Nylon Netting With Customized Features

Nylon netting is a very functional product that is used for a very wide range of applications.  There are many different types of solutions that people are able to achieve for their particular needs by utilizing various types of netting configurations.  For instance, most athletic and recreational activities will at some point greatly benefit from the containment, protective, and barrier characteristics of netting panels and safety nets.  Industrially, there are many unique applications for netting that include warehouse rack containment, bird barrier, and conveyor-belt "catch" installations.  Many private and residential customers need to accomplish things like keeping balls and objects within a property line, protect gardens or ponds from predators, and creating protected areas of their homes from various flying objects (like fairway golf balls).  These are just some general examples of commonplace uses for netting, but from our experience the possibilities of netting applications are relatively endless while new potentials are consistently being serviced.

Gourock.com specializes in supplying netting solutions for your needs - and there are many options for customization to fit your specific requirements.  Generally speaking, the DuPont® nylon netting available from Gourock is able to be shipped out to your location according to most any dimensions that are needed for the job, and there are many options for twine and mesh sizes in order for you to select the best match for the usage.  For instance, if you're seeking a general-use outdoor barrier or containment net you may want to consider something like the #18 X 1" knotted nylon netting.  Alternatively, if you expect a lot of abrasion and friction to be continually impacting the netting you may want to consider the very heavy-duty #72 X 1-3/4" knotted nylon netting.  We will typically have a few helpful recommendations for you based on your purpose, so as you do your research certainly feel free to contact us for a pricing quote and some helpful tips on direction.

Throughout this blog and also on the Gourock.com website there is a lot of great information to review regarding netting materials, benefits, and unique uses.  Take a look through these sources that at your disposal and you'll get a pretty clear picture of what you may be aiming for as far as netting is concerned.  In order to assist even further, below are some recent examples of specifically requested nets that were facilitated and supplied by Gourock.com for a variety of different uses and customers.  Each of these chosen examples feature some sort of customized characteristic, which can include:

• rope edging or ropes "riblines" through the mesh area
• tapered slopes
• specific shapes

One intrinsic attribute that they all share is the netting material, which is the highest quality DuPont® type 66-728 twisted-knotted nylon.

-Joshua Grzyb @ www.gourock.com

Custom Nylon Baseball Safety Screens

Well it is certainly easy to tell that the baseball and softball seasons are picking up, since we have been shipping out quite a bit of baseball-specific netting for many teams, schools, and organizations!  Baseball netting is a fairly consistent all-year sort of supply that we specialize in here at Gourock.com, but when this late winter season rolls around you can always see a very large increase in the number of batting cage nets, field nets, and practice screens!

Over the last couple of months we have facilitated the production and supply of a wide-variety of custom nylon netting safety screens.  These types of screens are generally used for pitching and batting practice protection, but are also quite typical for soft-toss and fielder safety as well.  There are a few articles already written in this blog regarding this sort of netting supply that our company provides, and you can reference them by clicking here, here, and here.  Those previous posts contain some really helpful context into the types of materials and designs that are available to be quoted and supplied by Gourock, and below are the most recent examples of more custom pillowcase-style safety nets that have been produced and shipped in the last few weeks:
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-Josh Grzyb @ www.gourock.com

Latest Custom Netting Enclosure Nets

Over the years Gourock.com has supplied many, many different customized nylon netting enclosures for customers that each have unique needs and usage applications.  Ranging from private residential installations to high-capacity commercial and professional facilities, netting enclosures are highly functional for a very wide spectrum of users and purposes.  One of the most popular applications for nylon netting enclosures are for athletics and sports training.  When people have a need to contain and impact objects within a specific area, enclosing the entire area with netting is a very nice solution.  Some common examples are baseball batting cage nets, golf cage nets, and sports facility training areas.  But over the years Gourock has provided netting enclosures for very unique needs including zoo and aviary purposes, soccer facilities, and lacrosse/hockey impact cages.  Based on the objects that need to be blocked, the correct mesh size can be quoted for the production.  And then based on the expected level of abrasion and over all wear-and-tear the correct twine thickness can be recommended for the final product.

