Overall, the different shaped artificial grass offers the following benefits:
1. Shaped artificial grass blades reflect light differently than a flat surface which make the turf visually less shinny and more natural and realistic.
2. Shaped turf blades are typically standing up better and provide better resiliency, it improves the grass' ability to spring back up easily.
The answers to your questions about the specific benefits of each different shaped blades can be a bit complex: When we design these engineered blades, we are taking into considerations of light reflections, resiliency, softness, wear and tear and overall visual effects. Therefore, different shaped artificial turf blades can offer its uniqueness for certain benefits which can be different from applications to applications and from regions to regions. The best way to approach on this is to call or email us or fill out this online form so we can have an expert from our team to provide answers specifically for you: https://www.globalsynturf.com/free-quote
Seaming two pieces together can be considered the most important and difficult part of artificial grass installations. I always recommend people to use professional installers to get the best results of seaming work. In general, here is some guidelines to follow:
1. Making sure that the fibers of two pieces of turf facing the same direction. All artificial grass are considered as "directional" as when we roll them up and pack them, the fibers will be pressed down and facing toward one direction. When you are getting different pieces of the artificial grass, and piecing them together, you need to be aware of such directional situations and make sure to have the pieces facing the same direction before seaming them.
2. You will need to do a good cut on both pieces to leave perfect space along the stitch lines so when you piece them together, the distance between the two pieces are the same as your turf's stitch gauge (the distance between two stitch line). Make sure to have your cut straight on both pieces.
3. You will need seaming tape, nails and glues to get the two pieces of turf together. Please visit these links for all the necessary seaming materials:
https://www.globalsynturf.com/products/installation-nails
https://www.globalsynturf.com/products/seaming-glue
https://www.globalsynturf.com/products/seaming-tape
4. Considered your sub base is done perfectly and ready for the installation, you will first lay the seaming tape so the seam will be right in the middle of the seaming tape. Then, using nails to secure the seaming tape onto your sub base, nailing to be about 6" apart.
5. Once seaming tape is secured, you should double check the seaming of the two pieces of the turf looks perfect to you while they are still loose, once satisfied, you can flip open the two pieces and apply glues on your seaming tape, be extra carefully as you do not want to have glues over spill to your turf.
6. Slowly flip down the two pieces onto the glued seaming tape, make minor adjustments to make sure the seam looks perfect to you, wait for the glue to cure.
7. Use nails on both pieces along the seam line to provide extra strength: nailing schedule to be every 4"-6".
8. Brush and provide infill
Again, the seaming part of artificial grass installation can be challenging, please do not hesitate to reach us via phone, email or this online form to get expert help:
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 | John Vaccarezza I prefer calling an installer because seaming will require hard work. One mistake and your artificial grass will shed. |
 | Jacqui Swecker This advice is so effective! However, I think I should just contact a professional in doing this job cause I don't want to mess up with the grass. |
 | Elena Kennan I needed this answer! Thank you! Been wanting a neat artificial garden inside my room and I needed to put grass together to make it look better. |
Technically you can install artificial grass any time of the year as long as weather permits: no rain or snow. However, it will be ideal if you do your installations in a warm day, as artificial grass will be better telexed and more flexible to work with in a warm temperature.
Artificial grass is made of plastic, warm temperatures will make the turf softer and easier for installations, especially for people with limited or no experiences. Experienced professionals have done installations under all different weathers, eve though it can be challenging but turf can still be installed properly.
I encourage you to take a look at the installation page on our website to get general ideas of installation by visiting this link:
https://www.globalsynturf.com/installation-guides
If you need further suggestions, simply fill out this online form and one of our experts will reach out to you:
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 | It is suggested to install artificial grass on a warmer climate since it's also less hassle, and yeah, the artificial grass is more relaxed. |
Our artificial grass can be used almost anywhere that applicable. Of course, the lawn areas is one of the most popular applications for artificial turf, but using artificial grass for dog runs is just as popular! Our turf product is designed perfectly for dog applications, there are many pet facilities around the country that using our artificial grass products. Given the facts of excellent permeability, extremely durable fibers, using our products for your dog run is a no brainer, not to mention other great benefits such as low maintenance, easy to clean and environmentally friendly.
We can help you with more if you have further questions, simply reach out to us via phone, email or this online form:
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 | I am amazed at how my artificial grass makes my home so cozy. I used it as decoration indoor and I like how it made my home so relaxing with all the greens and the nature vibe. |
 | Artificial grass is indeed multipurpose! I've seen it everywhere like in my neighbor's lawn, commercial spaces, malls and even in farms where farmers used it as chicken nesting boxes. |
It will depend on the size of the area that you want to install the artificial grass. I would not recommend you do the installations yourself if it requires seaming of the turf that covers rather big area. It will requires experiences for installations: you will need to excavate the soil/existing real grass, then build the sub base which will need to provide good drainage and a smooth compacted surface to lay the turf. When laying the grass, knee stretcher needs to be used along with nailing the edges and seaming the pieces together if your area is big that requires multiple pieces.
