Commercial and HOA Turf Installation in Arizona

Arizona Turf Masters installs artificial turf on commercial property and in HOA communities across Arizona. We come to the site, measure it, spec it and install it, with our team of full-time turf experts from the walkthrough to the final punch list.

Commercial landscape costs are rarely one line item. Irrigation repairs, overseeding, mowing cycles, fertilizer and the water itself all land in different budgets, which is why the true annual number is usually higher than anyone expects. Turf collapses most of that into a one time capital cost and a maintenance line you can actually forecast.

Start where you sit

Three different people read this page, and they are deciding three different things. Jump to yours.

• HOA boards and community managers. You are weighing a common area conversion, a reserve line, or an owner request you have to rule on.
• Commercial property owners and managers. You are looking at curb appeal, water spend and a landscape contract that keeps climbing.
• Architects, general contractors and municipal buyers. You need a spec, a submittal and an installer who shows up with the right base depth.

HOA and property management turf

Most association conversations are not really about grass. They are about a common area that has been expensive and patchy for years, an owner who wants to do something the CC and Rs may or may not allow, and a board that does not want to be the board that got it wrong.

Arizona law is more favorable to turf in planned communities than most boards assume. A.R.S. 33-1819 limits an association's ability to prohibit synthetic grass in certain circumstances, though the statute has conditions and exceptions and it has been amended. Boards and managers should confirm the current statutory text and their own governing documents with association counsel before relying on it. We are turf installers, not your attorneys, and we will not tell you what your documents permit.

The reserve study question

Turf is a depreciating common area asset with a finite service life, and a surprising number of reserve studies never list it. When it is missing, the replacement does not disappear. It arrives later as a special assessment, which is the outcome most boards are trying to avoid in the first place. We wrote this up in detail for boards and managers.

• Is your HOA's turf in the reserve study? What the omission costs, and what a Biltmore area conversion has actually cost per home since 2010.

What we handle for associations

• Common area, entry monument and streetscape conversions
• Medians, islands and embankments where irrigation is impractical
• Community pet relief areas, built for drainage rather than appearance alone
• Amenity decks, courtyards and clubhouse surrounds
• Phased installs across a multi building community, scheduled around residents
• A free HOA submittal package with the product data sheet, specification and photos, so the board approves a document and not a conversation

Commercial properties

Synthetic grass earns its place fastest in the areas natural grass never wanted to be. Traffic islands, roadway medians, steep embankments, interior courtyards, rooftop patios, amenity decks, raised planters, and anywhere a mower cannot reasonably get to. Those are the places where irrigation runs are longest, repairs are most frequent, and the grass looks worst anyway.

The water argument, in real numbers

Phoenix gets roughly 55 inches of water put on a typical lawn each year to keep desert grass alive. Paying to water grass in this climate is the actual waste, and it is a bigger line than the rebate conversation suggests.

We have one property we can speak to firsthand. A 21,000 square foot conversion has saved approximately 16.4 million gallons over 13 years, about 1.26 million gallons a year. Company wide, roughly 7.5 million square feet installed works out to more than 250 million gallons saved per year at a conservative planning rate, and roughly $750,000 a year in water. We hold those figures as floors, not marketing ceilings.

• The 13 year conversion case study, with the actual numbers
• The real numbers behind a lawn upgrade

Where we work

• Office buildings and business parks
• Medical and senior living facilities
• Schools and campuses, with more than 31 Arizona schools installed
• Government and municipal facilities, parks and rest areas
• Retail plazas, malls and hotel grounds
• Places of worship, entertainment venues and zoos
• Multifamily communities and build to rent
• Sports facilities and athletic fields

Architects, general contractors and municipal buyers

Send us the plans. We will take off the turf scope, return a written spec with base depth, product, infill type and drainage detail, and give you a number you can put in a bid. If the drawing calls for something the site will not support, you will hear that from us before it is built, not after.

• Commercial artificial turf specifications, a landscape architect's guide

What it costs

Residential installs run $6.00 to $12.00 per square foot installed. Minimums do apply. Commercial and HOA work is scoped per project, because demolition, haul off, access, base depth and product all move the number more than square footage does. You get a proposal before any work starts.

How we spec commercial turf

Product is chosen for the traffic the area will actually see. These are the families we spec most often on commercial and HOA work.

• Turf Paradise 90. Heavier face weight, for common areas and high traffic entries
• Turf Paradise 60. General common area and streetscape use
• Daytona. Commercial landscape and sports applications
• Pet Turf. Community pet relief areas, specified with the drainage and infill build, not the product alone
• Putting Green. Amenity greens and practice areas

Turf is made without intentionally added PFAS, per Prop 65 and manufacturer statements on file. We confirm the manufacturer warranty term for the product you select before work starts.

• Our honest look at PFAS and synthetic turf

Straight answers before you ask

Three things we would rather tell you now than have you discover at year three.

Why aren't you the least expensive bid?

Our price includes up to 3 inches of base material and a two-year installation warranty on top of the turf itself. When you compare bids, ask what is in the number. Base depth, product weight and infill type all move the outcome.

Turf gets hot

Turf gets hot in the Arizona sun and we are not going to pretend otherwise. Cooling infill, lighter reflecting fiber, shade structures and a hose all help, and shaded common areas behave very differently from a west facing entry in July. No turf stays cool in a Phoenix July, and we will tell a board that up front.

Low emissivity window glass can melt fiber

Energy efficient windows on a west facing elevation can concentrate reflected sun enough to damage turf fiber. We check for it on every estimate. Almost nobody else in this market mentions it, and it is a real warranty issue on multifamily and office buildings.

Common questions

Do you provide submittal packages for our architectural committee?

Yes, at no charge. Product data sheet, written spec, base and infill detail and project photos.

Can an HOA prohibit synthetic grass in Arizona?

A.R.S. 33-1819 limits an association's ability to prohibit synthetic grass in certain circumstances, but the statute has conditions and exceptions and it has been amended. Confirm the current text and your governing documents with association counsel.

Do you work outside the Phoenix Valley?

Yes. We install across the Phoenix metro and in Tucson.

Are you licensed and insured for commercial work?

AZ ROC 234276, licensed, bonded and insured. We stand behind the work.

How long does a commercial install take?

It depends on demolition, access and phasing. You get a schedule with your proposal before work starts.