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Artificial Grass in Staveley

Artificial grass laid over a prepared, free-draining base with joints you cannot see.

Artificial Grass for homes in Staveley

Artificial grass only looks convincing if the ground underneath is right, and that is where most of the work actually is. We lift the old lawn, excavate, and build a compacted, free-draining base so water goes away rather than sitting under the surface, then lay a weed membrane, roll the grass out and let it settle before cutting it in. Joints are glued on tape and the pile direction matched across them so the seam disappears rather than showing as a line down the lawn, and the perimeter is fixed and trimmed tight to the paving, walls and borders. There is a real difference between grass specifications in pile height, density and colour tone, so we will get samples in front of you first. Once it is down, it stays the same shape all year — no mowing, no bare muddy patches through the winter, and it takes being walked on constantly by kids and dogs.

Working in Staveley

Staveley is a former industrial and mining town north-east of Chesterfield, sitting in the Rother valley, and its housing is largely brick terracing and ex-council semis built for the works and the collieries, with newer estate development added around the edges. As with a lot of the north Derbyshire coalfield towns, the older housing frequently comes with a wider plot and a longer rear garden than the property itself suggests, so there is real scope for a driveway with proper turning space and a rear garden scheme with distinct zones. Ground conditions across former industrial land can be inconsistent, which is exactly why we excavate and assess the sub-base properly rather than laying a new surface straight over whatever happens to be there.

What's included

  • Excavated, compacted, free-draining base
  • Weed membrane and secured perimeter
  • Glued joints with matched pile direction
  • Samples shown before anything is ordered