Mon-Fri, 8am to 6. Go to basket. How to lay turf Welcome to our step-by-step guide to creating a beautiful lawn Follow the steps below and watch our video, ' How to create a beautiful lawn ,' for detailed guidance on successfully laying turf.
Planning your new lawn It helps to think ahead about the shape and size of lawn you are creating, how much turf and topsoil you may need and whether you will need to order a skip to remove any old turf. Ground preparation Preparing the ground for turf laying may take some time, but it is time well spent, to create a beautiful, healthy lawn for years to come. Removing an existing lawn If you have an existing lawn this needs to be removed first. You can use either of the following two options to remove an existing lawn.
Lifting the turf — turf cutters are available from all reputable hire shops and can be used to remove an existing lawn. One of the benefits of this method is that any turf you take up can be used to make compost, either at home or by your local authority if you place it in a garden waste skip at your local household waste recycling centre.
Weed killer — treat the existing lawn using a proprietary non-selective weed killer suitable for killing grasses. This also will help prevent weeds and weed grasses coming up through your new turf. For full effectiveness you may have to leave this for approximately 14 days. Checking the quality and depth of your topsoil Once the area is clear and free of weeds, ensure you have a minimum topsoil depth of mm, ideally mm, which is levelled and raked to a fine tilth.
Begin by digging over or rotovating the soil to loosen it up. Remove any surface stone, clods, other debris and perennial weeds. Once loosened the soil should be lightly compacted by walking over the whole area and then again at right angles to the first direction.
Break up any heavily compacted areas using a fork and fill any dips, lightly compacting. Blue Mountains. Central Coast.
Sir Walter Buffalo. Sir Grange Zoysia. Nullarbor Couch. Eureka Kikuyu. Turf Calculator. Site Preparation. Lawn Care Products. Sir Grange vs Sir Walter. Quick Links. But this leaves the question, why would you lay turf on top of existing grass? Dehydration — the bone dry heat of summer in Australia causes some lawns to dehydrate and die. Overwatering — ironically, more lawns suffer from overwatering than they do dehydration in the Australian summer.
Lawn Disease — the heat in summer is a breeding ground for lawn disease, causing them to spread much quicker than in other seasons. Shaded areas of the lawn — some lawn types do not do well in the shade and need constant sunshine to thrive.
Pests — grubs , beetles and other creepy crawlies are most active during the warmer months and do the most damage during these times. The grass has to work double as hard to get through the current grass layer and into the soil. Some pests like leatherjackets and chafer grubs live just below the lawn, eating on the roots. Now that synthetic lawns are becoming more popular as a mainstream landscaping option, you will see more folks hiring professionals to complete their projects, as well as plenty of homeowners who take this on as a do-it-yourself project in an effort to save money.
We have also noticed that folks looking to save time or money are starting to look for ways to cut a few corners during the installation process. We understand why someone might want to install fake grass on top of their natural grass. After all, this completely avoids the process of removing your current lawn and cuts out almost all of the ground preparation you would normally do before artificial grass installation. By skipping these two big steps, you can save time and money, start enjoying your new lawn sooner, and immediately be able to stop watering your natural grass lawn.
The first part of the answer is that, yes, it is possible to lay synthetic turf directly over your existing lawn.
One of the major benefits of stripping the old grass away before laying the new is that unwanted weeds can be taken away to allow the new turf the freedom and space to thrive. Rest assured that weeds will push through the new turf unless they are destroyed.
Humps, Bumps, and Hollows: If your old lawn is uneven, the only way to get rid of the bumps and hollows is by proper soil preparation.
Laying out new turf without taking care of this aspect will leave your lawn looking less stellar than it could be. There could be many reasons for this: lumps, bumps, pale or patchy grass, moss, weeds, and so on. Proper soil preparation allows you to lift off the old vegetation, take away unwanted weeds, diseased grass, and other unwanted greenery.
It enables you to render the lawn uninhabitable for any pesky pests that may be living among the grass. Pests like chafer grubs and leatherjackets which live just below the surface of the soil to carry out the novel task of eating away at the roots of your turf will be done away with during this phase. Any of these things alone or together could make your lawn look bad, and they need to be dealt with before laying a new turf. Digging during the soil preparation phase helps deal with soil compaction.
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