Like thousands of Los Angeles homeowners, the Sherman Oaks family who contacted Toppers Turf had spent years fighting a losing battle against the realities of maintaining natural grass in Southern California. Despite dedicating significant time, money, and water to their front and backyard lawns every single week, the results were consistently disappointing — brown patches spreading through summer, muddy zones appearing every winter, skyrocketing water bills arriving every month, and an ever-growing list of weekend chores that consumed the family’s precious time without ever delivering the lush, perfectly green lawn they had always envisioned when they first purchased their home. After their city issued its third consecutive drought restriction notice limiting outdoor watering to two days per week, the family made the decision that thousands of their Los Angeles neighbors had already made before them — it was time to make the switch to premium artificial grass and reclaim both their lawn and their weekends forever.
From the very first consultation our design team recognized that this project was about far more than simply replacing grass — it was about transforming how this family experienced and enjoyed their home. The front yard needed to create outstanding curb appeal that would make the home stand out beautifully on the street while requiring absolutely zero ongoing maintenance from the homeowners. The backyard needed to become a true outdoor living space — a safe, clean, permanently green environment where the couple’s three young children and two golden retrievers could play freely every single day without tracking mud through the house, without the family worrying about lawn chemicals, and without the constant background stress of another weekend of mowing, edging, watering, and fertilizing stretching out ahead of them. We specified our Everyday Green turf for the front yard — chosen for its extraordinarily realistic multi-directional blade design that makes it genuinely difficult to distinguish from natural grass even at close range — and our Country Acre PFAS-free turf for the backyard, selected specifically for its outstanding pet-friendly credentials, its heavy-use durability rated for the enthusiastic daily activity of three children and two large dogs, and its complete freedom from any harmful chemicals that could affect the health of the family’s kids or beloved pets.
The installation was completed in just three days and the reaction from the family was everything that makes Toppers Turf’s work so deeply rewarding. The homeowner’s youngest daughter ran straight onto the finished backyard lawn the moment our team stepped aside and spent the next two hours playing on the new surface without once coming inside — the highest possible endorsement any artificial grass installation could ever receive. The front yard transformation stopped neighbors in their tracks within hours of completion, with four separate households knocking on the door that first evening to ask who had done the work and whether they could have Toppers Turf’s contact details. Six months after installation the family reported that their water bill had dropped by over $200 every single month, their weekends were completely free from lawn maintenance for the first time since moving into the home, and their backyard had become the family’s absolute favorite space in the entire house — used every single day regardless of season or weather.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Neighborhood impact: 4 neighbor referrals on day one of completion
Total area: 4,800 sq ft — front yard and full backyard
Products used:
Front yard: Everyday Green Natural Multi-Blade Turf
Backyard: Country Acre PFAS-Free Pet-Friendly Turf
Installation time: 3 business days
Family: Couple with 3 young children and 2 golden retrievers
Pile height: 1.5″ — 2″ natural lawn appearance
UV color rating: 10 out of 10 — permanent color stability
Drainage rate: 69.2 inches per hour
Safety: 100% PFAS-free — child-safe and pet-friendly certified
Water savings: $200+ per month reduction in water bill
Previous lawn maintenance cost: $4,800 per year
New maintenance cost: Zero
Warranty: 15-year full product and workmanship warranty
