Fake Grass

[BUDMAN]

Needing some fake grass installed at the house. Wife is trying to do a little play area for the grandkids.
Anyone on here do it or any recommendations.
Approximately 25’x9’
Located in Corona
TIA

 

[NicPaus]

@badgas is the go to for artificial turf.

 

[King295]

Buddy of mine owns American Turf Depot in OC. Let him know Brad sent ya.

Homepage - American Turf Depot

americanturfdepot.com

 

[Dan Lorenze]

I used a company called "Turf Exchange". They knocked it out of the park. They came at 7am and left at 5pm, front and back yards done, same day. Many neighbors have asked me who I used. They are based near us in Socal

 

[BHC Vic]

Thinking about going my front yard. The geese absolutely destroyed the grass

 

[Gelcoater]

We did a little area in the front yard maybe 14x24ish.
A leaf blower and a few minutes and the grass is done.

 

[2Driver]

kind of interesting article on disposal.

‘Forever Fields’: How Pennsylvania became a dumping ground for discarded artificial turf

Danish company Re-Match secured state incentives to open a recycling plant in 2022. It hasn't happened yet. Meanwhile, thousands of rolls of the fake grass, containing PFAS, are piled up on farms.

www.inquirer.com

 

[Done-it-again]

Needing some fake grass installed at the house. Wife is trying to do a little play area for the grandkids.
Anyone on here do it or any recommendations.
Approximately 25’x9’
Located in Corona
TIA View attachment 1316720

Just had @badgas to ours.

 

[Mr. C]

I used a company called "Turf Exchange". They knocked it out of the park. Many neighbors have asked me who I used. They are based near us in Socal


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I really like how it is higher from the concrete than just level with it. Looks really nice.

Ballpark figure. ??? Or pm me.

 

[Done-it-again]

I used a company called "Turf Exchange". They knocked it out of the park. Many neighbors have asked me who I used. They are based near us in Socal


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That looks nice. Never seen turf done like that.

 

[HNL2LHC]

@badgas does good work.

 

[Dan Lorenze]

That looks nice. Never seen turf done like that.

That’s what everyone says. They build it up and have a rolled edge to it. Took a bit to get used to but I dig it.

 

[Albert]

I’ve had it for about 5 years now I can’t remember where I bought it but it was direct out of Temecula . Much better just gets pretty hot in the Summer.

 

[Dan Lorenze]

I really like how it is higher from the concrete than just level with it. Looks really nice.

Ballpark figure. ??? Or pm me.

 

[Orange Juice]

kind of interesting article on disposal.

‘Forever Fields’: How Pennsylvania became a dumping ground for discarded artificial turf

Danish company Re-Match secured state incentives to open a recycling plant in 2022. It hasn't happened yet. Meanwhile, thousands of rolls of the fake grass, containing PFAS, are piled up on farms.

www.inquirer.com

Phoenix area is going to be a hazardous waste area with all that crap blowing in the air during a dust storm.

 

[2Driver]

Phoenix area is going to be a hazardous waste area with all that crap blowing in the air during a dust storm.

LOL another hypocrisy of the greenies…. let’s make everyone remove cool grass and replace it with 800 degree nylon filament and crumb rubber.

 

[ltbaney1]

I used a company called "Turf Exchange". They knocked it out of the park. They came at 7am and left at 5pm, front and back yards done, same day. Many neighbors have asked me who I used. They are based near us in Socal


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man that looks great. my gripe with the fake stuff, is it looks fake. that looks real.

 

[Meaney77]

I used a company called "Turf Exchange". They knocked it out of the park. They came at 7am and left at 5pm, front and back yards done, same day. Many neighbors have asked me who I used. They are based near us in Socal


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Yours turned out great, I think it's the best I've seen around the neighborhood.

 

[havasujeeper]

I remember a few weeks ago, King Newscum claimed that plastic grass was emitting toxins, hazardous to your health, and cancerous to boot, and was prohibiting plastic grass installation in Kalifornia. Anyone hear about this?

