New Everton Stadium

[Jo3Fr3sh]

Here is a question. What is the black tarp on the pitch for? Is a mark not to dig deeper when stripping the pitch in the future? Will more dirt be piled on and then the grass seeded?

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Here is a question. What is the black tarp on the pitch for? Is a mark not to dig deeper when stripping the pitch in the future? Will more dirt be piled on and then the grass seeded?

Weed blocker maybe...there's weed seed (No Tommye, not THAT one) everywhere in that dirt that either blows in or is brought in by feet/equipment tires etc; don't want it germinating and causing havok with the turf. That's my guess anyhow.

 

[AndyRJ]

Here is a question. What is the black tarp on the pitch for? Is a mark not to dig deeper when stripping the pitch in the future? Will more dirt be piled on and then the grass seeded?

It's a geotextile and welded geomembrane.

Take a look at this webpage. https://www.water-products.co.uk/

And this video of it here (albeit in the construction of a sand paddock)



The plastic crates they're installing will be infilled with aggregate and then the pitch laid on top. I believe it all forms part of the rainwater harvesting system that was installed so any rainwater that's not absorbed by the pitch will be directed to the rainwater harvesting tank for re-use.

The crates also provide a void below which i expect will form part of the heated pitch system where warm air can be blown beneath to prevent freezing.

 

[tommye]

That will be the total around the whole ground, not in one stand.

You won't care once you get past the 7th

 

[Brisan123]

Excellent point - all engineered into the design to prevent over-stressing on the structure as time goes by.

It's basically the equivalent of Ikea telling us not to overtighten every screw when building a shelf - except this time the people building it actually listened

Real men don’t read the instructions

 

[Brisan123]

Just need a few quality players to put into it now

 

[tommye]

Real men don’t read the instructions

Instructions are for when it breaks or there's a few bits left that look important

 

[Brisan123]

Instructions are for when it breaks or there's a few bits left that look important

When all else fails RTFI

 

[gedefc]

When are the personal stones getting installed? All gone quiet on those

 

[tommye]

When are the personal stones getting installed? All gone quiet on those

Think I remember someone saying they're being fitted separately from the LOR works by the manufacturer after handover

 

[gedefc]

Think I remember someone saying they're being fitted separately from the LOR works by the manufacturer after handover

Cheers

 

[tommye]

Cheers

Also the gaps between the reinstated heritage rail lines have been concreted for now but will be used at a later date for further batches of the stones.

 

[Toffefc]

Look at this, some clown from the [Poor language removed] has tried to deface the stadium with graffiti

 

[AndyRJ]

Look at this, some clown from the [Poor language removed] has tried to deface the stadium with graffiti

Report it to the club. Last thing we want is that being clad over and left there.

There will be cameras all over the site so hopefully LoR will be able to pin point the whopper who did it and sack him.

I'm sure there will be other stuff that will come out once it's finished.

 

[larbert toffee]

Here is a question. What is the black tarp on the pitch for? Is a mark not to dig deeper when stripping the pitch in the future? Will more dirt be piled on and then the grass seeded?

Any gardening questions please address them to @Joey66 thank you.