Laying Artificial Grass Guide

Laying Artificial Lawn Turf - Step 1

Remove the natural grass using a turf cutter or mini digger. Excavate until you reach a solid base. This can be from 25mm to 100mm.

Compact the base with a wacker plate or roller.

Laying Artificial Grass Guide - Step 2 Perimeter edgings

Use standard 4 x 1 or 2 x 1 tanalised timber and 18” or 6” ground stakes.

Insert the stakes into the ground around the perimeter.

Screw the timber framework to the stakes.

Hint – Ideally the wood should be inserted so that it is flush with the surrounding areas. I.E. the same height as the paving slabs. This ensures that the wood is not felt underfoot. If the framework needs to be higher – remember to wrap the grass over the frame to hide it.

Laying Artificial Lawn Turf - Step 3 Weed and worm prevention membrane

Cover the base with a weed prevention membrane, available from from us or any good builders merchants.

Laying Artificial Lawn Turf - Step 4 Getting the base ready

A variety of aggregates may be used – granite sand or sharp sand or grit sand.

This depends on what is available from your builder’s merchants. Make sure it compacts and you cannot see a foot print in the sand once it has been compacted with a wacker plate or roller. If you need to excavate deeper than 3” use a MOT Type 1 crushed aggregate first and level off with a finer grit sand.

Laying Artificial Grass Guide - Step 5 Rolling out the artificial grass

Rolls of QGrass artificial grass is available in 2.00m or 4.00m widths.

Hint - Make sure you have enough man power on site to help lift and roll the grass!

Laying Artificial Lawn Turf - Step 6 Joining and Seaming

Join and seam the grass using QGrass special purpose seaming tape and adhesive.

Hint – Do not overlap the grass or leave a gap, otherwise the joins will be visible.

Laying Artificial Grass Guide - Step 6 continued

The adhesive will take approximately 2 hours to cure, weigh the seams down with bricks or a heavy object.

Once the seams have been done – nail the grass onto or over the wooden framework using 6” Clout nails.

Laying Artificial Lawn Turf - Step 7 Dressing the grass

Use kiln dried sand in 25-kilo bags available from your local builders merchants.

The amount of sand depends on the pile height of the grass. We can advise you on how much sand to buy.

Spread the sand evenly over the grass using a drop spreader.

The sand will disappear into the pile of the grass but brush any excess sand into the grass with a stiff

Laying Artificial Grass Guide - Step 8

Sit back, pour yourself a drink and enjoy your beautiful perfect evergreen lawn.