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Sta-Built Construction replaced a patchy waterfront lawn with Real Feel artificial turf at a Bellevue, WA home in January 2026. The turf went in as three sections, per the job checklist, including the lawn below the deck and a long strip along a concrete walk and block wall toward the water. The crew photos run from the January 2 site visit to the finished turf on January 23.
Project Details
- Location: Bellevue, WA
- Service: Artificial turf installation replacing a grass lawn
- Existing surface: Grass lawn with dug-up patches, surrounded by concrete walks and a block wall
- Turf: Real Feel, in three sections
- Border: Plastic edging, per the job checklist
- Base: Crushed rock over the excavated lawn
- Built: January 21 to 23, 2026 (crew photos)
- Project investment range: $11,300 to $17,800
- Warranty: 17-Year Craftsmanship Warranty
Before and after
The problem
The lawn sits between the house and the water, below a deck held up by tall posts, with concrete walks on two sides and a block wall along a third. In the January 2 photos the grass is green but uneven, with several patches dug down to bare soil near the water’s edge. The job file does not record what dug them up.
The solution
The plan replaced the grass with artificial turf in three sections. The job checklist marks the turf measurements “excellent (3 sections)”, calls for Real Feel turf with a plastic border, and flags that site access was unclear from the sales photos, which matters on a waterfront lot reached by narrow paths and stairs.
The materials
The job’s records hold no itemized material list, so the details here come from the job checklist and the photos. The turf is Real Feel. The photos show the base as gray crushed rock spread over the dug-out lawn area, and two rolls of turf delivered down the side walk on January 21. The checklist lists a plastic border.
How it was built
By January 21 the grass was gone and crushed rock was spread across all three sections, around the deck posts and up to the concrete walks. The turf rolls were staged on the side walk the same day.
The turf was down and finished by January 23, cut around the deck posts and along the concrete and the block wall.
The finished result
The lawn below the deck and the strip toward the water are now even turf from edge to edge, with no bare patches.
What a project like this costs
Project investment range: $11,300 to $17,800. This range reflects the scope of this completed project and is not a current quote.
The job file does not record the total square footage, so this range is for the three sections as built rather than a per-foot rate. Access to a waterfront lot, cuts around the deck posts, and edges along concrete and a wall all add labor to a turf job of this size.
See more on our artificial turf page and our Bellevue service area. Related projects: retaining walls and a fire pit patio in Bellevue and shaded backyard turf in Vancouver.
Related questions
What does artificial turf cost in Bellevue, WA?
This three-section waterfront turf job came in between $11,300 and $17,800. The range reflects this completed project and is not a current quote.
What turf was used?
Real Feel turf, per the job checklist, laid over a crushed rock base with a plastic border.
Can artificial turf be installed in January?
This one was. The base went in by January 21, 2026 and the turf was finished on January 23.
Can turf go around deck posts?
Yes. On this lawn the crew cut the turf around the deck’s support posts, which stand in the middle of the main section.
Planning something similar?
If your lawn is patchy or hard to keep up, Sta-Built can measure it and walk the access with you before quoting turf. Schedule a free design consultation.
This project documentation was prepared by Sta-Built Construction from the project records and photos from our crew, November 2026. Technical review by Ben Metsker, Manager.