Gourock uses the highest quality materials and craftsmanship for the customized nets and netting enclosures that ship out to our customers.  The nylon netting is constructed from the top-quality DuPont® Type 66-728 Twisted-Knotted Nylon, and all of the custom fabrications are hand-built in Washington State.  Everything is 100% American-Made when sourcing custom nylon netting productions from Gourock.com.  Most any combination of dimensions can be supplied, so if you have a specific requirement for your installation just use our contact page to provide the context of your intentions and the sizing that you're aiming for.  For some additional information and background on the different examples of productions that Gourock has supplied in the past you should look through some of the articles written in this blog, as well as check out this page of our site.

Over the last couple of weeks we have facilitated the design, production, and shipment of a number of custom netting enclosures.  Here are three examples that demonstrate some of the different twine thicknesses, mesh sizes, and sizing/production features for these particular customers:
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Example 1

• #36 X 1-3/4" Knotted Nylon Netting
• 5/16" Dacron® Rope Bordered
• Rope Ceiling Lines Spaced Evenly Across Width
• 13' High X 26' Wide X 67' Long
• Rope Bordered Divider Panel Net (separate)
• Use: Commercial Baseball Facility

Example 2

• #21 X 1-3/4" Knotted Nylon Netting
• 5/16" Dacron® Rope Bordered
• 6" Rope Loops Installed Evenly Along Length
• 9' High X 12' Wide X 8'-6" Long
• Leadline Bottom Edge
• Use: Residential Baseball Training

Example 3

• #15 X 3/4" Knotted Nylon Netting
• 5/16" Dacron® Rope Bordered
• Rope Ceiling Lines Spaced Evenly Across Width
• 11' High X 16' Wide X 28' Long
• Rope Bordered Divider Panel Net (separate)
• Rope Bordered Impact Panel Nets (separate)
• Impact Nets Are #21 X 3/4" Knotted Nylon Netting + Leadline Bottom
• Use: Collegiate Golf Installation

-Josh Grzyb @ www.gourock.com

Basketball Barrier Net With Poles

The Home Barrier Netting System that is available at Gourock.com is a really functional solution for people that need to block/contain balls and objects within different areas of their property.  Consisting of a dependable ground anchor and steel pole installation, with netting panels clipped to steel attachment points, there are hundreds of potential applications for the Home Barrier Poles.  For some really good context on the materials and components, check out this page of the Gourock site (click here), and also this previously written article (click here) that helps demonstrate the assembly of the poles themselves.

Some very popular applications for this combination of netting and poles include barrier set-ups for baseball & softball, soccer, basketball, lacrosse & hockey, volleyball, golf, and many other multipurpose uses.  Generally speaking, if you are a person that is looking for a solid netting installation system that is an alternative to a permanently-installed post/cable/footing approach - then the Home Barrier Netting System is a really good option to consider.

A recent customer in Texas contacted us seeking information on how he could utilize the Home Barrier Poles and some nylon netting panels in a way that would fit his unique requirements.  Basically, he has a very nice basketball hoop setup on the edge of his driveway - but the way that the property dropped-away behind the hoop was causing all kinds of inconvenient situations with missed shots and basketballs rolling away from their practice area.  In addition to the annoyance of consistently chasing and retrieving basketballs that were rolling away, the lawn area behind the driveway was being destroyed and ripped-up from the excess wear-and-tear from the increased foot traffic on it.  He tried out a couple of potential solutions, which were a small "catch net" that was sourced from a department store - along with layering some burlap material over the worn lawn, however neither accomplished what they needed to.

Here is the photo of the basketball hoop area with generic-net and burlap covering that was forwarded to us while we discussed the matter on the phone:

Using and installing the Home Barrier Poles along with some custom-sized nylon netting panels was the approach used to get things solved for this customer.  The primary characteristics that needed to be considered were that the property grade was quite uneven from one side to the other, and that he wanted to get a fairly wide coverage area for the netting while keeping the overall setup pretty "minimal" as well.  But these things were no problem at all to facilitate.  The way that a solution was packaged for him included:

• different height poles installed to match the grade as closely as possible, which were a collection of 8' poles and a 10' pole where the property dropped lower.
• different dimension custom nylon nets that would help alleviate the effect of the slope/height differences, while still getting barrier coverage all the way to the ground.
• breaking-up the barrier/containment area into two separate pole/netting areas which would allow him to make the fit and installation adjustments to the left and right sides independently - and to his own preferences.
• using the #21 X 1-3/4" square mesh knotted DuPont® nylon netting, with 5/16" Dacron® rope bordering, for optimal longterm outdoor use for many years.

