Artificial Turf

[lilbigdaddy]

Anyone have an idea when the turf is going to go down? 

[RS73]

I would imagine that will be one of the last things, they will do. It's kinda like building a new house, one of the last things to go down is the carpeting or flooring. I'm guessing July or August.

[AJ25]

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I would imagine that will be one of the last things, they will do. It's kinda like building a new house, one of the last things to go down is the carpeting or flooring. I'm guessing July or August.
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Turf is a 3 month process. To be ready be mid-September, they'd have to start no later than mid-June. And that's with PERFECT weather. They need to get going within the next couple of weeks.

[Guest coachacola]

One of the recent articles in the paper said they were going to wait and put the turf down last so they wouldn't mess it up.  My guess is they wanted to get the suites up before putting down the turf.  They are cutting it close so don't they have to start on it by early June?

[LUFAN]

They have alot of the ground work already done they did the drainage and other things to prepare the field when they first started the rennovation.

[badndn]

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[quote author=RS73 link=topic=69500.msg799054#msg799054 date=1273259121]
I would imagine that will be one of the last things, they will do. It's kinda like building a new house, one of the last things to go down is the carpeting or flooring. I'm guessing July or August.
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Turf is a 3 month process. To be ready be mid-September, they'd have to start no later than mid-June. And that's with PERFECT weather. They need to get going within the next couple of weeks.
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Most of the work is done. It will only take a few weeks to put the turf down. From start to finish it may take 3 months, but it has already started so to speak.

[AshlyHasBeen]

You are correct, the leveleing of the field and other prep work takes months. Turf goes down usually in a week. Two weeks after adding all the lines and artwork.

[LU Baseball Fan]

Turf is a 3 month process. To be ready be mid-September, they'd have to start no later than mid-June. And that's with PERFECT weather. They need to get going within the next couple of weeks.
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Just curious where did you get the "3 month process" to lay turf?

[AJ25]

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Turf is a 3 month process. To be ready be mid-September, they'd have to start no later than mid-June. And that's with PERFECT weather. They need to get going within the next couple of weeks.
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Just curious where did you get the "3 month process" to lay turf?
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It's all I've ever heard. Makes sense.. Takes at least a couple of weeks to take up all the old sod and get the dirt leveled out. Then you start the long piping and draining process which is another couple weeks to a month. All of this is depending on weather. All that is at least a 1 1/2 half month process, then you can start laying the turf. That's a couple of weeks, then you can paint and everything. About 2 weeks there. So with perfect weather, that's still a 2 month process. So maybe not quite 3 if the weather is good.

[Javelina]

All that is left to do for the turf to go down if im not mistaken is make sure the ground is level and roll out the turf and put on the logos then its ready 2 week job tops.

[LU Baseball Fan]

If weather cooperates it takes 4 to 6 weeks maximum.  My understanding is that the field is pretty much ready except for final grading which will be done just prior to installing the turf.  Actually installing the turf takes about a week.  I assume it is being sewn in.  The lines are not painted, on the turf is manufactured with the lines already on it.  As I understand they will not lay the turf until the construction crews are finished driving on it.  I am confident that the field will be ready in plenty of time for opening day.  If it isn't then Lamar needs to get a refund from Hellis.

[AJ25]

They have begun laying down the tarp to cover the dirt for the final time.  :)
The tarping is the next step to having the turf down. They were about 1/3 of the way done covering the field until the storms came in.

[UNLV]

Where is the cam?

[AJ25]

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Where is the cam?
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No idea.. Just drove by and took a peak at it tonight.

[lilbigdaddy]

update??

[LCM2LU]

Looks like they're laying down plastic today.

[url=http://140.158.55.12/index.html?size=0&mode=2]construction cam[/url]

[AJ25]

Now that the outside of the facility is done, it's time to move the webcam over to the field.

[LCM2LU]

Didn't someone have a link to pictures of McNeese's turf project? I just walked by there and it looks like they're pouring gravel for a good base. Still a lot of dirt work going on too.

[lilbigdaddy]

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Didn't someone have a link to pictures of McNeese's turf project? I just walked by there and it looks like they're pouring gravel for a good base. Still a lot of dirt work going on too.
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[url=http://mcneesesports.cstv.com/view.gal?id=27943]McNeese Turf Project[/url]

Go to [u]other galleries[/u] and you will find the pictures.

[LCM2LU]

They must read this thread lol. They turned the cam towards the field!

[AstrosDawg07]

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[Texantagonise]

By looking at the web cam it looks like the first few rows of seats are going to stink.  It looks like the field is to high that it should have been dug down a little more.  Since most of the players stand the whole game the first few rows will not be able to see.  I hope this is just a bad angle from the web cam.

[AstrosDawg07]

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[AstrosDawg07]

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[bobbymcgee]

Well then the people in the first two rows should just get on their feet