IntelliTurf - Artificial Turf and Putting Greens

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.

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.