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Artificial turf · Lawn replacement

Artificial turf lawns, built for Northern Colorado.

Replace a thirsty, patchy lawn with turf that stays green all year. No mowing, no watering, no mud, on a base built for the clay under your yard.

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An artificial turf back lawn inside a black iron fence with a river-rock border, open space beyond, near Windsor, Colorado
Backyard lawn with a river-rock borderNear Windsor

Is a turf lawn right for you?

A good fit if…

  • Your lawn struggles with shade, dogs, heavy use or watering limits.
  • You’re done mowing, watering, fertilizing and reseeding.
  • You want the yard to look good all year, drought restrictions included.
  • A spot gets so much traffic from kids or pets that it turns to mud.

Think twice if…

  • The area bakes in afternoon sun and you walk it barefoot in July. Turf runs hotter than grass, so plan shade, a cooler infill or a mix with plants.
  • You want turf in the front yard in a town that limits it, like Greeley or Wellington. Check your town page first.
  • You’re counting on a water rebate. No Northern Colorado provider we checked pays for artificial turf.

What it’s like to live with.

  • Upkeep

    Rinse it, blow off leaves, and brush it now and then so the blades stand up. Top up infill where it wears.

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  • Summer heat

    In full sun, turf gets hotter than grass. Shade, a lighter infill or a quick rinse helps on the hottest days.

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  • Winter

    Snow can melt off on its own or be cleared with care.

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  • How long it lasts

    That depends on the product, the sun, pets and traffic. Get any warranty in writing before you sign.

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What affects the price.

Every yard is different, so we price yours after we’ve seen it. These are the things that change it most.

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  1. 01The size of the area and how easy it is to reach
  2. 02Taking out the old lawn and grading
  3. 03Base depth and drainage for your soil
  4. 04Edging where turf meets rock, beds and concrete
  5. 05The turf and infill you choose
  6. 06Extras like a putting green, dog area or play area

Turf lawns we’ve built.

Look closely at where the turf meets rock, concrete and curb. That’s where careful work shows.

  1. An artificial turf lawn with a curved concrete curb and river rock, a black metal fence behind
    01Lawn with a curved concrete curb
  2. A strip of artificial turf running down a side yard between a white gate and a concrete walk, in west Greeley, Colorado
    02Side-yard turf along the walkwayNear Greeley
  3. An artificial turf lawn around a hot tub and a large shade tree, with a vinyl fence behind
    03Backyard lawn around a hot tub and shade tree
  4. A new artificial turf lawn edged with river rock below a two-story house and boulder wall, near Berthoud, Colorado
    04Turf lawn edged with river rockNear Berthoud
  5. A back lawn of artificial turf beside a new concrete patio and a gravel border, fenced yard
    05Back lawn beside a new concrete patio
  6. A curved artificial turf lawn inside a concrete border, gravel beds and a wood fence around it
    06Curved lawn with a concrete border
  7. A fenced backyard lawn of artificial turf behind a brick house, with patio furniture
    07Backyard lawn behind the house
  8. A long side lawn of artificial turf along a concrete walk and cedar fence
    08Side lawn along the patio walk
  9. A winding artificial turf lawn with a concrete edge, flagstone set aside and the last of the materials nearby
    09A winding lawn near the end of the install
  10. A crew member in a straw hat pushing a power broom across a newly installed artificial lawn, Mead–Firestone area, Colorado
    10Brushing in a new lawnNear Mead and Firestone
  11. A curving artificial turf lawn edged by a concrete curb, with a wooden playset and river rock, near Windsor, Colorado
    11Turf lawn with a play setNear Windsor

What our customers say.

4.7 on Google · Read the reviews

  • Brian was super responsive and nice. He came over for an estimate the same day I reached out and had the turf installed a few days later.

    Tim M.Backyard lawn · Google review

  • They were meticulous in every aspect from cutting around flagstone, laying and securing the artificial turf! My backyard looks amazing!

