What should be included in an artificial turf cleaning quote?
A legitimate quote is priced by measured square footage and condition, never by the hour, and names the tier: a basic clean, or a deep clean with odor and antimicrobial treatment included. Add-ons like infill or heavy odor treatment appear as their own priced lines, not lumped into the total, and it should not lean on pressure washing. TIMELESS Turf Restoration quotes this way across the Grand Strand.
The line items you should see
| Line item | What it means |
|---|---|
| Service tier | Essential Clean or Premium Restoration, named, so you know which tasks are bundled |
| Square footage band | The measured turf area, not the lot or the house square footage |
| Add-ons | Anything condition-dependent, priced on its own: heavy odor, infill, repairs |
| Total before work starts | A number you agreed to before anyone touches the yard |
Doing the square-footage math yourself
Measure the length times the width of each turf area and add them together; do not include planting beds, pavers or the driveway. A dog run that is 20 by 15 feet is 300 square feet, which lands in the up-to-500 band at $199 for an Essential Clean or $299 for a Premium Restoration. A backyard lawn at 30 by 28 feet is 840 square feet, in the 501-to-1,000 band at $249 or $399. Add your own areas up the same way and check them against the full price table before you accept a number that was never measured.
Brian prices it by square foot before any work starts, and every job ends blown clean.
What a deep clean should include as standard
A Premium Restoration, ours or anyone's worth the name, should already include debris removal, power brushing, a high-volume rinse, pet-odor and antimicrobial treatment, algae or organic buildup treatment, detailed grooming, infill redistribution, a seam-and-edge inspection, and before-and-after photos, which is what actually gets a smell like urine odor out of turf rather than just masking it. If odor and antimicrobial treatment are quoted as extras on top of something already called a deep clean, ask why; on ours they are part of the base price.
Add-ons that are legitimately separate
Some things genuinely depend on what the yard needs and are fair to price on their own: heavy pet-odor treatment at $75 to $150, infill redistribution at $0.35 to $0.65 per square foot, new infill installed at $0.75 to $1.50 per square foot, and repairs from $175 for an edge to $250 for a seam or patch. What should not be a separate line is the basic odor and antimicrobial treatment that a Premium Restoration is supposed to already carry.
Red flags
- Hourly pricing with no cap, since a slow crew or a hard yard should not cost you more.
- A number given with no square footage measured or asked for.
- Pressure washing described as the main cleaning method.
- No mention of what happens to the infill during or after the visit.
- Chemicals not named, or a vague "our special mix."
- Nothing in writing before the work starts.
When to call us
We quote by measured square footage and condition, in writing, before anything starts; the minimum visit is $199. If the actual size or condition turns out different once we are on site, we say so and confirm any change with you rather than adjusting the invoice afterward. See questions to ask a turf cleaner for what to ask before you book anyone.
Free quote, priced by square foot. You approve any add-on before we do it.
