Maintaining a Sports Field With Artificial Turf

A sports field isn't the most sanitary place in the world.

Compared to natural grass, an artificial one requires less upkeep. However, that doesn't mean artificial lawns are maintenance-free. Homeowners need to invest a bit of time and effort to keep them in excellent condition year-round.

Let's discuss how to maintain a sports field with artificial turf.

Grooming the Infill

Infill is the material that keeps the grass looking natural. It weighs down the turf, keeps it level, ensures the blades are straight, and provides cushioning. When maintaining their lawn, many people focus solely on the blades, but the truth is that grooming the infill is just as important.

When one neglects the infill, the lawn will look saggy, bland, and uneven, and nobody will enjoy playing on such a field.

The best way to maintain an infill is to comb it using polypropylene, nylon brush, or comb-like attachment.

Disinfecting a Field

A sports field isn't the most sanitary place in the world. The surface is often covered in sweat, blood, spit, and dirt. That's why the field requires occasional disinfection with a good product.

Repairing Seams

Sports fields can suffer from broken seams, especially in high-traffic areas around sidelines, field entries/exits, or goals. Besides being an eyesore, the seams can lower the fields' functionality and enhance the risk of injuries. That's why repairing a field is a priority.

Removing Debris

Most sports fields with artificial grass are installed outdoors. Therefore, there's no way to prevent leaves, debris, dirt, trash, grease, chewing gums, and other items from finding their way to the fields.

Different equipment can help to keep the fields spotless. For example, special machines with magnets pick up wandering nuts, screws, bolts, hair pins, and other metal objects that don't belong on the field. Moreover, specialized cleaning products can eliminate dirt and grease without damaging the grass.

Choose Professional Maintenance

Maintaining artificial grass in a small backyard or around a swimming pool is much easier than maintaining one installed on a sports field. Since a well-maintained field is more aesthetically pleasing and necessary to reduce the risk of injuries, consider hiring professionals for the maintenance.

The experts will analyze the field to see which parts require extra care. Then, they'll design a custom maintenance plan to keep it in excellent condition year-round. As a result, the field will look amazing, and the players can focus on the game without worrying about injuries.

TurfWash is an artificial turf cleaning company in the Phoenix Metro area offering safe, odorless cleaning and repair for artificial turf. We are a family business that has over 23 years of experience in the artificial turf industry. We take pride in our in-depth knowledge of artificial turf and our passion for providing excellent service. Give us a call at 602-560-8582.