Soccer

This decompacting operation is carried out with a special combing unit with metal springs that penetrate down to the silica, removing and aerating the elastic layer. It is pulled by a tractor with wide wheels and a weight suitable for not damaging the lawn. The operation is carried out across the width of the field or along the length of the field depending on the initial gluing of the artificial turf rolls, never decompact in the opposite direction to the gluing, as it could detach and weaken the joints that are glued with polyurethane glue. This operation should be performed at least twice a year.

The operation is performed with a triangular tool with flexible brushes that distribute the elastic load and return the hair to its initial lying position. This operation is carried out in oval mode along the length and width of the field, with a special wide-wheel hydrostatic tractor, so as not to damage the synthetic turf. Brushing should never be done with a car or similar, the wheels could cause burns in the artificial grass or wrinkles, also the car has an excessive weight that could compact the SBR rubber granules.

After brushing and decompacting the artificial turf, all joints and peeling lines are visually checked to clean and clean them and then repaired with bi-component polyurethane glue and geotextile. This operation is vital for the field since a breakage causes a premature wear of the synthetic turf and then the repair does not match one cloth with another and a patch must be made with new turf that would not look aesthetically good.

After brushing and decompacting the artificial turf, all joints and peeling lines are visually checked to clean and clean them and then repaired with bi-component polyurethane glue and geotextile. This operation is vital for the field since a breakage causes a premature wear of the synthetic turf and then the repair does not match one cloth with another and a patch must be made with new turf that would not look aesthetically good.

The weeds are manually removed from the surface, then using a backpack, a herbicide treatment is applied to the affected areas and around the field with a non-abrasive product for artificial turf.

The weeds are manually removed from the surface, then using a backpack, a herbicide treatment is applied to the affected areas and around the field with a non-abrasive product for artificial turf.

A gutter cleaning is performed by removing 1 out of 4 grates and blowing hard with a backpack blower cleaning the entire gutter. If the gutter has not been disassembled for a long time and there are problems to remove them due to the breakage of the screws, new ones must be put in place since the gutter grid must remain perfectly attached without any sharp protrusion for the player’s safety.

At the end of the maintenance operations, a technical report is made informing about: state of the field planimetry, state of fiber aging and degree of defibrillation if fibrillated or prefibrillated, levels of elastic fillers with the amount of filler to be provided for optimal use, state of the visual field.