Sports Turf & Rubber Flooring Blog — Landscaping Turf
Choosing the Right Artificial Turf
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Once you've decided on a supplier for your synthetic turf, you have to spend a lot of time and research knowing the products so you get the right one to fill your needs. If you don’t know what your requirements are, then you have your work cut out for you. A whole host of reasons will influence your decisions so it is best to go into this knowing as much as you can. You need to know four main factors that will be the most important in helping you decide whether a certain artificial lawn is right for you. Firstly, a high...
Synthetic Turf – A Blessing for Pet Owners
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Pets and grass are a formula for disaster. Both of these interact with one another in a way that affects them, you and your budget. However, thanks to the miracle of synthetic turf, you can now easily let your pet be itself without worrying about the perfection of your lawn. If you haven’t installed synthetic turf yet, read the following reasons to understand why you should. Reason #1) Guaranteeing Your Pet’s Health Natural grass is most attractive to pets; not only can they roll in it, but they can sniff around it to search for interesting things. However, natural grass...
Fake Lawn for your Pets
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We all face problems finding a place for our pets to play. Although many pet owners try to reserve a place in their front or back yards, the lack of a proper lawn irks the pets. Dogs and cats like to roll in the sand and grass but they also create a mess out of this hobby. If you have a natural grass in your lawn then you must have noticed the dry patches where the grass was uprooted by the pets. You can practically say goodbye to having a clean and green lawn if you have pets. Except if...
Debunking the Myths About Synthetic Turf
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There are many myths associated with synthetic turf. Some think that fake grass tends to spoil quickly and thus is a waste of time and money. Others have reservations about the type of materials used in the grass and whether they are toxic to humans and animals. A few also think that artificial grass can never be the alternative to its natural counterpart. The lines below debunk the prevalent myths about synthetic turf. Synthetic Turf is Expensive Some people say that synthetic turf is not expensive. They often look at the estimates for turfs installed at larger areas such as...
Is Artificial Grass Child-Friendly?
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Many people naturally have concerns about bringing anything classified as ‘artificial’ in contact with their children. The concerns of parents and pet owners concerning artificial grass are natural, considering children will play on the artificial lawn grass and might fall down often. Questions often raised include whether the fake turf is suitable to be played on, whether there is child friendly grass that is suitable for nurseries, whether the grass burns if one falls on it, whether a shock pad is needed and whether astro turf heats up in direct sunlight. Artificial lawn grass is perfectly suited to child’s play and...