plastic turf
Plastic turf is an entirely new and actually promising technology, used for many more purposes than for merely erecting a lawn that doesn’t need mowing. All the current “field turfs” which are all the rage in colleges, high schools and even pro sport stadiums are turning to this new technology with all its built in advantages. Having laid quite a few I can vouch for the fact that it is at least superior to the “:Astroturf” of old, with its unbelievably hard and injurious surface. Getting tackled on Astroturf was no picnic.
This topic in fact is worth an entire article, it has grown so much as an option. Nor are football and soccer fields the only places they can be installed. I installed a golf green for a local university a few years back which they still practice on. And that was not the only “green” I installed, either. We did a few for home owners as well. It’s the same process as field turf which, ironically, is the same process as installing interlocking brick pavers, at least at its bottom. A good base here is everything, just like all roads and driveways.
The greens plastic grass were sort of fascinating to make. We would add sand at minute increments to effect the speed of the green. Add a bit of sand, say an eigth or a quarter inch, suddenly it gets a bit faster. The utility of such a thing is really effective in Portland, where I live, owing to the rains which are pretty constant during Winter. Not a problem with the plastic turf! Just grab a rain suit or an umbrella and putt away.
Anyway, knowing the options, including putting greens is a smart way to go for anyone considering plastic grass.
