Cost of Artificial Grass Installation

Buying artificial grass is inevitably a big step because not only are you paying a lot of money for the grass, you are also changing the look of the landscape in a major way. It’s not a step to be taken lightly and the cost of artificial grass isn’t confined to buying the grass itself.

There are some important factors to consider that will affect the cost of your new synthetic grass, one of those is the cost of the installation. Not only that, there are some factors to further consider that will affect the cost of installation.

Things such as whether there is easy access to the location that the synthetic grass is going to be laid. If there are stairs, a challenging slope or a narrow access – or even no access to the backyard will increase labor charges. If there is any demolition that has to take place before the area can be prepared for grass laying, this will further increase cost.

The shape of the yard that is going to be laid will also play a part in the final cost of installation, too. If the yard contains tight angles, unusual shapes or unexpected obstructions, the time to trim and fit the grass will blow out. Every moment that runs longer than was originally expected will affect the final cost of installation.

Landscaping Synthetic Grass is Different to Sporting Synthetic Grass

One of the important fact to be aware of when you are going out to buy synthetic grass for your home is that there is a huge difference between landscaping synthetic grass and athletic synthetic grass. The synthetic grass used on sporting fields is also known as athletic field turf and it's amazing the number of people who buy this when they mean to buy a landscaping synthetic grass.

The most critical factor in favor of landscaping synthetic grass is that it is made with children and pets in mind so the materials used for the infill are non-toxic. Sporting field synthetic grasses are composed of large quantities of rubber tire crumbs that are used as infill. This ensures that the surface is suitable for heavy traffic, yet is able to soften the heaviest of landings without undue injury.

The presence of rubber tire crumb infill has been the subject of a number of recent scientific studies and warnings over the dangers of synthetic grass. Landscaping synthetic grass uses natural materials for infill such as sand.

Not only is the infill less dangerous, there is far less infill used in landscaping synthetic grass but the grass is woven far more closely together. Yards that have been laid with sporting field grass tend to look as if they have been invaded by swarms of ants because the black rubber infill can be seen dotted between the strands of synthetic grass which is woven more sparsely.

To put it more succinctly, you need to make sure that the synthetic grass you are buying for your backyard is landscaping synthetic grass and not sporting field turf.