Why Better Weather Caused a Surge in Demand for Fake Turf

It’s official! The demand for fake grass has been on the rise in recent years, according to Dayco, artificial grass suppliers Hertfordshire.

Why?

One of the reasons for this recent surge in popularity is the better weather in the UK – with mild winters and long, hot summers – which has left real grass (previously lush, green lawns) riddled with unsightly dry patches.

And with the rise in temperatures across Britain, an increasing number of homeowners are choosing to spend more of their time outdoors…so creating a beautiful haven has been top of their list of priorities.

The UK Weather

2014 was confirmed by the Met Office as the hottest year on record, and was also the warmest year since the mid 1600s. It looks like higher temperatures are set to stay in the foreseeable future too as (to date) eight out of ten of the warmest years have all been since 2002.

While 2014 brought with it heaps of sunshine, it was also one of the UK’s wettest years since 1910. And, as five of the six wettest years have happened this century, it is a safe bet to expect quite a few rainy days ahead too.

What Homeowners Can Expect

The recent weather changes have created two problems for homeowners: while scorched grass has been a concern in good weather, heavy downpours can cause boggy lawns. This not only looks terrible, and puts you off using your lawn, but if you have a busy family home your children (and the adults) may well bring their wet, muddy shoes inside, causing a frustrating trail of dirt indoors.

How Dayco Artificial Grass Suppliers, Hertfordshire, Can Help

Aside from the weather, people are finding they simply don’t have enough time to maintain their lawn. After all, real grass needs mowing, watering, weeding, reseeding, and the edges trimmed.

And, if you are planning to take advantage of the warmer weather by spending more time in your garden: hosting barbecue parties, keeping an eye on the children, or simply just relaxing in the sunshine, having a year round immaculate lawn is one less thing to worry about.

Dayco artificial grass suppliers install some of the finest quality fake turf to homeowners, retailers, business owners, schools, councils, golf clubs, care homes and leisure centres in the Hertfordshire region.

Among the many benefits include:

• UV resistant turf, which means an end to unsightly brown patches on your lawn.
• It is chlorine resistant, so it can be used around swimming pools and hot tubs.
• It is self-draining (so no more wet, muddy patches).
• It requires no maintenance: just a simple hose down every now and again, and raking any leaves away, is all you need to do.
• It is tough enough to be used in places of heavy footfall (such as football grounds

Among our hundreds of satisfied clients we have supplied synthetic turf to in the Hertfordshire area is Griggs Homes, a Radlett based family-run construction company.

The company has four decades of experience in building superior tailor-made homes, which combine all the benefits of modern convenience with luxurious, elegant construction that pays meticulous attention to detail. At Dayco we were proud to supply our artificial grass to such a prestigious firm.

“We were delighted to supply synthetic turf to the Griggs Homes showhomes,” said director Tom Day. “Among the many reasons why Dayco was chosen to supply artificial grass to the Hertfordshire firm is the excellent quality of our product, and because of its realistic appearance.”

About Dayco

Dayco are suppliers and installers of artificial grass to homeowners and companies in all areas of Hertfordshire, including Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford, St Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Cheshunt, Bishop’s Stortford, Letchworth, Borehamwood, Hitchen, Hertford and Harpenden.

We are dedicated to providing realistic looking lawns and offer free samples of our turf on request so you can see and feel the superior quality of our product (including the backing and drainage holes). Our samples will give you a good idea about the condition, colour and texture of your new lawn, and you can feel just how soft it will be underfoot.

At Dayco we don’t just carry out elaborate projects and complex installations, but we also provide smaller installations for houses and flats (including roof gardens), restaurants, exhibitions, marquees, temporary buildings, shopping centres, sports fields and children’s playgrounds.

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