That looks a lot nicer than I was expecting. Do you have issues with weeds trying to grow through? What about general wear and tear from foot traffic or raking, etc?
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That looks a lot nicer than I was expecting. Do you have issues with weeds trying to grow through? What about general wear and tear from foot traffic or raking, etc?
Go out to Colfax between Tower & Dunkirk on the south side, Aurora is putting a shit ton of that artificial grass down on the new sports fields they are building.
You might be able to pick up a small scrap piece as a sample to check out.
That stuff looks awesome, very real. How is the feel on your feet? Running my hand over it at the store is one thing, just curious what it's like after being used for a while.
I don't even think anyone would notice except in winter time, I know for certain that will go in the back yard, worst case is 800 sq ft of sod up front
has anyone noticed wear, or flat spots? Any lifting or wrinkles like carpet can get if not done properly?
Why do they make the fake stuff so glossy? That's about the only negative I can see in the appearance.
...other than having one of the only lawns that's green in the winter. [Coffee]
Probably helps maintain life over all, in addition to repelling mold and stuff during shipping and storage. Kind of like how tool handles are all now covered in lacquer.
I can't remember how much water it can drain, but it barely puddled on my lower level lawn with those heavy rains we had this year. Every now and again a weed will wiggle its way up through a drain hole, but it's easy to yank out. There's about 3" of peat gravel underneath the grass so the weed roots can't take a good hold. They also brushed in sand on the turf to give it weight.
Gman-This particular turf I have is minutely glossy. It think it was the late afternoon sun playing tricks. The less expensive turf can get glossy.
I have two dogs and they travel the same path and it does lay the blades down like real turf. Mine even has one side of the blades that are duller in color like real turf. I use a shop broom to groom the turf back up. Feels weird brushing my "lawn". Good news is my neighbors ask me what I did to keep my grass looking like a putting green in the winter!
I doubt it will matter there but out here the fake grass gets real hot in the summer, just like concrete hot, even the good stuff