Artificial grass

westy23

Morning all
I have a awkward shaped lawn that is mostly edged with railway sleepers which makes cutting up to the edges quite difficult.
Am thinking of having artificial grass fitted.
Has anyone got any recommendations and any do or donts.
Have got grandkids that will be playing on the grass so does it
Need fixing down or is it just loose laid and is drainage a consideration?
Thanks

A.Penny.Saved

The OP is most likely in the UK so purchasing from Canada with the size and weight of artificial grass is probably not an option.

***This*** is the only one that I know of because they advertise on local Radio. Apparently it's nice stuff but it's not cheap from what I was told by relatives..

missprice

Know of two people that have artificial grass.

One has gone for the really cheap slightly too green and artificial looking stuff.
Its in a 3ft by 3 ft place. She got it because its pointless having a lawn mower for so little grass and she was cutting it with scissors for ages. Its been down maybe 10 years now and still looks fake.

Another has gone the full dead expensive re mortgage your house stuff. That is a fairly large garden, maybe 30ft by 25ft. But, it looks damn good and feels like real grass. So good that I heard a visitor say wow this grass hardly ever needs cutting.
Afaik its pinned down somehow to stop the dog digging it up. Its been down at least 4 years and still looks fantastic.

Miles16v

I fitted artifical grass from greatgrass.co in spring last year and love it.

I went for the 35mm prestige clever yarn at £23.99 m2, which was their top of the range at the time, although I think I negotiated them down to £22 delivered with free weed membrane.

I ordered free samples from about half a dozen suppliers and this was the best grass for the best price.

I have a toddler so wanted something soft that looks good. If you dont want to do much on it I'd go for one of the cheaper options as it only needs to look good.

I am really pleased with it, and would definately recommend it. We play on it in all weathers, its lovely to sit on, play on etc. Drys quickly after rain, isn't cold to lie on, doesnt get the washing / lunch dirty when you drop it etc etc.

As for fitting, I was covering an area 4 x5m which was gravel / crazy paving. I got a 4" planks, built a frame around the perimeter, put two dumpy bags of sand in it, compacted it, then screwed the grass to the wooden frame with stainless steel screws.

Depending on what surface you are starting with will determine the best preperation required. There are fitting guides on all the companies websites, and they'll only be too helpful if you contact them.

Since I got mine my Mum has had her garden done too, although she went with a cheaper grass and paid a local company who supplied and fitted it. I think her grass is probably more in the £12 m2 range, and she paid about £20/25 m2 for it supplied and fitted over an existing lawn.

If you have an awkward shape, it might mean that you need several joins or have lots of wastage, neither is ideal. It comes on 4 or 2 metre rolls, and my patch was 4 x 5m with a cut out for a small step which was easy to do without tricky cuts or joins.

Hope that helps.

trailingspouse

I used to teach at a school that put artificial grass down for the kids to play on. It looked fab - but whenever you were touched by a child that had spent their break rolling around on the grass, you got a static shock from them.

woodworm001

Our local Tesco has this advertised in the foyer with a display. It's worse than the stuff they use in Butchers windows. Not sure what brand it is though.

It's not suitable if you have pets that may chew on it either.

I should have added 'artificial grass' into my post about what would put you off a house thread!

J_Howard

My experience was good as i have placed it in my terrace .It has a good green color and i have chosen a thicker one. so far so good.

gmgmgm

We have one of the higher end products from "Lazy Lawn". Highly recommended.

Get a set of samples and see which you prefer. The cheaper ones are not worth having, in my view.

We spend much more time "on" it than we would if it was real grass. It's a very practical surface for smaller areas.

Avoriaz

trailingspouse wrote: »

I used to teach at a school that put artificial grass down for the kids to play on. It looked fab - but whenever you were touched by a child that had spent their break rolling around on the grass, you got a static shock from them.

Are you on a register now?

J_Howard

Nope not with me . i never got a static shock from my child while he is playing there. May be its because they played bare foot.