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Laying turf around a pool
Posted on 10/12/23 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 10/12/23 at 1:20 pm
Anyone DIY turf in backyard? Specifically around a pool?
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Posted on 10/12/23 at 1:53 pm to Purpleblooded
Posted on 10/12/23 at 3:05 pm to bayoubengals88
Trying to get info from someone in South La.
How hard is it to DIY? Where to get material from? Etc
How hard is it to DIY? Where to get material from? Etc
Posted on 10/12/23 at 3:50 pm to Purpleblooded
We bought a house with turf around it and this summer the wood that they installed it with warped with the excessive heat and no rain. As soon as it rained and wasn’t 100 degrees everyday, it went back down, literally overnight it was the weirdest shite
Don’t have any recommendations about installing other than maybe put a layer of urethane or something on the boards beforehand to prevent this
Don’t have any recommendations about installing other than maybe put a layer of urethane or something on the boards beforehand to prevent this
Posted on 10/12/23 at 8:50 pm to Purpleblooded
It’s going to be tough to get it right. I suggest some really nice treated KD ledger 2x4’s for the nailer. It’ll be a bit tricky to retro fit an area that wasn’t prepped initially for the turf. I just did this is New Orleans on my pool and can lend some more advice if I can see some photos of the area in question.
Posted on 10/12/23 at 9:59 pm to PaBon
What about crushed concrete as the base under the turf? Is this hard to do?
Posted on 10/12/23 at 10:13 pm to Purpleblooded
It’s hard to do it yourself and make it look right. You need to dig it out and install a gravel base with geotextile under it. . Should really do 4” but could probably get away with 2”. Seaming up the turf is the hardest part.
I’d hire a professional if you want it to not look like a DIY project
I’d hire a professional if you want it to not look like a DIY project
This post was edited on 10/13/23 at 12:52 am
Posted on 10/13/23 at 12:07 am to Purpleblooded
Yes, depending on your drainage and water retention situation, limestone is what you do next. I’d consider installing some sort of drainage if you hold any water since you’ll have the yard dug up.
I went with about 4 inches of compacted larger limestone, quarter size, compact that really good and then you use what’s called a “road base” limestone for the upper 2 or 3 inches. That gets compacted d as well. Lots of other small eta steps along the way but that’s the jist. We got lucky and didn’t have to do steams. I did however get creative & stretch the hell out of the longer runs with a come-along in the setting process.
I went with about 4 inches of compacted larger limestone, quarter size, compact that really good and then you use what’s called a “road base” limestone for the upper 2 or 3 inches. That gets compacted d as well. Lots of other small eta steps along the way but that’s the jist. We got lucky and didn’t have to do steams. I did however get creative & stretch the hell out of the longer runs with a come-along in the setting process.
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