 

[King295]

I remember a few weeks ago, King Newscum claimed that plastic grass was emitting toxins, hazardous to your health, and cancerous to boot, and was prohibiting plastic grass installation in Kalifornia. Anyone hear about this?

There is merit to it from my understanding but I haven't taken a deep dive.

 

[Kachina26]

I remember a few weeks ago, King Newscum claimed that plastic grass was emitting toxins, hazardous to your health, and cancerous to boot, and was prohibiting plastic grass installation in Kalifornia. Anyone hear about this?

Once it was hailed as a drought fix — but now California's moving to restrict synthetic turf over health concerns

California cities can ban synthetic turf under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed. He rejected a bill to ban PFAS in fake lawns.

calmatters.org

 

[dread Pirate]

Good friend of mine just started his own turf biz out of Vegas. He worked for his cousin nationwide for a couple years doing stadiums and government buildings and knows his stuff..

 

[HOOTER SLED-]

Needing some fake grass installed at the house. Wife is trying to do a little play area for the grandkids.
Anyone on here do it or any recommendations.
Approximately 25’x9’
Located in Corona
TIA View attachment 1316720

If your boy Hank was around.....he'd have that shit filled with sod already.

 

[Dan Lorenze]

man that looks great. my gripe with the fake stuff, is it looks fake. that looks real.

Thank you, yeah the blend of turf I have has a lot of brown roots to it to make it look more real. I looked at two houses with the same 2" turf and I was sold on it. My buddy has the same turf and they added a putting green to his back lawn, it turned out amazing. They did a great job on it with a 15 year warranty.. I definitely don't miss cutting my old lawn, fighting crab grass and fixing sprinklers. My yard is so much more manageable now.

 

[Orange Juice]

LOL another hypocrisy of the greenies…. let’s make everyone remove cool grass and replace it with 800 degree nylon filament and crumb rubber.

We had to dig up our ally in Scottsdale, because we dumped all our oil changes in the alley, for over 25 years. Unfortunately we still owned the house when we got caught.

 

[BUDMAN]

If your boy Hank was around.....he'd have that shit filled with sod already.

If your boy Hank was around.....he'd have that shit filled with sod already.

I should call him, I think he's in town

 

[badgas]

I remember a few weeks ago, King Newscum claimed that plastic grass was emitting toxins, hazardous to your health, and cancerous to boot, and was prohibiting plastic grass installation in Kalifornia. Anyone hear about this?

Yes

He lifted an old Jerry Brown law that said that counties can't ban artificial turf. The problem is that most of the turf out there is cheap imported product that can not be traced, no MSDS info etc. It has lead, PFAS and also does not hold up long term. The Turf we use is made in the USA and is lead free, PFAS Free and has 15 year warranty.

Hoping this law will help legitimate licensed contractors who use good products.

 

[Taboma]

Yes

He lifted an old Jerry Brown law that said that counties can't ban artificial turf. The problem is that most of the turf out there is cheap imported product that can not be traced, no MSDS info etc. It has lead, PFAS and also does not hold up long term. The Turf we use is made in the USA and is lead free, PFAS Free and has 15 year warranty.

Hoping this law will help legitimate licensed contractors who use good products.

Do the manufacturers of quality turf have representation to educate various governmental entities on these important differences in order to prevent unjustifiable bans due to product ignorance ?

 

[badgas]

@badgas does good work.

Thank you Tim

Our in house crews are really good installers. We have been doing some nice projects lately. Thank you to @Done-it-again for putting those pics up and for supporting us.

 

[Bobby_329]

I used a company called "Turf Exchange". They knocked it out of the park. They came at 7am and left at 5pm, front and back yards done, same day. Many neighbors have asked me who I used. They are based near us in Socal


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That is the first time I have seen it look like real grass. Looks great

 

[badgas]

That is the first time I have seen it look like real grass. Looks great

There are SO many products out there now. Many that have a lot of brown thatch to give it " natural " look. It is like looking at Cheesecake Factory menu, you can get lost in the choices. You would be surprised how many homeowners want a bright green. They are so sick of brown patches and crappy looking weed filled grass that they want a drastic change. The customer gets to choose.