    Lanelle M.Backyard lawn · Google review

  • My backyard turf project from bid to completion was one week! Brian was responsive and thorough.

    Michele M.Backyard lawn · Google review

What's underneath

Built to stay flat on Northern Colorado clay.

Much of the ground here is clay that swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry. What goes under the turf is what keeps a yard flat and draining, year after year.

  1. 01 · Ground

    Check the ground

    Before anything comes out, we look at the soil, the slope and where the water goes.

  2. 02 · Dig

    Take out the old lawn

    The sod and roots come out, and the ground is shaped so water runs away from the house.

  3. 03 · Base

    Build the base

    Crushed rock goes down and gets packed flat. You won’t see it once the turf is on, but it’s what keeps the yard level.

  4. 04 · Turf

    Lay the turf

    The turf is rolled out, seamed, and secured along concrete, rock and borders.

  5. 05 · Infill

    Brush it in

    Infill is brushed in to weigh the turf down and stand the blades up.

Blades + infill
Backing · perforated to drain
Compacted crushed-rock base
Graded subgrade
Native clay
Not to scale · depths are set for each yard

How it works.

  1. Book a yard walk

    Tell us about the yard. We’ll set a time to walk it with you, look at the ground and talk through what you want.

  2. Get a plan and a price

    We measure and give you the plan and the price in writing.

  3. We install it

    We take out the old lawn, build and compact the base for your soil, then lay, seam and edge the turf.

  4. Walk it together

    We brush it in, clean up, and walk the finished yard with you before we call it done.

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Turf lawns from Wellington to Longmont.

Each town has its own turf rules. Pick yours to see what’s allowed.

Fort Collins & the Poudre

Windsor, Timnath, Johnstown & Severance

Loveland & Berthoud

Greeley & East Weld

Longmont & Carbon Valley

Map of the Northern Colorado towns NoCo Turf Co. covers, from Wellington in the north to Longmont and Dacono in the southFoothillsI-25US 34Denver metro · not coveredWindsorFort CollinsLovelandGreeleyTimnathJohnstownBerthoudFirestoneMeadFrederickLongmontWellingtonSeveranceEvansEatonMillikenDacono

Questions homeowners ask about turf lawns.

Can I put artificial turf in my front yard?

It depends on the town and the HOA. Greeley city staff say artificial turf is prohibited in the front yards of houses. Firestone requires 75% of a single-family front yard to be live plants, and turf can’t count toward it. Colorado’s HOA protection for turf covers backyards only.

Do I need a permit to install artificial turf?

In Firestone, yes: the town requires a permit before artificial turf is installed, with no fee for single-family homes. Rules differ town by town, and an HOA’s architectural review is a separate approval, so check both before the old lawn comes out.

What happens to my sprinkler system?

Heads inside the new turf area are capped or removed, and any line that still feeds trees, shrubs or planting beds is rerouted so they keep getting water. Mark the zones before the lawn comes out; the heads are hard to find once the sod is gone.

Will a water rebate help pay for artificial turf?

Not for the turf. Windsor’s 2026 lawn-replacement rebate says artificial turf is not eligible, and Colorado’s state turf-replacement grant money may not be used to replace lawn with artificial turf. Windsor’s program pays for lawn replaced with living plants, so a planted bed is the only part that could qualify, under that program’s own rules.

Can artificial turf contain PFAS in Colorado?

Not intentionally added PFAS. Since January 1, 2026, Colorado law bars anyone from installing artificial turf that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals anywhere in the state. Ask for the product’s documentation before you sign.

What’s under an artificial turf lawn?

From the bottom up: native soil shaped to carry water away from the house, a layer of crushed rock compacted flat, the turf and its backing, which lets water through, then infill brushed down between the blades. The depth of each layer is set per yard, because clay, slope and use change what the base has to do.

Go deeperMore about artificial turf installation, with the rules and sourcesOpen

What decides whether a turf lawn stays flat?

Most turf that fails in Northern Colorado doesn’t fail at the blades. It fails underneath, where nobody looks once the job is done.

