Well, the drainage base materials can be called different from different regions, as long as the rocky materials are at about 1/4” diameter and suitable for road base or paver drainage, it will work for artificial grass. The main purpose is to provide the sufficient drainage, water will drain quickly through the turf but the base has to have a minimum of 2” of drainage capacity in order for the entire turf system to work perfectly as far as drainage function go. Please always feel free to call (877 796 8873) or email ([email protected]) us if you have any further questions, thank you.

Plate compactor or hand compactor are required for artificial grass installations. For small areas, a hand compactor will work just fine, and a powered plate compactor will make more sense for larger installations. Typically, you will need to compact the drain rock layer of the sub base and also the top layer to 90% after one another to ensure solid and smooth foundations to lay your artificial turf. You can rent either kind of compactors from any local tool rental companies at minimum cost, or if you are installation professional, purchasing such compactors is an option from your local hardware or tool stores. Please feel free to call us at 877 796 8873 or email us at [email protected] if you have any further questions, thank you.

When it comes to artificial grass installations, to finish up the edges, bender boards are always recommended along with the stakes: the typical length of the bender board is about 20’, stakes are used to secure the board at every 4-6” to ensure the installation to be solid and lasting. Therefore, you won’t consider the stakes as optional, they are required. Please feel free to contact us by phone 877 796 8873 or email [email protected] if you have any further questions, or simply fill out this online form: https://www.globalsynturf.com/free-quote, thank you!

The turf groomer for artificial grass is different than regular rake: it has thiner teeth and more like a comb, it is specifically designed for turf. Please let us know if you have any further questions via phone 877 796 8873 or email: [email protected], thank you.

It will depend on what kind of wall you are installing the ivy and how big is your area. If you can let us know about some details of the surface that you are planing to install artificial ivy along with a rough square feet measurement, so we can be better assist you. You can email us the information at [email protected], thank you very much.

Preparing the sub base for all the artificial grass is a very similar process regardless it is regular landscape artificial turf or putting greens such as Putt-60BiColor. In general, you will need to excavate about 4” of the ground soil, then install drain rock, compact it then decomposed granite, and compact it to provide perfectly smooth surface. You can find the installation guide at this link on our website: https://www.globalsynturf.com/installation-guides. If you would like to find out more installation tricks and techniques, you will find this YouTube channel is very helpful: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfhiMWU7Avyvd594wAqCt_g.

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It will depend on the length of edges of your artificial grass installation. If you have all the sides exposed that need to use bender boards to finish off and your area is a perfect 15’x16’, you will have 62’ of bender boards, and typically you will need a stake every 4-6’, so 10 to 12 pieces will be sufficient for your project. If your project is not what I have assumed, please let us know the details by calling us (877 796 8873) or emailing us ([email protected]), thank you.

If your front yard where the artificial grass on is flat with minimum traffic, your infills should last you years if not lifetime. Here are some factors you take into consideration that might need to add more infills at certain point:

1. Yard is on a slope that rain water will wash away infills.

2. Yard with leaves or debris issues that you you to regularly blow or sweep which might lose infills given time.

3. Heavy traffic can matte down the turf and carry away infills.

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Artificial grass seaming tape is a very durable fabric and always need to work with glues. Most installers will use nails to secure the seaming tape onto the sub base then apply glues on the seaming tape surface. You can find some detailed installation/seaming tips/techniques from this YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfhiMWU7Avyvd594wAqCt_g

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Yes, the bender board used for artificial grass installation can be cut by using a hand saw or a power saw. The bender board is a dense composite material, so a saw with medium or large teeth will work out better. Please feel free to let us know if you have any further questions by phone (877 796 8873), or email: [email protected], or simply fill out this online form: https://www.globalsynturf.com/free-quote