Pavilion Blog

Between Irma, failed compaction tests and an old retention basin we are now running around a month behind schedule. Irma dumped a lot of rain which created instability around the Pavilion construction area at the end of the Outdoor arena. Failed compaction tests required the foundations being dug a foot lower, and hitting the drainage […]

So, no sooner than we had completed the ground breaking, we not only found that the old hole was full of stone that drains the Outdoor Arena, but also that there were compaction issues with the soil that was to receive the concrete to form the Foundation. Four years ago we dug a huge hole […]

Pavilion Blog Post 2 – Groundbreaking Report: A small crowd came to watch as the ground was broken and we confirmed that Stable View really does rest on sand! Shane Doyle who had previously undertaken the cross country course drainage project had already dug a hole to grade, at the bottom of where the foundations […]

Pavilion Blog Post 1 – Groundbreaking Ceremony: As many of you are aware, we have been working on the plans for a structure that could act as a centerpiece for Stable View for nearly two years. We started out with a planned addition above the Main Barn which morphed into a standalone structure at the […]