Artificial Grass Roll & Other Outdoor Surfacing

[kawasemi]

Our house has a nice little balcony area, about 4m x 2m, and I'm thinking to put down some of that roll-out artificial grass stuff.

Does anyone here have any experience with that? Or any other surface (tiles, outdoor carpet, etc) that you've been happy with?
I thought I'd ask, as I've seen mixed results just walking around my neighborhood -- some of it seems to wear away quite easily.

[RetireJapan]

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[TJKansai]

Our balcony tiles are now 20 years old. A few have cracks, but no pieces breaking off despite daily laundry and frequent BBQ usage.

Not really relevant to your case, but my neighbor put down a lot of loose white and black stones in front of their house a few years ago. Looks pretty clean, simple and low maintenance, like a "Japanese Garden." However, my wife told me they have to periodically hand clean the stones in their front yard as they get covered with dirt and weeds grow in between.

[kawasemi]

Our balcony tiles are now 20 years old. A few have cracks, but no pieces breaking off

That sounds great, and maybe a decent option. I've never put down outdoor tile, but it doesn't look too hard.

my neighbor put down a lot of loose white and black stones in front of their house a few years ago.

I have those in front of my house; just a small area that runs along the front of the window. They look great. I might consider them for the irregular, non-walking areas on my patio (it's sort of a weird irregular shape). I hadn't thought of that, so thanks for mentioning!

[Paulo]

I'm thinking to put down some of that roll-out artificial grass stuff. Does anyone here have any experience with that?

When I pulled my deck down 3-4 years ago I decided to lay artificial grass in my garden as half of it doesn't get the greatest amount of direct sunlight - Tokyo houses are so close together! It was easy to lay and I've had no problems at all yet.

I got it off Rakuten https://item.rakuten.co.jp/dondon/wt004 ... 2af3535118