A clean installation of artificial grass to beautify the home page

Who does not like him rest before contemplating a soft green grass extension? The beauty of herb gardens, however, is quite problematic. We must bear in mind that lawn requires constant care and much irrigation so that it offers an optimal appearance. For this reason, increasingly owners of houses with garden choose take some areas with artificial turf.

This product has evolved greatly over time. If the first synthetic lawns was an unnatural color and offered an unconvincing aspect, today we can find true wonders which, the mixture of different shades gives a sense of stark reality. There rather than go to a garden or DIY Center to see different types and prices, but for a true quality product (although there is pay for it), the best thing is to go to specialized companies.

Natural grass vs. Artificial turf: advantages and disadvantages

Both have their pros and cons. Let’s take a look:

NATURAL GRASS
Advantages

Its appearance is unique; There is no artificial grass, good whatever, who get to imitate the color and texture of an extension of well maintained natural grass. The same is true, for example, the smell of the grass cut or wet: something that can not imitate.
Touch of natural grass is very soft and padded, much less abrasive than the artificial.
The seeds are very cheap and anyone can be sown.
Disadvantages
Requires constant maintenance: mowing it clean of weeds, paid him and water constantly to be.
If you leave a time abandoned, dries quickly and is filled with yellowish spots. You can not grow in shady areas.
It requires plenty of water, so it is not suitable for dry climates.

Artificial grass

Advantages

You do not need little maintenance; just raking occasionally and watering it occasionally to clean it from dust.
Its use implies a great saving of irrigation water.
It must not pay it and use pesticides to deal with pests.
Once installed, we cannot forget its keeping: cut it, water it, abonarlo…
There are many types and colors to choose from.
It can be placed anywhere in the shade or in very dry areas.

Disadvantages

It is not so attractive as natural.

It is more abrasive than natural grass; It is advisable to check their level of abrasion before buying it.

To get an OK result, it is best ask a company or specialized professional you put it to us.

Your installation goes quite expensive, especially compared with natural grass. This yea, to ultimately use ends amortized if we take into account that save us on water, fertilizer, electricity, cutting machines and maintenance time.

What is artificial turf?

It’s a plastic mantle, a kind of industrial carpet that mimics natural grass. The base is made of textile material, which are sewn the polyester fibers that mimic grass. They usually have about 5 cm in length. Once placed, this carpet takes over a filling consisting of sand silica and/or rubber granules. These granules are responsible for “herbal” remain vertical, and it also serves to provide artificial grass absorbency (in the face of the water from rainfall and irrigation), and for setting the carpet on the floor.

Applications

The artificial grass can be installed anywhere in the garden or terrace, being especially suitable for shady areas and also for those places with higher racking: playgrounds, parks infantiles… It is a good idea to use it as pavement around the pools, because that is not the case with natural grass (when they tread, herbs end in water). It is also used in attics and terraces and roofs, where there is no basis for plant natural grass.

How to install it

Placing artificial grass it is not difficult, although best results are obtained when it hires professionals for their placement. However, can also place it yourself in a more acceptable manner. Firstly, the ground on which you install has to be compact and level. It must also remove all stones, twigs, roots and other clutter to clean soil.

It is good idea to install a drainage system to prevent water encharque the soil. This may be of Earth, concrete, terrazzo, etc. On the ground already leveled, extends a layer of sand to settle well and then placed the base mesh. Meanwhile, cut the “carpet” of grass to the measure (occurs in rolls) and is placing on the floor, hitting to mesh with special adhesives. It should work well the edges so that they fit, and joints to pass unnoticed. And of course, monitor all fibres (“herbs”) go in the same direction. In conclusion, there to fill it with sand silica or rubber, as we have said before, is to have it all and to keep the “herbs” vertical.

Prices

The price of artificial grass is highly variable. There are from about 5 €/ m2, low quality (in green, but also exists in colors such as red, blue, black…), until about 200 €/ m2. A good lawn costs about 40-50 €/ m2, but there are also good products on offer between 25 and 30 €/ m2. With the included installation, a very good quality grass can reach 60-70 €/ m2. The medium quality leave by about 40-50 €/ m2, installed.