A couple of days ago he had forwarded over the back and front views of his initial installation of the materials, and he reported back great success achieving his goals.  He opted to source a package of the netting installation bungee-balls that we have available so that he could make a few more netting attachments and installation adjustments - but other than that he was able to get rid of the generic 'catch net' that was on there and should start seeing his worn lawn recover nicely!  Here are the images sent over to us, and hopefully they help you out with a bit more context for some of the barrier netting solutions that you can source through Gourock:

-Josh Grzyb @ www.gourock.com

Baseball Field Backstop Netting

The supply of custom nets for baseball and softball field backstop installations is a very common occurrence here at Gourock.com.  Many different types of fields and stadiums require containment and barrier netting to keep balls from entering the stands, bleachers, or from flying into the surrounding parking lots or concession areas.  We have facilitated the design, production, and shipments of dozens (possibly hundreds) of custom netting panels for this exact application.  Whether you are souring netting solutions for a professional organization, community group, commercial facility, or a scholastic/municipal installation - chances are we have already successfully assisted a similar type of job in the past and can easily help you out with getting your upcoming project completed.

Generally speaking, the 1-3/4" mesh size netting is what you have installed for baseball and softball barrier applications.  We supply the highest quality and most dependable netting material in this mesh size, which is the DuPont® Type 66-728 Twisted-Knotted Nylon Netting.  This netting selection has a very high abrasion resistance and tensile strength, and an excellent expectation of durability against the harsh effects of UV and the elements.  Featuring a latex/urethane bonding, UV stabilization, and black coloring - you can depend on the knotted nylon netting products supplied by Gourock.com.

One of the very convenient aspects of getting your backstop netting panels from Gourock is that you can order to any dimensions required for the job, and also spec most shapes/tapers as well.  The recommended approach is to go for 5/16" Dacron® rope bordering sewn-in around the perimeter of each netting panel for maximum strength over the years, and usually the diamond mesh pattern will allow the production team to calculate the proper netting fit for your particular area.  The most popular twine thicknesses for baseball and softball containment nets are the #21 (241 lb./twine, 2.0mm) and the #36 (381 lb./twine, 2.5mm) - but we also have some options that are both thinner and thicker if you prefer.  Whatever you're aiming for just use our contact page to inquire and we'll get back to you with a quotation and suggestion.

Here is the most recent production from last week for a baseball club field in California that is completing a backstop installation.  Here are some of the features of this production for your reference, and images of the details follow:

• #21 X 1-3/4" (241 lb./twine) black twisted-knotted nylon netting
• diamond mesh pattern
• 5/16" rope bordered on all edges
• vertical rope riblines sewn-in for required installation attachments
• additional horizontal rope ribline sewn-in for required installation attachments
• custom tapered/angled shape for the upper netting (top net)

-Josh Grzyb @ www.gourock.com

Advertisment in Coaching Management ABCA Convention Issue

Continuing our trade-journal accessibility for Athletic Directors and coaches, Gourock.com has a recent advertisement and profile in the latest issue of Coaching Management magazine. Coaching Management is a sport-specific journal published under the Athletic Management umbrella, and this particular issue is the "ABCA Convention Issue 2012". We always strive to remain accessible both online and in print for organizations of every size. This includes universities, high schools, middle/elementary schools, municipalities, scholastic and private teams, commercial facilities, and most every type of sports association in-between!

The ABCA issue of Coaching Management discusses "The American Baseball Coaches Association heads to the West Coast for its 67th annual convention....more than 4,000 coaches are expected to attend, with committee and division meetings, as well as exhibits opening the festivities".
Gourock.com can aid your organization and team by supplying options for:

* batting cage nets
* safety/protection screens
* impact/soft-toss panels
* barrier netting
* stadium/spectator netting protection
* customized net enclosures and designs
* dugout protective netting

With top quality materials, years of experience and distribution, and quick turnaround of orders/shipments, we look forward to assisting your organization and being your preferred supplier of netting and netting solutions! Feel free to contact us at your convenience!

