Many of us love a DIY project every now and again, but sometimes it makes sense to call on the experts. Unless you are a confident handyman or woman with sound experience in installing artificial turf, this could be one of those projects that’s worth employing a professional installer for.
While laying out a small, perfectly square patch of turf might seem straightforward, achieving a flawless and long-lasting finish across a full yard is a completely different story. Choosing to work with expert synthetic grass installers ensures that every critical step, from base compaction to the final groom, is executed perfectly.
Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why.
Product knowledge
Since there are many types of artificial grass on the market, knowing which type is suitable for your space is important. If you make the wrong choice, it can end up being a costly mistake. When you hire a professional to install your artificial lawn, you can leverage their expertise. This ensures that you select the best artificial turf for your needs and area.
For example, a family needing a highly durable and high-drainage surface for their energetic dog will require a completely different system than a homeowner looking for a plush and aesthetic front lawn. An expert can guide you toward specialised solutions, such as our dedicated pet-friendly artificial grass, ensuring you do not accidentally install a product that will fail to withstand your specific lifestyle demands.
Importance of the foundations
If the foundations for laying the artificial turf aren’t perfect, you may start to notice issues with your turf’s appearance, for example, bubbling, warping and gaps. The grass may even collapse through small holes that form in the foundations as you walk across the grass. Drainage is also another important consideration to avoid water pooling on the surface of your synthetic turf. SYNLawn’s certified installers ensure the foundation for your new artificial turf is flat, even, stable and structurally sound, providing you with a beautifully laid lawn that will last you for years.
Proper ground preparation is the ultimate secret to a stunning and long lasting yard. The sub base is arguably the most critical part of the entire project, involving the removal of old soil and laying down tonnes of crushed rock. This heavy material must be compacted down hard using industrial vibrating plates to stop the ground from shifting and sinking over time. Local experts understand the exact soil types in your specific area. Whether you live with the heavy clay of Melbourne or the sandy soil of Perth, they know how to grade the base perfectly. This precise grading stops puddles from forming and ensures rapid vertical drainage after heavy rain.
The right tools for the job
You may be handy around the house, but that doesn’t mean you have the right tools to lay artificial turf. Certified artificial grass installers will use a variety of specialised tools to accommodate all types of installation techniques and practices, including heavy duty steel pins, commercial grade joining tape.
You simply cannot achieve a professional finish with basic garden tools. Cutting thick synthetic grass requires specialised blades, as standard utility knives will go blunt within minutes. Professionals arrive fully equipped with turf cutters, carpet stretchers, and mechanical power brooms to get the job done right.
A power broom is absolutely essential for driving sand deep into the grass pile. This crucial infill weighs the grass down, protects the backing from UV rays, and keeps the blades standing tall to prevent premature matting. Trying to brush in hundreds of kilos of sand manually is exhausting and rarely achieves an even finish.
Without the right tools for every type of job, the quality of the installation may be poor thus causing potential issues with your synthetic grass down the track.
Which direction is the wrong direction?
Did you know that artificial turf has a pile that faces one direction? So, much like carpet, when you lay lawn, it needs to all be installed with the pile facing the correct way. It is often not easy to determine the direction of the pile until the blades are brushed after installation, to make them stand up. But by that time though, it’s too late.
Nailing the perfect seam is a true art form that takes years of hands on practice to master. Before joining multiple rolls together, the material must be allowed to acclimatise in the sun to prevent future wrinkling. The cuts must then be meticulously precise to create a seamless blend without damaging the natural gauge of the grass. Commercial adhesives are highly sensitive to weather conditions and must be mixed and applied rapidly. A slight DIY mistake here leaves you with ugly lines running right across your garden, or edges that lift and become a tripping hazard over time.
Hiring a certified installer ensures that errors like this don’t occur, and that your new synthetic lawn will be laid perfectly.
Speed
And of course we all know that everyone wants everything done yesterday! So if you need your synthetic lawn installed with a quicker turnaround time, then a team of professional installers can deliver. Years of experience, trade knowledge and the right tools, means an expert can work more efficiently to deliver exceptional quality.
Beyond just speed, hiring certified synthetic turf installers safeguards your financial investment. Premium artificial grass products can come with excellent warranties of up to 15 years, but these often require the product to be installed to strict industry standards. A botched DIY project can easily void your warranty, leaving you out of pocket if the lawn degrades early due to poor drainage.
If you want a beautiful lawn that will be the envy of your neighbours, your best strategy is to hire one of SYNLawn’s certified installers. SYNLawn agents will even give you a full briefing on how to maintain your new turf, so that it continues to cause envy for many years to come.
For more information on SYNLawn artificial turf for your home, call us on 1300 796 529 or send us an email enquiry.
