yeah tiny small patches - but I thought it was great til I heard re the heat and environmentally unfriendly

We have some in the house we purchased 18 months ago...it is absolutely awful, we have got rid of most of it. One patch left where bins sit until we pave the area. The most ironic thing it has some weeds growing on it where sand and dirt has blown in. Is it meant to be vacuumed or swept (serious question). It gets hotter than our brick paving. I must say I did not realise until I stepped on it.

LOVE it, as long as it's laid correctly and you get good quality. Best decision we made with our backyard. Yes it gets hot but so do pavers, decking etc. I have not heard of it harbouring bacteria but we keep ours clean, even with our dog on it.
Would love it at the front but it doesn't like regular vehicles parking on it apparently. One cost, what could be better !

That's me in the pic on our RECYCLED content, LOW HEAT, artificial lawn. Our kids absolutely love playing on it. END.

Horrible stuff... Expensive, cant park/drive on it, not completely maintenance free, and worst of all, it looks fake!

It is seriously dangerous for kids etc where we live if they don't know how hot this gets. Our temperatures run in the 45+ for days on end. Even the birds have had a bit of a shock with it when we first put it down. BUT I would do it again as the dog doesn't go on it when its hot anymore, also the birds. We have no kids so it is perfect around our pool area. We have plenty of it (real lawn) in the yard next to the pool.

I need that Slow traffic sign in my loungeroom!

Fake grass doesn't mean no maintenance See Fake grass - Real weeds

Fake grass has it's good and bad points, in small areas which are difficult to get a mower to it is ideal. I have seen it at the front of homes with weeds thru it, lot's of rain making it really soggy and wet and children don't like it when they want to play outside in the summer heat, it gets too hot.

I was thinking about it for a patch of dirt where I just can't get lawn to grow due to an overhanging tree but then I realised the tree is deciduous and I'm pretty sure that would be a nightmare come Autumn.

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they had it at the kids' school..looks fake and stinks ..damp smell..

Yay & Nay :)

Poor quality product &/or install = Nothing worse
Good quality product & professional installation (or DiY guidance) = You'll love it!

Feel free to ask away :)
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will look got for the first year then downhill from there

Love it, great low maintenance idea

Nothing beats a well maintained lawn.

We have had some good success with small areas. There are some high quality products available now that look fantastic

Yes, have a dog and wouldn't change it for anything

I saw a small balcony with fake grass and a hammock, It looked really good. I think for small areas maybe where there is not a lot of natural sunlight it would work really well.