Get quote of RM8500 to:

1) remove and dump old soil for about 4 inches deep
2) lay new soil
3) lay plastic weed sheet
4) lay chipping stone 10mm
5) lay artificial grass

should i ask the contractor go to fly kites or what?

That price is amazing....

Just 1 quote to decide ?

good or bad, contractor pun dont tell what grade of grass he gonna use.

this is not a must do task, so just get 1 quote first to see how does the market go

In a free economy, there will be a range of pricing.

Yeah, i was also considering same. currently, my 200 sq.ft is natural glass, and kind a mess now. Am also thinking to do artificial grass with some concrete block of stone coz I still need to park my car.

i think they have different length of grass, like 25mm, 30mm, 15mm...

last month I asked a guy from mudah, also never gave me quote yet

i will try to seek for another quotation and see the price range.

Technically the labour part is just to dig up the old soil.
Weed sheet not required, just use old newspapers thick thick layer of it cover whole area will suffice.

New soil and grass patches you can buy from those nurseries along jalan sungai buloh (between end of subang airport road and otw to kwasa sentral). Soil or potting mix also maybe few hundreds. Then the grass patches ready to plug and play from 5-10 bucks depending on type per patch about 1*2feet patches. It will get muddy so you should bring along lots of plastic trash bag for the grass patches before you muddd the boot.

Oh artificial grass will be cheaper per roll. Hardware store or Shopee also got sell per roll. The stones you can get from the building materials supplier.

This post has been edited by ceo684: Nov 16 2020, 11:57 PM

Newspaper???!!! R u kidding??

Come raining time.. the whole thing will disintegrate...


Btw, TS, y need to remove old soil?? not like u gonna grow anything there...

I have not done artificial grass b4, but i've DIY with pebbles/rocks

basically u need to remove grass/weed, then just lay weed mat...

Then the drain cell, then the artifical grass

Of coz u need to level the ground first b4 laying the weed mat

The artificial grass itself should contribute most of the cost.
Per roll of 2m x 25m (approx 533sqft) costs about RM2000 -> RM7000.
Much cheaper if you get it from shopee or lazada but the quality is not guaranteed.

Obvious specs are pile height, density and material.
Hidden but important things are UV tolerance, harmful substance, backing materials and etc.


Labour for artificial is more than digging up old soil only.
Laying sand base and leveling are also important to assist in water drainage and ensure even floor.
Weed sheet is optional because artificial grass can act as a big weed sheet itself.
However, the weed sheet is recommended by many western landscapers.
There are basically two types: PE weed membrane (black) and Geotextiles (white).
Both are effective in weed control but water permissibility is heavily affected.


Removing old soil is needed to make room for new sand and crushed gravel base so that the whole ground level is not elevated a lot.
Also, it will remove the unwanted weed seeds.

Drain cell is required for concrete floor only, optional for sand/soil base.
Otherwise, the cost will be high (around RM10 for 50cm x 50cm cell).

This post has been edited by Snoy: Nov 17 2020, 05:35 PM