[Greenbuilding] tennis court surface material

[Corwyn]

On Oct 02, 2007, at 20:37, Chris Green wrote:

> Looking for some greener references for creating a tennis court 
> surface.

My grandfather created a tennis court, which my family has been using 
ever since.  Actually, his intention was to create a potato garden, but 
he discovered upon plowing it up, that the soil was almost _completely_ 
clay.  His response was, 'heck with it, I'll build a tennis court 
instead'.

The court used to be coated with slate dust, to keep the dust down, now 
sand is used.  Brick dust has not been used in the time I have been 
aware of it.  The court requires some maintenance, dragging and rolling 
in the spring, sweeping after use, spraying with water during dry 
times, removal of rocks (every year, explain that!), taking up and 
putting down the tapes, setting up the center and backdrop nets (they 
make great nets now which slide out of the way when not in use, let the 
breeze through, and are aesthetically pleasing; don't even think about 
chain link fence).  The court needs to get sufficient sunlight to dry 
after rain, otherwise it will get to slick.

Over the course of 80-odd years the level of the clay has dropped 
relative to the surrounding grass by about 3/4".

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn

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