Tips on Installing Artificial Lawn in your Backyard

Artificial lawn is a blessing in every sense of the word. Millions of homeowners around the world have found synthetic grass to be the best alternative to its natural counterpart. If you are planning to install fake grass in your lawn, the tips below will come of handy.

Take Measurements
It is important to take measurements of the area in which you want to install fake lawn. It could be your backyard, front lawn or any other open space but accurate measurements are still required. It is a common mistake to take wrong measurements and then complain about botched installation of synthetic grass. The problem with fake grass is that it comes in the form of patches or rolls where you need to cut exact portions. A lapse of measurement can result in a poor installation that will not look visually appealing as well.

Soil
What is the type of soil in your backyard? It is fertile or a dry variety that requires lot of work to grow plants? While you will not be sowing seeds in the grass, the quality still matters in the installation of synthetic turf. First and foremost is to level out the soil and prepare ground for installation. You need to remove any uneven surfaces with the help of a garden leveler. It is equally important to remove weed and other pests as they may affect the integrity of the fake turf.

Drainage Facility
Artificial lawn also needs to be hosed down once or twice a week, depending on the variety of grass you have installed. The water needs to be drained properly and drainage channels are available for this purpose that you can integrate with the fake turf. You can install drainage pipes as per instructions in the user manual. You can also hire professionals for this job.

Final Touches
There are a few final touches you need to give before the artificial lawn is ready for use. You will have to keep an eye on the raised surfaces in fake turf. These surfaces appear very ugly in the grand scheme of things. Even an untrained eye can point out bumps in an artificial lawn. You can easily avoid this problem by spending time on planning the actual installation. It is the botched installation that leads to this problem in most cases.

The best way of doing that is to examine every inch of the fake turf. You will need to take a closer look as cursory glance will not yield the desired results. It is possible to see a bump from closer inspection that you had missed out earlier.

Maintenance
The last step in installation of fake turf is that of maintenance. It is included in the installation process as the lack of it would result in deterioration of artificial lawn. Maintenance of fake turf is a simple process. You need to hose down the fake lawn once or twice a week and remove the debris with the help of a brush or a vacuum cleaner.