DIY Artificial Grass and Turf Installation – Get Your Green On!

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If you’re a DIY enthusiast, then artificial grass should be your next DIY project. Made from recyclable materials, our products are safe for pets and children.

While we offer installation services, you can get complete support from us if you’d like to lay your turf on your own. If you’re not sure what may suit your space, we have an outdoor showroom at our warehouse for design inspirations.

In addition to aiding your DIY project, you can also rely on us for advice on care and maintenance of your newly laid turf. If you have any questions regarding installation or if you’re not sure where to start, contact us today.

Artificial Turf Project

STEP # 1 – CUT YOUR TURF TO SIZE

Once you have completed your granular base, you will want to measure the area and cut your artificial turf to size.You want to double check your measurements before you cut your turf to ensure no wrong cuts.

*Cut the turf from the back, never the front*

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STEP # 2 – SECURE YOUR SEAMING CLOTH

When you have all of your turf laying in the proper area/direction, you will set up your seaming cloth to complete your seams.  Your seaming cloth should be big enough to span the entire seam.  To keep it from moving on you when you apply the glue, you can spike it down in the corners.

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STEP # 3 – TIME FOR GLUE

When ready, you will open your glue container and pour glue onto the seaming cloth. As seen in the photo, you will spread the glue on the seaming cloth to ensure your artificial turf has lots of glue to adhere too.                               

*Ensure the glue does not dry before you put the artificial turf on*

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STEP # 4 – CLOSE YOUR SEAM

Once the glue is spread, you want to put your turf together and finish your seam. Take your time on this step, it is the most important. Keep the turf as close together as possible to hide your seam.

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STEP # 5 – FINAL STEPS

The final step to ensure your turf is not shifting on you is to spike down your turf. You will spike down all of the edges.  *Ensure you stretch out the turf to avoid any lumps*. 

Lastly, you want to power broom in your infill to allow for beautiful turf.

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Christopher Haslam

Durham Artificial Grass – knowledgeable team, great product and amazing service! Durham Grass installed turf in our backyard a few years ago and to date the product has performed perfectly. The area gets a lot of traffic and it still looks like new. The installation team were great, they went above the scope of work to make us happy. After the first season they contacted us to ensure everything was good. The customer service is awesome. Each season Durham Grass give us a personal communication to check in on the turf! They have very reasonable maintenance packages. Happy customer of Durham Grass – I highly recommend this company. Call John at Durham Grass!

Carolyn Gonsalves

John and his team at Durham Artificial Grass may have installed an artificial green wall but, it sure looks real to me!!!!!
Great service and high quality products made this project a great addition to a home office space. We have received so many compliments – even over zoom calls about how nice the wall is to look at. The wall has added life and warmth to space-even on a dark and rainy day. I highly recommend Durham Artificial Grass!
Thank you John,

We couldn’t be happier with the finished product!!!!

David Baker

We chose to replace all of our grass with artificial grass. Are we ever happy we did. Durham Artificial Grass, with John Croft, Todd Clarke, Kim in the office, and all the talented installers, we could not be happier with the final result. Visitors to our home, including delivery personnel, even boaters passing by comment on how great our property looks. Thank you DAG!

Alexia Hughes

Brittany was a great help and was very effective finding a suitable product for my small project. I am quite pleased with the service and product! Thanks so much!

Perry Schwartz

We hired Durham Artificial Grass to install some turn in our backyard. They did a great job and went above and beyond by removing some existing plants and trees, evening out the ground, and installing some great looking turf. They’re really great to work with and we’re really happy with our “grass”!

Fred Vigneux

Very impressed with quality of work the workers were very polite and catered to our needs. The Salesman was extremely helpful and was very responsive to our inquiries We would definitely recommend them .

Rob

Thoroughly enjoyed dealing with this company. They went out of their way to accommodate a specific request to ship me a large pallet of landscaping goods and worked diligently to find the lowest cost shipping solution for me. Cassandra was a pleasure to deal with and answered all of my questions in a very expedient manner. Solid customer service, not something that I find to be common in many other companies I solicit these days. Would gladly deal with again.

Riley Spiers

From start to finish these folks were pros. Prompt follow up, experienced staff and very friendly- the installers were top tier. You could tell they took pride in their work. Well done team!!.

Teresa Runza Potter

Great customer service from start to finish. Good quality turf. So happy with the finished job. Thank you!

Donaven Welk

We reached out to Durham Artificial Grass to provide some options for our hitting mats, with our indoor golf simulators. We received superior service and advice. The product, delivery and customer service experience was fantastic. We can’t wait to add the outdoor hitting mats next year.

Rachel Hanley

I am very impressed with how wonderful my backyard turned out after the Installation of artificial turf by Durham Artificial Grass. The quality of workmanship is second to none. They were the only company who would install for us as we live in a townhouse. They were friendly, professional and took great care coming through our home. We are thoroughly enjoying our outdoor space again as our large dog can’t damage our new grass. Thank you Durham Artificial Grass I am happy to recommend you.

Scott Morrison

Durham Artificial Grass installed our Fescue Elite turf last week. We cannot begin to explain how happy we are with the entire process. From the time of our quote right through install, the communication and service has been phenomenal.

Nelson R

I highly recommend Durham Artificial Grass. From start to finish, they did an excellent job. We love the ease of maintenance and the look and my dogs play and do the business with no worries.

Kara Kalijundic

Wonderful customer service and professionalism from this company. Would highly recommend!

Dave Duncan

I would like to do a shout out to the gang at Durham Artificial Grass. We had a strip at the side of our house that you can’t grow grass on very well. It’s also where the dogs do their business. John Croft came up to our place in Bobcaygeon and gave me a reasonable quote. We had to remove a Bell Satellite and finish some stone work first. DAG kept in touch and were ready to go the day after we told them all clear. The on site team of Tyler, Liam and Sean were great guys and did a fabulous job. I highly recommend this company!

Kirk Anderson

From the staff that did my scheduling and payments, measuring and sampling and right down to the install and clean up. I couldn’t be happier with the result and workmanship. If you are considering turf. They are your only right answer. Job well done and thank you for the fantastic yard.

Peter S

Crew of Shawn and Dave are polite and professional they did a fantastic job! They both like creating something that meets the Customers Expectations! Communication was excellent.

Annette A

Thank you so much. The front of my townhouse is turning heads. Lots of positive feedback. The two technicians where very polite & clean. I will be in touch regarding a putting green at the cottage.

Chris Z

This was my first experience with artificial grass and my first dog run. I just wanted to share how happy I am with our new dog run with EnvyPet. From the advise to install to the required products required everything worked out great and the sizing worked out perfectly.

June C

John, thank you to you and the entire staff at Durham Artificial Grass. When I contacted your company I was in dire need of some help with the conditions of my back yard. What a great decision to install this amazing turf! Definitely money well spent. 😊 Thank you so much!

M. Smith

We had a great experience. The team was very friendly and did a fantastic job. We’re very happy with the end result and would highly recommend them to anyone!

Angelo

Anyone thinking about installing artificial grass would be wise to consider Durham artificial grass for their project. Durham is professional and the whole process went off without any problems. They did it on time and with attention to detail. I was pleased with the overall experience and would not hesitate to use them again in the future.

Ron Clarke – Toronto ON

The interaction from sales representative to finance department to installation was so amazing; I love the turf and recommend going to Durham Artificial Grass for any turf job.

Steve J-Power Brooming

Your guy just finished and what a difference.  I can’t believe how much debris was in the grass and fringe.  I would think I should have this done every year.

Derek and Anita Bergstrom

“If you want artificial turf that is installed professionally and looks like a million bucks, I would recommend Durham Artificial Grass for the job”.

Matthew Durka

I wish I put the turf down in the backyard sooner. We are loving it!

Cathy Ferrell

Very happy with my decision to use Durham Artificial Grass. Team was professional and efficient, finished product looks fantastic! Highly recommend.

James Sinclair

Very positive experience from start to finish. Looking forward to many years enjoyment of our new putting green and to having DAG inspect and maintain things on on annual basis for us. Thanks again.

Miles Jackson

Small Space – Big Impact! Dealing with Durham Artificial Grass was a pleasurable experience from start to finish. Everything was done in a timely fashion & the artificial grass looks amazing. Especially impressive was the installation crew who were friendly, hard working, & polite. Grounds cleanup was also done very well. We would highly recommend using this company.

Jake G

Brian and the Team at Durham Artificial Grass are an absolute class act. Their products are top of the line and their customer service is unparalleled. It was a pleasure doing business with Durham.

Steve Butterworth

Definitely recommended if you are looking to have Artificial turf installed. The job was done professionally and great clean up afterwards and they made sure I was happy with the job and the maintenance follow ups are great – they come brush the turf and make it ready for another season and make sure there are no issues with the turf after a winter. The staff are very easy to deal with and very helpful throughout the entire process.

James B

Great, accommodating customer service! Thank you!

Nathan Majury – Kitchener ON

The experience with Durham to have our artificial lawn installed in the backyard was first rate from start to finish. The installation was completed in a timely, courteous fashion with respect for our neighbors who provided easier access to our yard. Everyone went the extra mile to ensure we were satisfied and for that reason, I can fully recommend them to anyone.

G.O. – Toronto, ON

They were friendly and efficient. My wife and I are thrilled with the finished product so thank you.

R.O.

R. Stenzl

Quick response, Quick Delivery and Great quality products.

R. Stenzl

P. Rodwell

Very Professional, Good Work, Nice people

P. Rodwell

R. Nickerson

Attention to detail was at a very high level

R. Nickerson

B. Worden

Tyler and Sean were both amazing. I would recommend them to anyone. Brian was great as well!!

B. Worden

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