http://www.grassbgreen.com/?Click=2&...FQkzawodcTzGZw

http://local.yahoo.com/results;_ylt=...sz=los+angeles

 

This is what I have gathered from my research. Like I said, we will have a dog so the poo and pee thing is a concern.

There are different "grade" of synthetic grass. If a pet is part of the picture you will need synthetic grass that has special treatment to eliminate the urine odor and the base/drainage system as to be thought out. As for poo, you don't want to just hose it off because all you are doing is spreading the poo. You will still scoop it up and then wipe/clean the area.

 

yeah I figured picking it up I was meaning hose it off after you pick it up. I wouldn't want to spray poo everywhere

 

meh i would have sprayed it off whole

 

ewww haha

 

yeah its basically same cleanup as carpet would be..instead of using that old shovel, you have to pick it up with gloves or something so you dont smear it...then yeah i wouldnt spray it, that would just contaminate it on the rest of the grass...and you would never want to lay on it.

so now they will invent a lawn vacuum which defeats the whole purpose of fake grass...except saving water. But the vacuum would use electricity!

I say its lower maintenace for non pet owners for sure tho.

 

I don't have pets. It's my neighbors who do.

I guess I'll need a scarecrow sprinkler for the front too.

 

Normal grass doesn't have some amazing antibacterial property. I don't see why poop on the fake lawn is any more of a concern than poop on a real lawn, providing that you spray it down good after you scoop it (since it doesn't get watered like regular grass). After it dries and bakes in the sun, it's going to be just as clean (if not cleaner) than regular grass would be.

 

yeah its all in our head i guess. But grass cleans itself like if you dye your hair, that hair will be new and uncolored in a month or two.

i bett there will be grass cleaning businesses that come by and clean your grass llol

 

It also gets really hot in the sun. We designed some football fields and we still have to water it to keep it cool and to rinse all the spit, blood, etc. If your dog is doing its business out there, I wouldn't want to play in that yard haha.

 

according to the news, synthetic grass is bad. all the major brands have tested possitive for high levels of lead.

 

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dont eat the grasss

 

The one thing I keep thinking about synthetic grass is what happens to it once it's useful life is up? Landfill? And since it's mostly plastic, how long does it take to decompose? I like the idea, but I wonder how "green" it really is.

-Brian

 

good point...its just like most "green products" of today, they are great in small quantities but once every single household has one, what will happen? You cant tell me they wont be replaced in 5 years by a softer better version.

it will be a sad day when old people wont ask you if you ate paint off the side of your house. But now the tradition will continue.