The pile height of the artificial lawn you choose has an impact on both beauty and performance. It can affect three key areas: elasticity, touch feeling and aesthetics.
Resilience
One of the key aspects of a seemingly realistic artificial lawn is vertical fibers.
When you see real grass, the fibers are in a vertical position, so that's exactly what we want to replicate when we make artificial grass.
There's no way around it. If the synthetic fibers on your mock lawn aren't upright, they don't look like real grass leaves, and your lawn looks fake.
When it comes to synthetic fibers, the longer the pile, the less elastic they are.
When you think about it, it makes sense. The longer the fibre is, the harder it is to keep it in a vertical position, because it has a higher center of gravity.
According to the rule of thumb, the higher the height of the pile, the smaller the elasticity of the grass.
Touch feeling
As we now know, the longer the fibers are, the more elastic they are.
This means that they are more flexible and less resistant to movement, which translates into better touch.
The higher the pile, the better the touch.
On the contrary, at lower pile heights, because the fibers are shorter, they provide less flexibility and therefore have greater resistance to the passing of the opponent.
The shorter the pile, the worse the contact.
You can feel the difference of different pile heights by asking for samples of artificial grassland. We will send them directly to your door free of charge.
Try reaching over our product and standing barefoot to see which one feels better. You probably think that long piles feel better about them.
Esthetics
Choosing the best pile height and beauty really depends on personal taste. There is no right or wrong.
Some of us prefer newly mowed grass, so short stakes tend to attract customers. If so, choose grass between 25mm and 30mm, such as Inverness, which may suit your taste.
On the other hand, some of our customers like a slightly longer pile because they feel more natural. This could mean anything between 30 and 45 millimeters, such as Aberdeen artificial grassland.
When it comes to aesthetics, there is really no right or wrong, just choose what you think is the most beautiful.
Obviously, there is a trade-off between tactile and elastic.
You can't have one more and one less. Of course, you can find a balance between the two.
Choosing the best pile height actually depends on the application and anticipated pedestrian traffic level.
For example, the front garden lawn will receive very little traffic, so long stakes will only be fined.
By contrast, installing artificial grassland in the bar's beer garden - in this case, pedestrian traffic is expected to be quite crowded, so short piles may be a better choice.
Each application has different requirements, so no "optimal pile height" can be executed well in all cases.