Rooftop Turf

Houston Texas
Erick Rydel

I have an apartment in downtown Houston, TX and I wanted to put artificial turf on my rooftop/balcony.  I really wanted to make sure I got the right artificial turf, the right installer and the right system made for artificial turf.  I found a website online called www.globalsynturf.com.  They seemed to have a good amount of information on the topic so I called them.  I spoke with Darren who had been in the artificial turf business for along time both on the installation side and the manufacturing side.  He educated me on the rooftop application  and what I needed to think about.  The number one thing we talked about is drainage, drainage and more drainage.  He asked me where the rain goes now when it drained.  I told him it drained off to the side of the rooftop to drains.  First me mentioned I should put down a .5" drain tile system that leaves a void between the backing of the turf and the balcony surface.  This allows the water to flow freely to the drains.  He also told me I should spot glue the turf to the drainage tile but not enough to block the drainage in the backing of the turf.  He mentioned the sand infill in the artificial turf was optional.  He recommend I not go with an infill and choose a turf that was thick and stood up on its own without infill.  He mentioned the Trainers turf based on its height and thickness of the turf.  He also referred me to their distributor here in Houston that does great install work.  Now the job is installed I love my new rooftop turf, it looks amazing.


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