 | Feb 6, 2020 7:08 AM |
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.
 | Indira Durnell 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. |
I don't want to pay for installers to install it for me
| Feb 4, 2020 2:10 AM |
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:
 | 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. |
Or I can not do that?
 | Feb 4, 2020 1:20 AM |
Yes, we as the manufacturer of artificial grass strongly recommend using infills on artificial grass. Such infills can be sand, zeolite or etc.. You might have seem some marketing from different artificial turf companies promoting so-called non-infill turf products, don't fall into this false claims. There are two main reasons to have infills on artificial grass:
1. To help the turf stand up better
2. To hold the turf in place and minimize expansions and contractions when temperature changes.
All of our artificial grass products can be called "infill free" if only for the reason of "standing up" better. As the pioneer of the industry with all engineered blades, our products have excellent resilience and need minimum help from infills to help standing up. However, you definitely will need extra weight to hold the turf down better and reduce the movement of expansions and contractions: this is law of physics, the turf will expand and contract during temperature changes, and in areas with big temperature differentials, such movements can pull off the edges or split the seams. With the infills on artificial grass, you will dramatically reduce the chances of such issues.
 | I thought of skipping sand infills too and told the installers not to put it on my artificial grass, but they told me it would be best if we put it since it will make my artificial grass looking good. Besides, the sands will go down under they said. |
 | Of course, the additional weight would certainly be needed to keep the turf down better. |
| Yes! It will prolong the life of your synthetic turf and it'll look so much better. |
| Wouldn't it feel weird to step on if it has some sand on it? |
| I thought of skipping sand infills too since I imagine that it'll be messy and the sand will stick to the skin once we lay there. |
 | Feb 2, 2020 9:25 AM |
You absolutely can. Actually there are many installations involved with a tree and cutting around it to be done. I would like you to think the artificial grass as carpet, you can pretty much cut it any way you wish, all you need is a carpet cutter, of course experiences and skills required as well. Not sure if you would like to tackle this kind of cutting work yourself which I don’t necessarily recommend. The reality is that there always tree’s roots issues to be addressed while you are preparing for the sub base, in a lot of cases, you will need to cut off some of the roots as they might sticking out of the ground too much and prevent you from making a nice smooth and compacted surface to lay artificial turf. Also, you will need to kind of know how to stop the tree from growing more roots that can ruin the sub base in the future.: experienced landscapers normally will have enough knowledge about that and can cut out both the roots that sticking out along with those potential problemed parts of the tree to minimize future issues.
You can always visit this link to find out that there are many pictures of artificial grass installations with tree cutouts:
 | Yes but you may need to make small cuttings to keep the artificial lawn flat around the trunk of the tree without any wrinkles |
 | I hope it doesn't harm the roots though! |
 | This was mentioned by my installer before. They said that the installation on a tree base is much more complicated than it looks. |
 | I heard installing artificial grass as a tree base is quite challenging so you must let the most experienced installers out there to do the job for you. |
What is the best infill I can use for my artificial grass which I plan to install in a concrete area?
| Feb 1, 2020 7:21 AM |
There is no specific infills to be used just for concrete areas, in another word, all infills can be used for concrete area the exactly the same as they would for regular artificial grass lawns. There is no differences or concerns for using any type of infills for artificial grass on concrete surfaces. I am not sure if you would like to add any cushioning feel with the artificial lawn installation, if so, you can always consider to use either shock pad or lawn pad under the artificial turf which will give you the cushioning,.
