As seen in the cross section below, drainage is the essential foundation of any surface, and attention to detail is our speciality. Clean stone and the correct use of the specialist membranes assure years of trouble free usage. In many years of business there has not been a single flood to date. It is false economy to allow a local builder to lay the foundation for your arena. Although critically it may appear to be cheaper, if it doesn't work it is very expensive to rectify, as many dissatisfied customers have experienced to their cost.

Cross Section of a WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS Arena

All fencing posts are concreted in and will remain aesthetic to the eye for many years. All timbers are pressure tanalized for maximum longevity. All gate furniture is galvanised (gate 3.6m Wide). Posts are 150mm x 75mm. Rails 100mm x 38mm. Kick boards are 150cm x 38cm and 150mm above finished surface.

Silica Sand

Silica sand has no bearing on the fact that it is any good for horses to perform on, all it means is that sand is free of clay. It's the structure of the sand that's important and how the particles knit together. If you use the wrong sand your horse will just plough through into the surface, making it impossible to use. In fact, there are only four sand quarries in England that are suitable for all weather arena usage.

Membrane

Membranes have been talked about for many years and have had a lot of bad press. Especially when a deep riding surface has been installed and the riding surface has not been maintained. The ideal type of riding surface is one where the horse rides on top and not through the surface. Blinding is not that successful because if the blinding has got too much fine particle size it may not drain, and if there is not enough, the top layer of stones will get through to the top of the riding surface. Williams & Williams use a membrane between the soil and stone sub-base as well as a special non-woven heat-sealed membrane between the sub-base and the riding surface.

Installation

Williams & Williams have a team of dedicated staff who take pride in their work using our own machinery with the latest technology. This ensures that each layer is done with pinpoint accuracy. We never sub-contract out our work. All our machinery has low ground pressure tracks and tyres to reduce damage to the sub-base.

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