Different Types of Artificial Turf
When choosing the artificial turf for your home, you will always want to take into consideration the quality of the product. The heavier the face weight, the more abuse the artificial turf can withstand and the longer it will last. Be careful when choosing which type of artificial turf to install, as some brands look very cheap.
You should know that there are three types of artificial turf:
- Polypropylene
- Polyethylene
- Nylon
Polypropylene artificial turf is the least expensive, which makes it the artificial turf the majority of deal-shopping homeowners will choose. Unfortunately this is a poor purchasing decision, as polypropylene artificial turf has a low melting point, and always wears out easier than the other materials you have to choose. This material is used most often for golf putting green applications.
Polyethylene artificial turf is known for its soft texture, life-like looks in a home landscaping installation and is widely used on soccer fields, football fields, and landscape design. High quality polyethylene artificial turf is just right for your yard with the look and feel of that high cost, high maintenance and water guzzling natural grass lawn. You can’t go wrong with this type of artificial turf. In fact, we guarantee it for 8 years!
Nylon is the strongest artificial turf available. It can withstand high temperatures and weight, and still retain its original shape. This type of artificial turf is also used for putting greens because it is durable and creates a perfect environment for practicing your putt as if you were on the greens. It is not used often for landscaping because of the cost and the stiffness of the pile. It is, however, used as a secondary thatch of yarn to improve overall stability and strength of a higher end artificial turf landscape products. If you are willing to ignore to price tag of installing nylon artificial turf, it won’t feel like soft green grass between your toes. This is best reserved for backyard putting greens and secondary tuft thatches.
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katsyraesy
Hey guys,
While there is a growing demand for artificial turf, for me it would still be wise to use real grasses. real grasses have many good features that artificial turf don’t have. The only key here is to choose a real type turf that is suited for the local climate, location and soil. You might want to check this out:
http://www.greenlifeturf.com.au/turf_supplies.html you can find there some good points on how to choose and grow real grasses!
david
Thank for your the info and the URL. Water conservation is the biggest advantage to artificial turf versus natural turf. No matter what type of natural turf you choose…its inevitable that you will need to water it. Choose to save our precious resource and go green with artificial turf from ArtificialTurfSupply.com.