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With the ever increasing awareness being brought upon us about the environment and water conservation, we are seeing many people turn to synthetic grass as an alternative to the traditional lawns. Natural grass can be very hard to maintain and have it looking nice all year round. Synthetic grass offers all the same benefits as natural grass without all the overheads of watering, mowing, fertilising and constant maintenance.
Synthetic grass is also known as faux grass, artificial grass or sometimes even Astroturf. The synthetic grass that people used to see back in the 70's and 80's has come a long, long way since then. Extensive amounts of research has gone into improving the quality, feel and look of synthetic grass. People these days struggle to notice the difference between natural grass and synthetic grass as it has improved that much.
There are generally two types of pile used with synthetic grass, the short pile and the long pile. The short pile is generally what you see in sporting facilities and requires a sand infill to ensure its durability and has been very popular for this reason, however, the long pile is in high demand now as it looks much more like natural grass; being around 4cm in length and made from polyethylene fibres which are then woven into a rubber backing, giving a strong and durable synthetic grass.
The long pile grass has now also become very popular amongst sporting facilities - particularly FIFA as they have found that when players slide on the long pile synthetic grass they are less likely to get friction burns (also more commonly referred to as carpet burns). It also gives good traction when running on the field. Some options available when installing synthetic grass include having an impact absorbing, rubber soft fall base underneath to provide maximum comfort, particularly handy around children's playgrounds.
If you decide to install synthetic grass, it can be installed over the top of dirt, wetpour rubber, concrete and more. It is fixed to the ground in several ways, such as pegging, timber border or generally the weight of the sand and rubber infill ensures the synthetic grass is kept in place.
Unfortunately to get good synthetic grass installed can be a little pricey, putting many people off the idea, however, the long term savings make up for the initial expense you will incur.
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