What is the use of silica sand?
If you want your artificial turf to look in perfect condition and keep all its verticality, in Albergrass we recommend you to sprinkle silica sand once you have installed it.
Silica sand has many advantages and benefits for artificial turf. We tell you all about its profits.
What is silica sand
The main component of silica sand is quartz crystal. quartz crystal. To obtain it, quartz crystals are extracted from the mines and are subjected to washing and classification processes resulting in this industrial sand or quartz sand.
Uses of silica sand
This compound is widely used in industry and construction. For example, it is used in the manufacture of concrete, glass, cement…
It is also used in agriculture y livestock farming: to disinfect land, eliminate bad odors or facilitate the collection of organic waste.
You may have wondered why when you buy a pair of shoes, a sachet is included in the box. Inside that sachet is silica sand and it is used to absorb moisture and eliminate odors.
Properties of silica sand
The diversity of uses of silica sand is due to its properties:
- Thermoregulator: maintains the temperature.
- Absorbs moisture.
- Eliminates bad odors.
- Provides stability and protection.
- It has a lower cost lower.
- Safety and resistance.
Uses of silica sand in artificial turf
These properties are what make silica sand the perfect infill for artificial perfect infill for the installation of artificial turf. Although it is not necessary to spread this compound once the synthetic grass is installed, at Albergrass we recommend it to achieve a more natural and long-lasting mulch.
In this previous post we explained how to install artificial turf. As you can read in this article, the last step of the installation is to spread silica sand on the artificial turf.
By spreading silica sand on artificial turf you get great benefits.
The sand provides greater and better drainage capacity, thus avoiding as much as possible to the maximum the appearance of puddles on the lawn.
The temperature is regulated. In the summer months, the silica sand is the best ally so that the artificial turf does not absorb heat. It provides coolness and reduces the surface temperature, making it more comfortable to go barefoot. barefoot.
It provides and maintains the verticality of the artificial turf. Once you have spread the silica sand, with a simple brushing you get the grass to stand up and not be crushed. In addition, you ensure a increased turf support. The joints remain perfectly sealed and invisible ..
Avoids unpleasant odors. Although artificial turf does not generate If you have pets at home who love to play on the lawn, silica sand provides a higher a higher the hygiene.
And the best thing is that you get all these benefits without great expense. As we have told you, silica sand has a very low cost.
From Albergrass we recommend you to spread between 5 y 7 kilograms of silica sand per square meter of artificial of artificial grass to obtain an optimal result.
If you need advice, do not hesitate to contact our experts in artificial turf. We are happy to help you.
