Artificial grass around pools · Melbourne
We install artificial grass around pools across Melbourne, with levels that shed splash, edges finished neatly at the coping, and pool barriers left clear.
A pool and a lawn belong together, but real grass beside a pool brings mud on wet feet, clippings in the water and worn patches where everyone walks. Artificial grass solves most of that. It also brings a few things a normal backyard doesn’t: splash and drainage, hot surfaces, edges against the coping, and the pool barrier.
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Pool areas get wet from two directions: rain from above and splash from the pool. We set the levels so water drains away from the pool, the house and the barrier, instead of pooling along the fence line or carrying grit back into the water. The turf and the compacted base underneath drain the rest.
Most poolside turf gets regular splash. Before you choose a product, check what its maker says about pool water, chlorine and salt, and about cleaning near pools. Hosing off heavy splash zones now and then with a trigger-nozzle hose (a Victorian water rule for any hose) and keeping leaves off keep it looking fresh.
Poolside turf gets walked on barefoot, usually on the hottest days. In a Western Sydney University study, synthetic turf in a home’s front yard reached 53°C in full sun on a 36°C day, while green natural grass in a nearby park averaged 34°C. The same researchers called shade the most efficient way to cool outdoor surfaces.
What helps around a pool:
Hosing turf down cools it only briefly. Our guide to whether artificial grass gets hot has the details.
Where turf meets pool coping or paving, the edge needs to be firm and level, with no lip to trip on. We fix the turf to a solid edge so it doesn’t lift, and set the finished level so it sits neatly against the coping and splash runs away from the pool.
Turf work happens right beside the pool barrier, so it’s worth knowing what Victoria’s official guidance says.
On poolside jobs we keep the barrier and its non-climbable zones clear, and we won’t change levels at the barrier without talking it through with you first.
This isn’t legal advice. Pool barrier rules are detailed, and the right answer depends on your pool, your barrier and when they were built. Before turf or landscaping work near a pool barrier, check with your registered building surveyor or a registered pool inspector, and with your council if an inspection is due.
On one of our poolside jobs in Melbourne’s north, the old ground was dug out and levelled, and a compacted base went in for a flat finish. We laid synthetic turf with timber edging, added bamboo screening and cleaned up. You can see more in our projects, and below.
Real EKO jobs. Open a project for the details.
For how we build every turf job, from the base to the joins, see artificial grass installation in Melbourne. Each pool area is priced on its own site and access, and your free written quote sets out the cost of artificial grass for your pool surround.
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We look at the ground, access and levels, then give you a written quote.
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Yes. It keeps mud and clippings out of the water. The keys are levels that drain away from the pool, firm edges at the coping, a plan for summer heat, and keeping the pool barrier and its non-climbable zones clear.
That depends on the product, so check what the turf maker says about pool water before you choose. Hosing off heavy splash zones now and then helps keep it clean.
It can if the work changes the ground level at the barrier, puts something climbable in a non-climbable zone, or stops the gate closing on its own. We keep barriers and those zones clear. Check with your registered building surveyor or a registered pool inspector before any work near the barrier.
Yes. In full sun it gets much hotter than natural grass. Shade near the loungers, a paved path for bare feet and a shorter pile all help. Hosing it down only cools it for a short time.
It depends on the coping and the surfaces around it. The turf needs a firm, level edge to fix to, with no lip to trip on, and a finish that sheds splash away from the pool. We’ll explain the options for your pool when we quote.
Some infill can move with heavy splash or rain, which is another reason to set levels that fall away from the pool. Ask about the type and amount of infill for the strip right beside the water.
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