Boréal Turf · 2026 lineup / surface

Premium turf.
Honest pricing.
Built for Canada.

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38 mm down / blades

9,000 — 14,000 Detx.

Polyethylene yarn. Cheap turf runs ~6,000 Detx — ours starts at 9,000 and tops out at 14,000 on the sports SKU. Thicker blade, longer life.

42 mm down / infill

Silica + cooling infill.

Anti-bacterial. Drains 30L per minute per square metre. Optional on residential — required on dog runs, recommended on south-facing yards.

50 mm down / backing

Reinforced backing.

PP + fiberglass NET mesh + either White SBR (residential, flagship) or SPU (sports, outdoor). Engineered for the job — not a quality hierarchy. Cheap turf skips the mesh entirely.

130 mm down / substrate

Crushed limestone base.

3″ of crushed stone, 1″ of stone dust. Compacted in lifts. Drains in a thunderstorm. Lasts 25 years.

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Contractor-grade direct Fiberglass mesh-reinforced backings 9,000 — 14,000 Detx fiber Four grasses, one honest price Shipping coast to coast Same turf the installer charges 3× for
The product

Two backing systems. Same line.

SBR and SPU aren't a tier ladder. They're engineered for different jobs. Our flagship and premium residential SKUs run a specialty stadium-grade White SBR — the highest-cost backing formulation we sell. Our sports and landscape SKUs run SPU because drainage and cold-flex matter more on those surfaces. Pick the SKU for the job, not the backing.

01

White SBR — flagship + residential

Specialty stadium-grade formulation. Highest wholesale cost in our line. On Hybrid-A and Normal-D, where blade hold and showcase appearance lead.

02

SPU — sports + landscape

Polyurethane backing with mesh. Higher drainage rate, stays flexible to −40°C. On Football-G and Landscape-I, where freeze-thaw and play-traffic dictate.

03

Fiberglass NET mesh — three of four SKUs

The reinforcement layer most marketplace turf skips. Won't tear at the seam. Won't pull tufts. The detail that decides whether a lawn lasts 3 years or 25.

Warranty
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UV + wear, whole-panel replacement. Standard across all four SKUs.
Drainage
0in/hr
Perforated mesh-reinforced backing. Drains harder than a natural lawn in clay soil.
Fiber thickness
0k+
Detx, minimum across the line. Cheap turf runs around 6,000.
Stitch density
0k+
Stitches per m², minimum. Sports SKU goes to 23,100. Cheap turf: ~10,500.

The gap is on the spec sheet,
not the marketing.

Marketplace turf and ours look similar in the listing photo. They are not the same product. Here are the four numbers that actually separate them — pulled from our supplier sheet vs. typical bottom-tier import.

Spec axis
Boréal Turf Our line
Bottom-tier import Marketplace
Fiber thickness Detx — denier, the yarn weight per 9,000 m. Thicker blade = longer life, better recovery underfoot.
9,000 — 14,000 Detx 9k on flagship Hybrid-A, 11k on premium residential, 14k on the sports SKU. ~2× thicker
~6,000 Detx Lighter yarn shreds under traffic. Mats in 18 months on a dog run.
Stitch density Stitches per square metre. Higher density = fuller pile, blades stand up longer, less infill needed.
16,800 — 23,100 /m² 16,800 on residential, 23,100 on the sports SKU. Tighter than most contractor-grade installs. ~1.6 — 2.2× denser
~10,500 /m² Sparse pile, scalp shows through, looks thin from the patio.
Backing reinforcement Fiberglass NET mesh between PP primary and the secondary backing. The detail that decides if seams hold.
3 of 4 SKUs include NET mesh Normal-D, Football-G, Landscape-I run PP + NET + SBR/SPU. Hybrid-A runs solid White SBR. Mesh-reinforced
Almost never Single-layer PP backing. Tufts pull. Seams open at the first frost cycle.
Wholesale tier Where the product comes from. Same mill, same grade, different distribution.
Contractor-grade direct The same grade installers across Canada and Quebec mark up 3× to homeowners. Sold direct, retail. Same mill, no markup
Marketplace overstock Off-spec runs and B-grade rolls dumped through resellers. No spec sheet, no warranty path.
See all four SKUs side-by-side →
The math on your weekends

The list of things you no longer do.

A real lawn needs mowing, watering, fertilizing, aerating, reseeding, and edging — every season, for as long as you own the house. Boréal needs a leaf blower in October.

  • Mow 28 hrs / yr
  • Water 18 hrs / yr
  • Fertilize 8 hrs / yr
  • Aerate 6 hrs / yr
  • Reseed 12 hrs / yr
  • Edge 8 hrs / yr
Hours saved · per year
0hrs

Roughly two full work-weeks back. Compounding for every year you own the lawn.

Annual savings
$0

Mower fuel + water + fertilizer + reseed kits + the occasional landscaper. A typical 800 sqft front yard.

Best match

Pile
Density
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Best match

Pile
Density
Color
Spec your lawn

Tell us how you live on it.

Three inputs. We pick the two grasses that best fit, ranked by durability, pet-friendliness, and putting suitability. Drag the tiles to inspect from another angle.

Foot traffic Low · High
Pet use None · Heavy
The lineup

Four grasses. Pick one.

A flagship hybrid. A premium residential lawn. A non-infill sports turf. A cold-climate landscape SKU. Each engineered for a specific job — not a quality ladder. Order a free 4-swatch sample pack and feel them in your hand.

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The same Normal-D the installer wanted $14 a foot for. We laid it ourselves over a long weekend.
— Marc Tremblay · Trois-Rivières · 1,400 sqft
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800 sqft 50 — 5,000 sqft
Coverage 800 sqft
Price/sqft $5.89
Grass $4,712
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Total before tax $4,712
Install

A long weekend. Two people.

Most homeowners install Boréal themselves. The base prep is the hard part — the turf is just rolled, cut, and seamed. We ship a 12-page guide with every order.

01 / Prep

Excavate 4″

Strip sod and topsoil. Set a level base — gentle slope away from the house.

02 / Base

Lay aggregate

3″ of crushed limestone, 1″ of stone dust. Compact in lifts. The base is the install.

03 / Roll

Unroll the turf

Same direction on every panel. Let it relax 24 hours before seaming.

04 / Finish

Seam, nail, brush

Glue seams, perimeter spike every 6″, broom against the grain. Done.

It drains in a thunderstorm. The dog can't tell.
— Sarah Cheung · Calgary · 600 sqft dog run