More often than not, a recycled lawn will come from sporting arenas that are replacing their playing surfaces. You can contact them when they do this work, and buy their lawn from them.
You can also buy recycled artificial lawns from most lawn suppliers now. When you search for suppliers in your local area, you’ll find most of them will have sections on their websites that allow you to buy a recycled lawn instead of a new one.
How to Install Recycled Grass
The great thing about artificial grass is that it’s really easy to install it yourself in your own yard. Here’s how to do it:
Step one: Buy the right amount of recycled artificial grass. You’ll need to measure out the space you want to cover in the lawn before you start, and buy the right amount, plus some extra for overlap.
Step two: Remove the existing turf. This can be done with a spade if you’re only covering a small space. A larger space can be prepared using a turf cutter.
Step three: Lay builder’s sand. The next step is to lay out builder’s sand, in order to create an appropriate base for your new lawn. Spread it out evenly so your lawn will lie flat.
Step four: Add a weed membrane. This is important, as it will stop weeds from coming through the new lawn.
Step five: Roll out the lawn. You’ll notice that artificial grass doesn’t stand up straight but actually leans to one side. Roll out the lawn so the pile of the grass faces the house. This means whenever you look out on it, the lawn will look full and lush.
Step six: Fix the lawn down. Use joining tape to join edges together if you have to use more than one piece of grass. Fix the edges down with pins to keep the lawn lying flat.
Step seven: Finish up. Take a stiff bristled brush and brush up the pile of the grass, hiding any joins as you do so. There you have it! You have a perfect artificial lawn.
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