Rochdale will use a plastic dome full of hot air to make sure their new pitch at Spotland Stadium is ready for their FA Cup tie with Tottenham on Sunday.
The League One club are laying a new surface this week after months of bad weather in Lancashire finally proved too much, causing last weekend's home game against Fleetwood to be called off.
Contractors have been working round the clock to do the work and it is understood that the pitch will be finished by Tuesday night.
At that point a huge plastic dome will be erected over the whole area to prevent further weather damage.