Why Choose Artificial Grass?

Artificial Lawns

Clearly you would expect us to be fans of an artificial lawn but it is undergoing exceptional growth across the UK and on a global basis.

The most obvious reason for this is that lifestyles have changed quite dramatically over the last couple of decade. People are working harder, longer hours and as a result family and leisure time are highly treasured. Most maintenance tasks around the house and garden are seen as a hassle and take away from doing something more enjoyable. Depending on the size of your garden area trying to maintain a good looking lawn just in the summer, let alone the resat of the year can be quite a chore. Scarifying, weeding, patch repair, watering are some of the tasks and that's without mentioning the main one of mowing the lawn!

Having an artificial grass lawn is an excellent way of getting back some more of your time to spend enjoying life!

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Why is Artificial Grass Good?

When we are asked why is artificial grass good there can often be sceptics who seen anything that is man-made as being bad but there are good arguments as to why artificial grass can be a good choice for a number of people. The first aspect to highlight is that this question is quite broad - good comparted to what? Good for who? Since artificial grass is diverse in terms of where it can be used and what for each scenarios can provide different merits as to why artificial grass is good in certain instances.

Firstly as we touched upon - removing the requirement for spending time on the maintenance of a real lawn can be a very important reason for moving to a synthetic grass. More time to spend with family friends and loved ones, especially outdoors in the summer is hard to put a price against. We have installed fake turf on top of concrete and decking and as well as improving the aesthetics of the area, which always provides a 'feel good factor' it will often make a surface much safer, especially when compared to wet wooden decking.

From a health and well being perspective the artificial grass that has been installed over the years at schools, nurseries, universities and sports clubs has allowed many, many more people to get out and play more sport for much longer than would have been possible otherwise on a fairly safe surface and one which makes many sports more enjoyable to play on.

Artificial Grass versus Real Grass

Aside from the minimal time required to look after an artificial lawn there are other factors to consider when carrying out an artificial grass versus real grass comparison. The manufacturing process the use of recycled plastic and the end result is an artificial grass is then 100% recyclable means that our choice of manufacturer provides you with one of the most environmentally friendly artificial grasses which you can buy in the UK. Whilst some people will occasionally hose down their artificial lawn this will be fairly infrequent compared to sprinklers which are left on for hours over the summer months in an attempt to keep a real lawn looking at lush and green as possible. So water use is much, much less. There is no need to apply chemicals and pesticides to an artificial grass lawn and if you look at the production and environmental impact of these treatments year after year they will not paint a great case for the environmental benefits of a real lawn. Awareness is also growing as to the dangers of using pesticides which will naturally become airborne when applying and are not good insects, fruit and certainly not if inhaled - all of this is negated with artificial grass.

Maintenance of Artificial Grass

The maintenance of artificial grass - or rather the lack of it is one of its most appealing qualities. Whilst activities such as mowing will not be required clearly in an outdoor garden environment anything which would normally land on your lawn will also land on your artificial lawn.

Cleaning dog mess will be much easier but if your pet has an upset tummy and picking up their poo is a little challenging simply washing the soft remains with a hose or watering can will get rid of anything left.

In autumn time if you have a build up of leaves they can be bundled up in a pile together using a soft plastic rake or stiff brush. Alternatively if your have a leave blower and vacuum you will find leaf collection from an artificial lawn an absolute breeze as there should be no stones or other small hard items, which are often sucked up from a real lawn, that can result in damage to your leaf vacuum.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

  • Do you supply as well as fit artificial grass?

    Yes, we can just supply artificial grass  - although the bulk of what we do is supply and fit. We pride ourselves on the qualitty of our artifical grass installationand when issuing guarantees most artificial grass fitters will only provide guarnatees on materials they are familiar with and have sourced themselves. If you are trying to get artificial grass on a budget beware as this may be a false economy. Regular artificial grass installers will have good trade rates with their synthetic grass suppliers so should be able to get the materials as a better price than you can get yourself. Whilst there are several online companies which will offer budget grasses a good or bad installation will make the biggest difference to the enjoyment of your artificial grass.

  • Which is the best artificial grass?

    There isn't one single best artificial grass that will be best for every location, cirumstances, budget and purpose. This is ther reason we and other artifical and astro turf provides have a range. The best example of this surrounds the use of artificial grass. If you are looking at getting a 4G football pitch, which can be used for other sports such as Hockey or tennis then this will have very different attributes to a luxury artifical lawn. Hockey or tennis players would hate trying to play their sport on a 45mm high thick lush, luxury artificial grass - it would be a nightmare for them. Likewise you would not want a 4G astroturf in your back garden where you are trying to have a natural looking lush lawn. Dog owners generally choose a mid-height 35-38mm high synthetic grass as this provide a good balance  between aesthetics and practicallity for cleaning up after their dog. A pub would want something hard wearing to cater for lots of foot traffic so a long pile may not look so good if constantly trodden down. Talk to the experts at Artificial Grass Reading and once we know how you intend to use your fake grass we can help you decide on the best artificial grass for you!

  • How much is artificial grass installation in Reading?

    This will depend on what specification of grass you choose, how large the area you want covered, its shape and what is the existing surface it is replacing?

    Generally the larger the area the slightly cheaper the total cost per square meter but ther have to be caveats to this. If the shape of the area you want to cover is an unusal shape or width you may end up with a large amount of artificial grass wastage. Artifical grass comes in rolls and the width of the roll will influence how much wastage you have and wether joining two widths of grass will be required. All grass bought will be yours, so any off cuts can perhaps be utilised in other areas of your garden but for the section in question this will pro rata a higher square mter rate.

    If you have no clue as to what to expect then a good start point would be to use £75 per m2 to give you an indication of what your area could cost for full supply and fit with our most popular grass in a garden scenario.

  • Can you fit artificial grass on top of decking?

    Yes we can. This has become more popular in recent years as an alternative to contrantly protecting and treating wooden decking. It is a good way of making wooden decking much safer in wet conditions. The down side is that unless yo are prepared to roll up the synthetic grass and treat the wood underneath as recommended you will shorten the life of your decking as water will not be able to evaporate as quickly and the result will mean more moisture increaase into a wood which is not protected. Fitting artificial grass on top of decking is most frequently done as a wooden deck is showing signs of weathering. An artificial grass layer completely transforms the decking area giving it a new lease of life and most people will be very pleased with this outcome to take them to the time when the whole top decking surface needs replacing.

  • Does your artificial grass fade over time?

    No. All are grasses include a UV protective coating which prevents the grass from fading and should continue to look great well past our standard guarantee period of 10 years.

  • What do you recommend to finish off artificial grass edging?

    This will depend on your specific fitting. For garden installations wooden sleepers are very popular as an edge but sometimes along one edge there will be an existing wall and at another end it can be fitted so that it butts right updo an existing patio or paved pathway. 

    The aesthetic finish is a very personal choice so we tend to let you let us know what you would like and if we know it is practical to do we will happliy provide you with your choice of edge finish.