Guest 'Flow Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I take it the cut sections of the old USH pipes will just lie dormant under the park then Flow? Yep, that is correct mate... The new pipes will be an inch or so below the level of the surface as you see in the pictures just now (obviously we've to add a seven or eight inches of new root zone as well as the grass after seeding). The new pipes - laser guided into position - will then connect to the main underoil heating pipes that run across both ends of the pitch as seen in the picture below: The main pipe on the left is the heating pipe with the others that run through the pitch. The new pipes will be laid and attached to the main pipe much in the same way the old ones were (in the pic above). Also I take it there needs to be a quick re-levelling exercise whent the drains are covered? Yep, it will be graded again before the root zone is added on Saturday / Sunday and obviously again when the soil is down. That is done using a laser guided system (as pictured below) which gives you a really, really flat surface: 'Flow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCDave Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Aye, just to echo what's already been said - Superb updates. There's another thing St Mirren fans can score off their list of ways to slag us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammer Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I suppose it beats the lack of signings news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 We're now a good day or so ahead of year behind schedule and the weather has been a God send! Fixed that for ye! Seriously, it is all looking good. Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'I'd rather watch the grass grow'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherwell Football Club Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I suppose it beats the lack of signings news. Having a pitch to play our fancy football on will be like a new signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammer Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Having a pitch to play our fancy football on will be like a new signing. It should certainly help. Now where are those quality signings we've been waiting for..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niall Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 On Sky Sports News this morning the guy said that undersoil heating was being put in at St Andrews for Birmingham going back into the premier. He said 18 miles worth of pipes. Surely no?? does seem quite a lot, so i did a quick calculation. The pipes in the photo look roughly a foot apart, and according to a site on the net, the Fir Park pitch is 110 x 75 yards. So that's 225 pipes (roughly) that are 110 yards long. That gives us a total length of 74250 feet, which is roughly 13.5 miles! That doesn't take into account the pipes that run along the ends on the ground and any extras since the pipes will no doubt run longer than the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFCGMFC Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 No day 6 update? or am i missing summit? day 7 and we've all got our tops off!! what a site!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Technical question here. How does any water get from the surrounding soil/medium into the actual drains? If there are holes/slots in the drains wouldn't the surrounding medium particles block the holes/slits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabba's Turd Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 So will our slope be laser guided flat? Surely they can't be raising the corner at the Cooper/Main to make the park flat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFCGMFC Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 @Kmcalpin the water will run towards the nearest exit (drains) its hard to explain why it runs to the drains its just really science mate the water runs through the spaces in the fine gravel and into the pipe so the other soil/material doesn't clog up the drains @Yabba we will still have the slope. We will always have the slope but this time it will be a flat slope if ye ken with a mean it sounds really daft but our playing surface will be flat instead of bumpy a flat slope! honest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Are we going to recycle the water that fills the drains so that it can then be filtered into the pipes for heating? Let's go green! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFCGMFC Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 the only thing that will be green is the grass!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelmen Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 i think we should stop now.... it already looks like it has less sand on it than in the last 2 years and more level!!!! Good to hear we are ahead of schedual ... does this mean that we are saving money if we finish early!!! Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabba's Turd Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 @Yabba we will still have the slope. We will always have the slope but this time it will be a flat slope if ye ken with a mean it sounds really daft but our playing surface will be flat instead of bumpy a flat slope! honest! Aye, it was more of a hollow at one point than a slope Looking forward to seeing it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 @Yabba we will still have the slope. We will always have the slope but this time it will be a flat slope if ye ken with a mean it sounds really daft but our playing surface will be flat instead of bumpy a flat slope! honest! Aye, it sounds really daft... laser controlled, we'll have a nice gradient. Flat instead of bumpy? A suitable roller not sort that out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkie Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Are we going to recycle the water that fills the drains so that it can then be filtered into the pipes for heating? Let's go green! I'm sure it's hot air, not water for the ush. Also, note to Groundsmen - can we have the green side up this time please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 I'm sure it's hot air, not water for the ush. We'll just get John Boyle to talk into the pipes then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFCGMFC Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Aye, it sounds really daft... laser controlled, we'll have a nice gradient. Flat instead of bumpy? A suitable roller not sort that out? this also raises the pitch and levelling it out superbly all will be revealed in a few weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 I'd just Mono-Block it now The root zone will be added tomorrow and people will really start to take shape. WTF does that mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewK Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Should it not say "people will really start to see it take shape"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazilian Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 this also raises the pitch and levelling it out superbly all will be revealed in a few weeks I thought it had been agreed that the pitch or any of the layers under it are not LEVEL! Updates have been good, expect they'll need to be a bit more spaced out now that a lot of the heavy works are nearing completion. And plenty of hard graft getting put in by the groundstaff and contractors by the looks of it, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 this also raises the pitch and levelling it out superbly all will be revealed in a few weeks Eh? Laser control will provide the smooth gradient, only raises the pitch if laser set to do that and additional material added. Is that the plan? Understanding of the work done this past week, still feel some error exists with regards drainage and the pictures available can be proof of that. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickoza Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 We are going to have the best pitch in the league next season. Aye it perhaps should have been done long before now, but it's getting done and will look great. And the fact we can play football will do the biz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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