What is the best way to install artificial turf? Are nails better than glue? What accessories do I need to ensure I do a good job? Do you recommend installing it by myself or hiring a professional? What should I look for if I do look for a professional?
 | Mar 25, 2020 5:49 AM |
The usage of nails and glues are different for artificial grass installations, you will need both to get the proper job done, not necessarily one is better than the other. In general, you will need to nails to secure the perimeters of your artificial turf, and also to be used along with seaming tape and glue to secure the joints of two pieces together. The turf glues are mainly used to bond the artificial grass seams together.
The seaming job can be a bit tricky and does require skills and experiences for a perfect result.
I personally always want to recommend professional installers to perform artificial grass installation work especially when it requires more than one piece and have some complications such as slopes, off shapes and etc.
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 | Kimberly Lento We used glue since it was for kids |
 | Tom Lambing I would listen to the installer |
 | Jeffrey Niang I personally have no idea which is better to use. I suggest you leave it to the professionals. |
 | Bill Picardi My installer used glue and it looks fine |
My turf has been installed for a bit over 2 years, I can see a seam on the grass starts to show little gaps, what should I do?
 | Mar 23, 2020 8:46 AM |
Seaming is one of the most important tasks for artificial grass installations which requires skills and experiences. Seam starts to separate is a sign of installation wasn’t done right. My suggestion is to reach out to your installer and have them fix it. For professionals such fix won’t be a difficult job, make sure you ask them to have their best seaming installer on your repair.
However, if you did the installation yourself and you need to fix it, you need to make sure follow the seaming instructions:
1. Use seaming tape
2. Use seaming glue
3. Use carpet stretcher
4. Use nails
You can find all of these materials on this link: https://www.globalsynturf.com/catalog/supplies
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| I agree with Bill above, glue solved my issues |
| I think glue and nails would solve the problem |
I want to know what I can do with the excess cuts of artificial grass.
 | Mar 17, 2020 1:41 AM |
Depending on the sizes of your artificial grass leftovers from your original installation, I will recommend you to keep them in a storage for future potential uses: Artificial grass is very similar to your carpet, after installation, there will be some excessive materials left, and most of homeowners will just keep them in their storage, they might never need to use them again, or to use them to patch or repair damages. If you ever damaged your artificial grass for whatever reason, you can always use the leftover materials to patch or repair the damaged area(s) without struggling to find a matched piece for the problem.
Also, some people to cut the excessive pieces for door mat or dog run, or for patio applications. Again, it all depends on how big of the pieces your have leftover with, and even you make these leftover pieces into uses as I mentioned here, you still want to keep some for your future, just in case.
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| Interesting, I've never had this issue |
I want to know what jointing tape I can use for artificial grass.
 | Mar 15, 2020 3:20 AM |
We carry the best artificial grass seaming tape available on the market. Our seaming tape is made by Mapai, a very reputable and high quality product manufacturer for seaming tape and glues. The seaming tape has to be extremely durable and take on glues well and stable during temperature changes. We offer different width of the seaming tape and offering them at different length. I personally always recommend using the 12” width tape along with our glues for your artificial grass seaming applications you get the best result. To find our more details about our artificial grass seaming tape, please visit this link:
| I personally used glue |
 | I had my installer to order it. |
 | Great to know that you have all the products I need for my turf! |
I know that infill is very important to every artificial turf installation and I want to know what kind of sand is best to use.
 | Mar 12, 2020 12:57 AM |
We offer different type of infills including some sands for artificial grass installations, to address your question properly, we need to focus on the functionalities of the infills/sands. There are two basic functions of infills/sands for all artificial grass installations: to provide extra weight on turf to minimizing the expansions and contractions; to help artificial grass standing up. There are also other functions that infills/sands can achieve such as to minimize the dog urine smells, to avoid bacterias and to blend in better with coated colors. It will all depend on your intentions and usages of artificial grass to determine the best value of infills/sands:
1. If budget is your main concern, I will recommend the most inexpensive sands which can take are of the most basic functions for your artificial grass functions.
https://www.globalsynturf.com/products/kiln-dry-silica-sand
2. If color is your main concern, I will recommend the green color coated sands so they will provide all the basic functions of a sand infill yet blend in very well with your turf.
https://www.globalsynturf.com/products/green-sand
3. If you worry the most about your dog urine smells, Zeolite infills will be your top choice as it will help neutralize the smell.
