Sierra Light
Sierra Light is a balanced-performance artificial turf designed for multiple residential and specialty applications, offering exceptional softness, natural-looking appearance, and moderate durability for typical residential use.
With a 1.5-inch pile height and 50 oz face weight, this turf provides a balanced combination of surface structure and comfort. Its drainage rate of 400 in/hr provides high drainage capacity suitable for pet applications, positioning it within its category based on its structural and material characteristics. It performs consistently across rooftops, patios, and hardscape installations and related residential applications.
Sierra Light by TigerTurf is an artificial grass product with 1.5-inch pile height and 50 oz/yd² face weight, featuring polyethylene yarn with Omega-shaped blades and 29 oz/yd² polypropylene backing.
Turf Characteristics
- Pile Height
- 1 1/2 in
- Face Weight
- 50 oz/yd²
- Gauge
- 3/8 in
- Total Weight
- 79 oz/yd²
- Tuft Bind
- 10 lb
Durability
Balanced durability for everyday residential use.
Comfort
Exceptional softness with a highly cushioned underfoot feel.
Purchase Access
Open access for residential buyers, installers, and DIY landscape projects.
Yarn
- Blade Profile
- Omega
- Yarn Color
- Apple, Green
- Yarn Material
- Polyethylene
- Fabric Construction
- Monofilament
- Thatching Color
- Tan, Green
- Thatch Material
- Polypropylene
- Thatch Construction
- Curled
- Grass Yarn Linear Density
- 9000 denier
- Thatch Yarn Linear Density
- 5000 denier
- UV Stabilizers
Backing
- Primary Backing Weight
- 7.3 oz/yd²
- Secondary Coating Weight
- 20 oz/yd²
- Total Backing Weight
- 29 oz/yd²
- Backing Material
- Polypropylene
- Primary Backing Structure
- Woven
- Secondary Backing Material
- Polyurethane
- Backing System / Reinforcement
- Quadruple-layer, Action backing
- Drainage Rate
- 400 in/hr
Structural Performance
Sierra Light offers moderate durability suitable for typical residential and light commercial use. Polyethylene fibers offer good durability with moderate resistance to wear and deformation, while optimal turf density provides strong structural support and excellent resistance to compression and wear, higher yarn denier improves fiber strength and resistance to wear under regular use.
High drainage efficiently moves water through the surface layer.
- Durability Score
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7.1/10confidence 83
- Drainage Score
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9.0/10confidence 100
Safety
Sierra Light may support accessible use, but no formal ADA compliance documentation is available. Moderate density supports accessibility with minor variation, while high drainage helps maintain a dry and stable surface, supporting accessibility under wet conditions.
Sierra Light by TigerTurf may retain heat and become warm under prolonged sun exposure. Lighter yarn colors reflect more sunlight, reducing heat buildup, while moderate pile height allows airflow and reduces heat retention. No infrared-reflective technology is specified, which may increase heat retention.
- PFAS
- PFAS-compliant
- ADA Accessibility
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3.4/10confidence 75
- Heat Comfort Score
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6.2/10confidence 100
Comfort / Experience
Sierra Light provides a soft and cushioned surface feel. Optimal pile height (1.5") enhances fiber flexibility and cushioning.
Sierra Light by TigerTurf offers a natural-looking surface with moderate visual variation. Multiple thatch tones enhance depth and closely mimic the layered look of natural grass, while optimal pile height creates natural depth and proportion, closely resembling real grass and balanced turf density creates natural fullness and visual depth, closely resembling real grass. Uniform blade shape may limit texture variation, making the surface appear more artificial.
- Softness Score
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9.4/10confidence 100
- Turf Realism Score
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7.7/10confidence 83
Maitenance Scores
Sierra Light offers easy maintenance with good resistance to debris buildup. Structured blade profiles resist debris accumulation and support easier cleaning, while very good drainage supports consistent cleaning performance. Higher turf density may increase surface fullness but can make debris removal more difficult.
Sierra Light by TigerTurf offers good debris resistance with limited surface accumulation. Structured blade profiles promote debris shedding and reduce buildup, while very good drainage supports consistent debris removal. Denser turf structure begins to restrict debris movement.
Sierra Light offers strong resistance to flattening with good fiber recovery over time. Structured blade profiles improve resistance to flattening and support strong fiber recovery, while optimal turf density provides strong support and improves resistance to matting.
- Maintenance Score
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8.1/10confidence 100
- Debris Resistance Score
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8.1/10confidence 100
- Turf Matting Score
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9.0/10confidence 100
Warranty
SGW offers tiered warranties - 15-year for landscape turf and 3–8 years for putting greens-covering material defects, UV degradation, and abnormal fiber breakdown under normal use, but like most turf warranties, it is limited to material protection only, excluding installation issues, misuse, environmental damage, matting from traffic, and heat damage from window reflection, with claims typically restricted to repair, replacement, or material credit rather than full project coverage. TigerTurf warranty
- Warranty
- 15-Year Warranty
Manufactured Rolls
- Roll Width
- 15 ft
- Roll Length
- 100 ft
Production Model
- Final Assembly Country
- USA
Installation Efficiency
Sierra Light provides excellent backing stability, maintaining structural integrity and consistent performance after installation. High-quality primary backing materials provide strong dimensional stability and resistance to deformation, while high-performance secondary backing materials enhance structural integrity and improve fiber lock, high tuft bind strength securely anchors fibers, reducing pull-out and improving stability.
Sierra Light by TigerTurf allows precise seam alignment with minimal visibility when installed correctly. Tight stitch gauge allows precise alignment and improves seam invisibility, while stable backing minimizes movement and improves seam consistency, optimal density improves fiber blending and seam concealment.
Sierra Light offers good cutting performance with manageable effort. Moderate face weight allows efficient cutting, while flexible backing materials improve cutting precision and reduce resistance. Heavier backing requires more effort during cutting.
- Backing Stability
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9.4/10confidence 100
- Seaming ease
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9.5/10confidence 100
- Cutting ease
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8.1/10confidence 100
- Roll weight
- 824 lb
Application Fit
- Landscape Score
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8.1/10confidence 94
- Playgrounds Score
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5.7/10confidence 85
- Pet Turf Score
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8.6/10confidence 97
- Sport Fields Score
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8.1/10confidence 97
- Rooftops Score
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8.4/10confidence 97
- Golf Fringe Score
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9.3/10confidence 100
Downloads
Sierra Light by TigerTurf is an artificial grass product with a 1.5-inch pile height, Omega-shaped blades, and 50 oz/yd² face weight, resulting in a turf density of 44.50. The construction combines polyethylene yarn with a woven polypropylene backing and a polyurethane coating, providing drainage exceeding 400 inches per hour.
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