So, where are we today? The pictures (taken February 2015) say it all, really.
So my options are:
But I'm currently studying for a doctorate as well as working full time (if I want money, I've always earned it, and now I need another qualification to drag myself up another rung), so there will be no spare money for several years until I've finished paying fees. So we will be tripping and slithering our way around the school for the foreseeable future.
DO NOT DO WHAT I DID, OR YOU TOO WILL REGRET IT EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE!
- One end is very deep; the other is shallow.
- Edges are rising up again in 4 or 5 places. You can see that one has a hoof mark right in front of it where it has caused a trip. So there is more sewing on the horizon.
- I have emailed the people who are responsible for this whole mess as it doesn't seem fair to me that they have 12k of my money, have conveniently closed down the arena company and then have started several more, leaving me out of pocket and with a rubbish school. But they have sent me an email washing their hands of the whole thing, which I will add to this site.
- As it was built up against the perimeter fence (at their suggestion) the fence is now trying to collapse.
- You will see that the surrounding land is actually flatter & drier than the school!
So my options are:
- Pull off the surface ( a very big job) and replace the membrane. This would probably cost around £700, but the school would still slope, the 'drainage' layer still wouldn't drain and the new surface would migrate to 'C' and rot quickly.
- Save up and get the whole lot dug up and re-done properly - which will probably cost more than it would have done to do it properly in the first place!
But I'm currently studying for a doctorate as well as working full time (if I want money, I've always earned it, and now I need another qualification to drag myself up another rung), so there will be no spare money for several years until I've finished paying fees. So we will be tripping and slithering our way around the school for the foreseeable future.
DO NOT DO WHAT I DID, OR YOU TOO WILL REGRET IT EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE!