Artificial grass and tree work

[Steve Bullman]

Anyone had any mishaps yet? Never had to deal with it myself.

 

Artificial Grass Warning | Tsins

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The fastest growing area of claims is damage to artificial grass.  This is creating a headache for contractors and insurers alike.  The reality is that most artificial lawns are not...

 

[TIMON]

Anyone had any mishaps yet? Never had to deal with it myself.
 

Artificial Grass Warning | Tsins

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The fastest growing area of claims is damage to artificial grass.  This is creating a headache for contractors and insurers alike.  The reality is that most artificial lawns are not...  

Yes, our guys did a conny hedge reduction and face-up in a garden with plastic grass. Every time they rested the long reach hedge cutter on the ‘grass’ they melted it with the exhaust.
The customer originally was ok with us re-laying the damaged surface but the supplier insisted on one of their teams do the work. £6k ... claimed on our insurance in the end.
Horrible stuff, wouldn’t go anywhere near it in the future..

[Steve Bullman]

Ouch!

[breffni]

Looks crap, feels crap and crap for the environment!! 

Haven't had any mishaps though. 

[trotter251]

Yes, our guys did a conny hedge reduction and face-up in a garden with plastic grass. Every time they rested the long reach hedge cutter on the ‘grass’ they melted it with the exhaust.
The customer originally was ok with us re-laying the damaged surface but the supplier insisted on one of their teams do the work. £6k ... claimed on our insurance in the end.
Horrible stuff, wouldn’t go anywhere near it in the future..

I've had the same issue in the past, but with a polesaw, everytime it was quickly rested on the floor between cuts it melted the artificial grass. It seems like a really obvious thing to consider but in the heat of the moment it's a normal thing to lean the machine on the floor now and again, lesson learnt!!

[Squaredy]

I've always hated plastic grass for so many reasons.  The thought that it can be damaged and result in thousands of pounds worth of repairs being necessary is just another reason: it is a product that is a shame it was ever invented.

 

Why is it suddenly so popular anyway? 

 

I wonder if there is a firm somewhere inventing plastic trees, so that gardens need never be ruined by dropped leaves, or trees growing too large?

[Steve Bullman]

Wonder no more

 

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[Dan Maynard]

I took down a small conifer in a garden with artificial grass, I was really glad I put tarps down first.

They had a leatherjacket infestation for years, couldn't grow a decent lawn in spite of spending loads with lawn specialists before finally going the artificial route. I think that's the best reason for getting one I've heard.