Artificial grass against house
daniel.kennedy121
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Hi,
Do I need to put a stone/wood shavings border around my artificial grass to make sure I don't damage the walls of my house and garage with damp or can i just butt up against it.
I have recently moved into a new build house and the garden was just a clay / weed pit 110m2. I dug it out a little but gave up and essentially just turned it and spanked loads of weedkiller on top - it is super hard and well compacted. Then I laid a weed membrane (heavy duty from wicks) and put down my sharp sand - I'm just waiting for the grass to arrive now.
Because i didn't dig much out and had to add a lot of sharp sand to get even remotely level - its still undulating a bit but I've given up! The level of the grass will sit quite high against the house near the vents in the brick work. Also there is a general direction of run / slope from top of garden to house - do i need to be worried about damaging the house with run off etc and if so should i put a stone border around to take it away from the edge. Any help would be great - I'm a DIY moron and bodging it via you tube vides and advice!
Thanks in advance,
Dan
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The thing you need to worry about is not the artificial grass or any edging but the height of the "lawn". If you have managed to build up the level so that it is above the damp proof course then you will get problems with water damage to the wall. Providing the lawn is below the level of the membrane then everything should be fine.
If you Google "Identify damp proof course" then you will find plenty of illustrations that will enable you to find the line on your house.