removing artificial grass /lawn

[kedy]

house we are buying has decking and artificial grass - looks very fake in a small garden. how can we remove it and make it alive again with some real grass?

[Ginfiend]

Google for a company near you that removes and lays lawn? Not something you can do easily yourself

[kedy]

it is weird, google overwhelmingly results with advice and companies for laying artificial lawn not getting rid of it.

[HouseOfGoldandBones]

I've gt this in the back tis lovely though

Just roll it up like a carpet & chuck it in a skip. Same way you would get rid of a carpet.

Underneath there will be a layer of fine sand, and a membrane.

[Ginfiend]

I googled 'replace artificial grass with lawn' and it came up with loads...

[engineersthumb]

Just run a knife through it and pull it up. There may or may not be a sand bed underneath. In either case turn the soil over with a garden fork and spade then rake the soil so that it's reasonably fine. Level of by either digging out or adding a little soil as you go. Once you've got a reasonably fine and level surface either seed the area waiting 4-8 weeks or turf. Seeding at this time of year is more difficult as you must keep it moist.

[venys]

We have done it and it is easy to lift up yourself and roll like a carpet. Freecycle it as plenty of people want it and it will save you paying to get rid of it. If the soil is a bit stony then maybe get a mesh riddle to sift stones or perhaps buy some topsoil to put on top and dig through. As pp said I would probably sow in Autumn as it might get a little hot for lawn seed.

[Rainatnight]

We've just had it laid and it's great. Maybe give it a go?

[Possumfish]

We had it in our old house... Got rid really quickly, as others have said roll it up like a carpet! I'm glad your getting rid! It's so bad for the environment :)

[m0therofdragons]

Lift it up and get turf laid which you then need to water well.

[Gingersherwood]

Some of this Artificial grass carpeting is very harmful to the environment as mostly made from plastic. And no I'm not against Artificial grass but if it is made up of plastic then maybe it may be harder than just rolling it up and dumping at tip for those who have a concence.

[RampantIvy]

I'm glad you want to remove this abomination.

If you have a Facebook account, just post on the local Facebook pages asking for recommendations.

[CasperGutman]

If you remove it, offer it on a local recycling group. Someone may find it useful for covering an awkward area, and much better for the environment than manufacturing a new piece.

I agree with you that the stuff is horribly depressing in general, but it does have uses - e.g. we used to have a terraced house with a postage stamp front lawn. It looked a state because it rarely got mowed, since the only way to get the mower to it was through the kitchen, dining room and living room.