Artificial grass enhances the appearance of an area and is widely used in neighborhoods and different sports such as tennis and golf. The maintenance of growing a grass is hard enough and therefore, the need to install artificial grass. This can be done by a team of experts or a team who would be willing to help you out with installation of artificial grass.
Materials/Tools/Equipments
- Artificial Grass
- Sharp Knife or Cutter
- Weed Block
- Seam Tape
- Sod cutter or Tiller
- Adhesive
- Base Material (e.g crushed granite)
- Nails
- Wheel Barrow
- Hammer
- Rake
- Infill
- Plate Compactor
- Shovel
- Hose (for soaking)
- Hand-Tamper
To install artificial grass, you must first have a clear backyard. You can do this by using a sod cutter or a tiller. Next, you must have the right amount of base materials for the area. Spread the base materials evenly on the surface by using a wheel barrow or a rake. This will allow you to install the artificial grass easier and with less hassle. After doing so, soak the material for compaction. Use a plate compactor to compact base to avoid settlement or a decrease in the soil volume in the long run. Re-soaking and multiple passes with the plate compactor might be required to reach optimal firmness on the area. Next, use a hand-tamper to compact the edges of the area. This will also allow you to install the artificial grass with a nice, clean edge.
Although this is optional, you may lay a weed-block on to the surface to stop weeds from growing and to help conserve moisture. Then, cut the pieces of the turf to desired sizes and lay on the surface to prepare for seaming. Make sure to stretch the turf evenly to eliminate expansion in the long run.
After doing so, here comes the most crucial step, seaming the turf together. This is a crucial step in installing artificial grass as there are many methods in seaming and it will determine the life length of your artificial grass before rupture if not properly seamed or taken care of.
To seam the turf together, cut around the perimeter of the area to make it easier for you to do precise cutting later on. Make sure to cut the backside of the turf with a sharp knife or cutter to avoid destroying the grass layers. Do precision cutting after eliminating excess turf to get the right size and shape of the perimeter and to keep off of gaps. Unroll the tape along the join line of both pieces and place enough amount of adhesive on the it, ensuring equal tape on each piece of turf. Weight down the joined pieces with a heavy material so that it will stick properly. See to it that the grass is not overly conjoined with each other to appear natural. Afterwards, nail the pieces down to the ground and along the edges of the area. To ensure proper installation of artificial grass, hammer down the nails on the turf with a distance of about 8 inches from each nail. Secure perimeter edges as well. Finally, the last step of installing artificial grass is to lay a generous and even amount of infill in the whole area of turf to compact somehow with rain and is really recommended in every install of artificial grass.
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