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At the illustrative starting inputs of $12–$20 per square foot, 300 square feet produces a $3,600–$6,000 installation budget. These rates are scenario assumptions, not verified California market prices or a contractor quote. Replace them with written quotes for your site and scope.
It subtracts new turf cleaning water and care costs from the lawn irrigation and care costs you would stop paying. Enter annual cash costs for the area being replaced, excluding fixed water service fees. The result can be zero or negative. With no existing natural lawn, avoided lawn costs are zero.
No. Simple payback is installation cost divided by positive net annual savings. If your new running costs equal or exceed the old costs, there is no payback from running-cost savings. Even a positive result can take longer than the turf lasts. Financing, inflation and future replacement costs are excluded.
No rebate is deducted. SoCal Water$mart does not allow synthetic turf under its turf replacement program. Check eligibility and preapproval requirements with your water agency before choosing a qualifying landscape conversion.