Here is the link for installation instructions: https://www.globalsynturf.com/installation/
 | We install our artificial grass ourselves since it's just a small area for my dog. It's easy but require hard work to achieve smooth surface. |
 | If it's small I think it's very doable, especially if the area that you want to install it on doesn't have some complicated shapes |
Yes, you are not going to damage the turf by simply walking on it during snowy winter days. Actually nothing different than your walking on the artificial turf surface during a regular summer day. Like any other surfaces such as your driveways, you will need to be careful when walking on a snow covered artificial turf surface or any other surface as it can get slippery.
 | I can get my children out even if its winter, it remains beautiful and safe! |
 | I walked on an artificial grass in winter before and nothing happens, aside that it's sooo slippery. |
 | The artificial turf sure is an all-weather thing! This is such a good alternative to natural grass. |
 | That's good to know. I thought I can't walk on the artificial turf during winter because the grass might become stiff considering the cold climate. |
There are two ways to explain your questions on the meanings of "settle":
1. Before installing the artificial grass, you will need to have the turf open up and exposing to the sun for it to acclimate. Depending on the weather/temperature, if it is above 60 degree or above and sunny, it will take about 30-60 minutes for the turf to be fully acclimated, you might need a bit longer if temperature is low.
2. Another way of understand your meaning of "settle" is after the turf is completely installed. There will not be any time needed for the artificial grass to settle, once installation completed, you can consider that your artificial grass is settled.
 | I think he meant the lifting of the piles. It should not take too long, my friend's turf was exposed after it was installed and the piles remained upright since then. |
It depends on the size of your installation. If you only need a small piece installed with a width not exceeding 15', you might be able to do it yourself. But artificial grass is more like carpet, installation of turf does require some experiences and skills. For large installations that need turf to be seamed, you will need to consider to have professional installers. Here is the link for installation instructions:
https://www.globalsynturf.com/installation/
You can always feel free to reach us if you need to find a local installer for your project by filling out this online form, and we will be more than happy to assist:
https://www.globalsynturf.com/free-quote
 | My lawn is quite big and there is no way I could install it myself. |
 | We installed the artificial grass ourselves since it's just a small area and we are three people who installed it. |
 | I was able to install it myself when I had a DIY project for my tiny playground, I was just having a hard time cutting them. |
 | I want to install artificial grass on our small balcony and I think I can handle it myself. Wish me luck! |
 | I called an installer because it's a big area I need to install the artificial grass too. Also, I consider their expertise so paying them would not be a problem for me. |
First of all, if your installation has been done properly, there shouldn't be any pitch on your artificial grass lawns, there will be no water puddles. Our artificial grass has great permeability and will drain water at a rate of 50-100 in per hour, therefore, therefore water will never accumulate on your turf surface.
At the installation, you will to make sure prepare the base properly with drain rocks and decomposed granite to provide perfectly smooth and compacted surface to lay the turf. If you lawn is not leveled, slopes will help the water to drain sideways as well.
We always suggest you to seek professional installers for your artificial grass installations, and if you need any detailed installation reference, you can visit this link or feel free to reach us via online form (link below):
https://www.globalsynturf.com/installation/
https://www.globalsynturf.com/free-quote
 | This is why I'd always choose to have artificial grass installation to be done by professionals alone. It's often more expensive to have it repaired. |
Well, we won't recommend to install your turf on a sandy surface. The sands are just too loose to serve as a base for artificial grass. The turf installation requires solid yet smooth surfaces, sands won't provide that. If you install artificial turf over sand, and with some usage and traffic on it, the sand underneath will start moving which will cause noticeable lumps and dents on the grass surface: This is not only give the artificial grass a terrible looking, but also can cause concerns of tripping hazard.
Therefore, I wouldn't recommend installing artificial grass over the sand. If you can, you can remove the sand and then build up the base properly by following instructions on this link:
https://www.globalsynturf.com/installation/
 | I would not recommend installing artificial turf in a sandy area too since it will only give you a wavy look. |
 | I agree. Laying it on sand does not guarantee long lasting results and you won't maximise its benefits because the sand will soon get washed away by either rain, traffic, etc. If that happens, it'll be much harder for you to get it fixed. |
 | Excavating up to the soil will help if your backyard has soil under. |