Overview
Long-Term Safety Never Looked So Good!
We understand that playground safety, maintenance and cleanliness are critical to the happiness of your children and your own peace of mind. As your playground surfacing expert, FieldTurf offers a great-looking solution which provides the same level of protection from Day One through Day 5,000. Not only are our patented systems safe, they feature unmatched durability. Our products, resources, service and knowledge turn old rundown play areas into beautiful, safe, new fun centers.
FieldTurf Playground is a high quality, competitively priced product line designed specifically for children's play areas. Whether it is to be placed beneath playground equipment or simply for a running play zone, the ASTM and ADA compliant product is adaptable to achieve the best suited functionality even at varying fall heights.
FallSoft™ Technology
Studies show that falls to the surface contribute up to 80% of all playground injuries. We can't stop kids from being kids, but we can improve the safety of their play area. Our FallSoft™ technology incorporates a water permeable safety pad installed beneath our patented infill system to provide additional protection against falls from play equipment.
At FieldTurf Tarkett, safety is of primary importance. Our line of sports surfacing products are designed and engineered with the safety of athletes and end users in mind. With FieldTurf Playground, we are expanding this mindset to all areas where athletes and children might play.
Step on a FieldTurf surface, and you'll see that the future of artificial grass is right at your feet. FieldTurf's artificial playground turf is a revolutionary product; designed and engineered to create a surface that duplicates the performance and appearance of real grass. After years of research and development, and hundreds of tests in the field and in the laboratory, FieldTurf's artificial grass is unlike any other. It looks like grass, feels like grass and plays like grass(TM).
FieldTurf incorporates a water permeable safety pad installed beneath the product to provide additional protection against falls from play equipment.
FieldTurf fibers are made from a polyethylene blend, treated and tufted into a unique porous surface backing. Specially engineered equipment places each individual grass fiber in a pattern that emulates real grass. Our patented hybrid fiber is strong, smooth, soft, and forgiving. The infill is made from graded silica sand and ground rubber and surrounds each fiber like natural earth holds a blade of grass. The infill provides a non-compactable, resilient, natural earth feel. The interaction between the synthetic grass fibers and the patented cryogenic ground rubber and silica sand infill system delivers the ultimate surface, both for play and looks.
FieldTurf surfaces deliver optimal performance in wet or dry conditions and provide the ideal conditions all year long. A totally porous system, FieldTurf is specially engineered to provide maximum drainage, and leave the turf perfect, even under the heaviest downpour. Each blade of synthetic grass is UV protected and is resistant to the most extreme temperatures. FieldTurf surfaces are useable twelve months a year. Year after year.
Aside from terrible weather, excessive use can cause serious damage to natural grass, wearing it out and preventing daily usage of grass. FieldTurf surfaces can stand up to continual use which would tear away at a natural grass surface. With a minimum amount of maintenance, FieldTurf surfaces look great and maintain their quality of play and appearance regardless of the amount of traffic. FieldTurf claims all the benefits of real grass and artificial grass, with the drawbacks of neither.
Benefits
- No grass loss from foot traffic or play
- Always green and is unaffected by weather extremes or use
- Wear is extremely minimal: natural grass, mulch, etc. can not compete
- Consistent, neat play area sends a message of cared-for kids
- Non-abrasive surface for fewer skinned knees and elbows
- Dirt, mud and grass cuttings are no longer tracked into classrooms, cars and homes
- No grass stains, no dirty clothing, no dirty hands
- Area can be used continuously because it's more resilient than natural grass
- Replaces the moisture-rich, natural-grass nesting ground for insects such as fire ants and underground bee's nests
- Elimination of grass pollen allergies
- No hidden or buried foreign objects to cut little hands and feet
While every one of our hundreds of satisfied playground clients has a primary reasons for choosing FieldTurf, these advantages always seem to come up the most:
Frequently Asked Questions
- How Sturdy and Safe Is FieldTurf Compared to Traditional Surfaces?
FieldTurf artificial grass systems are made of an exclusive monofilament fiber that helps make it the most durable and safest solution available – especially compared with pour-in-place rubber or wood chips. In fact, you can expect a lifespan of 8-10 years, and our artificial grass systems remain as safe on day 5,000 as on Day One.
- Sounds Great, So – How Does It Look?
FieldTurf artificial grass systems employ the latest in technology to look and feel just like real grass, without the constant upkeep or environmental impact of machines and chemicals.
- What Should I Look for in Choosing an Artificial Grass System Provider?
It is important to know there are vast differences between the products and installation capabilities available in today's market. More and more companies are beginning to emerge making incredible claims about their products, which rarely meet the expectations of customers who have them installed.
FieldTurf is the largest entity in the artificial grass and synthetic turf business, with a 20-year track record. Our systems are patented, and we're the only artificial grass and synthetic turf company that actually manufactures our own turf – right here in the United States. We're also the only company that certifies our network of distributors and installers.
We enjoy a 60% market share representing businesses, homeowners and the vast majority of professional sports teams – over five times more sports teams than our closest competitor.
- How Tough Is FieldTurf, Really?
It's tough, all right. FieldTurf is used every day by professional and college athletes. It's safe to say they are way more brutal than your family, kids, or pets combined.
- What about Weeds?
Weeds cannot grow directly through the tough FieldTurf backing. It's more dense that typical weed-block material for landscapes. On rare occasions, you may see some popping up along a border. No worries…weed killer can be used without staining or harming the system in any way.
- Is FieldTurf Safe for My Kids, Too?
FieldTurf is actually softer and safer than real grass, especially for little ones with allergies or a tendency to scrape knees. Bonuses for you are fewer stained pants and muddy feet. FieldTurf is even the artificial grass system of choice for hundreds of daycare systems.
- Will FieldTurf Fade?
You won't see any fading unless you get out your miscroscope. FieldTurf has a built-in UV protection solution that helps it hold its color even under the most dramatic conditions of near constant, direct sunlight. Independent studies show that FieldTurf will fade at a rate of less than 1% per year. This means that after even 10 years in direct sunlight, any color change will still be imperceptible to the human eye.
- Will FieldTurf Mildew?
Due to the extremely porous drainage design of our artificial grass systems, mold and mildew are never a problem.
- Will FieldTurf Stain?
FieldTurf's polyethylene fibers are impenetrable. Sticky spills should be hosed off to prevent them from attracting dirt and bugs. But even paint can be softened with paint remover and rinsed right off.
- Utility Residential - Dallas
Great addition to our home. The kids and their friends use it every day.
~JerriAnne
