Note that the cost included prep and installation.

Apr 18, 2019
2:29:32pm

The Count Walk-on

Previous owners hadn’t done anything with the backyard except cover it with bark. The turf company moved all the bark, put down the base, installed the turf, and did the edging for us with bricks the previous owners had left behind.

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The Count

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Anyone done artificial turf as a play area for kids? I have space next to my

Iman23

4/18/19 2:18pm

I don't remember the cost, but we've had it in 3 houses here in Arizona. Love it

BYUfan92

4/18/19 2:21pm

We did it in our backyard here in Southern California.

The Count

4/18/19 2:23pm

$8/SF installed? Did this include any sort of border edging like railroad ties

Iman23

4/18/19 2:27pm

Do you have to spray it down or anything to keep it clean?

Ojiisan

4/18/19 2:29pm

Haven’t done anything to clean it yet.

The Count

4/18/19 2:34pm

JOPE

4/18/19 2:34pm

Note that the cost included prep and installation.

The Count

4/18/19 2:29pm

Approximately how many SF is your back yard?

Iman23

4/18/19 2:31pm

We put down about 800 sf of turf

The Count

4/18/19 2:35pm

Link to pictures of the finished install:

The Count

4/18/19 2:42pm

Looks great. Did they have to do any leveling, or did you just go with the

Iman23

4/18/19 2:44pm

They put down some gravel/dirt as a base and compacted it

The Count

4/18/19 2:46pm

For backyard it is way better than grass

JOPE

4/18/19 2:26pm

It may look better and is easy to take care of but it is not better than grass for playing on. Unless you live

Cosmodiar

4/18/19 2:48pm

my kids love the warm feel of turf in the summer

JOPE

4/18/19 2:51pm

My kids will lay on the warm turf after they get out of the pool sometimes but it has to be with a towel or they

Cosmodiar

4/18/19 2:55pm

BIL has this in Tucson

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