Much of the corridor sits on clay. The Colorado Geological Survey calls expansive soil Colorado’s most significant geologic hazard, with clays that can swell up to 20% by volume when wet. USDA soil surveys rate the Nunn and Weld soils, common around the Larimer foothill towns, Longmont and Frederick–Dacono, as limited for building because of shrink-swell, while the sandy Olney, Otero, Vona and Kim soils are not flagged for it.

What that means for a lawn:

  • Water has to leave. Clay that stays wet moves. The Colorado Geological Survey lists poor surface drainage, and irrigation water soaking in next to the foundation, among the landscaping problems on expansive soils. The ground under turf is shaped to carry water away from the house before anything goes on top of it.
  • The base has to be flat before the turf is. Crushed rock, spread and compacted, is what the turf lies on. Every dip in it shows through.
  • Edges and seams have to hold. Turf moves at its edges first: along concrete, rock borders and the fence line.

One nearby town’s code, Platteville’s, reads like a list of what goes wrong. It calls artificial turf a public nuisance when it wasn’t installed professionally to the manufacturer’s specifications: seams that aren’t tight, edges that aren’t fastened, no aggregate base, or turf that isn’t laid flat and has waves.

How does a lawn replacement go, from old grass to infill?

Every install follows roughly the same order. What happens inside each step changes with the yard.

  1. Walk and measure. Where the turf goes, where water runs in a storm, where the sprinkler heads are, and how equipment gets into the backyard.
  2. Mark the layout. The outline is marked on the old lawn, so the finished shape is visible before anything is cut.
  3. Take the lawn out. Sod and roots come out, and the ground is shaped so water runs away from the house.
  4. Deal with the sprinklers. Heads inside the turf area are capped. Lines that still feed trees and beds are rerouted.
  5. Build the base. Crushed rock goes down and is compacted flat. Where the lawn meets rock or planting beds, an edge holds the base in place.
  6. Lay the turf. Rolls go down with the blades running one way, seams are joined, and the edges are secured against concrete, rock or header.
  7. Infill and brush. Infill is spread and worked in with a power broom, which stands the blades up and weighs the turf down.

The cross-section higher up this page shows those layers in order, from the clay up.

Can I put turf in the front yard?

Backyards are mostly settled. Front yards go town by town, and your HOA is a separate question.

Your HOA. Colorado law says an HOA’s landscaping rules may not prohibit artificial turf in the backyard of a detached single-family home, although the HOA can still adopt design and aesthetic guidelines. The law requires each HOA to pre-approve at least 3 water-wise garden designs for front yards, while its artificial-turf protection covers backyards only. On an attached home that shares a wall, such as a townhome, the HOA may restrict artificial turf to rear yards. How HOA approval works.

Your town. A few codes in the corridor speak to front yards directly:

Town What the code says
Greeley City staff describe the current rule plainly: artificial turf is prohibited in the front yards of houses. The Greeley page has the rest of the city’s rules.
Firestone A town permit comes before any artificial turf is installed, with no fee for single-family homes. 75% of a single-family front yard must be live plants, and artificial turf can’t count toward it.
Wellington New single-family subdivision lots must keep at least 75% live materials between the front of the house and the curb, not counting the driveway.
Frederick Since June 1, 2026, every distinct landscaped area must reach at least 50% living plant coverage, and single-family front yards must be landscaped. Artificial turf is permitted only where it’s functional, such as a playground or putting green.
Windsor Detached houses and duplexes are exempt from the town’s landscape article, except that the tree lawn rule applies and at least 25% of each front yard must be landscaped.
Fort Collins The Land Use Code bars artificial turf from development landscape plans, but development on existing single- and two-unit home lots is exempt from that section.

The rest of the corridor is in the town-by-town turf rules, each with its source and the date it was checked.

Will a rebate or the state help pay for it?

Not for the turf itself. Windsor’s 2026 lawn-replacement rebate says artificial turf is not eligible; the program pays for front-yard lawn replaced with living plants. Colorado’s state turf-replacement grant money may not be used to replace lawn with artificial turf either.

