Lawn/ Field Drainage

Lawn/field drainage

Over the last 25 years we have accrued the specific skills, expertise and equipment range to offer clients high quality drainage, construction, renovation works for all natural turf surfaces. Drainage works normally consist of earthworks, drainage, soil preparation, seeding, and initial aftercare. .Key parts to this are the management of the earthworks to prevent damage to the soil structure. We always use low ground pressure equipment for soil replacement. Our team carry out professional drainage installation and soil preparation, we usually carry out the initial aftercare and manage this closely to ensure a good quality, free draining surface is handed over to the client.

Areas covered include:

Commercial and domestic field/Lawn - garden drainage installation.
Golf Courses,
Bowling greens.
Football pitches.

Other services offered.

Decompaction, Over Seeding, Top Dressings, Sand Spreading, Seeding, Turfing and Primary & Secondary Drainage Systems, management plans.

Whatever the size of your project, New Horizon provides a standard of service quality unmatched by any other company in the industry.

For more information please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Sub-surface drainage Where should the water go?

The first thing to do in deciding about whether or not additional drainage is required is to find out where the excess water is coming from and where should it be directed towards. It is easy enough to say that high rainfall is the problem but perhaps there is a problem with the existing drainage in and around your lawn. If the pipework is already in place, it is worth checking this thoroughly for damage which might be the cause for the water to escape into your lawn. Whatever drainage system is installed, a positive outlet is always required.

Secondly, it is worth investigating where the water is going. Is it collecting at a central point in your lawn? Is there surface flooding? These questions should be addressed to fix the problem. If your lawn is not flat and runs on a slope it is worth seeing where the water stops as there will be a point at a low level where the water collects. Whatever drainage problems you may be experiencing, don’t hesitate to call.

Pipe drainage

Pipe drainage systems are usually based on one of four main designs. Herringbone and Grid systems are the most common; however, Fan and Natural systems also have a place within certain circumstances.

Herringbone

This system provides for a main central pipe, which runs down a slope and has lateral pipes connecting to it at acute angles. This type of design is typically used on areas that are irregular in shape but also include large rectangular lawns and general amenity playing fields. An advantage of a herringbone design is that less depth is needed for excavated drains to achieve the necessary falls. However, the disadvantages are that the designs are more complicated than the Grid system. In addition, if the pipe system is later upgraded with sand-gravel slits, then there will be a variable slit length before the slit discharges its water because of the angled layout of the herringbone design.

Grid (also called Gridiron or Parallel)

This system has a main pipe, or pipes, at the perimeter of an area with laterals joining the main pipe either at right angles or an acute angle. The main pipe will either run along or near to the line of the fall of the land. The lateral pipes will typically cross the fall of the land in a diagonal fashion. This type of design is typically used on regular shaped areas such as football/rugby pitches and bowling greens. A grid system is probably the commonest type of system that is installed in turf areas because it is easier to install, has fewer junctions than a herringbone system and can also be easily upgraded with the addition of sand/gravel slits.

Fan

This system is used for small or irregular shaped areas. Typically this would be a localised, low lying wet area and may also include parts of a golf fairway. A golf green may also be considered, however, a herringbone system would be used in the majority of cases. All pipes in a fan system are laterals that connect directly to an outlet.

Natural (also called Random or Contour)

This can be used on 'natural' amenity grasslands and golf fairways. These systems of pipes follow the natural contours of the land with the main pipe being installed in the low areas and laterals connecting to it from adjacent areas.

"Andy and the guys did a brilliant job of paving my sloped garden/mud bath over two levels. I now have a lovely tiered garden with beautiful stone walls and near-invisible man holes (there were four of them…). Andy was particularly helpful - answering questions and providing photo updates when I went on holiday. An excellent service all round!"

- Laura Payne, Gateshead

If you'd like our experts to look at your lawn drainage, call us now on

0191 659 1827 /

07740 311 286