Irrigation Market Products
Oldcastle Enclosure Solutions delivers lasting performance in the field, protecting, concealing, and accessing critical infrastructure to keep your community running strong.
SELECTING THE RIGHT ENCLOSURE FOR THE RIGHT APPLICATION To help you pick the right enclosure for the application, there are a few basics you should define first: Know Your Required Performance Level Enclosures must withstand the loads reasonable to expect based on the installation location. Our bodies and lids are rated for performance to help you match Oldcastle brands with your project application.
RESIDENTIAL TURF Home owners have a never-ending list of maintenance concerns from season to season. Worrying about valve boxes should never cross their minds. A broken valve box is not just an unsightly distraction from a home’s curb appeal; it also creates a safety hazard for children and pets playing outside. Recommended Brands Oldcastle Enclosure Solutions delivers dependable durability to protect, conceal, and access residential irrigation system components.
COMMERCIAL TURF It takes a lot of planning and hard work to build the shopping centers, parks, offices, and other public spaces we enjoy every day. Help reduce ongoing maintenance issues and expenses resulting from inadequate valve boxes. Recommended Brands Oldcastle Enclosure Solutions offers a broad range of high-quality valve boxes to withstand traffic from commercial mowers and small utility vehicles often needed to maintain large landscapes.
GOLF COURSE Players expect pristine greens while shooting for that hole-in-one. A hazard they should never encounter is a broken valve box. Recommended Brands Oldcastle Enclosure Solutions produces a range of products to help prevent costly interruptions and trip hazards from failed valve boxes. Golf courses experience traffic from a variety of equipment, such as golf carts and large aerators. You’re sure to find the right Oldcastle product for the expected load capacity.
AGRICULTURE Recommended Brands Farmers depend on irrigation systems to deliver water to thirsty crops. Select Oldcastle Enclosure Solutions brands achieve the load ratings necessary to withstand traffic from heavy trucks and other farm equipment.
HDPE Plastic Light Duty Pedestrian only Modify in the field with a standard hole saw or jig saw. TrussT Carson® TrussT valve boxes are value-engineered to achieve top-down strength for lasting access to irrigation systems. Sidewalls feature “truss” reinforcements to withstand passing pressure from push-mowers, domestic riding mowers, and other do-it-yourself gardening equipment.
HDPE Plastic Light Duty Pedestrian only Modify in the field with a standard hole saw or jig saw. Specification Grade Carson® Specification Grade valve boxes are recognized as the Irrigation market’s original brand of grade-level access boxes. Backed by 40+ years of engineering excellence, our Specification Grade product line offers vertical and lateral strength in a lightweight material for ease of handing.
Concrete Light Duty Pedestrian only Modify in the field with a diamond-tipped hole saw. Our Christy® concrete products provide reliable, cost-effective solutions to protect underground components. Concrete is suitable for a range of uses due to its proven compressive strength and durability. Heavy lids are unaffected by commercial mower suction, and the rolled Plastic Cap edge helps prevent blade strikes. Concrete lids also resist puncture damage from commercial aerators.
Medium Duty Non-deliberate Traffic Polymer Concrete Heavy DUty Non-deliberate Traffic Modify in the field with a diamond-tipped hole saw. H-Series™ polymer concrete is an increasingly popular alternative to traditional concrete for utility infrastructure. Polymer concrete is produced with a precise mix of aggregate and resin, reinforced by a fiberglass cloth. The resulting boxes are lighter weight than similar-sized concrete boxes, yet offer greater performance strength with improved chip resistance.
Composite Medium Duty Non-deliberate Traffic Modify in the field with a standard hole saw or jig saw. Fibrelyte™ valve boxes are engineered for a greater strength-to-weight ratio than plastic products. Ideal for turf and walkway applications, Fibrelyte enclosures are capable of withstanding incidental traffic from vehicles, such as light trucks.* Fibrelyte boxes achieve greater load capacity than similar plastic sizes.
Medium Duty Non-deliberate Traffic Composite Heavy DUty Non-deliberate Traffic Modify in the field with a standard hole saw or jig saw. Our Synertech™ products solve key concerns for both specifiers and installers with a unique combination of two durable composite materials. Our patented Duo-Mold production process bonds a high-density polymer concrete lid collar with glass fiber composite walls, forming a one-piece Synertech body.
DROP-N-LOCK Tamper-Resistant Valve Box Our innovative DROP-N-LOCK valve box helps protect critical irrigation system components in public and private spaces. Repairs to vandalized systems can be costly. The DROP-N-LOCK lid access point is not readily apparent, helping deter vandals and reduce maintenance issues.
Underground Garden Hose Storage System Our HosEnclose Underground Garden Hose Storage System offers quick, convenient access to water and garden hose in a variety of settings. Handy near potted plants & flower beds for daily watering, hardscapes & patios for occasional clean-ups, and driveways for washing vehicles. Easily installs in landscapes and wood patio decks. Enclosure Molded structural foam, HDPE is rigid, strong, and durable. Tapered box design is ideal for both turf and deck installations.
Easy Installation, no digging. Landscape Edge™ Restraint defines each space within your lawn & garden with a clean, crisp edge. Keeps mulch, stones & landscape fabric in place, while preventing intrusion from bordering landscape elements. Features • Innovative Open-Arch Design ensures consistent vertical stability and maximum flexibility for a variety of shapes. • Spike Bosses spaced every 4 inches along the entire span for greater vertical stability and over all design flexibility.
The Edging Restraint that allows you to achieve professional results. Paver Frame™ Edge Restraint makes any paver installation look like a professional installation. Secures and protects the integrity of your hardscapes, while limiting intrusion of grass and other ground cover. Features • Innovative Arch-Bridge Design absorbs outward force & distributes the load evenly across the entire span for optimal restraint.
INSTALLATION TIPS General installation instructions for turf applications. Please follow brand-specific installation instructions for non-turf applications to ensure the product meets performance expectations in the field.
LOAD RATING INFORMATION Light Duty Pedestrian only Class Vehicle GVW (lb) Max Wheel Load (lb) Design Load Test Load Pedestrian - - 300 lb/ft - ASTM C 857 Specification A-0.3 Load Category Pedestrian - - - 3000 lbf ANSI/SCTE 77 Light Duty, Pedestrian Pedestrian - - 850 lb 2200 lb Telcordia GR-902 Greenway Passenger Vehicle 6000 2400 2000lbf 4340 lbf WUC, Guige 3.6 Ped.
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