IntelliTurf Artificial Turf and Putting Green Blog

Drainage problems, lack of sun or scarce water resources are problems property and homeowners face in all parts of the country.  You need a place for children to play and you want a beautiful lawn, but fighting mother nature and environmental concerns have made many aware of today’s artificial turf.  IntelliTurf was recently asked to help with such a problem for a backyard that would not drain and did not get enough sunlight.

Zoysia was the grass that was present when we were asked to investigate and it stayed dormant until late in the growing season.  Many options were discussed at various budget points.  As avid golfers the homeowners were excited about making the space usable for one of their passions while solving the various issues with natural grass.

Numerous proposals and designs were created to balance the use of spaces on either side of the pool deck.  Alternative sports for the children, entertaining family and friends as well as the effect the family dogs would have were all taken into account.

The concept that was decided upon was a lawn next to the pool deck with a putting green below.  This allowed for tee boxes to be placed out in the trees creating a short game practice area while keeping the upper portion of the space usable for entertaining. Below is the concept rendering and an image of the final installation.

Church daycare facility hired IntelliTurf to install a 6,000 square foot playground complete with a tricycle track and a safe artificial turf playground surface.  IntelliTurf installs Lead Free 100% recyclable artificial turf and on playgrounds we use recycled foam padding beneath the turf to provide the proper fall height protection prescribed by the playground equipment manufacturer.  Beautiful all year long and without many of  the problems that plague other playground surfaces this daycare facility can provide its membership with the finest recreational surface available.

Artificial Turf Playground surfaces are superior to wood mulch from many aspects including aesthetics, safety and maintenance.  Wood mulch can become displaced in high traffic areas as wells as heavy rains.  Splinters and compaction of the surfaces are hazards that are inevitable over time.  Artificial turf playgrounds by IntelliTurf places a foam pad under the turf so the displacement of the safety cushion does not occur.  Once wood mulch washes away during heavy rains, many playgrounds become nothing more than mud pits that have to be closed until they dry out.  Artificial turf installations drain at a rapid pace allowing for schools and daycare facilities to use the surface as soon as the rain stops.  Keeping children cooped up all afternoon can deliver trying times for teachers.

IntelliTurf products are Lead Free and 100% Recyclable.

Other rubber playground surfaces such as pour in place rubber or rubber mulch are also inferior to artificial turf playground systems.  IntelliTurf playground system protects the foam cushion by installing our artificial turf products over the top of the padding which protects the padding from the elements and does not allow the material to become displaced.  Rubber mulch can wash away just like wood mulch and it gets displaced in high traffic areas.

After inspecting high traffic areas you will notice pour in place rubber breaking down and crumbling.  Artificial turf fibers that are 1 1/2 inches to 2 inches tall are filled with a special sand and the fibers work together with the sand to keep high traffic areas in tact.  This turf - sand combination also protects the foam padding below ensuing proper fall height protection for years and years.

We were recently contracted to help with a problem that has occurred in many parts of the south over the past few years.  With the recent flooding and heavy rains many lawns are nothing but mud.  Before the flooding was years of drought that killed many grass lawns and now this is followed by flooding.  If dogs are let loose out back to run and play and do their business then return inside, that can make for quite a mess.

One homeowner contacted us with a daily mopping habit because her 4 dogs would track in nothing but mud every time they were let out.  Both husband and wife are golfers so we come up with a solution that satisfied many of their de

sires.  A low maintenance artificial turf lawn that the dogs could play without the mud, a putting green that can hold chip shots and add a great deal of fun to the backyard and finally a beautiful landscape that requires a few minutes of blowing it off to return the backyard to pristine condition.

Artificial turf putting green by IntelliTurf uses sand filled technology that will place 8 pounds of sand per square foot down inside 1 1/4 inch high turf fibers that delivers a surface where dog and children can play all day and when dad gets home at night, his putting surface is championship P.G.A. Tour quality.

IntelliTurf has over 50 types of artificial turf including over 20 choices for your synthetic turf lawn and many are specifically designed for a certain audience or activity.  Putting green is the industry term for and artificial turf golf surface but in reality we install a synthetic turf golf green that will hold a golf shot from up to 180 yards away.  So not only can you eliminate 3 putts from your game with putting practice, you can put a wedge in your hands in almost any backyard and practice your chipping.  If space allows, the hitting of golf shots is the next adventure for the homeowner.

