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General Cricket => Cricket Admin, Facilities and Fundraising => The Groundsman => Topic started by: geeders on March 18, 2016, 07:28:23 PM
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We are looking at refurbing our sightscreens as they currently are wooden slats that have gone rotten in places
The frame itself is a full metal frame, so I'm considering replacing with a tarpaulin type. I've got a price for a custom size, but I've just seen the mesh type which works out at half the cost.
https://www.3dgroundequipment.co.uk/made-to-order-mesh.html (https://www.3dgroundequipment.co.uk/made-to-order-mesh.html)
They are a couple of issues I need to sort with how we fix them, but just wondered if anyone had comments on how good mesh screens are as i can't recall any games where we have used them.
I know one concern with tarpaulin covers is how they stay up to wind, but the frames have are very solid so I don't thin they would blow over.
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We replaced ours with Tarp a few seasons ago, not specifically this type stuff as we were on a tight budget so got some ground sheet type stuff off eBay that worked out about £40 each. We used bungee cord to fix it to the metal framework as zip ties don't have any give when the sheets are blown about etc.
Bungee cord- https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/180822655761 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/180822655761)
Tarp Sheets- https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/221986569563 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/221986569563)
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We replaced our wooden stats with plastic ones.
Made the screen lighter to move and easier to clean so no need to re-paint every year or two.
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We replaced our wooden stats with plastic ones.
Made the screen lighter to move and easier to clean so no need to re-paint every year or two.
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Guess thats a little bit like house facia?
Our is this sort of mesh i believe still slightly see through at a distance but definately does a job, no oppo moan!
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We did that previously but people who like to hit straight (I can only take credit for a couple) put a few holes in ours 😳
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You can pick up the plastic slats from a roofing supplies business
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Cheers for the replies. I had considered the plastic fluted slat material (correx), but unfortunately alongside match damage we've got a couple of scrotes in the village that may damage them (our covers got slashed last year)
The plan was to have sheet that is put and taken every game, but I know the hassle of this as it's always the same people that have to do it!
Thanks for the link @Ayrtek. I hadn't considered standard tarpaulin. Ive just checked our measurements and think with a bit of work we can use a standard size which is a fraction of the cost of a custom one.
I'm now considering ordering a few and fixing them permanently. If they damaged we can replace with minimal cost.
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That was our outlook @gedders for £50 an end if they do get vandalised it's not going to break the bank or hurt as much as if it cost £200 an end. Our covers got slashed over the winter so we replaced them as a priority and subsequently did the sightssceens on a tight budget.
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We had ours custom made by a local metal works. Use a white Lorry side sheet and slide it across a metal frame. Had them for about 10 years now and still work perfectly.
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I used some UPVC soffit board to make a sightscreen at my club. Nice and light and virtually zero maintenance.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. We are going with the standard tarpaulin (4m x 5m for £20) and seeing how that goes.
Went down to measure up and the kids have made a start on stripping the old wood for us! We didn't even have to ask!
As it's a small village we know who they are after they damaged the screens last year. I think another friendly visit would may be in order.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac333/geeders/Mobile%20Uploads/PicsArt_03-27-11.16.59_zpsumuqdpkm.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/geeders/media/Mobile%20Uploads/PicsArt_03-27-11.16.59_zpsumuqdpkm.jpg.html)
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My old club had terrible problem with vandalism.
Our sightscreens were made from 24" cable tray( which we emulsioned white)
Makes the sightscreens almost indestructible