 

[Bobby_329]

There are SO many products out there now. Many that have a lot of brown thatch to give it " natural " look. It is like looking at Cheesecake Factory menu, you can get lost in the choices. You would be surprised how many homeowners want a bright green. They are so sick of brown patches and crappy looking weed filled grass that they want a drastic change. The customer gets to choose.

Yeah I get it my house is on a corner with a huge front lawn its a pain in the ass to take care of and costs too much if I want to keep it green. The guy across the street had the bright green stuff put in and It just looks too fake to me. Im not opposed to the turf but if I was going to do it I would want something that looks like real grass.

 

[badgas]

Yeah I get it my house is on a corner with a huge front lawn its a pain in the ass to take care of and costs too much if I want to keep it green. The guy across the street had the bright green stuff put in and It just looks too fake to me. Im not opposed to the turf but if I was going to do it I would want something that looks like real grass.

Agree

 

[Bobby V]

There are SO many products out there now. Many that have a lot of brown thatch to give it " natural " look. It is like looking at Cheesecake Factory menu, you can get lost in the choices. You would be surprised how many homeowners want a bright green. They are so sick of brown patches and crappy looking weed filled grass that they want a drastic change. The customer gets to choose.

Last year we did some work at Turf Distributors in Temecula. That had a showroom of the different types of turf to pick from.

 

[Taboma]

Agree

Wife and I have been looking, actually prefer it not so bright and tend to find the longer blades a bit more realistic so it doesn't appear like a putting green.
What I have noticed with a few samples I have in my shop, the samples with the longer blades tend to lay over more easily as would be expected. Problem seems to be they don't spring right back up.
As a general rule do you find this problematic with your brands, or do longer bladed turfs require more raking maintenance ?

 

[havasujeeper]

I used a company called "Turf Exchange". They knocked it out of the park. They came at 7am and left at 5pm, front and back yards done, same day. Many neighbors have asked me who I used. They are based near us in Socal


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That is the most impressive plastic grass I've seen. I'm looking at their choices right now. Can you please provide the name of the turf you selected?

 

[Dan Lorenze]

That is the most impressive plastic grass I've seen. I'm looking at their choices right now. Can you please provide the name of the turf you selected?

Hi.. It's the "Rincon 80" 2.1" length blade... They also have it in a 2.5" blade but it might lay down a little at that length, I stuck with the 2.1. Put the rolled edge on at least the front yard, it looks really good.

I called Brad Halpern, he is one of the owners of Turf Exchange, he is a great guy. Super friendly and knows his stuff. He is also the Mayor of Westlake Village, lol...

Brad's number is 805 500-0576 or 818 292-6080 brad@turfexchange.com He brings an army of skilled workers and your yard and completely transforms it in one day. They also removed a huge root that was exposed on the lawn and capped the sprinklers as well as cut the sprinkler valve wires. Nothing they can't do and they're prepared to handle almost every situation on the spot.

Tell him I sent you even though he probably won't remember me.

 

[rivrrts429]

JBB is rolling in his grave

 

[badgas]

That is the most impressive plastic grass I've seen. I'm looking at their choices right now. Can you please provide the name of the turf you selected?

All of the distributors carry lines that have a lot of brown thatch in them. One thing to keep in mind is that the longer and softer the blades the faster it will lay down and get matted. The import products are usually more lush and people really like the initial feel but they are not as happy in the long run. We have been in business for 15 years and after thousands of jobs and a million sqft. per year I can tell you that the USA made Tiger Turf products from SGW hold up the best over time.

 

[Taboma]

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All of the distributors carry lines that have a lot of brown thatch in them. One thing to keep in mind is that the longer and softer the blades the faster it will lay down and get matted. The import products are usually more lush and people really like the initial feel but they are not as happy in the long run. We have been in business for 15 years and after thousands of jobs and a million sqft. per year I can tell you that the USA made Tiger Turf products from SGW hold up the best over time.

Ever get down to Escondido area, San Diego ?