Your Artificial Grass Budget:

The deciding factor on which grass you choose is all dependant on your budget. Trulawn offers a variety of lawns which can suit both the spend-savvy and budget-friendly. Our grass is sold in metre squared so measuring out and knowing how much area you will be covering is key to knowing how much fake grass you will need. Remember to keep in mind the different tools you will need to lay the grass, which you can find in our grass installation products.

The Trulawn guide to choosing your grass:

Pile Height: Everyone associates real grass with a lush-look, because of this longer pile height artificial grasses are often popular. We recommend going for a pile height of between 30 – 42mm. Anything higher than this and you risk having flat-looking grass. The reason for this is the longer the blade the heavier the blade will be and the more likely that gravity will bring it down leading to flat-look, rather than lush-look grass.

Density: Pile height is only half the story, look for the density of the product as well as the weight per m2. A really good quality grass will have a weight per m2 of around 3kg.

Colour: Believe it or not, there are many different artificial grass colour variations. It’s not just as simple as ‘let’s go with green’ either… To achieve a natural appearance you need the right shade of green with the addition of a brown fleck often referred to as a ‘thatch’ or ‘brown root zone’. This replicates the look of real grass. If you opt for grass that is too perfectly green, then your lawn will look more like a bowling green than the natural-look you want. Greens come in different shades; olive greens, darker greens and lime greens. Which you opt for very much depends on personal preference.

Samples: Artificial grass companies will usually send out free samples of their artificial grass range – but these are usually quite small. Use these samples to help shortlist the companies that you want to see for a site visit. When they visit ask for larger samples and you can also ask them to leave these behind, so you have a bit of time to make your decision. Request your free samples now.

Just as when you are choosing a paint colour, it is advised to paint an decent sized area of the wall with your chosen colour and live with it for a couple of days to see how the lights effects it and how the colour looks at different times of the day. It is the same with grass. Lay the large samples on your lawn and watch and see how the sun reflects on them. Once you’ve lived with the samples for a couple of days – a clear favourite will emerge!

Choose your installers wisely…

Installation: When choosing who to install your artificial grass it’s important to do some research and find out how much experience they have. If it’s an established artificial grass company it’s likely they’ll use the same installers’ day in and day out so they’ll be experienced at the trickier parts of the process like ensuring the edges are perfect. A straight hand for cutting in around things is also very important and can have a big impact on the overall finish of the grass.

Find out what guarantees are on offer to you.  Specialist and reputable artificial grass companies will offer a workmanship guarantee that cover things like fixings, seams and joins – usually the things that are affected by a poor quality install. Trulawn offers a two year workmanship guarantee.

Also consider the actual grass guarantee. Most companies will offer a grass guarantee of up to 10 years. If there is a problem it is slightly harder for any recourse with a third party installer as opposed to dealing directly with an artificial grass company.

One last piece of advice…

Skip hire: Installers will need a skip to remove all the sod and waste from the initial lawn dig out. Find out if the skip hire cost is included within the price or in addition to it. No one likes getting invoiced for something they just weren’t expecting at the end of a job.