Choosing the Right Safety Surface & Playground-grass…
The answer is simple… most surfaces offered just don’t give you a clean, soft and long-lasting system as the Ameriturf Playground grass safety surface.
- Playground tiles can be hard and abrasive
- Poured rubber just doesn’t last like it’s suppose to
- Wood chips and rubber products get displaced easily and really don’t meet ADA requirements
Ameriturf Systems Playgreen Grass, playground grass is by far and above the most durable safety surface on the market & tested to withstand minimally 12-years of constant playground traffic. Other companies are relying on cheap “slit-film” products as the primary wear system, but these dated grass fibers simply will not hold up under high wear patterns of a playground.
Colorado, Montana & Wyoming Synthetic Grass Trends
Playground grass & synthetic grass is somewhat new to the playground safety surface market, but has been in use on sports fields for over 30-years. In recent years, slit film fiber fields are failing due to UV breakdown and wear. In Colorado, where the sun is strong due to its more southern orientation, synthetic grass & synthetic turf products need the utmost UV protection. Synthetic Fields that were supposed to last for 8-year are wearing out in 5 to 6 years, and most of these worn fields are using “slit-film” fibers. Quite simply, newer technology fibers, like Ameriturf’s exclusive, high-micron, fiber system is a must in high traffic areas such as playgrounds, day-care facilities & school yards/pay-areas, and especially in Colorado’s harsh winter & extreme summer heat.
Truth in Synthetic Grass Fiber Testing
Some playground grass companies are using FIFA or Lissport stud roller to gauge the effectiveness & longevity of grass fibers.
The Ameriturf Systems fiber can handle 25,500 FIFA, Lisson stud-roller cycles, which equates to 12.5-years of wear without degradation of fiber.
Other companies are offering fibrillated or “slit-film” fiber that can withstand, at best, 15,000-cycles of FIFA testing with minimal show of wear. That equates to 8-years of wear compared to Ameriturfs 12.5-years???
Understanding the playground industry and the amount of traffic a playground grass will receive has led Ameriturf Systems to provide the highest quality materials available on the open market.
The Ameriturf playground grass safety surface fiber is over 35% stronger, yet soft and more durable than any fiber/grass-blade on the market.
Ameriturf Systems playground grass is serviced by an experienced group of installers & industry professionals, such as Summit Recreation, that can handle any safety surface need and provide superior service with a quality playground grass safety surface.
Summit Recreation can supply your synthetic grass and turf needs within a 3-day deliverable window offering superior flexibility in any project.
Understanding national and local playground codes & laws has set Ameriturf’s playground grass safety surface apart from the rest of the “patched” together industry systems.
Serving Colorado, Denver metro, Montana, Wyoming for all your synthetic grass, synthetic turf, & artificial grass applications.
