sarah and hatty
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I may have the opportunity to have a friends school, has anyone moved a school before? Any experiences or advice/tips would be great, thanks
is it possible to move a school?
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Moomin1
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It would take a heck of a lot of man power, JCB's and planning....
alainax
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FfionWinnie
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I assume you mean the surface 
anything is possible but you can't lift the while thing and plonk it somewhere else, it would all need scraped up section by section then put back together.
anything is possible but you can't lift the while thing and plonk it somewhere else, it would all need scraped up section by section then put back together.Worried1
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Yes we recently purchased a secondhand surface and fencing to replace our winter sand and rubber turnout pen.
We have previously sold our old surface when and had a waxed surface put down in our large arena 4 years ago.
Firstly you need someone who can operate a digger to load the surface, secondly you need 28 tonne tippers to transport the surface, ideally a couple so you can be loading one and the other one be delivering.
You need to check access at delivery end to ensure vehicles can get in, tip and get out.
The membrane will not survive.
The crush concrete/hardcore may be salvageable but the cost of excavating and transporting is about the same as getting fresh.
I'm really lucky as my dad organised and did ours for us as that's what he does.
Be prepared to have some contamination of the surface which will need hand sorting.
Prices will vary depending on number of people, for example, digger hire, digger operative, tipper drivers, lorry hire etc
We have previously sold our old surface when and had a waxed surface put down in our large arena 4 years ago.
Firstly you need someone who can operate a digger to load the surface, secondly you need 28 tonne tippers to transport the surface, ideally a couple so you can be loading one and the other one be delivering.
You need to check access at delivery end to ensure vehicles can get in, tip and get out.
The membrane will not survive.
The crush concrete/hardcore may be salvageable but the cost of excavating and transporting is about the same as getting fresh.
I'm really lucky as my dad organised and did ours for us as that's what he does.
Be prepared to have some contamination of the surface which will need hand sorting.
Prices will vary depending on number of people, for example, digger hire, digger operative, tipper drivers, lorry hire etc
nix123
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Does it work out much cheaper tho? We paid 10K for our 20x40 manege with sand and rubber crumb topping about 10yrs ago (still going strong, never had a puddle in it) i was looking at prices now and they seem to have rocketed. 
sarah and hatty
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Thankyou Worried1 for an actual answer.
yes people i am quite aware that you cant just pick it up and put it back down... for those of you who have any experience of this and aren't going to take the mick...
I live on a farm so have my husband and his friends on hand with JCB's, we also have plenty of tractors and trailers. What i need to know is whether it actually works to be able to scratch each layer off individually, how much of it would be re-useable etc.
Worried1 sounds like it could work then? but will need new membrane and hardcore? and probably a top up of sand and rubber?
Any other 'useful' tips would be great
yes people i am quite aware that you cant just pick it up and put it back down... for those of you who have any experience of this and aren't going to take the mick...
I live on a farm so have my husband and his friends on hand with JCB's, we also have plenty of tractors and trailers. What i need to know is whether it actually works to be able to scratch each layer off individually, how much of it would be re-useable etc.
Worried1 sounds like it could work then? but will need new membrane and hardcore? and probably a top up of sand and rubber?
Any other 'useful' tips would be great
Alltype
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It would be a cheap for you to just put one in, new. The drains and the digging out cost the most. By the time you have separated the surface, payed for transport and relaying and bought new membrane you might as well have just bought in a new surface.
jenniaddams
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It's probably perfectly possible to scrape up each layer but you won't salvage the geotextile layer.
Depends what sort of drainage it has and what you want to put in...might be salvageable but is it worth the time/effort of salvaging? Depends how much money you're laying in...is it gully drainage or just gravel pit soakaways. Honestly, it depends on whether this is an expensive/complex school or a 'surface on a geotextile' school.
I would put in my 'foundation'...probably new hardcore base layer and then see if the upper layers can be taken from the old school.
Depends what sort of drainage it has and what you want to put in...might be salvageable but is it worth the time/effort of salvaging? Depends how much money you're laying in...is it gully drainage or just gravel pit soakaways. Honestly, it depends on whether this is an expensive/complex school or a 'surface on a geotextile' school.
I would put in my 'foundation'...probably new hardcore base layer and then see if the upper layers can be taken from the old school.