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Thursday, January 14, 2010

With new/ traditional bunker designs. Do you think, Extra work...?


When do you consider renovating your bunkers? Answer, normally when your membership would like a change. Quite often on an old course the end goal may be to re-create the original design form as log ago as 100 years. When cultural practices were very different to how they are these days.

By recreating original designs, does an architect think of the ramifications to the labor intensity the new design will have upon an already busy work force?

By creating such designs, certain commonly used machinery is now no longer an option for maintenance, such as a flymo. The hours of labor can be multiplied by as much as 4-5 times. At great added cost, the need of plant growth regulators (PGR's) may be useful so you are able to maintain the desired look for longer. A better trained crew is then needed for the new techniques required. All of which take time to establish, and sometimes goes without thought of how you are to get there. The finished article can be dramatic and add some real charm, creating in the true name, a HAZARD.

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