PROJECT PROFILE BY HANNAH GOOCH
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TURF Provides Real Success
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t a home in Brentwood, Tenn., you’ll find a resort-style backyard created by Goat Turf. And the best part? The grass is perpetually green. That’s because Goat Turf’s claim to fame is artificial turf installation. “The client wanted a low-maintenance, beautiful space, whether it’s January or July,” says Goat Turf CEO and founder Tyler Burnett. Using the Dave Pelz underlayment system beneath putting green turf, chipping mats and a bocce ball course, Goat Turf put together a backyard retreat for its client. The $1.2 million artificial backyard came together without a hiccup thanks to the extensive planning done before the project began. “There was a lot of planning that went with this project,” Burnett says. “We planned from the very begin-
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ning and communicated throughout the entire project with my project manager on-site. He nailed it.” To get the job done, the team relied on both a Cat and ASV skid-steer, as well as dump trucks, trowels, rakes and Weber vibratory plates. “We also worked with our pool builder, Watermark Pools, very closely,” Burnett says. “Over the last several years, we’ve built such a unique relationship with them, where they really trust us, we really trust them and we just do a great job planning together.” Burnett says his favorite part of the project was seeing the customer’s face light up in the end reveal and watching him chip shots on the new turf. For Burnett, this project was a homerun.
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