Turf next to a pool can look great and save sweeping, but it has to handle splash water, bare feet and pool chemicals, and it can't send dirt and infill into the water. Most of that comes down to edges, drainage and placement.
Keep a hard edge at the deck
Most pool areas keep a strip of concrete or pavers between the water and the turf. That strip gives wet feet a place to land, stops infill from washing into the pool, and gives the turf a firm edge to finish against. Ask how the installer will finish the edge where turf meets the deck.
Drainage away from the pool
Splash water and backwash shouldn't pool on the turf or run back toward the water. The base should slope away from the deck and the house. The drainage and base guide explains how that's built.
Heat and bare feet
Turf in afternoon sun gets very hot, which matters most where people walk barefoot. Put shade over the turf near the pool or keep turf to the shaded side. Our guide on how hot artificial turf gets covers the numbers.
Chemicals and cleaning
Ask the turf manufacturer how its product handles chlorinated or salt water, and rinse the turf with fresh water now and then. Keep pool chemicals off the turf when you store or add them.
Debris and the pool
Leaves and dust blow off turf just as they blow off gravel. A blower pointed away from the pool, and a quick sweep after storms, keeps it out of the skimmer. The maintenance guide has a simple routine, and our installation page explains how we set up estimates.