longsufferingmetsfan posted:I've always wondered about the cost. We're in north Texas and have seen some incredible turf fields. It almost seems commonplace at this point, and is no longer a shock.
Does anyone know what it costs a school to put down turf and how long it is expected to last?
Our local HS spent $3.8 million on a new football stadium, turf field, and field house. Of that $3.8 million, the turf field was probably $800,000 - $1 million. This was after it was estimated to cost almost $6 million to bring the old stadium and field up to standards (it was over 30 years old - stadium had structural issues, and the the field needed major work and that included a new parking lot - field was at a different site from the newly built high school). The new field is used for soccer and field hockey in addition to football. The local youth association rents it out in the fall for youth football ($1,000/day).
I belief turf has a lifetime expectancy of 10 years with replacement cost in the $500,000 - $800,000. So what you save in maintenance should go to help cover the cost of new turf when the time comes.