Installation process

Whether it be for a landscape, playground, pets, or golf application, our artificial turf must be installed in with an orderly and sequential process. Although it may look simple, the installation of FieldTurf is complex. That's why our certified professionals are ready to handle this task for you.

We at FieldTurf pride ourselves on being the highest quality landscaping artificial grass on the market. Our turf may be priced higher, but it costs less in the long run. The product should be viewed as a long term landscape feature as important as any plant, tree, ornament, or permanent structure. While very affordable, attractive and beneficial, the economics and aesthetics are to be based and appreciated long term.

The stages of installation for any FieldTurf installation are:

Design

Deciding upon the extent of coverage and layout requires a projective outlook on future sidewalks, driveways, walls, and plantings. A design sketch or drawing that takes future site planning, drainage, efficient product utilization and a site enhancing configuration is a very important first step.

Planning

There are various types of equipment, kinds of tools, and several products that are required by a FieldTurf installation. The availability, delivery, staging, handling and other readiness considerations at site (also known as logistics) are extremely important to an economical, efficient and professionally accomplished installation.

Site Preparation

FieldTurf is designed to outperform any other landscaping solution on the market. A mature and well established lawn and landscape presents far fewer preparatory requirements than does a new construction or casually maintained site.

At the most simplistic extreme, site preparation requires only the stripping of existing sod (generally requiring a “sod cutter” machine) and some hand manicuring of the underlying soils so as to soften naturally occurring peaks and valleys. At the other extreme is major excavation involving substantial areas of “cut and fill,” and involving an extensive array of landscape enhancements as might be imagined.

In relation to the areas to be covered by, the only important considerations are:

- The soils must be stable, but not necessarily compacted

- Contouring of soils must provide drainage away from permanent structures at a slope that optimally does not exceed 30%

- Soils must be suitable to permit vertical drainage without excessive retention

- Flat surfaces should be avoided in favor of undulations that accentuate what would be considered naturally appearing and complimentary to the overall landscape

Edging

Edging refers to the manner in which FieldTurf is secured over the entirety of it's perimeter. There are many methods that can be employed. For various design and engineering considerations, it is recommended that a specified structural edge be employed. The laying out and staking of the edging over the entirety of the site is the precursor step to the physical installation.

Cutting, Seaming, & Attachment

Since the design phase recognizes how standard (15 foot width rolls) will come together within the limits of the perimeter EDGING, the turf is first cut into rectangles (known as panels). The panels are laid-out on the natural soils and within the predetermined pattern.

The panels are then cut/trimmed into the edging the same way as indoor carpet is cut to a wall surface. Next, the panels are seamed together using a tape and/or glue process which is also traditionally similar to indoor carpet.

The turf is then attached by screws into the structural edging on the entirety of the perimeter.

Infilling

Layers of specified sand and rubber are drop spread and settled between the synthetic grass fibers through a process know as “Infilling”.

Grooming

GROOMING utilizes a power broom and hand broom to manicure the final rubber infill layer to a desired and consistent exposure height of the synthetic grass blades.

Site Restoration

This final step involves the maneuvering of planting bed soils, mulch, stones and/or other landscape materials back against the outer side of the perimeter edging. General clean-up and the return of ornamentation completes the installation project.