Well, let's see..I'll have to buy or rent a scape tank, I'll have to buy a machete, and I need to get a roller. It might be easy but it ain't gonna be cheap and easy.
Great video family… we do it the same way down here in Florida, just burn the grass out and add more dirt lol… I’ve used that machine before as well… removing rocks…
On average you'll spend $300 for the trailer and the machine. Hiring someone to lay 3 pallets of sod will cost you $950 and that doesn't include the sod, dirt and delivery fees. So yes to easier but not cheaper.
I'm new to sod. I actually am trying to fixed a small slope area. I laid some of the pieces vertical (literally 24hrs ago). Should I change the direction of these pieces or should just the sod alone?
Not True, We've done this several times and have never had an issue. Bermuda, Zoysia and St. Augustine have all done well using this technique. We have not tried other grasses.
@A-Veteran Land Scape & Site Work I've used this method several times with Fescue and bluegrass, it works great and avoids harmful chemicals as well as saves prep cost of a complete tear out. This is definitely the way to do it if you can! Great work!
Doing sod is no where close to easy. They make it look easy cus it’s 3-4 ppl with machines. Imagine doing it by yourself and having to carry and walk everywhere, each square weighs 25-40lbs, Placing down sod is one of the hardest job I’ve done. Especially having to fill in a whole yard with 8 pallets. Took me 19 hours over the span of 3 days. After each day I could barely walk or bend over
I saw some guys making and using a u shape wooden thing with a piece of 2" x 12" x 36" for the bottom and 2 pieces of 2 x 4 x 48 one on each side with some screws or nails to the bottom piece. You put it on top of sod and step on it and move it and repeat until you flatten the whole sod, that helps sod make contact with soil and should work on small yards. It will be time consuming but cheap. I might do that myself, don't have roller and no truck to rent roller neither.
