Installation Guide

Step3‐Infill

Inadditiontonailingtheturf,youwillneedtoplaceand“infill”materialontopoftheturf.Thefill

material(sandorrubber)helptoprotecttheturf fromelementsandtohelpkeepitflatandlevel.

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easiestwaytospreadinfilliswithadropspreader(thetypecommonlyusedtospreadgrass

seed,fertilizer,lime,etc.).Youwillneedapproximately1.5lbsofinfillforeverysquarefootof

turf.Thisamountwillvaryaccordingtovarietyofinfillbeingusedanddesiredappearanceof

bladeexposure.Placetheinfillmaterialinthehopperofthespreaderandsetataboutafive

onthegauge(ormediumopen)onthehopper.Thisopeningsizewillallowforafairamountof

infilltogetintothefibersoftheturf.Walkslowlybehindthespreaderallowingtheinfillto

spreadevenlyontheturf.Generally,youwillspreadabout.½lbofinfillperpasswiththe

spreader.Inbetweenspreadingthelayersofinfill,brushtheturffibersuprightwithastiff

bristledindustrialbroomorapowerbroom.

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Step4‐Maintenance

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Whilethisisalowmaintenanceproduct,therestillissomemaintenancerequired.Following

thesesimplesuggestedroutineswillinsurethatyouwillprotectandenjoyyournewartificial

grassforyearstocome.

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1. Onceeverymonthyoushouldblowoffyourturfwithaleafblowertoget

theleaves

anddustofftheturffibers.Thiswilltakeonlyafewminutesbutwillkeepyourturf

lookingbeautiful.

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2. Onceeveryquarter,youshouldaggressivelybrushyourturf(against)thegrainto

gettheturftostandupandtocleanthedustanddebrisofftheturffibers.More

infillmayberequired,ifbladesfalldowneasily.

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3. Youcanbrushtheturfwithaverystiffbroom(garagetype),carpetrake,orapower

broom.Ifyouhavemorethanabout200squarefoot,youmaywanttoconsider

rentingapowerbroom

asitwilldoabetterjobandisfareasieronyourback.

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4.Onceeveryyearyoushouldpowerbrushtheturfandchecktheinfillandseams.

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