Formats de produits en gazon artificiel : Rouleaux, Dalles, Panneaux et Tapis

Buyers usually ask which grass is best first. The real decision is the supply format, because that decides what the site can actually take. A four-metre roll will not fit up a narrow stair, a tile clicks down with no adhesive, and a wall panel is a different product line entirely. Choose the wrong format and every later step follows it wrong.

We build artificial grass rolls on our own production line, which is why format choice is the first thing we discuss with specifiers. The artificial grass product types that matter for a project are rolls, tiles, wall panels, practice mats and putting surfaces, not just a single “grass” product. Browse our turf product ranges to see which formats we supply and how each one is built.

Why Supply Format Comes Before End Use

Most artificial turf installations begin as a roll, because a roll is the default that warehouses stock and crews know. That default hides a problem: the format is picked before the site is understood, and the site is what should pick the format. A loading bay, a stair width and a balcony rail are format decisions in disguise.

The lesson we repeat to specifiers is simple. Format is the first specification, not the last. Get it right and seams, fixing and transport fall into place; get it wrong and you fight the product all the way to handover. This guide navigates the formats so the site leads the choice.

The Five Formats and What They Suit

Most buying guides treat turf as one product. It is not. The format you receive changes transport, seams, edge fixing and repair, so it sets every later decision. The table below maps the five artificial grass product types to the sites they suit, the fixing each one takes and the limit each one carries.

Format	Convient à	Fixation des bords	Size or module	Key limit
Rolls	Large lawns, sports fields, playgrounds, pet areas	Glue, nails or turf pegs, plus jointing tape	2 m, 4 m or 5 m wide by 25 m long	Heavy; needs cutting and seam work
Tiles	Balconies, rooftops, gyms, pool surrounds	Interlocking edges, no adhesive or fixings	1 by 1 ft or 1 by 2 ft modules	Many grid seams; pricier per square metre
Wall panels	Backdrops, fences, passageways, vertical gardens	Pin-and-hole locking with zip ties	40 by 40 in or 50 by 50 cm panels	Fixed module sizes; vertical load only
Practice mats	Gym corners, trade shows, drills, events	Loose-laid, no fixing required	6 by 9 ft mat, also 4 by 6 or 9 by 12 ft	Small area; indoor or temporary use
Putting surfaces	Golf practice, compact training greens	Loose-laid over a level hard surface	Cut to the practice area on site	Roll-curl memory; needs planned stowage

Rolls own the large, flat, high-traffic site. Tiles own the small, irregular, elevated site. Wall panels and mats are not floor products at all, and treating them as such is the most common mis-specification we see. That separation is the spine of this guide, and it is the part most competitors never put in one place.

Rolls and What They Own

Rolls are continuous carpet-style sheets supplied in fixed widths. Our line runs 2, 4 and 5 metre widths at 25 metres long, and a wider roll covers more ground with fewer joins. Large artificial turf installations rely on rolls because only a continuous sheet gives a seamless field that reads as one surface.

A 4 metre by 25 metre roll covers 100 square metres, while a 2 metre roll covers 50 and a 5 metre roll covers 125. For a 20 by 40 metre hall of about 800 square metres, that is 16 narrow rolls, 8 standard rolls or 7 wide rolls. See the rolls in our product range for the full width and backing menu before you fix a layout.

Rolls need cutting, seaming tape and a clean edge, so they suit crews with the right tools and a clear path. Not all artificial grass product types reach that scale, and rolls earn their place when the area is wide and flat. How synthetic turf is manufactured and supplied is covered in neutral detail by third-party reference sources. The roll stays the workhorse for sports and landscape because nothing else reaches the same seamless area.

Tiles, Panels and Practice Mats

Tiles are pre-cut squares with interlocking edges, and mats are the smallest format, often used indoors or for golf putting. Both favour the site where a roll would be awkward: a balcony, a rooftop or a gym corner. Note that the choice between rolls and tiles for a do-it-yourself floor is a separate question we answer in our rolls versus tiles for DIY projects guide.

Wall panels are a vertical format, not a floor format, and they belong in this navigation because our catalogue lists grass wall as a co-equal product line. How wall panels are built and fixed, using pin-and-hole locking, zip ties and any surface, is covered in our decorate grass walls guide. Keep the panel in its own lane.

