Artificial turf
Discussion
I had a quick look into it recently. Its really a specialist job if you want good results as it requires a base preparation
the price was crazy too ...many thousands for our lawn so I didnt bother...
I think you are looking at £10-15 a sq/m upwards for decent stuff ....just for the turf itself, not the base
the price was crazy too ...many thousands for our lawn so I didnt bother...
I think you are looking at £10-15 a sq/m upwards for decent stuff ....just for the turf itself, not the base
Have just had turf put down on my back garden so i can do plenty of mowing
Normally our problem with the grass turf is that in winter it becomes very muddy when peopel walk over it to get to the frotn door. As I have dug up the old garss I have put in a path so that may negate that problem.
Still would be nice to have a low hassle lawn as the front one is mainly 'for show' and probably wont be used liek the front one
although i dont want it to stand out too much as a fake!
Normally our problem with the grass turf is that in winter it becomes very muddy when peopel walk over it to get to the frotn door. As I have dug up the old garss I have put in a path so that may negate that problem.
Still would be nice to have a low hassle lawn as the front one is mainly 'for show' and probably wont be used liek the front one
although i dont want it to stand out too much as a fake!
you hoover it a couple of times a year LOL 
the expensive stuff looks like real grass ...its come a long way since the early stuff
but then paying £20-30 per sq m (laid) for some fake grass is a bit steep for me...my back bit of grass is about 25m x 25m and it worked out to £10K ish
for someone else to come and lay some mid range "artificial grass"
the expensive stuff looks like real grass ...its come a long way since the early stuff
but then paying £20-30 per sq m (laid) for some fake grass is a bit steep for me...my back bit of grass is about 25m x 25m and it worked out to £10K ish
for someone else to come and lay some mid range "artificial grass"
Beardy10 said:
Our back garden is artificial, it's great. I can't remember how much it was as it was part of a general refurbishment, we went for it after re-turfing a coupele of times which didn't work.
It doesn't need cleaning, the rain takes care of that.
But what about the bird crap, leaves, general dust and dirt plus other outdoor stuff, surely it must get dirty?It doesn't need cleaning, the rain takes care of that.
satans worm said:
Beardy10 said:
Our back garden is artificial, it's great. I can't remember how much it was as it was part of a general refurbishment, we went for it after re-turfing a coupele of times which didn't work.
It doesn't need cleaning, the rain takes care of that.
But what about the bird crap, leaves, general dust and dirt plus other outdoor stuff, surely it must get dirty?It doesn't need cleaning, the rain takes care of that.
dirty boy said:
SimonV8ster said:
I find it quite therapeutic trying to get those stripes just right.
I did too until my self propelled cylinder mower packed up.Try cutting a 100ft lawn with a flymo!!!
Cutting all my grass can take all day (with my new Honda) if I collect the cuttings (I can put them on the muck heap down the road). Set the cutter to mulch last Saturday and finished the lot in two and a half hours - a good walk.
Edited by FlossyThePig on Wednesday 19th May 13:46
We had a sample of artificial grass pushed through out letterbox the other day and it's quite impressive stuff.
Don't know if everyone around here got one, but the penalty of a SW facing rear garden in the NE facing front gets very little sun and the (small) grass area has always looked terrible so I am thinking of getting it done.
Their website is here: http://www.hitechturf.co.uk - you can send for a sample. I guess they buy the "grass" in from someone.
(I have no connection with this company and know nothing about them)
Don't know if everyone around here got one, but the penalty of a SW facing rear garden in the NE facing front gets very little sun and the (small) grass area has always looked terrible so I am thinking of getting it done.
Their website is here: http://www.hitechturf.co.uk - you can send for a sample. I guess they buy the "grass" in from someone.
(I have no connection with this company and know nothing about them)
dirty boy said:
I did too until my self propelled cylinder mower packed up.
Try cutting a 100ft lawn with a flymo!!!
I agree though, good excuse just to be outside.
Pah! My mum used to mow a bigger lawn than that with a Mountfield rotary type. Try cutting a 100ft lawn with a flymo!!!
I agree though, good excuse just to be outside.
Then she would do the front with a manual cylinder.
She wouldnt let me do it in case I chopped my feet off.
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