https://www.globalsynturf.com/products/zeofill-organic-infill
4. If you want to minimize the bacterias on your artificial turf, the top choice will be our antimicrobial coated sand, it is coated with green colored antimicrobial agent to provide the most hygienic results.
https://www.globalsynturf.com/products/wonder-fill
5. If you want to minimize the heat on artificial grass, TCool infills will be my top recommendation: it is a sand product coated with cooling agent to dramatically reduce the heat on turf.
https://www.globalsynturf.com/tcool-infill
We offer free consultations, so please feel free to reach us via phone, email or the online form: https://www.globalsynturf.com/free-quote
| My installers used green sand |
 | I didnt know that there are a lot of infill varieties. This is remarkably useful! |
 | This is really helpful. Now I know what infill is the perfect for me. |
 | Wow! This is a very detailed answer. I have been looking for a product that can lessen the smell of my pup's urine and I didn't know that infills should be considered. So helpful! |
I want to know how I can join two pieces of artificial grass.
 | Mar 11, 2020 12:02 AM |
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:
https://www.globalsynturf.com/free-quote
| I prefer calling an installer because seaming will require hard work. One mistake and your artificial grass will shed. |
| 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. |
 | 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. |
I would like to use my artificial grass on some small areas of my home. Is that possible?
| Mar 8, 2020 10:11 PM |
You can install artificial grass on any sized areas without a problem. Artificial grass is like carpet which can be cut, shaped to whatever sizes to your desire, regardless your area is small or large. Artificial grass is very customizable when it comes to installations, I have seen so many creative designs with artificial turf which you can find t our online gallery: https://www.globalsynturf.com/gallery
You can always reach us via phone, email or filling out the online form to connect with an expert if you have any further questions:
 | This is the good thing with artificial grass, it can be applied to anywhere you want it to be. |
| I used artificial grass as decor in our center table. |
 | We made a door mat from the excess of our artificial grass and it's very convenient since we don't have to wash it regularly. |
 | My nephew used artificial grass for his toy farm. He's very creative. |
 | I installed my artificial grass in my small backyard, it looks cute. |
I want to use artificial grass as a backdrop and I am not sure how to put it in the wall.
 | Mar 8, 2020 2:27 AM |
Such a great idea to use artificial grass on a wall as a back drop. It depends on what kind of wall you are planing to install the artificial onto: if your wall is regular Sheetrock interior wall, you can regular anchors and staples to tight the grass onto the wall; if you are installing artificial grass on a brick or concrete exterior wall, you will need to use much stronger concrete anchors to get the job done. Since the turf will be hanged vertically, you will need to choose the turf with lighter weight and with only green thatch only.
You can always feel free to reach us via phone, email or the form to get connected with an expert:
 | This sounds like it requires a tough job since it might fall if installed wrong. You might want to ask the installer's help for that. |
| I have seen so many malls using artificial grass as backdrops and it looked amazing! |
| This is such a good idea. I've been having a dilemma on what to put on the blank wall on our porch. I want something with the vibes of nature so I think artificial grass is a good option. |
| I've been to a resort which uses artificial grass on its walls. Their theme is paradise and it looks great! |
Is it possible that artificial grass will be temporary or can be removed?
 | Feb 28, 2020 8:40 AM |
Yes, artificial grass can be removed after installation. Depends on what kind of surfaces you are installing the artificial turf on, if it is a temporary installation, you won't need to build sub base, nor should you use any glues or infills. You can treat the turf as an area rug, which can be laid down and double sided tape them, and remove and pack them up after usage, and you can always resume them as well. Again, it will all depend on the sizes of your installation area. You can always feel free to reach us for more expert guidelines by phone or email.
 | It's a good thing that the artificial grass is also on the go with you. |
 | It can be as long as it was installed temporarily. |
 | My aunt used fake grass as a table runner in one of her parties. She is using the grass as a decoration every time she has a party in her house. It looks so good though. |
 | Oh, I see. I can treat it like a rug or a carpet then. |
 | Yeah, do not use any infills and anything that will make it hard for you to remove it if you know that you'll lay it temporarily. |
I want to make the installation as easy as possible and I think the weather would be a factor to achieve that.
| Feb 24, 2020 1:42 AM |
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
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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. |