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Optimum grading depth for high quality fi elds should be 16
inches [this depth will be replace with 4 inches of base material
pitrun (naturally occurring deposits of sand and gravel) and then
12 inches of sand (Figure 1)]; drain tiles are typically trenched
into the subsoil at the bottom of this grading depth. Bases
should be graded fl at, or have a crown of 6 inches from the
center to the sidelines.
Although a 16-inch depth is optimum, it is possible to build
a functional fi eld with a 12 inches layer of sand and no fi ne
gravel base; however, similar to the design described above,
drain tiles should be set another 4 inches down into the subsoil.
After drains, the drain lines are trenched and before the sand is
installed, the drains should be covered with fi ne gravel or coarse
sand material.
Figure 1
