Blog 7

 After entirely removing the dirt with the confines of the designated spikeball court, we sought out to place the weed barrier. Although strange at first glance, the placement of a weed barrier is essential for maintaining the longevity of the court because it will firstly provide a between the dirt and sand, and will, in turn, mitigate the growth of invasive plants such as weeds. Furthermore, the implementation of a weed barrier would allow the water within the sand to actually seep through, and would both prevent the sand to be wet for long periods of time and would also minimize the formation of water puddles on the surface of the court. We proceeded to place the weed barrier along the bottom and edges of the hole, and nailed them down to ensure that they would stay in place. After inspecting the nail placements and joining tarp and dirt, we then used the rubber edging that we had ordered to encapsulate the court to ensure that it maintains its structural integrity. As we had asked the sand to be delivered on Monday, we had ample time to implement finishing touches, one of which being a sign. We felt that a sign would be an excellent addition to our court because it would both inform people who are unaware of spikeball with basic guidelines and rules of play, but would also list a series of instructions as to how to maintain the court to prevent its deterioration. Prior to creating the sign, we had also met with Mullen to just touch base, and suggested that we try to incorporate our new spikeball court in Hawken Hoopla. We thought that this was a brilliant idea because of how it has the potential to inform the Hawken of the existence of the court, and could in turn encourage continued spikeball play after we are gone.

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