Guide To Installing Artificial Turf

Why choose artificial turf?

Before we get into the process of installing the artificial turf let's take a look at the benefits that come along with having artificial turf.

The biggest drawcard is a near complete lack of maintenance and upkeep on your covered area, 2-3 months after installation a simple brush every 3-4 weeks keeps the blades looking perky and lush. Artificial turf is safe for children and pets, no grass stains or pests along with no mowing or watering are required.

Preparation is key

Like most things success favours the prepared, so having everything we need ahead of time will put us in the best position to have a smooth and successful result. Be sure to measure out the area we will be covering before buying the turf so we know exactly how much we require. What we will need are:

      Tools Materials

Measuring tape Synthetic turf

Gloves Adhesive joining tape

Hammer Turf pegs

Broom White sand

Spirit level

Utility knife

Laying the artificial turf

So now that we have everything we need our first job is to make sure the area we are covering is flat and smooth for our turf to be laid on. Once we have our area prepared, start rolling out the turf from hard against the edge and roll out until the area is covered, then cut the turf with the utility knife making sure to leave a bit extra that can be cut to size later on.

Next we start at the edge of the turf and hammer the turf pegs into the ground, space the pegs around 300mm apart making sure not to go past the halfway mark of the turf so that we can fold the turf back to make the join.

After we are done pegging down our first roll of turf we are ready to roll out the next one. Roll out the turf making sure to leave extra at the end like last time that can be cut to size later on. Next we roll out our adhesive joining tape along our joining edges of turf and cut to size. Fold back each edge of the turf and place half of the tape under the edge of the first roll of turf laid pressing down the turf as you peel the backing paper off making sure the turf is sticking to the tape as you go. 

Move the second roll of turf onto the other half of adhesive tape next to the first roll (ensuring the blades of grass are facing the same direction) pressing down as you go checking the turf is sticking nicely to the tape. Continue this process until the desired area is completely covered in your new turf. Cut the edges to size and peg them down.

Protecting your new turf

Once the turf is all cut to size and pegged down looking amazing it's time to protect the new turf. To protect our new turf from UV rays we pour our white sand and spread it evenly over the whole area of turf, using the broom. It will take 10-15 kilograms of sand per square metre. 

As mentioned earlier, after we have installed the turf and put our sand on the only thing left to do is wait 2-3 months before we brush the turf to keep it looking sharp and lush. This is to be done once every 3-4 weeks.

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