Most house owners agree that maintaining a healthy and balanced lawn is a matter of pride. You desire your house to look lovely, and appropriate yard care plays a significant part in that. So when you listen to stories of bounce houses destroying lawns, you take notice. Do bounce houses destroy grass? Is that actually accurate?
Here's the concise response: No, bounce houses do not ruin grass. But without taking a few preventative measures, your bounce house can add to a list of elements that will turn grass yellow or brownish.
The recipe for discoloring grass generally consists of some mix of dryness and high temperature, both of which are common in the summer here in the States. There are various other elements to consider also; weeds and bugs are frequent offenders. And gardeners spilling manure on their yard while transporting it can interfere with the pH balance of the lawn as well.
Now here's the bright side: grass is unbelievably durable, and discolored grass is typically far from ruined. Grass goes dormant when it's distressed, hence the color tone changes. To paraphrase a well-known Monty Python sketch, it isn't dead ... it's just resting. It's waiting on problems to improve so it can bounce back to colorfulness again.
A lot of the time, discolored grass can be brought back to its green splendor with simply some light watering and a splash of patience. If there are larger underlying issues, like pests or weeds, those might need to be attended to initially. However in the majority of instances grass discoloration is a simple matter of dryness and high temperature, and quickly repaired with a sprinkler.
Exactly how Does a Bounce House Affect My Yard?
A properly put together bounce house isn't going to have any long lasting impact on an currently healthy and balanced lawn. But establishing your vinyl crossover or commercial inflatable on already-stressed lawn can bring about troubles. Simply remedied issues, yet issues nevertheless.
Bounce houses are large. They're hefty. Ours here are made from heavy duty commercial grade vinyl. So when you put together a bounce house on grass, it's going to compound and exacerbate whatever underlying issues your grass might have.
As opposed to popular belief, bounce houses do not "smother" grass by cutting off oxygen. Rather, they boost those two abovementioned harmful elements-- warmth and dryness-- and that can cause grass to temporarily go dormant. Normally, this is easily fixed with watering. And better still, it's pretty simple to prevent completely.
The best method to prevent a bounce house from destroying grass (well, making it go dormant anyway) is to ensure the following:
- Constantly set up your bounce house on a healthy lawn
- Use lighter colored tarps underneath your bounce house. Darker tarps can absorb sunshine and pass the warmth straight into your grass
- Stay clear of "high warmth" areas on your lawn that are regularly subjected to direct sunshine and aren't sprinkled routinely
- Never leave your bounce house up for greater than 12 hours when preventable
- If there's a shaded area of your grass ideal for your inflatable game, set it up there as an alternative
- Don't set up your bounce house in the exact same place every time you inflate it. Try to move it around your lawn to various locations with each new arrangement
- When your family and friends are done enjoying your bounce house and you've rolled it back up, water the grass for good measure
Make certain You Have the Best Tarp for the Task!
Whether your bounce house is from our vinyl crossover collection, or you're setting up a larger industrial inflatable, the sturdy tarp you choose is going to play a substantial part in preventing your bounce home from damaging your grass.
Surf our collection of commercial premium strong tarps. Dark tarps work excellent inside and for configurations on cooler days in check that spring or fall. Lighter tarps and more vibrant tarpaulins are optimal any time of year, but they specifically shine (no pun intended) in the summertime, since they'll reflect sunshine as opposed to absorbing it.
Need assistance locating the best tarp for your bounce house, blow up water slide, or blow up obstacle course? Give our sales team a phone call today and we'll be more than pleased to aim you in the right direction!