In short with complete honesty yes.
Artificial grass laying flat.
If you are concerned about weeds growing through your artificial grass lay out a geotextile barrier at the bottom of the excavated area.
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With consistent use all artificial grass will flatten to an extent.
Laying the artificial grass.
Artificial grass will flatten in areas of heavy use but this is incredibly easy to correct.
Grass of good quality will simply recover after intensive use for instance when you had a swimming pool on your lawn.
At the end of this step you should have an evenly flat and hard base.
No matter what you try to do about it.
You simply need to groom your lawn which you should do about once a month anyway brushing your lawn encourages the blades to return to their erect positions and can be accomplished quickly in areas that have flattened a bit.
Moisten and compact the base.
Spread the base for your installation site using a rake and leveler to ensure proper drainage.
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Grass of lesser quality however usually becomes flat and remains flat.
Preparation for best results you should lay your turf on a 35mm layer of compacted sharp sand.
For compacting use a power compactor going over several times.
Laying on soil or sand base.
For the best results sprinkle some water over this spread before compacting.
How to fix flat artificial grass.
At the end of the day artificial grass is made from lots of thin extrusions of plastic which under consistent use will start to wear beyond their plastic memory and soften resulting in individual blades having less ability to support themselves.