G pitch or even your playground surface. If its artificial turf …we can work magic!
You may choose preventative maintenance for a number of different reasons but a plan should be in place or the number of years your pitch is playable for could reduce by years.
To read more about artificial turf maintenance (particularly tennis court maintenance) please browse to the page by clicking here.
Gisborough Hall is a hotel, and caters for a number of different facilities including tennis. It is important that their facilities are kept to a high quality to contribute to their fantastic reputation and be in line with the values of the business.
Their outdoor tennis court was in need of a revamp so we sent our maintenance manager out to deliver a preventative maintenance program which involved sanding and spraying.
Sanding the Artificial Turf Tennis Court
A sand top up was needed at Gisborough Hall. The surface had not been maintained properly for years and the old sand was very contaminated and this was causing moss and algae to grow all over the surface. STM were called in and we cleaned out the old sand and topped the surface back up with fresh, clean sand.
Spraying the Artificial Turf
Spraying is a normal process on synthetic surfaces, particularly tennis court maintenance, as the biggest contaminant on synthetic surfaces is usually moss and algae. It is difficult to get rid of and can be a lengthy process but it is manageable. It is usually caused by the surface being damp through not getting enough light or contaminated infill not allowing water to drain away, also gathering debris does not allow water to drain and not allowing the surface to breath can help cause this.
“We spray it using a chemical called RBT. RBT is a safe chemical to use around humans and the environment, although I do try not to use it if people will be on it straight away”
-Synthetic Turf Maintenance Manager
Moss and algae control should be completed on all synthetic surfaces near vegetation
Throughout the Process
This image shows a section of the artificial turf after maintenance compared to before… Can you see the huge difference?
