Installation Guide

MEASURING AND ESTIMATING MATERIALS
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15’!
7’!
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9’!
Example:
The drawing to the right indicates a sketch for a typical yard. In this
case, there is an area with plants (bottom left) that will not require turf.
As you can see there is a 15’x16’ area and a 9’x7’ area so this project
would require a seam, indicated by the dotted line between the 2
sections.
Note: be sure to always measure to the longest point.
To estimate artificial grass needed:
Area 1: 15’ x 16’ = 240 sq. ft.
This requires a 15’x16’ piece of turf.
Area 2: 7’ x 9’ = 63 sq. ft.
This will require a 15’ a 9’ piece of turf.
Note for Area 2: Even though this area is only 7’ wide, you must
purchase in 15’ widths. So you would need a 15’ x 9’ piece of turf for
this area and would have an 8’ x 9’ piece of turf leftover.
Total turf needed:
15’ x 16’ + 15’ x 9’ = 15’ x 24’ or 360 sq. ft. of turf.
To estimate base material:
Figure out the total square feet for the area requiring turf:
Area 1: 240 sq. ft. + Area 2: 63 = 303 sq. ft.
Total sq. ft. / 100 = # of tons of aggregate at 3” depth
Note: You will need about 1 ton of aggregate or base material for every
100 sq. ft. at a 3” depth. This project would require approximately 3
tons of aggregate. For each ton of aggregate, you are looking at
approximately 13-16 wheelbarrows full that will need to be hauled to the
project area from the staged dumping area.
To estimate other materials:
Seaming cloth: measure full length of area to be seamed. In this case
you would need about 12’ of seam tape.
Adhesive: 1 qt. of Henry’s glue will cover about 15-20’ or one tube of
Heavy Duty Liquid Nails covers about 20 linear ft.
Nails: Nails should be placed about every 6-8” around the perimeter
and staggered along seam.