The Turf Guru

There Is Maintenance For Synthetic Playing Fields?

Oh a synthetic field, that requires no maintenance just have it installed and you’re good to go. That would be a sentence from an extremely ill informed individual. One of the biggest myths about artificial turf is that there is very little to no maintenance involved. But why maintain a so called maintenance free surface?  Well for a couple a reasons, playing performance, longevity,safety and aesthetics.  Though a synthetic field is very different from a natural field it involves just as much maintenance.  However the maintenance and equipment is quite different from that of a natural field.

One the biggest things in maintaining a synthetic field is brushing it. Why? Because the fibers will lean in particular direction or flatten with use and also keeping your infill level to ensure your field is consistent.  A synthetic field needs an irrigation system just like a natural field except for different reasons. A synthetic field needs an irrigation system to cool the high temperatures of the field, to lubricate the field and stabilize the infill.  Also synthetic fields need to be cleaned on a regular basis to make sure there no contaminants.  Leveling the infill should be done a regular basis to this done by removing debris, cleaning the area and brushing back into the field.  These are just a few of the areas of importance in maintaining synthetic fields.

I feel that it is important that people know that a lot of work goes into maintaining these fields.  If people are looking into getting or switching to synthetic turf they need realize that it is going to be just as much as a natural field.  And that it is a lot different then maintaining a natural field therefore someone that has never dealt with it before is going to have to be trained.

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