How To Prepare Your Lawn for Your Synthetic Turf Installers

Professional turf installation is essential for maximizing your lawn’s ROI, but that doesn’t mean you can’t help. In fact, the better you prepare your lawn, the more effectively installers can bring your dream yard to life, securing it for years of outdoor satisfaction. This article explains how to prepare your lawn for artificial grass installers to guarantee a picture-perfect result!

Clean and Clear Your Lawn

Our technicians require a clean, cleared landscape to install artificial grass products efficiently. The less work we need to do preparing your property, the quicker your experience will be. For this reason, we recommend homeowners remove debris like rocks, fallen branches, dead leaves, and weeds. This allows our team to come in and immediately begin excavating your lawn to create a sturdy foundation.

We also recommend moving any outdoor furniture, potted plants, and outdoor decorations; otherwise, synthetic grass installers will have to move them, wasting time that could be used on your residential turf installation. Trimming any large bushes or tree branches is also advisable to prevent debris from falling onto your developing landscape.

Take Note of Drainage Issues

Consider whether your lawn has drainage issues worth communicating to artificial turf installers. If you’ve noticed consistent pooling in certain areas, let us know. We can slightly re-grade your lawn’s foundation to ensure water flows away from your property, protecting it from standing water. We’ll also incorporate drainage grids that optimize flow rates to guarantee a consistently dry landscape. For example, our pet turf systems provide drainage rates of over 400 inches of water per hour per square yard!

Mark Utilities

Mark underground utilities to help us install residential turf safely and without damaging your property’s crucial systems. These utilities include electrical lines, sprinkler systems, and septic tanks, which could be damaged during the excavation process. Once our technicians know where these utilities are, we can work around them to prevent accidental damage. A little foresight goes a long way to ensure a smooth and satisfying experience with your artificial grass installation.

Ensure Easy Access

We’ll be carrying equipment, turf rolls, and installation accessories between our vehicles and the installation site. The easier it is for us to navigate your property, the smoother and quicker your synthetic turf installation will go! We recommend unlocking and keeping any gates open, so our technicians can go back and forth easily. If gates aren’t wide enough for our equipment, ensure alternative routes are available. We also recommend moving cars to the street so we can park our vehicles in the driveway, as close as possible to the installation site, to minimize travel time.

Warn the Neighbors

Synthetic turf installation can be a loud, dirty process. It’s courteous to warn the neighbors that there may be loud noises during the installation and how long they should last, so they aren’t surprised. We also recommend closing windows and doors and covering any outdoor furniture, if you can’t store it inside, to protect yourself and your property from the dust that kicks up during excavation, grading, and compacting. Plus, as you might expect, it’s best to keep children and pets inside while we work.

At Arizona Luxury Lawns, we specialize in creating beautiful green spaces with a focus on environmentally-friendly landscaping. Our services include residential turf for local homeowners and commercial turf for restaurants, stores, gyms, and more. We guarantee a lifelike finish and a hassle-free experience, no matter your needs! Call Arizona Luxury Lawns today at 480-991-0196 or contact us online for a free quote.