Cut and Fill

This is a grading technique where high areas are cut and placed in the low areas to get an even surface. The benefits of this technique include being a relatively quick, simple and cheaper way of moving soil to create an even surface. Disadvantages though include there being an uneven depth of topsoil over the area and this will affect the growth rates of grasses, increase the swards susceptibility to drought conditions, produce a sporting surface with uneven playing characteristics because of the inconsistent depth of topsoil impacting on ball interactions such as rebound bounce as well as surface coverage, and also uneven drainage rates because some areas will have a good depth of topsoil, whilst others will be very shallow and the subsoil will be present very near the surface.