Installing Artificial Grass: An Overview

If you're one of those people that likes to do your own home improvements

, you'd probably love installing your own artificial grass. As long as the area in question isn't exceptionally large or unusually shaped, you should be able to tackle the project on your own. Learn more about it below!

Measure the Area Carefully:

First things first: You need to measure the area where you plan to install Brisbane artificial grass. Measure the area carefully. Be as precise and exact as possible, since you're going to use these measurements to purchase the appropriate amount of artificial grass. Remember the turf has to run the same way for best results. Measure the widest point, multiply by longest point to get your square meter-age.

Purchase Your Artificial Grass:

Most artificial grass comes in rolls that are approximately four metres or two metres wide and sold by the square metre. Keeping that at front of mind, you will be able to work out what the most appropriate composition of widths you will need to suit your project (creating as little waste as possible).

Prepare the Area:

Prior to laying down the artificial grass, you need to prepare the area. If you are installing over concrete / pavers/ timber etc the turf can be installed directly onto the surface if it is reasonably level. If however you are installing over natural ground you need to remove any vegetation and soil to a minimum depth of 50 millimetres. Take care to remove the same amount across the entire area. Crushed blue metal dust or another type of pulverised gravel is then spread levelled and compacted to form a sub base. Use a compactor or garden roller to compact firmly.

Lay Down Your Artificial Grass:

As an initial step, you will have to lay out the artificial grass rolls to make sure that they are of adequate coverage for the area you are working on. Make sure that all of the fibres run in the same direction, and get everything positioned in the right way. There should be no gaps between seams, and you should have as few seams as possible. You might need to reconfigure your rolls a few times to arrive at the best positioning.

Joining the Turf:

At the seams, apply joining tape (allow 15cm under each side of the turf to be joined). Add adhesive to the tape, then glue the grass down onto the adhesive tape. Take your time during this step, and try not to disturb the joins until they have set. Next Step is too sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labour plus NO MORE MOWING!

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by: Nadine Davis

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