On top of sports applications, dog turf, which is also known as pet turf, helps to eliminate the problems this homeowner had of mopping the floor every time the dogs were let out back.  A beautiful new lawn that will add the great game of golf to evenings out back and the elimination of mud in the house.  These are the types of projects that will keep IntelliTurf and the artificial turf market growing for years to come.

So much has been made over the reports of lead in artificial turf and the potential hazards of the use of recycled tires in sports fields.  IntelliTurf installs playgrounds with lead free 100% recyclable artificial turf fake grass products.  We put the protective cushion layer under the turf so that your children will be protected for years and years.  Rubber mulch can get displaced in high traffic areas causing the proper amount of infill for safety to not be present.  Wood mulch can become compact and it also gets displaced in the most popular areas.  Many commercial playgrounds use poured in place rubber to provide the necessary fall height requirements for playgrounds, but our investigations show that once these products start to fail, they are not much different than the rubber mulch.

The aesthetics of artificial turf are second only to properly manicured natural grass.  The other playground surfaces cannot hold a candle to the look and feel of artificial turf, but they also cannot provide the maintenance free safety featured either.  Having the safety layer of the IntelliTurf playground system under the turf where it is protected from high traffic, weather and abuse from children allows for the surface to yield safety without much maintenance.

Not only are artificial turf playgrounds safe for children, they normally stack up better over time when compared to the most popular playground surfaces on the market.

We invite you to explore the benefits of artificial turf playgrounds.

Much has been made about artificial turf and the heat it produces in the heat of the summer.  Those temperatures are not much different from other surfaces and our research shows artificial turf cools off extremely fast.  When direct sunlight is not on the turf, it is certainly a reasonable temperature to enjoy.

There is a positive flip side, during the cold winter months if a day does produce enough sunshine to warm the turf surface, it would be much more pleasant than natural grass.  Just 5 or 10 degrees when the outside air is hovering in the 30’s or 40’s would make a huge difference in comfort.

This winter is producing sustained temperatures lower than we have seen in a number of years.  Artificial turf surfaces for playgrounds and activity fields could be providing comfort while cabin fever is thwarted.

Many schools and day cares could use a place to get the little ones outside for a bit.  Artificial turf could provide the relief your facility needs.

Our new location in Reno / Lake Tahoe area is IntelliTurf of Sierra.  Below is a link from the paper Sierra Sun about Aaron Atkins and the new business.  We are happy to providing environmentally friendly artificial turf to an area of the country that needs to save all the water they can.

http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20091126/COMMUNITY/911269993

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We just updated our site for our local market listing Atlanta Putting Green page that delivers information about our surface for a backyard putting green.  We install Atlanta Putting Green systems for numerous clients including private residences, developers, senior housing facilities, apartments, condominiums, commercail clients and neighbohood associations.

Please visit our new Atlanta Putting Green page by clicking here.

Pet Turf is a new product we introduced this week.  Primarily used as dog turf, we shortened the blades of grass and made the product thicker.  This allows us to use less in-fill which reduces moisture content in the pet turf.  Pets are outside everyday which in many parts of the world will wear out the grass.  This leaves behind either extremely dusty conditions or mud.  Where does the dust and mud end up?  You guessed it, your house.

Antimicrobial sand is used for the infill which eliminates the growth of bacteria.  This means that pets and other family members will be kept safe from harmful germs and the area will require less cleaning.

Pet turf is great for dog day cares, pet borders and veterinarians.  Dog runs are always a maintenance challenge and if you have to keep the interior of your business clean, pet turf is the solution you have been waiting for.

To visit our Pet Turf pace Click Here.

We put a link on our main menu this week outlining our dog turf.  Utilizing yarn we use for our lawns, we simply lowered the length of the blades, made the turf thicker and kept it all 100% recyclable and lead free.  There is a flow through backing on the turf which allows for quick washing and cleaning which we suggest quarterly in residential applications and monthly or as needed in commercial applications.

This turf is different in that we utilize less in-fill to reduce the moisture content that is trapped in the turf.  Less moisture means less odor.  The in-fill is antimicrobial so there is no chance for bacteria to live in the surface.

To read more, follow this link to our dog turf page:  http://www.intelliturf.com/dog-turf-by-intelliturf.html

We just posted a new page outlining the Atlanta market and how our products help the residents.

You can read more at:

http://www.intelliturf.com/atlanta-putting-greens-and-artificial-turf.html