Before you begin: Materials & Equipment

Materials checklist

__ TRUEGRID ROOT™ Pavers

Equipment checklist
__ Compaction equipment: to compress TRUEGRID ROOT™ into existing grass.

__ Example: Heavy roller, plate compactor, and hand tamper* for smaller areas . Heavy roller is quickest for large areas.

__ Water: Access to running water or water tank for remote projects

__ Circular saw or reciprocating saw (if needed for trimming edges or around existing objects/trees on lot)

__ Sod staples/U-Pins and a hammer (for reuse of trimmed ROOT pieces and some edges or transition areas)

Before you begin: Site Prep

1. Level out any deep potholes or ruts, if needed. TRUEGRID ROOT will flex to conform to most surface unevenness that exist.
   • Fill in and compact infill for any existing ruts or pot holes in the area.
   • Mowing recommended in most cases. Mow to the lowest setting the grass species can withstand to remain healthy.
   • Ground is best to be sufficiently saturated at the surface layer for a softer grass surface before compressing TRUEGRIDROOT into place.
2.  Outside temperature and ground temperature – to a depth of at least 1-inch / 2.5cm – should be above freezing and above 55°F
   (13° C) for clay soils.

Installation steps

1. Install TRUEGRID ROOT™
   • Start in corner of site with female tabs on grid facing out. Line up grid and connect next grid section with empty cells facing down. TRUEGRID ROOT™ w/the most surface area should be facing up. TRUEGRID will typically go down at around 1000 SF per man/hr.

• • If included on project, position and insert ROOT STRIPE
    delineators for parking marking or other identification. Connect
    all STRIPE snap-locks to ROOT cells by pressing on the surface
    of the STRIPE.

2. Compress TRUEGRID ROOT™ into sufficiently watered grass with heavy roller or other equipment* to allow ROOT to cut into the top soil/grass.

3. TRUEGRID ROOT™ can be trimmed to fit around trees or any other existing objects that need to remain on grass lot TRUEGRID ROOT™ can be trimmed to fit along parking lot edges, if needed.

• • Re-compaction may be needed after trimming/cutting.
  • Hammer sod staples/u-pins to secure trimmed pieces to adjacent pieces when built-in connectors cannot be secured or when edges do not rest flat to the grade/grass surface.

*Different soil compositions and grass species may require different compaction equipment or a combination of equipment: Rollers, plate compactors, or hand tampers.

Note: This installation guide and installation is not recommended for ROOT on St. Augustine grass and other horizontal stolon (crawling) type grasses.