Greg Weitz
Regional Sales V. P.

The cost of artificial grass and paver projects are very similar even though the materials cost can vary. The way of artificial grass being installed is very similar with that of pavers: excavation of soil ground, preparation of drainage base and compacted smooth surface, such installations require some hard labor along with bulk materials such as drain rocks and decomposed granites. Given such installation similarities, the cost of installing artificial grass and pavers can be compatible: Even though paver installations can take relatively longer as you need to lay them down piece by piece, but pavers won’t need other accessories such as seaming tape, glues, installation nails and infills which are needed for artificial grass installation. 

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Yes! I agree
I would prefer the artificial grass than pavers since I have kids who loves to run. The risk of getting wounds when stumbled are less with artificial grass.
I'd choose the artificial grass since it's durable
I think installing artificial grass is better since it doesn't grow tall, so no need to cut it regularly.

Yes you can. The question becomes for how long before you make a pressing mark on the lawn. Remember seeing some carpet pressing leg marks after you move a heavy furniture? You will see the same if you put heavy things on artificial grass. So by putting heavy things on turf, you won't hurt or damage the product itself only that you have to be aware the pressing marks left by the heavy things after a while. The difference between artificial grass and carpet is that artificial grass fibers have their own "memories", after a while being pressing down by heavy things, the fibers will remember that and will keep down. Depending on how big the areas of laying down grass, you might find it difficult to get the fibers back up blending in with the rest of the fibers naturally. If for a small section, you can always use a hair dryer to heat it up a bit and press the fibers to directions along with the rest, but I don't think it would be an easy job to work on fibers on a large scale. So whatever you are planing to put onto the artificial grass, always give some good thoughts and plan well and knowing that you will see the pressing marks on the grass after you move the heavy things. Again, by putting heavy things onto artificial grass won't damage the turf.

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Of course, you can add some garden furniture to it!, It won't damage your artificial grass
I'll try to put my bbq stand too!

Generally speaking, the answer is yes! 60% of water cost for an average household goes to the thirsty lawns, just for the water bill itself in most of dry areas, the cost of artificial grass will be recruited within a few years. This works very similar as solar panels which can cost more upfront, but homeowners save money in a mid and long run, not to mention the savings from low maintenance. In many states, new house developers are having artificial turf as an upgrade already so homeowners or house buyers are considering such option as premium, such market and product awareness and acceptances should be considered as invisible values of artificial turf which increase the house valves accordingly. Some other states might be slower adapting to artificial turf but the overall trend of this industry is upward and all the benefits of turf products along with value added facts definitely make the investment on artificial turf a good one.

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Purchasing one coz I'm tired of mowing.
I'd say it's worth the cost as you'll be able to save more in the long run.
The points raised on this are definitely good reasons to consider in getting an artificial turf. Nice one!
Cool! planning to install one in my backyard.

Well, like any type of product, there are pros and cons for artificial grass. A lot of postings on our website have discussed the benefits of artificial grass: Artificial grass indeed has a lot of benefits, more pros than cons, however, in my personal opinion, I see only three disadvantages as the following:

1. Pricing is high: compare with regular natural grass, the cost of artificial grass is much higher. Even though the maintenance and water cost can offset the pricing difference and provide significant savings in a long run, but the initial upfront investment can be much higher than natural grass.

2. Artificial grass can get hot in very warm weather. Even though our technologies have dramatically improved grass fiber's features to minimize the heat retaining, we still would recommend using infill materials to help to keep artificial grass cool. The best infill product we have experienced with is T-Cool, here is the link for more details: https://www.globalsynturf.com/tcool-infill

3. You can't regrow artificial grass like natural grass. So if anything happens to the artificial grass on a section of the entire installation, you will need to cut out the bad part and patch it. Almost exactly like carpet, we always recommend people to keep some leftovers from the original installation as artificial turf is manufactured by dye-lots (or batches), like carpet, different dye-lots can have slightly varied and can be noticeable. 

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Yeah, the upfront cost for artificial grass is much more than real grass.
I think the cost is still too high for artificial grass.
Seems very honest opinion on this answer!
Well said.

Installation can always be a challenge depending on how handy you are. I have personally seen some really awesome DIY installations and some terrible ones. From a manufacturer standpoint, we will always recommend installations to be done professionally.

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Agree with you.

You will have two options for your turf application:

1. Checking with us on discontinued SKUs and clearance items, most of the time, such products will be priced very low for liquidation: Once you get such information, you can check with our distributors/dealers near you to make a purchase.

2. If the above option is not available, the cheapest turf in our product lineup here at Global Syn-Turf is StarGrass-35. please go to this link for more details regarding this particular turf: www.globalsynturf.com/products/star-grass-35

Please always feel free to fill out our online form for a free quote which can be the quickest way to get the best answers regarding your questions and finding you the nearest dealers: www.globalsynturf.com/free-quote

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Bet you offer great discounts on remnants. Will call you for that
Definitely trying not to do the excavations, bases which can cost a lot of money, it is not just the turf.
Always check with your local store for specials...
I will simply go to craigslist to find the cheapest.
If you can live with the fact of all different colored turf pieced together, getting the liquidated remnants will be the cheapest way to go.
One of my neighbors got their discontinued stuff, really cheap I heard.
I think all their 50 oz products are cheap in price.
In general the turf has been cheap in Phoenix area.
We also have remnants sales, however, the remnants can be different type of turf products and won't look the same while you piece them together.
I will check with the store here in Denver.

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