How do I make the best edge for my turf?

Jan 30, 2020 - 3:27 PM

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  • I want it to look neat and secured.

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  • There are several ways to handle the edging of an artificial grass project. The cheapest way and probably the most prone to error or injury is to simply end the turf at the edge of the base and nail through the turf and base with a 5 or 6-inch nail. Simple enough, but could leave you open to future problems. Any form of consistent foot traffic would make it is easy for those nails to loosen and eventually cause a potential tripping hazard or worse.

    So what do you do? Well, one of the best ways to accomplish safe and secure edging is to use a 1x4x20 composite bender board. You set the bender board in the ground so the top of the board is flush with the stone base and you run the turf over top of the bender board. Staple or screw the turf down to the board (making sure not to pinch any grass fibers under the head of the screw) resulting in a very clean and safe edge.

    If you're going up against soft scape you can do the exact same thing but run the turf along the outside wall of the bender board and screw it into the bottom and backfill with dirt and mulch. That is the tightest way to do edge detail for most landscape applications. The bender board will do a couple of things for you:

    -Create a clean edge where the artificial edging is not seen
    -Help hold the base in place
    -Give you a place for the turf to be anchored down to. is very good solution on many levels

    Click the link below to learn more about Bender Boards:
    https://megagrass.com/products/bender-board-stakes

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  • I've seen my installer use some bender boards when I had mine installed. They did a pretty good job so far.

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  • Looks like the entire process is quite tricky.

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  • It may be easy and simple as it seem but there are a lot of things to consider and look out for to make this successful. I'd rather hire a reliable installer for it.

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  • These are great instructions but it can be quite hard to apply it if you don't actually see how it's done. Maybe you can also try looking for some tutorials online?

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