1. DRAWING A PITCH PLAN 4. BRINGING THE ROLLS INTO ALIGNMENT 5. JOINTING THE STRIPS OF ARTIFICIAL GRASS 6. INCORPORATION PLAY LINES 8. ADDING RUBBER GRANULES

Different sports require different playing characteristics, and their respective governing bodies stipulate precise requirements. Once the quality of the artificial grass has been chosen according to the sport and to the requirements of the governing body, several steps have to be taken into account in order to secure the successful installation of the artificial grass. 1. DRAWING A PITCH PLAN Based on the exact dimensions of the surface to be covered, LANO SPORTS draws a layout plan for its customers, i.e. a numbered list of each roll of ar- tificial grass, together with the play lines (tufted...

The installer should place the rolls as indicated on the layout plan, alongside the pitch, ready to be unrolled. For full size pitches (football, hockey, rugby), the installer should first unroll the rolls across the width of the pitch before bringing them into alignment. He should then place the rolls with incorporated lines on the longitudinal It is advisable to let the rolls relax before starting gluing them, the more so when temperatures are either very high or very low, or when there is a big difference between day and night temperatures. We recommend installation as of +10° Celsius over...

6. INCORPORATING PLAY LINES The main transversal or longitudinal play lines are usually incorporated in the carpet during manufacture. Some lines, however, such as centre circles, boxes, D's, cornertabs, etc. cannot be incorporated during manu- facture and have to be inserted on site, once the strips of carpet have been jointed. With the help of strings and gauges, the installer will draw the lines to be added on the artificial grass. Using a tool with a double blade, he will cut the artificial grass following the lines he has drawn just before. Once cut, the line of artificial grass will be...

8. ADDING RUBBER GRANULES The latest kinds of artificial grass devised for football or rugby are filled with a layer of rubber granules on top of the sand layer. This layer of rubber granules gives the playing surface the comfort, the flexibility and the characteristics required by the relevant standards. The type and the quantity of granules to be used will depend on the chosen type of artificial grass (see technical data). The rubber granules will be dry and preferably delivered in big bags, which make the filling of the sandblaster so much easier. The filling with rubber granules will be done...