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Ruimsig synthetic turf at both schools, using
Wondergrass 40mm multi-use leisure
grass. At Paulshof, 480m2 was placed in the
children’s play area, and at Ruimsig 420m2,
also in the children’s play area. The grass,
supplied in a four metre wide piece, was
cut and joined on site as per the landscape
architect’s specifications.
In terms of preparation, some civils works
were required and Thokan prepared a
25mm cementitious mix, sloping the
surface in order for water to run off the
The slope is steep enough in places to slide down, eliminating the need grass.
for a slide Pro-Laminates also constructed the
multi- purpose courts from ground level,
including civil works, slurry coat and
Ruimsig painting of the multi-purpose courts
at Paulshof. They also undertook the
customising and rubberised logo mats for
the entrances, as well as supplying and
installing composite decking as partition
screens between the school and adjacent
residences. LSA

Information supplied by Elize van der
Walt, Mark Nathan, Jameel Thokan and
Dawid Strydom.
Photos supplied by Elize van der Walt
and Jameel Thokan.

Sand play area and jungle gym, with shade sails to cool the area down

Endemic Developments, under project Trees next to the admin block were retained, creating shade for this quiet
manager Dawid Strydom, was responsible
for the landscape and playground area seating area
installation at Ruimsig. In the pre-primary
school section, his scope of work was the
slope against the parking lot for climbing,
a sensory pathway, mud kitchen, bicycle
track, obstacles, sand pits and the tepee
area. In the primary school area, his scope
of work comprised a sand pit, drinking
fountains, embankment slide, planting
of trees, plants and lawn and a manual
irrigation system.

The planting strategy was the same as for Ruimsig
Paulshof but because of budget constraints
on this project, more succulents and plugs
were used. Rubberised logo mats were customised for the entrances to both

Immense Acacia trees next to the admin schools
block and kiosk were retained. A quiet
seating area was constructed underneath
the trees amidst dense, shade-loving
plants, taking care to stay away from the
trees’ roots and to avoid unnecessary
compaction of the soil around them. The
area creates a lush, welcoming feel.

Synthetic turf installation
Jameel Thokan of Pro-Laminates was
responsible for the installation of the

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