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Packing clay blocks have long been the progressive groundskeeper's secret weapon. Save many back breaking hours repairing the mound and home plate areas! The solid clay bricks have no holes and yield a superior binding action of the clay, giving a more solid subsurface footing.

Install Batter's Blocks on the mound, in batter's boxes, catcher's areas, or lead off areas to drastically reduce wear. Simply excavate the area 2 3/4" deep, level and rake the base, then tamp to compact. Install blocks side by side and thoroughly wet the blocks to promote binding. When water is fully absorbed, cover with existing material and let stand for 24 hours. Approximate size is 2 1/4" x 4" x 8" solid blocks (no holes), 6 lbs. each, and sold only in full skid quantities of 320 bricks. One skid will cover approximately 72 sq. ft. at a 2 1/4" depth. To learn how you can save up to 70% on freight costs click here. 
 

Batter's Blocks - Usage Recommendations and Installation:

Packing Clay Blocks have long been the progressive groundskeeper's secret weapon. Save yourself many back breaking hours repairing the mound, homeplate area, or any high wear areas. The solid clay bricks yield a superior binding action, giving a more solid subsurface footing, reducing the "bird baths" and wear holes caused by player motion.

 

Applications:

• batter's boxes
• catcher's area
• pitching mound
      plateau
      front of rubber 
      stride path 
      landing area
• lead off paths
• coaches boxes
• bull pens
• batting cages
• any high wear area

Features:

• construction: raw unfired pure clay (solid - no holes)
• size: approximately 2 1/4" x 4" x 8"
• weight: 6.5 lbs each
• quantity: 320 per skid
• coverage: approximately 70 square feet at 2 1/4" depth
• blocks can also be placed on their side to yield to a 4" deep clay base for maximum wear
• placing the blocks on their side will cover approximately 39 square feet
  *Note: All instructions are based on the blocks laying flat yielding a 2 1/4" clay base

Approximate Usage:
4' x 6' Batter's Box	108 Blocks
3' x 3' Catchers Area	45 Blocks
3' x 5' Mound Plateau	68 Blocks
3' x 6' Stride Path	90 Blocks
4' x 6' Landing area	108 Blocks
1' x 2' Front of Pitching Rubber	9 Blocks

When applying to the plateau, stride path, and landing area, there will be areas of overlap reducing the total number of blocks used in reference to the above quantities. To reduce usage only place blocks in actual wear areas. Example: on a 4' x 6' batters box do not put blocks in the far corners. Only do an approximate 3' x 4' area.

Economy Pitcher's Mound Represents the most economical approach	Pitcher's Mound Shows the plateau in front of the rubber and the landing area	Complete Pitcher's Mound Shows the plateau, stride path and landing area
Batter's Box Represents the most popular method Batter's Box Wear Area Represents an economical approach     Cross Section Detail 1/2" - 3/4" depth of existing infield material 2 1/4" thick batter's blocks level compacted subsurface

 

Instructions:

• Choose the appropriate layout pattern from above or create your own.
• Mark an outline of the area to be stabilized.
• Excavate the area to a depth of 2 3/4" - 3". This will allow for the batter's block and the 1/2" - 3/4" of surface materials.
• Accurately level the sub-base with a flat board or the back of a rake and break up any clumps and remove any rocks. Square the edges with a flat head shovel and tamp the sub-base evenly.
• Lay blocks side by side so edges are touching as tightly as possible. Be careful not to let the dirt fall between the blocks themselves, which will prevent the clay from bonding well.
• Saturate the blocks with water. The water level should be approximately half way up the sides of the blocks. Allow the water to be absorbed and add more if needed, to fully mend them together. Do not tamp or apply pressure which will depress the clay.
• Allow to dry for 24 hours, or less if it is extremely dry and sunny outside.
• Back fill the area around the perimeter of the blocks and tamp firmly. Lightly wet the clay block surface and rake your surface material over the blocks for the finished appearance. Tamp slightly to bind surface material with your clay block sub-surface.

Repair:

• When wear holes appear, sweep the surface material away from the clay block subsurface. Clean the clay block as thoroughly as possible (the material will disrupt the binding process between the old clay and the new clay).
• Use either pre-moistened blocks that were wrapped in wet towels for a day or two or bagged promound clay.
• Moisten the clay subsurface and slightly scarify.
• Add new clay an inch at a time and tamp firmly to the existing clay sub-base to regain proper clay base elevation.
• Rake surface material over clay sub-base and tamp firmly.
• Let dry for several hours.