The Benefits of Artificial Turf Around Your Pool

A lot of people ask whether or not it will actually make a difference to install artificial synthetic turf around their pools. The answer is absolutely yes! We will go over many of the key benefits of poolside synthetic turf installation and how it not only helps the environment but also saves you money in the long run on lawn maintenance.

Issues With Traditional Grass Lawns

It’s no secret that grass is tried and true and many people have paid for sod and seeds every year to insure they have beautiful, lush, green lawns for the spring and summer seasons. These are expensive overtime and they are not very resilient to the ever changing Texas weather patterns. We can get random cold freezes or heat waves that last for months resulting in watering restrictions. This means all your hard earned money has gone to waste because you are going to be left with a lawn of dead grass or sod at the end of that heat wave. Even worse, science has proven the ground cannot absorb the water as quickly after a long drought so you end up with flooding and a massive muddy mess around your pool. This is going to cost you even more to get that pool in pristine condition again.

Traditional grass lawns also require a lot of chemicals which leach into your pool water. These chemicals throw off the pH in your pool leading to more issues for you with pump repairs, additional pool chemicals to stabalize the water, and added cleaning when you should be enjoying your pool. Many of the chemicals we use on our lawns are not meant for our skin and have cancer causing agents in them. Now you have to consider your children swimming in that water.

This leads us into the next con of traditional grass around your pool: lawn maintenance. When you mow your lawn, whether you’re using a bag or not, you are going to end up with lawn clippings in that gorgeous pool every single time. This means you will need to clean your pool every time you mow. In Texas, we want you to enjoy your pool in the summer months, especially after working in the yard all afternoon. You deserve that break! Lawn clippings clog filters, promote algae growth, and throw off the pH in your pool water. This again, will result in additional cost for you to clean your pool and balance things out.

Pros of Turf Around Your Pool

Now that you have seen all the downfalls of traditional grass around your pool, let’s look at the pros of artificial poolside turf.

Our favorite benefit is the safety aspect. Turf provides a non-slip surface which is much safer that muddy wet grass. If you have little ones running around your pool, the last thing you want to see is one of them fall and bust their knee or face on the ground. Turf provides more friction than most other poolside surfaces and it’s way softer to land on.

Artificial turf has great drainage. It’s equal to that of a traditional grass lawn and you can trust that it won’t lift or run away on you with heavy rainfall. The fibers are coated in weather resistant materials to prevent water damage and even sun damage. This means your lawn won’t turn brown when it gets too hot and it won’t drown from too much rainfall. It will look fabulous around your pool year round and it will feel fabulous on your feet.

Turf is also environmentally safe and friendly as it does not require fertilizer or other pesticides to maintain it’s color. This means no harmful chemicals leaching into your pool water and no need to worry about walking around barefoot due to allergies.

Best of all, artificial turf requires zero mowing! That means you won’t be cleaning any lawn clippings out of your pool rather you’ll be relaxing in your pool on those hot summer days.

If you’re ready to get your poolside turfed up, contact us today for a free consultation. You deserve the best and we promise the best. Contact Us