On October 16th we officially closed the croquet lawns so that we could begin the long anticipated expansion of the facility. As many of you know, we will be more than doubling the lawn size so that we can accommodate two full lawns or three 3/4 size lawns. In addition to the lawns, we will be doubling the size of the pavilion so that members have more covered space while waiting to play.
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| New croquet complex. |
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| Top layer of soil needed to be removed before the drilling could begin. |
In order for either one of the two projects to get started we must first blast a good portion of granite. This has already begun with the drilling of holes into the rock. The contractor will then fill the holes with water and set of a charge which will then fracture the rock. This method is slower than traditional blasting with dynamite but far more controlled. This is crucial since we do not want do disturb the foundation on the pavilion. With good weather, I anticipate the blasting to be completed this week.
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| Hole locations are marked prior to drilling. |
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| The drilling machine. |
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| Holes were drilled 8' deep and about a 1.5' apart. |
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| Other work to prepare for the project was removing the old irrigation heads. |
As the second largest croquet club in America, this is an exciting project that continues to show HFCC's commitment to the sport. Please come back for updates as we work on this through the winter.
