Synthetic-Turf-Installer.com Tip

An investment in synthetic turf generally "pays for itself" in 5 to 20 years when considering savings on maintenance costs alone. It's closer to 5-10 years in areas like California, Arizona, or Nevada. Recovery period is closer to 10-20 years in areas like the Midwest.

However ...read how these two individuals shortened their 'time to recovery' by avoiding other sunk costs or 'sunk investments'.

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Tom Avoids a $3,500 Investment in a Sprinkler System and Puts that Money into Artificial Grass.

Tom lives in Arlington Heights, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). He was going to invest in an underground lawn sprinkler system but instead decided to direct those funds toward artificial grass.

With the $3,500 he would have put into a sprinkler system, Tom was able to fund 23% of his $15,000 investment in a new synthetic lawn.

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Mary Avoids $1,500 Investment in New Sod and Puts Money into Synthetic Turf.

Mary was considering sodding her new home. Instead, she decided to avoid the $1,500 investment in sod and rolled that money into artificial grass.

With the $1,500 Mary would have put into new sod, Mary was able to fund 20% of her $7,500 investment in a new synthetic lawn.

Caveat

As the stories above illustrate, avoiding a sunk investment in a sprinkler system or new sod can shorten your 'time to recovery'.

However, strictly speaking, you're not really avoiding the investment. Rather you are simply redirecting your monies from one kind of investment to another, namely into artificial grass!

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