-Josh Grzyb @ www.gourock.com

Another Round of Custom Basketball Nets

At Gourock we consistently service customized netting solutions for a huge variety of unique applications and a diverse range of customers.  Most of the time the particular netting requirements that people have are for multiple locations, and are needed to be produced on a periodical basis.  Over the last year we have posted a couple of different articles that detail a very unique netting design that we supply for one of our customers, and each one of the orders requires a good amount of customized design work and specific product parameters.  You can click here to reference all of the details for the custom netting productions on the job from last month, and then you can click here to get even more background regarding the netting from the original job in June of this year.

There has recently been yet another round of custom netting manufacturing for this same application, and you can take a look at the details of this custom netting product below.
We just want to provide you with as much context as possible as you're researching some of the potential solutions that you can achieve with customized nylon netting.

There are so many different types of clients and applications that are well-serviced through the nylon netting options at www.gourock.com, and feel free to drop over an email with your inquiries!  It is most helpful to take a look at the twines/meshes that are readily available by examining this page of the site - so that way you have a good idea of what you're potentially aiming for.  And free netting samples are also available to mail out as well should you prefer to get a "hands-on" examination of high-quality netting options.

-Joshua Grzyb @ www.gourock.com

More Custom Nylon Safety Screens

Last month we published an article pertaining to some of the customized "pillowcase-style" safety screen nets that had recently produced, and you can refer to that particular post by clicking here.  There is some helpful information in there regarding types of designs, materials, and general features that are available when seeking out custom-sized protective netting screens for pitching and training purposes.
Since that last post there have been a variety of additional custom nylon safety-screen nets produced and shipped out to customers that were all fabricated to specifically requested dimensions and shapes/characteristics.
Here are some production drawings for these latest rounds of production, and they'll assist in providing your with some additional context on the custom nylon netting possibilities that you can source through Gourock.  All of these custom nylon safety screens were manufactured for commercial and scholastic/organizational applications.

-Josh Grzyb @ www.gourock.com

Aviary/Quail-Pen Netting Testimonial & Review

We recently had the pleasure of working with a great client in Iowa that utilizes Gourock's 1" nylon netting options for his commercial quail operation.  He submitted the following testimonial and review/background (with photos) for publication, which we are more than happy to present to you here:

After purchasing and installing netting from various manufacturers I realized that quality was certainly something not to be overlooked with protecting and housing game birds.  Due to numerous losses from insufficient netting I came across the Gourock 1” nylon netting being utilized for the sporting world.  The 1” nylon was small enough to protect quail and more than strong enough to withstand the force of larger game birds such as pheasants and chukar while protecting them all from predators above and around.
Additionally, the Gourock netting installed at IQF will withstand those heavy snows in Iowa winters!  I have been so pleased with Gourock netting that a flight pen expansion is planned for Spring 2012 more than doubling the current size to 50 ft. X100 ft.  The flight pen will be entirely enclosed with Gourock netting.

Iowa Quail Farm located at 2748 Bluebird Avenue, Janesville, IA has been in business since 2008. IQF provides hatching eggs, chicks, flight conditioned game birds, and supplies.  IQF is owned and operated by Brett Brauman, who can be contacted at (319) 404-9421 or by email at bbrauman@fastsol.net.

 

-Josh Grzyb @ www.gourock.com

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gourock.com wishes everyone a really Happy Thanksgiving this year!  We appreciate all of the great people and customers that we speak with everyday, and most especially are very thankful for your wonderful business this year (and throughout all of the years!).

We just want you to know that our sales office will be closed on Thur. 11/24 and Fri. 11/25, and we'll be back in for regular business hours on Monday morning.  The shipping warehouses will also be closed for the holiday during the 4-day weekend as well.

However, you can always place your orders online, 24 hours a day, through our secure online shopping cart on the Gourock.com website and store.  Your orders will be processed and invoiced first thing on Monday morning, getting them out on the road for you ASAP.   
The online contact form for emails, as well as fax contact, will be accepting and delivering messages right to our office throughout the holiday as well.

Have a really nice holiday!

-Josh Grzyb @ www.gourock.com