{"id":3983,"date":"2026-10-15T17:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/slope\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:57:40","slug":"slope","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/slope\/","title":{"rendered":"Slope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even though artificial grass is water-permeable, the subbase should have a slight <strong>slope<\/strong>\u2014usually around 1\u20132%, which is 1\u20132 cm per meter. During heavy rain, this allows water to drain off the surface or via the <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/drainage-mat\/\">drainage mat<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h2>What you should look out for<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Always drain away from the building<\/li>\n<li>Use the existing slope on balconies and terraces to direct water to the drain<\/li>\n<li>Avoid hollows and depressions when leveling the base layer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A properly planned slope is part of every professional <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/sub-base\/\">subbase<\/a>. 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>The slope is the slight inclination of a surface that allows rainwater to drain away. For artificial grass, it prevents puddles and waterlogging. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3983","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3983","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\/3983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}