How much artificial grass do I need?
Lay a fake lawn — enter the area and the roll width and get the grass to buy in both square metres and linear metres, laid the most efficient way, plus the weed membrane, kiln-dried sand infill, joining tape and pins. Free, no sign-up.
A guide, not a guarantee. Grass is sold by the linear metre off a fixed-width roll, so there is always some offcut — we pick the lower-waste way to lay it and add your wastage on top. Lay every piece with the pile facing the same way or joins will show. A proper base (Type 1 sub-base, a sand-and-grano blinding layer and a weed membrane) is needed underneath; foam shockpad, joining tape, adhesive and edging are all extra. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Rolls, the pile direction, and the base.
It's sold off a fixed-width roll. Artificial grass comes in set widths — usually 2 m or 4 m — and is cut to length. So you don't just buy the area: you buy whole strips of roll-width, and there's always some offcut.
We lay it the efficient way. We work out how many strips you need both ways round and pick whichever wastes less, then add your wastage percentage for trimming and matching across joins.
The pile must face the same way. Every piece has to be laid with the pile leaning in the same direction, or the joins and the change of shade will be obvious. Plan your strips before you cut.
The base matters more than the grass. A lasting lawn needs the turf excavated, a compacted MOT Type 1 sub-base, a sand-and-grano blinding screeded level, and a weed-suppressing membrane — then the grass, pinned at the edges, with kiln-dried sand brushed in to weigh it down and hold the pile up.
What this leaves out. The sub-base aggregate (use our gravel or patio tools), a foam shockpad if you want a softer feel, adhesive and joining tape quantities beyond a rough run, and timber or metal edging.
Keep every garden job in one place.
Stead remembers your garden's measurements, the materials you chose and when each job was done — so the next project starts with the numbers already to hand.