{"id":3974,"date":"2026-10-15T17:10:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/plate-compactor\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:57:14","slug":"plate-compactor","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/plate-compactor\/","title":{"rendered":"Plate Compactor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>plate compactor<\/strong> (also known as a vibratory plate) is a piece of construction equipment with a heavy base plate that vibrates via an unbalanced motor. This causes the material&#8217;s particles to pack together more tightly, making the ground load-bearing. <\/p>\n<h2>Use with Artificial Turf<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>compacting the <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/gravel-base-layer\/\">crushed stone base layer<\/a> in stages<\/li>\n<li>lightly re-compacting the leveling layer made of <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/crushed-sand\/\">crushed sand<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/premium-chippings\/\">chippings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For private gardens, plate compactors can be rented from a hardware store or construction equipment rental company. Without sufficient compaction, dents will later appear in the artificial turf. Find out more 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>A plate compactor compacts gravel, chippings, and sand through vibration. It is essential for a stable artificial turf substructure. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3974","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3974","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\/3974\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}