Installation Guide
How to Install
Artificial Grass
I. Sub-Base Preparation
A. Cut any existing grass with a weed eater to the soil. Remove debris. Adjust soil to desired
grade and compact.
B. Add 2" of 3/8" minus gravel screenings, meaning your gravel supplier has passed gravel
through a 3/8" screen so only the smallest pieces pass through. This mix has small particles
as well as gravel up to 3/8" and every size in between. You'll need about 12 pounds of
gravel per square foot. Use a concrete rake or drag a 3-foot 2x4 across the gravel to level it
where needed. Do not use pea gravel or sand. This gravel base will promote drainage and
provide a smooth surface.
C. Compact the gravel base with a water-filled roller or plate compactor rented from your
home store. Use a hand tamper for small areas.
II. Cutting and Seaming
A. Artificial grass comes in 15-foot wide rolls and the manufacturing process causes blades
to lean in one direction (the grain). Before you cut grass into pieces, plan your cuts so
when all pieces are laid side by side their grain always faces the same direction to avoid
obvious seams. Plan ahead by making a drawing of your lawn area to calculate how to cut
grass to keep the grain in one direction.
B. Synthetic grass can be cut with a razor knife or carpet knife (best if cut from the back
side).
C. Grass pieces are joined with seam tape. Click to read How To Seam Artificial Grass Turf
with photos showing how to use StarPro seam tape and tubes of Liquid Nails Fuze It All
Surface Construction Adhesive . Let adhesive is dry before staking grass in the next step.
III. Staking Grass
A. For soft or sandy soil, nail the grass edges every 6 to 12 inches using nylon or plastic 8”
landscape spikes or 6” metal nails that are galvanized to deter rusting. For hard soil you can
nail edges every 12 inches using landscape spikes or galvanized 4” nails. Add extra nails in
high traffic areas.