{"id":3716,"date":"2026-10-15T17:10:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/installation-direction\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:47:49","slug":"installation-direction","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/installation-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation direction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial grass blades do not stand completely upright; instead, they lean slightly in one direction\u2014the so-called grain. The <strong>installation direction<\/strong> determines which way this grain runs across the surface. <\/p>\n<h2>Rules of thumb<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All rolls must run in the same direction\u2014otherwise they will appear different in brightness and seams will become visible.<\/li>\n<li>The blades should point towards the main viewing point, for example towards the patio or the window. This makes the lawn look densest. <\/li>\n<li>Before cutting, align and mark all rolls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Technologies such as <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/ready\/\">ReaDY\u00ae<\/a> make the fibres fall more irregularly and reduce the effect. Explained step by step in our <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/ratgeber\/installing-artificial-grass-a-step-by-step-guide-from-the-pros\/\">installation guide<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The installation direction describes which way the artificial grass blades point. It affects the appearance and the visibility of seams. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3716","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexikon"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3716\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}