Page 7 - Dainfern Valley Issue 3_2023
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ESTATE PROJECTS
                                                                      The three-month repair
                                                                      project that concluded in July
                                                             AFTER    2023 successfully addressed                                     WORKSHOP
                                                                      the damage on a 600-meter
     BEFORE                                                           servitude, or pathway, run-                                     UPGRADE
                                                                      ning along the boundaries of
                                                                      Dainfern Valley estate, Borgo
                                                                      de Felice, and Eagle Trace.                                     Our staff rest area and workshop have under-
                                                                                                                                      gone a massive upgrade and have been fully
                                                                                                                                      paved and cleaned. The staff are thrilled with
                                                                      This pathway had fallen into
                                                                      disrepair over time due to the                                  their new space. Many Thanks to Ian Gilley for
                                                                      impact of stormwater and                                        donating salvage building materials.
                                                                      heavy rainfall.
                                                                      To fortify it, we poured new
                                                                      concrete and installed a
                                                                      reinforced steel mesh at the   BEFORE
                                                                      path's most vulnerable point,
                                                                      its sharp corner. Furthermore,
                                                                      we created a V-shaped chan-
                                                                      nel in the center of the servi-
                                                                      tude. This innovation will help
                                                                      guide water flow, reducing the
                                  Borgo de Felice before (left), and now  risk of future damage.
                                      REPAIR OF SERVITUDES

                                                                                                                                   AFTER

    BEFORE                                                                         AFTER










                                            Eagle Trace before
                                            (left), and now

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