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Category: Artificial Grass Installation

  • How Should the Base Be Prepared for Non-Infill Artificial Turf?

    The base is one of the most important factors determining the long-term performance of non-infill artificial turf. A properly designed foundation helps control surface flatness, drainage, dimensional stability, seam performance, and the risk of wrinkles or localized settlement. Because non-infill turf does not rely on loose sand or rubber infill to help stabilize the surface, the quality…

  • How to Specify Non-Infill Turf More Professionally

    Instead of asking a supplier: “How many millimeters is your artificial grass?” A better procurement specification is: Application → pile height → tuft density → yarn Dtex/profile → backing → drainage → cushion → base → testing For example, a residential project could request: 30 mm non-infill landscape turf + specified tuft density + specified…

  • What About Sports Applications?

    Sports turf is where the idea of a universal “ideal grass height” becomes particularly misleading. For football and other sports, the specification should be based on the complete sports-surface system, not simply the pile height. For example: Turf → shock pad → base → drainage → installation all influence the final playing characteristics. For certified football…

  • Children’s Areas and Kindergartens: 20–30 mm

    For children’s areas, pile height should not be treated as a direct indicator of safety. The critical question is whether the complete surface system achieves the required impact attenuation, vertical deformation, drainage and other safety requirements. Depending on the jurisdiction and project type, standards such as EN 1177 and applicable national playground or sports-surface requirements may be relevant. For…

  • How Pile Height Affects the User Experience

    Visual Appearance For landscaping, increasing pile height generally creates a fuller appearance. However, excessive height can make a lawn look less tidy and may make brushing and cleaning more demanding. Foot Feel and Resilience Pile height contributes to the perceived softness of artificial turf, but it is only one component. Two products with the same…

  • Why Pile Height Should Not Be Selected in Isolation

    1. Pile Height and Tuft Density Work Together In traditional infill artificial turf, sand and rubber or other infill materials help support the synthetic fibers. A non-infill system does not have this loose support layer. Instead, the upright performance of the turf depends more heavily on: This creates an important relationship: The taller the pile,…

  • What Grass Height Is Best for Non-Infill Artificial Turf?

    There is no single grass height that works for every non-infill artificial turf application. In practice, the right pile height depends on the use scenario, tuft density, yarn Dtex, backing system, cushioning layer, drainage design, and expected traffic. As a general reference, 25–35 mm is common for residential gardens and landscaping, while 20–25 mm can be practical for balconies and…

  • Turf Thickness Specification Checklist Before Comparing Products

    A gym turf specification checklist turns a stack of quotes into comparable data. Record the same fields, in the same units, for every product before you rank them. Without that discipline, comparing a pile height from one supplier against a total figure from another produces a false conclusion. Dimensions, inclusions, and measurement conditions to record…

  • Attached Padding vs. Separate Underlay: Avoiding Double-Counting in Gym Turf Thickness

    Padding reaches the floor in one of two places: inside the product as delivered, or added on site. A turf factory’s stated gym turf thickness may or may not already contain the pad, and that single unknown is where most height errors start. When factory-attached padding is already inside the overall thickness If the overall…

  • Turf and Adjacent Rubber Flooring from the Same Subfloor

    Two surfaces sharing one subfloor should also share one measuring datum: the plane both rest on. Measure the turf side as a full build-up and the adjacent rubber floor as a completed system, then compare. Neither the gym turf finished floor height nor the gym turf adjacent rubber flooring height means anything until both are…