Sod Installation in Hamilton

Every day for the first two weeks, enough to keep the soil under the rolls damp, then taper off as the roots take hold. Your written care plan gives the amounts and the days for your lawn, and we go through it with you. The full guide is on our new sod care post.

Yes, every time. Sod laid over old grass or weeds never roots into the soil, so we excavate and dispose of the old lawn, loosen the ground, rake out the debris, regrade so water runs off, and add topsoil where it is thin. Then the sod goes down. Read how we prepare a yard for sod.

Usually one of four things: it was laid over old grass, it went on compacted clay with no topsoil, it was laid in a heat wave and under-watered, or it was walked on before it rooted. The first two are prep, which is most of our job; the last two are in the care plan. See why a lawn is patchy or dead.

Not on what the builder left, no. We strip the builder's sod, loosen the compacted ground, bring in real topsoil, grade to the subdivision plan so the swales still carry water, and lay fresh sod on that. That is the most common lawn we do, and it takes. Read new build lawn dying.

Keep off it for the first two to three weeks while the roots knit in, then light foot traffic, and normal use once the lawn resists a tug. Worn paths are the main risk in the first month, so plan a route around the new sod. The care plan gives the dates.

Often we do not need to. A lot of lawns can be quoted from the square footage and a few photos sent by text or email, which is faster for you. When the grade, drainage or access is in question, we come out and walk it with you. Either way the quote is written and free.

About two to three weeks to take hold, with proper watering, and a full season to be at its strongest. Sod starter fertilizer under the rolls and rolling them for soil contact speed it up. Hold off on the first mow until the grass has grown and the rolls cannot be lifted; the care plan says how high to cut.

It is the grass that suits a Hamilton lawn: deep green, dense, tough under feet and paws, and it repairs itself by spreading. It wants sun and regular water, and on a shady or very dry site we tell you what to expect. Sod is billed at what it costs us, with no markup.

Yes. We re-sod boulevard strips, plaza frontages, condo lawns and new-build lots, and we work with builders and property managers as well as homeowners. The prep is the same: old turf out, topsoil in, graded and rolled. Tell us the address and the square footage and we will quote it.

The square footage, whether the old lawn has to come out, how much topsoil the ground needs, how much regrading, anything we find under the surface such as roots or old hardscape, and access for the machine and the pallets. Each is a line on the written quote, which is free. We never print prices because no two yards need the same prep. Read our sod cost guide for what drives it.

Not for routine landscaping. Hamilton's site alteration by-law needs a permit when fill is added above a modest depth, when drainage onto a neighbour changes or when a swale is altered; the regrading under a new lawn stays inside that exemption, and we grade to the lot plan so the swales keep working. We tell you before we quote if your yard needs more than that.