steve m
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| posted on 1/5/12 at 09:45 PM |
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Artifical grass for a back garden
In daughters new house, we need a lawn, and pretty quick, due a christening in a month, and party is at her house
Also the hyperactive 2 yr old granddaughter is desperate to get in the back garden!
So we are thinking about artificial grass
questions
are there any pitfalls ?
is it easy to lay?
how do you keep it down, and flat?
Other constraints are, my daughter is a nightmare at gardening, and her old house the grass was always about a foot high,
So grandson never really went out there
So i presume the artificial stuff is hassle free ?
can the stuff be layed over concrete ?
Has any one had some, and would not do it again, is probably the most important question
regards
Steve
[Edited on 2/5/12 by steve m]
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tul214
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| posted on 1/5/12 at 10:03 PM |
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I have it. Laid it last year.
It comes in a roll just like a carpet and you simply roll it out. I prepped the ground by leveling with a couple of inches of crusher and then a
couple of inches of sand. Then compacted it all down.
You then quite literally roll it out.
Depending on which type you buy you might need to load it with sand.
I pinned it at each corner with a 6inch nail and it has not moved a bit.
It is backed with a heavy rubber backing so it blocks weeds and the rain seeps through small holes.
The dog scrats at it and the kids play on it. No problems at all.
I would recomend you get some samples and I think the best is the type that has a fake moss in the roots. It just looks better IMHO.
Depending on how wide you need, you may need to join it. It comes in 4m widths and you get a joing tape and glue to make the join.
Hope this helps.
1.6 Raw Super6 sold
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owelly
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| posted on 1/5/12 at 10:04 PM |
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I know of a pub garden done with astro-turf type stuff. It's easy to keep tidy but looks like plastic grass! Have you thought about laying turf?
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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steve m
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| posted on 2/5/12 at 06:12 AM |
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Thanks for the replies, so far, i hope to generate a few more before we go out tonight and buy a roll !
Turfs, would look the best, but with time constraints, and the fact we are in the hospipe ban area, i know she wont go out and watering can the turfs,
so it will die, and look pants, probably till next winter
This realy is just an idea at the moment, but we will be looking at some later today
Steve
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Peteff
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| posted on 2/5/12 at 08:01 AM |
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Watch out for lawn thieves
though  I remembered reading this when I saw your post.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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steve m
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| posted on 2/5/12 at 08:14 AM |
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Bloody hell, didnt even think about that one!
i will have to padlock it to the path, !
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chrisxr2
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| posted on 2/5/12 at 08:22 AM |
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Though of this
I have thought of this, but you would still need to rake the leaves, remove the cat poo, etc. there was a smart car covered in it on the A1 on my way
back from Greenford last week. Turf would get watered by mother nature at the minute to be honest.
Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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nick205
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| posted on 2/5/12 at 10:42 AM |
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With a month to the party you'd need turf down now to give it any chance of bedding in and growing beforehand.
No experience with fake grass, but the state of our lawn makes it appealing 
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 2/5/12 at 10:54 AM |
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Just thought I'd add - good post...
I've been thinking of doing something similar myself, but purely and simply ofr the back yard (which is all paved, and I don't want to
change that really). Just so that Josef (2 years old) has a better surface to play on.
I spent a bit of time searching ebay, and even though it's probably not for you if you want it to look good, there are a number of second hand
sales on ebay...
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steve m
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| posted on 2/5/12 at 01:19 PM |
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We have secured a deal, for a roll 6mx10m brand new, still in bags for £130 and its only 2 miles away
were off to have a look first, and will probably buy it anyway,
as if she does not use it, i will on my front garden
(hope it doesnt get knicked!)
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nick205
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| posted on 2/5/12 at 01:48 PM |
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Keep us posted on the job Steve, some photos would be good.
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Irony
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| posted on 2/5/12 at 01:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tul214
I have it. Laid it last year.
It comes in a roll just like a carpet and you simply roll it out. I prepped the ground by leveling with a couple of inches of crusher and then a
couple of inches of sand. Then compacted it all down.
You then quite literally roll it out.
Depending on which type you buy you might need to load it with sand.
I pinned it at each corner with a 6inch nail and it has not moved a bit.
It is backed with a heavy rubber backing so it blocks weeds and the rain seeps through small holes.
The dog scrats at it and the kids play on it. No problems at all.
I would recomend you get some samples and I think the best is the type that has a fake moss in the roots. It just looks better IMHO.
Depending on how wide you need, you may need to join it. It comes in 4m widths and you get a joing tape and glue to make the join.
Hope this helps.
Use it all the time at work. Brilliant stuff. Exactly as this fella said. You want the proper stuff though. Try
Fake Grass
This stuff is in no way to be confused with astroturf.
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