Synthetic Putting Green Base Material

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Synthetic putting green base material.

Check out what this diy er did with his old green. Once your artificial turf is installed you ll get many years of fun maintenance free use. In 2008 former oakland a s pitcher weston weber and his wife gina sold southwest greens the synthetic golf green company they had established 12 years before. The most common types of sub base are a crushed miscellaneous base cmb a class ii road base or a decomposed granite dg.

Landscape staples depending on seam length every 2 3 inches. Install a sub base for artificial grass first and then you re ready to go green. Do you have an existing artificial green that is sand filled or simply old worn and useless. Base material 1 cubic yard covers approx.

A sub base is used to replace the expansive native soil with a non expansive surface which will help to ensure an artificial grass installation will continue to look good for the duration of its 15 to 20 year useful life. 100 sqft 3 deep 5 or 6 common nails approx. If you add too much slope to your sub base material the ball will roll very fast and may roll off your green. If you re creating a putting green with artificial turf dg is a good choice.

To make the base for the putting green put crushed stone such as 1 4 inch to 3 8 inch unwashed crushed limestone into the excavated area spread the crushed rocks out evenly with a rake or shovel. Of fine sand infill that helps hold down the putting green and it enhances the natural ball reaction. Designed and installed by tour greens this new putting green helped pga pro brendon todd practice his short game just in time for the world golf championship fedex st. It takes 1 5 to 2 lbs per sq.

Per 100 sqft 3 finishing nails for putting green perimeter. It s more permeable than cmb. If so you don t have to spend 20 per sq ft to get it resurfaced. A good basic guideline is for every 10 to 12 ft in the length of your sub base you will drop the slope 1 to 4 inch.

Most likely you have a base layer that is completely ready for our system. Eagle putting green iii egp50 the 11 16 eagle iii practice surface is a pre bent non directional quality poly putting green. Lightly moisten the rocks with a garden hose and run a plate compacter lawn roller or gas powered roller over them to make a smooth flat base. Artificial putting green resurfacing diy style.

The putting green turf is designed to fit like a glove to the surface.