Time needed: per a 1000 square feet and one man=2 days and 6 hours.

How to install your own lawn

1. Remove Old Lawn/Debris
   

   Cut out previous lawn using sod cutter if level, if not use rotor-tiller to cut out lawn and previous roots.
   Hand pick all perimeters with mattock pick-ax to assure not to damage bordering or concrete areas.
   Dispose of waste then begin breaking down soil by tilling the lawn vertically and horizontally doing the majority of your grading while cleaning out waste with raking and shoveling.

2. Trench For Sprinklers
   

   Trenching can be done after your major grading and should a minimum of 12 “below finished grade though 18-24″ preferred. If a main line of pressure minimum of 18″ and any other lines 2′ or 24” below grade. 
   This can be done manually with trenching shovels and pick-axes or with powered trenching machine.
   After all lines are installed test lines turn on to remove any debris and glue and adjust. 
   Fill in all trenches and rake and roll multiple times to properly pack the trenching. walking in trench lines first couple times packing 
   in will also help before raking and rolling.

   

3. Add Topsoil
   

   Bare minimum of 1 yard of topsoil/compost mix per a 250 square feet area to amend soil and neutralize P.H.- this is a 1″ spread over soil
   If area is mad of clay or need nutrients double your soil needed to 2 yards per 250 square feet. If large plants or trees were removed or remain call us for adjusted recommendation.

4. Rototill Soil
   

   Now till in the new topsoil to the old soil. this will further break down any rooting or waste from old lawn and plants and will help with surfacing the waste. rototill until soil is broken down and you are down at least 6″-8″ deep. level out with rakes continuing to take out any rocks roots waste or debris. the soil should be to resembling a sandy loam mix.

5. Rake , Level and Roll Soil
   

   begin setting your finish grade and cleaning out any remaining waste. At this point 99 percent of the waste should have been organically removed by raking out waste shoveling it up and taking it to dumps. use roller filled with water to compact soil them use rake to rough up any waste. after turn rake and grade an roll again. Use landscape rake to assure the easiest grading with wider rake.

6. ADD FERTILIZER
   

   After your soil area is graded to a finish height of 5/8″-1″ under finish height all waste removed and all soil had been mixed graded cleaned and packed add a starter fertilizer. Make sure to use fertilizer low in nitrogen when installing to promote rooting.

7. Lay Sod
   

   use staggered brick formation making sure your seems are tight and well tucked into any edging. Water immediately after completion or 2 hrs into beginning if not completed. Install the same day this is a living product that is very delicate at this moment and is for the next two Weeks.

   

8. Water and Roll Lawn
   

   water lawn after finishing cutting lawn in and checking seems and quality. After installing roll lawn with roller filled with roller filled with water. Keep watering 2-3 times a day for 15-20 minutes for 3 weeks to a month until rooted after, then go to every other day.