How to patch repair your artificial grass
Things happen, your artificial grass could end up with a piece that needs repairing. There are many reasons you may need to repair an area of your artificial grass. It may have a burn mark or a rip. Most companies will tell you to replace the grass; this is costly and not always an option for a lot of people. We understand this and want to teach you how to patch in the area as neatly and seamlessly as possible.
I'll start by saying, it will be noticeable somewhat. If you have offcuts from your install, that's perfect, as you will be able to batch match the grass. If not, you should try to either contact the installer or seller of the grass to get a similar or matching piece of grass.
We also sell artificial grass repair kits, where you can choose the pile height of the grass to get a piece that at least matches in length. In our repair kit, you receive a 1x1 of a grass of your choice, along with 2 tubes of glue and 2 meters of joining tape.
Artificial grass repair
What you'll need:
If you have our artificial grass repair kit, you'll only need a brush and a knife.
Step 1
Start by cutting out the piece of damaged grass. Make it just wider than the damaged area. If the patch is in the middle of a large area, then the repair will be less noticeable if you cut it in a circle rather than a rectangle
Step 2
Take the piece of grass you removed and cut a piece of grass from your new piece the same size and shape. Using something as a stencil to cut the pieces can help get the size to match.
Step 3
Get your glue and tape. Make sure the tape is the correct way up, for ours it is green side down and white side up. You want the tape to cover the whole area and have it underlapped the already installed grass. Next, you want to cover the entire piece of tape with glue, ideally using a trowel to create ribs in the glue. And that the old grass is set to it. Now gently set the patch in place making sure it's neat and the pile is facing the right way.
Step 4
Now that the grass is in place, get your brush and brush the pile and the join to make sure it's all stood up and looks neat. Make sure that there's no grass fibres stuck in the joined area of the glue.
Now that you have patched your grass, you will want to leave the glue to cure for up to 24 hours. Like joins, they will never be invisible, but hopefully it looks better than it did. Or at least can save the area from getting any worse while you wait, or save to replace the entire piece of grass.
If you have any questions regarding artificial grass repair or anything else, please get in touch. We would be happy to help.