Top Tip: Be a cut above the rest

Every part of an installation is important, but there is one very visible aspect that could be the difference between a happy and unhappy customer. As you might be able to guess, this is the cutting and joining of the artificial grass.

If you’ve done a good job on the sub-base and have a quality product in your hands it’s the only thing that a customer may well come back to you on. It’s the hardest part of the job, and probably the aspect with the most queries from landscaper and customers alike.

No join will ever be invisible, but it is fair to say that you should make every effort to ensure any join is hidden as possible. Here are top recommendations for creating a good join:

Be prepared with your blades

  • Always carry spares
  • Use a concave blade – cuts straight lines and around edges better

Be precise with your pieces

  • Cut off any excess flappy backing on one side.
  • Cut off two stitches worth of grass from both opposing pieces to be joined.
  • Cut close to the stitch line on both pieces of grass only leaving a mm or two of backing before you hit the stitch
  • And in reverse, do not leave much backing on each piece otherwise you will create a noticeable trench line visible through the pile
  • Ensure you do not cut into the stitch to avoid grass falling out which creates bald spots on the pile side.

Test your join

  • Never cut your grass or lay/join without testing how the join will look first
  • When happy with the join up close and at a distance, drive a few 6 inch nails halfway down through the glass and away from the join to ensure it cannot move from its current position (Remove nails when all joining is finished)

Don’t push your grass too close together

  • You could have a gap up to 5mm between the backing of the two pieces. If the backings are pushed too close together when using dense products like Luxury, Regal or Supreme you may cause the join to ridge upwards due the density and amount of blades fighting for the same space.