To find out about details on the infills and pads, please check out the following link:
| I used shock pad since my kids are always playing on the artificial grass. |
| I think you should choose the infill based on your needs and on the application of your fake grass. |
 | We've used T-cool infill because it will lessen the hotness of the artificial grass since concrete is kinda hot too during summer and can add up to the hotness of the artificial grass. |
 | Shock pads are very useful especially when you are installing the artificial grass where the kids are going to be playing in. |
| Most people use kiln dried silica sand though because I think it's the cheapest infill out there. |
I want to install artificial grass in an oval-shaped area. Can you give me some advice about how am I going to cut it? Should I cut while it lays or should I fit the size then cut?
 | Jan 30, 2020 4:04 AM |
We would always want to recommend you to use professional installers for your type of projects involving special shaped cuts which can be tricky and require experiences and skills. You can please fill out this online form with your address so we can help you finding the nearby installers:
https://www.globalsynturf.com/free-quote
I would like to give you a general guideline on how to cut turf here, and you can always refer to the link at the bottom of this paragraph for more details:
1. Always measure twice before cutting
2. The cutting itself should have to be done in two steps.
First you need to do a "rough cut": Laying out the turf completely cover the area, and do a rough cut by leaving at least 3-6" of edges along the shape of your lawn, so the turf is "over" your lawn area by about 3-6" all around the edges.
Second, your final cut: you need to place your "oversized" and already "rough cut" turf in place covering the entire lawn, double check along the edges, then start your finish cut slowly and carefully: It will be a good idea to drive some nails on the turf into the base just to temporarily hold the turf in place when you are cutting.
Again, cutting into shapes needs experiences and skills, we strongly recommend you to have professional installers to help with projects like this.
Here is the link to our installation instructions:
https://www.globalsynturf.com/installation/
| I'm very good at following instructions so I think I can handle this one well. Thank you for giving us the step by step process! |
 | I cut mine on the back since there are no fibers there and it was so much easier. I just used large scissors and it turned out just fine. |
 | We lay our artificial turf and cut some patterns then remove it and cut it completely. It's requires hard work but still worth it. |
 | I cut an artificial turf myself and it didn't turn out okay. Ending, I threw it out. |
 | I prefer to call an expert to install artificial grass because I'm not good at cutting. lol |
I live in Florida and I want to know if this will work
| Jan 29, 2020 5:37 AM |
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. |
Do you think this would be slippery over time?
 | Jan 27, 2020 6:28 AM |
It is difficult for us to answer your question without know the details of your plan, and we don’t want to make assumptions before providing any suggestions. Please fill out this form online or give us a call to speak with an expert so we can help you better, thanks:
| Of course! but make sure you use the right cutting tool to avoid damage to your artificial grass. |
| Yes, you can. I read one saying that we can cut artificial grass for steps. |
 | To keep your artificial grass in place, consider using a non-galvanized weather-resistant nail. |
My daughter would like to use it for an art project, possibly covering a chair.
| Jan 26, 2020 6:46 AM |
Normally you will need to use either 40D or 60D bright common or galvanized nails ranging from 5-7” in nail length for artificial turf installations outside as a real lawn replacement. However, in your case that you are trying to cover a chair with artificial grass, I won’t recommend theses types of nails. Instead I will suggest you to use either glues or heavy duty double sided carpet tapes or even regular staples. The regular type of nails for typical articulate grass installations would be too thick and too long for your particular project: to cover a chair with glues, all you will need is a 32 oz tube, here is the link for it:
 | Artificial grass on a chair? Interesting |
 | I used glue and nails and it's perfect. |
I want to make sure that we will not trip on it
 | Jan 24, 2020 5:43 AM |
If you are having the artificial grass on the cement porch temporarily, and your area is rather small, you can use heavy duty double sided carpet tape to adhere the turf edges. By doing so, you can easily remove the turf once done with it.
If you are installing the artificial turf on the cement porch permanently, you should use turf glues to adhere the grass. Depending on the size of your project, you can get glues in different packages. You might just need a tube of 32 oz., and a big glue discharging gun. If your area is a big and need more glues, you can go with our 1 gallon or even 5 gallon (which I don't think you will need as there will be a lot of glues in a 5 gallon bucket). When you are using gallon bucket glues, you will need to have a trowel of 1/4" teeth. Here are the links to our glues if you need more information regarding them:
https://www.globalsynturf.com/products/turf-super-glue-32oz
https://www.globalsynturf.com/products/seaming-glue
https://www.globalsynturf.com/products/turf-super-glue-5-gallons
 | Thanks for this. Never thought of using a double sided carpet tape. |