The published numbers first: installed artificial turf runs about $5 to $20 per square foot nationally, most residential lawns settle between $8 and $14, and a typical 500-square-foot yard works out near $4,000 to $9,000. Those figures come from national cost guides, not from an Opdyke West quote, and their job is to keep every bid you collect, including ours, inside the bounds of reason.
Two cost notes specific to a town this size. First, small yards price higher per square foot than big ones, because base prep, equipment, and crew time have a floor no matter the footage, so if you are also thinking about a side run or a dog area, quoting it all at once gets you the better number. Second, being four miles from Levelland means Opdyke West jobs ride the same routes west-side work already uses. Quotes are free and there is no obligation. It is worth asking any bidder whether the number covers the whole scope, demo, base, turf, and infill, so nothing lands as a surprise later.
It helps to know what the quote's line items mean. Demolition covers cutting out whatever surface exists and hauling it away. Base covers three to four inches of crushed rock, compacted in lifts until it drains and holds grade. Turf, seaming, fastening, and infill are the visible half. A good Opdyke West quote lists each of those against the measured square footage, which is what makes two bids comparable in the first place.
Timing has some flex in it. A base can go in one week and the turf the next if weather interferes, because compacted rock only gets tighter while it waits. What does not change in good work is the sequence: ground prepared first, grade proven against a hose test where drainage is in question, and only then the turf, the seams, the fastening, and the infill. Skipping a step saves a day and costs a yard.