What a turf lawn does change is the water bill, and by how much depends on your provider and your rate tier. The water savings guide works it out by provider, the rebate guide lists each provider’s program, and the cost guide explains what moves a quote up or down.

The rules this page is built on.

Each rule as it's recorded from its public source, with a link to that source and the day it was last checked. Not legal advice; for your own address, ask the town or a Colorado attorney.

  1. 01SoilColorado

    The Colorado Geological Survey calls expansive soil Colorado's most significant geologic hazard, with clays that can swell up to 20% by volume when wet.

    Colorado Geological Survey, Expansive Soil & Rock · checked Sep 24, 2026

  2. 02SoilColorado

    The Colorado Geological Survey lists poor surface drainage and planting next to foundations, so irrigation water soaks into the soil, among the landscaping problems on expansive soils.

    Colorado Geological Survey, Expansive Soil & Rock · checked Sep 24, 2026

  3. 03SoilNorthern Colorado

    NRCS rates the Nunn and Weld soil series, common around the Larimer foothill towns, Longmont and Frederick–Dacono, as limited for building because of shrink-swell, while the sandy Olney, Otero, Vona and Kim soils are not flagged for it.

    USDA-NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO) interpretation "ENG - Dwellings W/O Basements" · checked Sep 24, 2026

  4. 04Town codePlatteville

    In Platteville, artificial turf that was not installed professionally to the manufacturer's specifications, such as loose seams, unfastened edges, no aggregate base or waves, is a public nuisance.

    Platteville Code of Ordinances Sec. 7-1-30(s) (codified through Ord. No. 2025-851, Dec. 16, 2025) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  5. 05State lawColorado

    Colorado law says an HOA's landscaping rules may not prohibit artificial turf in the backyard of a detached single-family home, although the HOA can still adopt design and aesthetic guidelines.

    C.R.S. 38-33.3-106.5(1)(i.5)(I)(A), added by SB23-178 (signed act) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  6. 06State lawColorado

    For attached single-family homes that share a wall, such as townhomes, Colorado law lets an HOA restrict artificial turf to rear yards only.

    C.R.S. 38-33.3-106.5(1)(i)(I)(A), as amended by SB23-178 (signed act) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  7. 07State lawColorado

    Colorado law requires each HOA to pre-approve at least 3 water-wise garden designs for front yards, while its artificial-turf protection covers backyards only.

    C.R.S. 38-33.3-106.5(1)(i.5)(II), added by SB23-178 (signed act) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  8. 08Town codeGreeley

    Greeley city staff describe the current rule plainly: artificial turf is prohibited in the front yards of houses.

    Greeley Planning Commission agenda packet, July 14, 2026 — slide "Artificial Turf (Council Initiative)" · checked Sep 24, 2026

  9. 09Town codeFirestone

    Firestone requires a town permit before artificial turf is installed, with no permit fee for single-family homes.

    Firestone Development Code 16.6.4.F.2.h (codified through Ord. No. 1072, Dec. 10, 2025) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  10. 10Town codeFirestone

    Firestone requires 75% of a single-family front yard and 50% of the combined side and rear yards to be live plants, and artificial turf cannot count toward either.

    Firestone Development Code 16.6.4.E.4.a–b and 16.6.4.F.2.g (codified through Ord. No. 1072, Dec. 10, 2025) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  11. 11Town codeWellington

    Wellington requires new single-family subdivision lots to keep at least 75% live materials between the front of the house and the curb, excluding the driveway.

    Wellington Municipal Code Sec. 15-5-40 (single-family residential landscape standards; codified through Ord. No. 07-2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  12. 12Town codeFrederick

    Frederick's Land Use Code, in effect since June 1, 2026, permits functional artificial turf only in areas that fit the code's definition of it, and says water conservation does not include nonfunctional artificial turf except in residential development of 12 units or fewer.

