Does anyone know anything about laying a lawn? We've got a guy doing ours at the moment and were wondering if it looks like he's doing a good job or if he's a bit of a cowboy?

Cheers,

Pete

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whe they did ours, they laid it end to end in long strips.

did he roller it first with a heavy roller, if not it will sink in time, ours did.

Ray

looks ok to me

What aspect of it are you worried about?

They didn't roller it but they did walk it all down and it was only a fairly thin layer of new top soil so that should be ok.

My dad's just a bit paranoid because this is the 3rd time we've had the lawn done and they've made a mess of it both times before, but then my dad does like to worry

Wasn't sure about laying it in strips or going round like he has, I guess we just have to hope he knows what he's doing!

Pete

most important rule

GREEN SIDE UP

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Originally posted by Rob James
most important rule

GREEN SIDE UP

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Turf is normally laid with all the joints being off set, it helps the grass bond so you don't get load of big gaps.

If you don't like the way someone else is doing it, you know what the answer is. You don't roll it till it's been laid and settled and don't forget to water it.

Yeah I did suggest to my dad that we had a go at it ourselves but he said he'd prefer the peace of mind of getting someone else to do it. Then he starts worrying that they're doing it wrong...

I think I'll just slip something into his coffee to make him relax a bit

Pete

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Originally posted by scoobyis2cool
I think I'll just slip something into his coffee to make him relax a bit

Pete

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yeah!

this is an good thread...

Bestre rule green side up hahahaaha..

ohja and don't forget the water!...

TKS

It dosen't really matter how it is laid it can be fixed afterwards with a mixture of coarse sand, peaty compost, lawn fertiliser and grass seed.

1st for a weed free lawn ideally don't turff it seed it.

2nd don't mow it too closely

3rd mow it little but often without a grass box.

4th feed in the spring with feed & weed

5th feed it in the fall

6th Spot weed and burn off moss with lawn sand.

7th Overs seed thin patches with grass seed and peat in spring.

8th Don't try to roll out bumps -- fill the hollows gradually with a mixture of coarse sand and peat and grass seed with a little lawn fertiliser mixed in.

9th With new lawn keep it watered also applies to any lawn after cutting or applying lawn treatments.

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Don't chemically de-weed a lawn that is less than 6 months old... so it says on my weeding stuff.

I would have thought it should be laid in straight lines, then trimmed to shape...

Not shaped as he goes.

He's done that so you don't get a narrow strip near the edge, good practise. You can fill in the middle in any pattern and any small gaps filled with peat and soil. the grass will grow into the gaps. What happens to it after it's laid is the important bit. If you don't water it it's doomed anyway.

No problem with watering in this neck of the woods...

All finished and it looks pretty decent, he did fill in the middle in straight lines. It pi**ed it down last night so watering shouldn't be a problem

Pete

so where is the finished picture?

Ta-da!
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Bottom right hand corner of picture 1 shows gradually rotated turf's to fit the edge of the lawn. When finished it looks like he's relaid them form straight lines again - maybe?

Not done a bad job - prefer a Locost (seeded) lawn though - what you've got there, thats the Cateringvan's of the lawn world!

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Old Paddy when a lorryload of turf went past, said to his mate Mick, " When I win the pools that's what I'm going to do, send the lawn away to be cut".

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Old Paddy when a lorryload of turf went past, said to his mate Mick, " When I win the pools that's what I'm going to do, send the lawn away to be cut".

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