No video :(

The Forgotten Lawn Leveling Tool For HIGH Spots

Подписаться 57 тыс.

Просмотров 14 тыс.

50% 1

Leveling a lawn isn't that complicated. You fill in low spots with new material and then seed over the top if necessary or you remove material from the high spots in your lawn to bring them down to the correct grade.
In this video I used an old hand tool to level out the high spots in part of my front parkway strip or sidewalk strip. Eventually I used a leveling rake to make sure everything was flat and even but the Mattox was the most useful tool for this job.
If I were to buy a new Mattox today this is the one I'd buy due to the weightier head and fiberglass handle: www.amazon.com...
You can usually find these used at estate sales though because the tools can last generations...at local estate sales you can usually pick up tools like this for just a few bucks used too making them great tools to pickup even if you don't plan on using one any time soon.
Make sure to watch this video on lawn leveling mistakes if you are gearing up for a bigger job: • These Lawn Leveling Mi...
◙◙◙◙ More About Me & Other Related Links ◙◙◙◙
(My Other Channels)
Turf Mechanic Briefs - / @turfmechanicbriefs
Turf Mechanic Vlogs - / @turfmechanicvlogs
My Latest Yard Tour
• End Of Lawn Season Yar...
My Lawn's Change Log
turfmechanic.c...
All About Me & What I Do
turfmechanic.c...
Premium Content Available Here
turfmechanicpr...
I'm Also On Instagram
/ turfmechanic

Опубликовано:

29 авг 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 29

@TurfMechanic 11 месяцев назад

►►► Want to fix your lawn for the long haul but don't know where to start? I can help! Click here right now and get started today: turfmech.link/dont-know-where-to-start ◄◄◄

@davidgonzales-ec8bo 10 месяцев назад

I've got a great method for lowering high spots in lawn. Use a pro plugger to remove cores from high areas.. Fill the holes with water. Use a deep root water litigator to liquify the dirt underneath the turf. Wait 20 minutes. Step on the lawn. It will lower the turf since the dirt comes up through the holes. It's super easy and quick. Please do a video on this.

@l9ikjam Год назад

I just used a tiller and chopped the dirt up. I then leveled the dirt and used a roller to to flatten it

@TonyMiller-ic6cq Год назад

G'day Brian I used a mattock in my job as a plumber for 30 plus years, my back is sore just remembering it🤣🤣 your rye grass is looking good mate👍

@briandejong4437 Год назад

A great video to inspire those of us who like the lawn flush with the curbs and utility boxes!

@velcroman11 Год назад

I put 1” tabs on the sides of my lute. I did this to prepare, level the soil 1” lower that the foot path. This ensured that when the turf was laid it would be “level” with the path.

@richardjohnson8009 Год назад

I made a leveling tool with a 4x4 post, that you just drag around, basically a hand box grader, it shows the high spots and low spots great and no bending over, you just gotta get it close then run that over it and it will grab the excess soil and distribute it evenly along the length

@LawnRight Год назад

i have a mattock.. used it to take out many tree stumps over the years but this just makes sense (thanks!).. Shaun

@kraziecatclady 10 месяцев назад

This is a helpful video. I've been hitting mine with a tiller, but because I didn't remove the grass and I have a cheap tiller, I keep needing to stop and yank all the weeds/grass off of it. I have more low spots than high spots, but there are still quite a few. All these "superflat" videos are way better than what I'm starting with. There's tons of potholes in the yard. I just want it flat enough in the rose garden area to use my reel mower without any issues.

@hatpeach1 Год назад

Very helpful! Thanks for showing me something new.

@RDAmidwest Год назад

Dreaming of a skid steer! But doing it manually is better than a gym membership.

@diyard3001 Год назад

How about using the scarifier to pulverize the top layer and the raking it off?

@phidip2328 Год назад

Just what I was thinking. Using the Sun Joe would be a great method. I think I'm gonna try that out.

@pi1325 Год назад

Can't you just use the detatcher with the blades set to braze the surface of the dirt and then with a rake, just displace the loosened soil from that high spot? Would it work?

@gerradgeorge5148 4 месяца назад

What’s your thoughts on a few random high spots in the lawn? I was considering doing a full sand level but the more I look at it, it’s really a few high spots and then I feel pretty good about the level of the majority. I have Bermuda, so I mean couldn’t I theoretically take down the spots in a similar manner and then just let the Bermuda spread back in or even take some plugs or sprigs from another area?

@TurfMechanic 4 месяца назад

depends on how low you mow. With Bermuda some people go crazy and drop it well below an inch, but if you are around 2" then high spots are far easier to ignore. One other option not discussed in this video is to use a flat edge shovel to cut sod chunks out of the high spot then remove soil from below those chunks, then place the chunks back on the lawn where the high spot used to be. Obviously you would take care to make clean cuts and level the ground under the sod chunks you pulled so that they sit flat once you replace them but it does work. Otherwise just get a manual core aerator and remove cores from the high spots every couple months. Over time the high spots will settle slightly lower making them less dramatic. Takes a long time though.

@gerradgeorge5148 4 месяца назад

@@TurfMechanic oh wow! See you gave me a couple more ways to look at it! I do in fact have a manual, so I will grab some cores out! I like the idea of getting the soil out from under too. All good ideas! Thank you!

@TurfMechanic 4 месяца назад

@@gerradgeorge5148 👊

@richardportelli1983 Год назад

Did you abandon the scarifier technique?

@TurfMechanic Год назад

scarifier technique is a seasonal benefit technique. Do it 2-3 times a year over a few season and incremental improvement will win in the end. This technique shown in this video is great for quick repair of a truly high spot. Notice I didn't evert once mention this would be useful for anyone that wasn't ready to seed into the repair zone afterwards. If I kept scarifying the full parkway strip periodically over the next few years then it would flatten itself out eventually but I'm planning on reseeding that area so in that regard, yes, I decided to take the fast repair job featured in this video over the slow gradual scarifier method. I'll probably film some of the footage on the parkway strip of my reno but won't likely make a full video on this technique. I want to get my buffalo growing there before summer.

@m.ornellas Год назад

It is called a Pulaski

@lamcarter Год назад

Rent a sod cutter, finish it with the mattock 🤷🏾‍♂️ That’s a long strip!

@rxlo1015 Год назад

👍👍👍👍

@xBenny_Blanco Год назад

Not sure why, for the amount of info and advice you seem to give, your lawn dont reflect everything you say. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@BudgetLawns Год назад

He’s just getting going on a new to him lawn that was in really rough shape when he took it over. Keep up the great work Brian.

@xBenny_Blanco Год назад

@@BudgetLawns I'm not trying to be a jerk man. I look thru all previous videos trying to see if I see a video that benefits me. But noticed what I said in previous comment. So no shade man, I'm just gonna move on. 👍🏾