    Frederick Land Use Code (2026), Sec. 16-1-100 and Sec. 16-4-80.E.1.c and E.3.a, full code PDF · checked Sep 25, 2026

  13. 13Town codeFrederick

    Frederick's 2026 code requires at least 50% living plant coverage in every distinct landscaped area, and for single-dwelling, paired-home and multi-plex lots it names front yards for landscaping and requires none in side yards.

    Frederick Land Use Code (2026), Sec. 16-4-80.E.1.a and E.6.b.2, full code PDF · checked Sep 25, 2026

  14. 14Town codeWindsor

    Windsor exempts detached single-family houses and duplexes from its landscape article, except that the tree lawn rule applies and at least 25% of each front yard must be landscaped.

    Windsor Municipal Code Sec. 15-3-10(b)(1) (codified through Ord. No. 2026-1749, July 13, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  15. 15Town codeFort Collins

    Fort Collins' Land Use Code bars artificial turf from development landscape plans, but development on existing single- and two-unit home lots is exempt from that section.

    Fort Collins Land Use Code 5.10.1(A) and (D)(2)(d), Ordinance No. 008, 2025 · checked Sep 24, 2026

  16. 16RebateWindsor

    Windsor's 2026 lawn-replacement rebate pays $1 to $2 per square foot, up to $2,000 per water account, for front-yard lawn replaced with living plants, and artificial turf is not eligible.

    Town of Windsor, Lawn Replacement Program (2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  17. 17State lawColorado

    Colorado's state turf-replacement grant money may not be used to replace lawn with artificial turf.

    C.R.S. 37-60-135(4)(c)(IV), created by HB22-1151 (signed act, 2022-06-08) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  18. 18State lawColorado

    Since January 1, 2026, Colorado law bars anyone from installing artificial turf that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals anywhere in the state.

    SB24-081 bill summary (as enacted), Colorado General Assembly; approved by the Governor 2024-05-01 · checked Sep 24, 2026

Sources for this page13
  1. Colorado Geological Survey, Expansive Soil & Rock · checked Sep 24, 2026
  2. USDA-NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO) interpretation "ENG - Dwellings W/O Basements" · checked Sep 24, 2026
  3. Platteville Code of Ordinances Sec. 7-1-30(s) (codified through Ord. No. 2025-851, Dec. 16, 2025) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  4. SB23-178 signed act: C.R.S. 38-33.3-106.5(1)(i) and (i.5) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  5. Greeley Planning Commission agenda packet, July 14, 2026 — slide "Artificial Turf (Council Initiative)" · checked Sep 24, 2026
  6. Firestone Development Code 16.6.4.E.4 and 16.6.4.F.2 (codified through Ord. No. 1072, Dec. 10, 2025) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  7. Wellington Municipal Code Sec. 15-5-40 (single-family residential landscape standards; codified through Ord. No. 07-2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  8. Frederick Land Use Code (2026, effective June 1, 2026), Sec. 16-4-80, Town PDF · checked Sep 25, 2026
  9. Windsor Municipal Code Sec. 15-3-10(b)(1) (codified through Ord. No. 2026-1749, July 13, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  10. Fort Collins Land Use Code 5.10.1(A) and (D)(2)(d), Ordinance No. 008, 2025 · checked Sep 24, 2026
  11. Town of Windsor, Lawn Replacement Program (2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  12. C.R.S. 37-60-135(4)(c)(IV), created by HB22-1151 (signed act, 2022-06-08) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  13. SB24-081 bill summary (as enacted), Colorado General Assembly · checked Sep 24, 2026

Next step

Let’s talk about your yard.

Tell us about the yard, the town and how to reach you. Five quick questions, then we’ll reach out to set a time.

What are we building?

Pick any that apply.

Where’s the yard?

We work from Wellington to Longmont.

Roughly how big is it?

A guess is fine. We measure when we walk the yard.

Two quick ones.

Is there an HOA or metro district?

When would you like it done?

How should we reach you?

We’ll get in touch to set a time to walk the yard.

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