MsKatie Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Hi - after all the talk of artificial turf I thought people might be interested to see the pics of our yard before and after we had turf put down BEFORE - it was an absolute swamp - the grass had all been torn up by the dogs and they tracked muddy paw prints into the house regularly Day 1 - they laid the base for the artificial turf - and it looked better already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsKatie Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 Day 2 - the surroundings (river stones) went in with the retaining wall - only the turf to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsKatie Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 And - Ta Da - All complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Looks great! But I am curious - how much did it cost? And what happens when the dogs pee and poop on it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsKatie Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 It cost a fairly large ammount of money for it all - so far the poo has been easy to scoop up (except for the one the hound dumped in the river stones on the first day home) and the drainage is very good - just needs hosing off apparently if there is a smell issue - and that tends to be in summer as far as I know - we have only had it for a few days and have a bloodhound and a kelpie but - as you can see from the before photos - we had to do something and this is what we chose With all of the rain and mud it looked better on the first day when they laid the base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskedaway Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 (edited) Oh, it looks brilliant! Are you thrilled? Does it feel nice to walk on? Please keep me posted on how it holds up - if it survives your dogs, it HAS to survive mine. Edited August 21, 2010 by whiskedaway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsKatie Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 Oh, it looks brilliant! Are you thrilled? Does it feel nice to walk on? Absolutely thrilled - it does feel nice to walk on and it makes the backyard a nice place to go out and spend time in now - the mud was just getting into everything as the dogs trailed it around on their feet / stomachs / leags etc Will keep everyone updated with how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cockerlover Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 LOOKS great ,I would be interested to hear how it holds up also . I have a small muddy area that runs of my puppy run & have often thought of using this ,is there much prep needed b4 laying ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsKatie Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 I have a small muddy area that runs of my puppy run & have often thought of using this ,is there much prep needed b4 laying ?? They need to dig out some of the soil and lay and compact the crushed rubble - sometimes they can put the rubble on top of the soil and and then compact it if you don't mind the level of the garden being raised - if it needs to stay on par with the rest of the garden then it would need to be dug out they used dolomite as a base for ours and the base was laid in a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cockerlover Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I have a small muddy area that runs of my puppy run & have often thought of using this ,is there much prep needed b4 laying ?? They need to dig out some of the soil and lay and compact the crushed rubble - sometimes they can put the rubble on top of the soil and and then compact it if you don't mind the level of the garden being raised - if it needs to stay on par with the rest of the garden then it would need to be dug out they used dolomite as a base for ours and the base was laid in a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraNik Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Looks great! If we owned our current house (SHOCKING drainage!) that looks like it would be a great option! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsKatie Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 I think that was the problem with our yard - the water just sat - the mud was thick in some areas - plus the added value now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adnil444 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 It looks great and certainly improves your outdoor area 100%. I hope you have better luck than I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsKatie Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 It looks great and certainly improves your outdoor area 100%. I hope you have better luck than I did So do I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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