Practice mats and putting surfaces are portable siblings of the roll. A trade-show mat can weigh as little as 25 pounds and stow in a cupboard, while a putting surface carries roll-curl memory that decides how you store it. None of these replace a roll on a sports field, and the format you pick sets the transport and stowage trade-offs that follow it.

How Width Decides Your Seams

Seam count is a function of roll width, not just the vague idea of “fewer seams”. Take a 10 by 20 metre room of 200 square metres laid across its 10 metre width. Two-metre rolls need five side by side and leave four seams. Four-metre rolls need three and leave two seams. Five-metre rolls need two and leave a single seam.

Wider rolls cut the seam count sharply, and that is a decision-grade input most guides never work out with real numbers. Fewer seams mean less tape, less labour and a cleaner surface, but also a heavier roll to move through the site. Our custom backing and roll size options let you match width to the access and the layout before the roll is made.

Edge Fixing Across Every Format

Edge fixing is not one method; it is a menu that changes with the artificial grass product types you specify. Rolls are secured with glue, nails or turf pegs and joined with jointing tape and adhesive. Tiles click together with built-in connectors and need no fixing at all. Wall panels use pin-and-hole locking with zip ties, and mats simply lay loose on a hard floor.

Most artificial turf installations combine at least two of these fixes, so the edge detail is never a single choice. No method is wrong; each fits its format, and the mistake is applying a roll’s fixing logic to a tile or expecting a panel to behave like flooring. Our materials, fibres and backings explained guide breaks down the backing choices that sit behind each fixing system, so the edge you specify matches the product you receive.

Weight, Transport and Upper-Floor Access

Weight is where format choice turns physical. Third-party event turf is specified at 0.36 to 0.75 pounds per square foot, a weight per unit area. A standard landscape roll is cited at 200 pounds or more, but that is a whole-roll total. The two are different measures, so they should not be ranked against each other. For handling planning, applied to a 4 metre by 25 metre roll of about 1,076 square feet, that band works out at roughly 390 to 810 pounds.

That whole-roll weight decides access. Upper-floor artificial turf installations need a lift or stair plan, mechanical handling and a clear path, while a tiled balcony arrives in hand-carried boxes. Specifiers who skip this step are the ones who stall a project at the loading bay, so plan the carry before you fix the format and the roll width together.

Specify a Format That Fits Your Site

Storage, Replacement and Repair Behaviour

Repair behaviour follows the format too. A damaged tile lifts out and a new one drops in, which independent guides say can add three to five years of life in busy areas. A roll needs a cut-and-patch, and a panel swaps as a unit. The format you choose sets how a future repair feels on site.

Storage is the quiet difference between formats. Rolls stand on their ends and need height; tiles stack in flat boxes; mats fold or roll into a cupboard. Independent buying guides cite eight to fifteen years for typical turf, though that always depends on use and care. The les facteurs de qualité qui distinguent un gazon durable are worth reading before you commit to a format.

Wear shows up differently across formats as well. Rolls wear evenly across the surface, while tiles show wear at the connecting points first. On most artificial turf installations the replacement path is set by the format, because one module lifts out where a continuous sheet must be patched. Plan that path during the first layout, not after the first repair.

Formats That Get Specified Wrong

Most format errors repeat, and three show up often enough that we list them here with the consequence each one carries. Reading them now is cheaper than reworking a floor after delivery.

Mistake 1: Sizing a small site with rolls

A narrow balcony or a rooftop corner handled with a four-metre roll means cutting most of it away and hauling dead weight upstairs. Tiles or a mat would have arrived in a box and clicked down in minutes. The wrong format here is a weight and waste problem, not a grass problem at all.

Mistake 2: Counting seams by area alone

Buyers compare price per square metre and forget that a 2 metre roll lays four seams where a 5 metre roll lays one. The seam maths changes labour, tape and the look of the finished surface. Width is a specification, not a footnote buried in the order form.

Mistake 3: Treating a panel like flooring

A wall panel is fixed vertically with pin-and-hole locking and zip ties, then expected to take foot traffic it was never built for. It will not hold. Vertical and floor formats are built for different loads, and mixing them is the fastest route to a failed install and a wasted order.

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