The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Wed Aug 21, 2013 4:53 pm**

Someone has asked me to quote for putting artificial turf down!
I've never seen it down and look good so I wont touch it. I would prefer a pro installer do it.

Does any one know of an installer of this stuff? Im based in Worcester.

Posted: **Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:46 pm**

Set the job up yourself a decent edging even if its just treated timber, 75mm mot type 1, and a screeded sand bed then pay a carpet fitter to lay the turf, they are cheap as chips and it saves you making a costly mistake with the cutting, if you go for a multi tonal 35mm pile it looks pretty good and doesnt really need KD sanding.

Posted: **Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:59 pm**

You actually need grano dust, not mot, and no sand. You need a membrane underneath the grass
Lay it out, cut it in then sweep in kiln dried sand which helps weigh it down. That's it. Simple

Posted: **Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:22 pm**

This stuff is the way forward, I'm going to get involved in this stuff. I think it's great.

Posted: **Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:34 pm**

The thing is Ive seen this on a few jobs and it looks shit! Weeds were coming through it and you cant take them out!

Id prefer a pro, and I'd watch how they do it.

Anybody have any suggestions on a company?

Posted: **Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:20 pm**

There's a company up near Coventry I think, that I spoke to a few year ago, they do top of the line stuff, I'll dig there details out for you tomorrow and post of here.

Posted: **Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:01 am**

Its the worst thing for a garden. No wildlife can survive, worms die and the soil gets destroyed. All for laziness in not having to cut the grass

Posted: **Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:07 am**

if someone is wheelchair bound, does that count as lazy Dan?

I'm not a fan of artificial turf but it has its places

LLL

Posted: **Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:18 am**

I'm all for it; moreso where gradients and access prevent mowing - and adjacent to high-end paving (you don't want grass clippings all over your posh paving, do you??)

Posted: **Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:22 am**

lutonlagerlout wrote:if someone is wheelchair bound, does that count as lazy Dan?

Still counts as lazy. If they are wheelchair bound with something like severe MS then they have a carer who will do it.
If it isn't severe then it is laziness because there will be a way for them to do it, whether it's a self propelled lawnmower pulling the wheelchair along, cutting it with an electric strimmer, using a hand push lawn mower or just crawling around on the ground with a pair of scissors, buy a pygmy goat etc

I've got to quote for artificial turf for someone who is OCD.

Posted: **Thu Aug 22, 2013 10:05 am**

I say that because I cut an old mate of mines grass , his DLA is barely enough to live on let alone pay someone to cut the grass
He worked 43 years on site and once his back went that was that
LLL

Posted: **Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:19 am**

bodgeitandscarper wrote:The thing is Ive seen this on a few jobs and it looks shit! Weeds were coming through it and you cant take them out!

Id prefer a pro, and I'd watch how they do it.

Anybody have any suggestions on a company?

Spoke to this company a few years ago, seemed to know what they were talking about
http://www.sweepfast.com/index.php?webpage=store.php&cID=20452

But do a google search there seems to be loads out there these days.

Posted: **Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:35 am**

Id consider myself a plantsman/horticulturalist aswell as a paver but I have Artificial at home, When I started landscaping my garden I lifted the old 2x2's to create a lawn, I dug out the hardcore and sand they were on then found a 6" slab below that, there was no way a lawn would thrive over that and my budget was too tight to break it out and get the waste away so we laid Artificial. Its the best thing ive done, Green year round, the kids can play out all year without bringing mud into the house, I can put my time into tending the plants/veg rather than a lawn, its been down 6 years and not been touched, only issue I have is that the stuff available now looks much better than mine, mine is a one colour and a bit too green. Id recommend it to anyone. For a few years prior to Artificial turf becoming popular we were just paving over the whole garden, people don't want the maintenance, at least now there is a green, permeable alternative.

Posted: **Tue Aug 27, 2013 11:57 am**

You shouldnt have any problems in finding an installer. Contact one of the artificial turf suppliers like easigrass or namgrass and they will have loads of reccomended installers. To be fair its an absolute doddle to install. My brother recently put some down in his garden and it does look good. Not my cup of tea personallly but I can appreciate the benefits of it