 Many
of the tools required for installing a synthetic golf green are very common
household items that you most likely already own. For those you don't own,
such as a gas tamp or plate compactor, you will be able to find them at a
local rental company in your area.
Tools Required
 | A Push Broom
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| A Rake
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| A Tape Measure
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| A Shovel
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| A Garden Hose
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| An Adjustable
Spray Nozzle
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| A Utility Knife
With New Blades |
Materials Required
Tin flashing
This is used during the
seaming process to join rolls together. This can be purchased at any
home improvement store.
Coal slag infill
This should
be 35 grit or medium. The infill grades are scaled with 20 grit being
large or course grit, 30 to 35 grit is medium, and 40 to 60 grit is
fine. The large 20grit coal slag will not sweep properly into the fibers
of the turf. This infill product can be purchased at any local
sandblasting supply store. Check your Yellow Page listings
for locations. Cost is approximately $3-5 per 100lb. bag. You will need
3.5 pounds of infill per square foot on the green.
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The formula to determine the amount of infill you will need is: |
Total square feet X 3.5 = number of pounds of sand required.
For example, you will need, 7 one hundred pound bags for the 12 by
16, 11 one hundred pound bags for the 12 by 24, and so on |
The sub base
material you will need is a crushed stone
The stone has several common names. Granite crush and run, manufactured
sand, screenings, decentigrated granite, crushed fines, or stone dust.
The stone must be 1/4 inch minus. This means none of the pieces of stone
are larger than 1/4 of an inch. This can be purchased at a local rock
quarry or gravel pit. Be sure that the stone has not been washed. You
want the smaller, finer pieces of stone and the rock material to help in
the rock compaction process. This will cost approximately $ 10- 15 per
ton deliver.
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A formula to determine the amount of stone sub base you will need is
as follows: |
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For every 12 X 6 foot area or every 72 sq ft. you will need one ton
or one yard. This will give you a sub base with a 4 inch compacted
depth. For example, you will need: 4 tons for the 12 by 24 putting
green, 5 tons for the 12 by 30 putting green and so on. |
A vibratory plate
compactor sometimes called a gas tamp or
a one ton mechanical ride on roller
This is used to compact the sub base material. If you are compacting
an area that is 500 sq.ft or larger the ride-on roll is recommended
because it compacts the sub base harder and more quickly than the plate
compactor. Also, with the ride-on roller it will take you about 1/3 the
time it would take using the plate compactor. rental cost for the plate
compactor is approximately $ 40.00 per day, approximately $75.00 per day
for the ride-on roller.
A Drop Spreader
This will be used to spread the sand on to the green.
Weed Barrier
This
stabilizes the sub base and will not allow it to sink into the ground.
Also it keeps weeds from growing up in the sub base and your green. This
can be purchased at any home and garden supply store.
Fast Drying
Concrete Mix
This is for concreting your cups into the sub base.
See the
"Install Putting Green" section for more details.
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