Brief advice on artificial grass and pets in gardens and terraces.
Everything is possible when it comes to artificial turf and its recreational use in gardens and terraces. If you have pets and you have doubts, here we encourage you to get out of them and get ready to go ahead with your project.
Artificial grass for pets
Here are a few points to take into account so that your artificial grass garden and your pets enjoy without limitations all year round.
Recommended types of artificial grass:
A garden with pets is considered to be heavily used. The best proof of this is to see holes in the natural grass, marked paths, yellow spots resulting from droppings, bald patches and mud.
With artificial turf, you avoid all these things that happen in natural grass. Choose a pavement with superior resistance characteristics that are the best and indicated for this type of intense use.
At ALLGrass Solutions we have a few models that have these features:
We usually advise to choose types of synthetic grass with more robust fibers and higher density ideal for gardens with pets.
Points to take into account in the installation.
- If the installation of the artificial turf is to be carried out on earthen ground, we recommend the use of staples for fixing around the perimeter of the surface.
- If the installation is on a concrete or similar surface, you can fix it by applying a thread or dots of polyurethane putty all around the perimeter.
- We recommend the addition of a little silica sand to give greater stability to the surface and greater support to the grass yarns.
- You can design a separate space in your project. It could be a sandbox for example and educate your pet to use it. This is highly recommended and will make it even simpler for everyone at home to use the garden.
- Visit our section of accessories for the installation of artificial turf on our website to get the staples and silica sand.
Care and maintenance.
Like other outdoor surfaces, artificial grass accumulates dirt over the days. It is advisable to clean the lawn regularly to keep it looking good.
You can use just water to dust every few days. You can also sweep up leaves and pick up your pets' droppings.
If you want to do a more thorough cleaning every quarter, for example, you can use disinfectants. There are several conventional products that are suitable for this (as long as they do not contain abrasive ingredients), and many others specifically for artificial turf.
We recommend an intensive brushing with a power sweeper at least once a year. This will help to remove small encrusted and accumulated particles that do not come out with regular cleaning.
You can also hire this maintenance service to be carried out by specialized professionals.
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