Your Questions Answered
Your Questions Answered
When contemplating the installation of a cricket facility there are a number of questions you will need to ask yourself to determine which carpet/facility will suit your requirements.
All of our systems are ECB approved. The Exclusive ‘Eco’ pitch is waiting for ECB approval.
The Hard Porous system since 1980, the ‘T’ Base since 1997 and the ‘Eco’ pitch since 2022
The Hard Porous system is constructed with the unbound aggregates e.g. loose stone particles, the ‘T’ Base consists of bound materials e.g. macadam and the ‘Eco’ pitch made of recycled plastic.
The Hard Porous system is the least expensive to install but the ‘T’ Base system and ‘Eco’ pitch will prove cost-effective over the long-term due to minimal maintenance and servicing requirements.
o. The Hard Porous system will vary in speed and bounce in different weather conditions whereas the ‘T’ Base and ‘Eco’ pitch will remain consistent.
The Hard Porous will have a slow to medium speed and the ‘T’ Base and ‘Eco’ pitch will be medium.
The Hard Porous will have a low to medium bounce and the ‘T’ Base and ‘Eco’ pitch will be medium.
The carpet is power stretched and stapled to a permanent tanalised timber edging.
We install tanalised treated timber edgings to provide full width Cricketweave or T10 Tufted carpets to each bay within a practice facility. The edgings are long lasting and enable us to stretch and secure the carpet to form a neat joint without the fear of ‘trip’ hazards. It also means that we are able to replace a single bay, without having to renew the whole facility.
We can lay and haunch concrete edgings around the perimeter of the timber edgings on a new practice facility if requested by the client. We also strongly recommend the use of concrete edgings in conjunction with our ECB approved ‘T’ Base System in high risk flood areas.
No. The Cricketweave carpet and any infill carpet will all be stapled to timber around the perimeter and to each bay internally in practice facilities, creating a neater finish.
Yes. However, the Hard Porous system will take 2-3 months to finally consolidate and reach its optimum performance. During this time you may need to water and roll the surface to help this process. The ‘T’ Base and ‘Eco’ pitch will perform perfectly from day one.
Yes. All systems require general maintenance such as brushing the surface for grass clippings, leaves, trimming the grass edges, weed and moss treatment and line marking. In addition, the Hard Porous system, because of its unbound base, will require more specialist maintenance including watering and rolling during prolonged spells of dry weather.
The ‘T’ Base system & ‘Eco’ pitch will not require any servicing due to bound macadam/recycled plastic base which should not alter during its lifespan. The Hard Porous system will require a complete service by specialists, probably every 2-4 years depending how much it has been used.
Yes. All systems are installed for match pitches, single or multi-bay practice facilities complete with cages.
All systems will respond to all standards.
Yes. We supply and install all security fencing using our in house installation teams.
We install facilities in the whole of England, Scotland and Wales as well as further afield if required.
We have three teams of installers, who have been with the company between 15-35 years. They are equipped with our own vehicles and trailers to carry out and complete installations.
