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Artificial Turf
Green all year, on a Colorado water budget.
Artificial turf is synthetic grass laid over a prepared base. It stays green through drought restrictions and through a hard freeze, it needs no watering, and there's nothing to mow. With Denver-metro watering rules tightening most summers and water bills going one direction, that math works out for a lot of yards.
We use it most often on the spots where real grass already lost the fight. Deep shade under a mature tree. The strip along the driveway that bakes all afternoon. A slope nobody wants to walk equipment across. A dog run worn down to dirt along the same three paths. Those areas go green and stay green, and they come off the sprinkler schedule for good.
Most of the work is underneath. We take out the old surface, grade it so water drains where it should, then lay and compact a base before the turf goes down. After that it's fitting, seaming, anchoring the edges, and brushing in infill so the blades stand up. Turf rolled over unprepared ground wrinkles, holds puddles, and looks wrong inside a season.
We'll also tell you where it isn't the right answer. Turf in direct summer sun gets hot, hotter than grass, hot enough that you notice it barefoot on a July afternoon. It needs a rinse now and then, more often if dogs use it. And the infill settles over time and needs topping up. Better you hear that before we install it than after.
What's included
Site prep: old surface removed, graded for drainage, compacted base
Turf fitted, seamed, and anchored at the edges
Infill brushed in so the blades stand upright
Pet areas built to drain
Small, hard-to-grow spots: deep shade, slopes, narrow strips
Turf paired with beds, rock, or a smaller real lawn where you still want one
Field notes
What 20+ years here taught us
Denver gets about 14 to 15 inches of precipitation a year and most metro utilities run summer watering rules. Turf takes those areas off the irrigation schedule entirely.
Sun is intense at our elevation and turf absorbs it. A turf surface in full afternoon sun runs noticeably hotter than grass, so think twice about a big south-facing play area and lean toward shaded or north-facing spots.
Utility turf-replacement rebates in Colorado are usually written for living, water-wise landscaping, and many programs specifically exclude synthetic turf. Check your utility's current rules before you count on a rebate.
Common questions
- Does it look fake?
- Up close, you can tell. Anyone who says otherwise is selling. Current turf is a long way from the flat plastic green people picture, with mixed blade colors and a brown thatch layer underneath, and from across the yard most people don't look twice. The honest test is seeing a piece of it in daylight in the actual spot, so ask about that during the estimate.
- Is it good for dogs?
- It holds up well. Nothing to dig up, and no worn dirt track along their usual route. Urine drains through, but turf doesn't rinse itself the way soil does, so plan on hosing pet areas down regularly. Solids get picked up the same as on grass.
- How long does it last, and what does it need?
- It's a long-term surface, not a permanent one. Sun and traffic wear it eventually, and how long depends on the product and how hard the area gets used. Day to day it's easy: rinse it off, brush the traffic lanes so the blades stand back up, clear leaves, and top up infill as it settles. We'll go over the care for the specific product when we quote it.
- Should I do the whole yard in turf?
- You can, and some people do. We usually suggest not to. A full-yard install is a big number up front, and with no living plants anywhere the heat really adds up in July. Turf where you need a green usable surface, with beds, rock, and water-wise plants around it, tends to look better and cost less.
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