Replacing artificial grass

[apollo garden]

I’ve recently had my artificial lawn replaced with real turf and have discovered that the contractor has laid the real turf without removing the rubber membrane that supported the arterial lawn and overlaid the turf on top of it. Should the membrane have been removed to ensure a healthy law?

I would be grateful if someone can advise me

 

[Oliver Buckle]

They vary, some are for weed control, some to give a soft feel. The latter can be woven, or similar, and would give roots the chance to get through, weed control I would assume would confine the root system to the thin layer of soil in the turf, I can't see the lawn doing well on that. However, why would you want an artificial membrane of any sort if you wanted the artificial replaced? I think you probably know already, they did a rubbish job even if the lawn can grow on it.