Looking at a garden stripped of its grass can be daunting.
However, laying turf yourself is not a difficult job.
With a little bit of patience and knowledge you'll be able to complete the job with confidence in no time at all.
First, you need to buy turf for your garden.
Before you make a commitment to buy, check that the turf is suitable.
Also make sure that you are able to organise a delivery so that you have time to prepare your garden as outlined below and consider how long the delivery will take (you don't want the turf to dry out).
Check that the grass has no weeds and is of a good quality.
Start preparing your garden for the new turf.
The better prepared your garden is the more likely it is that the grass will survive past the first week.
If you are replacing grass, remove it.
Spray the grass with herbicide to kill off any weeds in the current grass and then use the grass as compost.
A turf stripper can be used to remove any grass, you can hire a turf stripper from a local hire centre.
You will need to ensure that you have a suitable amount of topsoil underneath your turf, 15cm should be enough.
If your soil is poor quality you should consider using compost to improve the quality of the soil.
Compact the soil so that it will not move under the new turf and create gaps.
You can compact the soil by walking over the ground on your heels.
Apply a fertiliser to the ground and then rake over the soil.
If planned properly your soil should arrive soon after finishing preparing the ground.
You must lay the soil as soon as possible to give it the highest possible chance of survival.
If you wait a day to lay the turf it is much more likely that the turf will die.
Because of this it is best that you organise delivery of your turf for a date when you have plenty of spare time either side.
Lay the turf from a plank of wood to avoid stepping in the soil.
When laying the turf take the first roll and lay it along the longest side of the garden.
Start the next strip by pushing it up against the first strip.
Try to lay the turf so that it is staggered like brickwork.
The entire lawn needs to be in contact with the topsoil.
Your new lawn is most at risk during the first few weeks after being laid.
Make sure that you water the lawn often to keep it watered although do not overwater the lawn or water it overnight when it won't dry.
However, laying turf yourself is not a difficult job.
With a little bit of patience and knowledge you'll be able to complete the job with confidence in no time at all.
First, you need to buy turf for your garden.
Before you make a commitment to buy, check that the turf is suitable.
Also make sure that you are able to organise a delivery so that you have time to prepare your garden as outlined below and consider how long the delivery will take (you don't want the turf to dry out).
Check that the grass has no weeds and is of a good quality.
Start preparing your garden for the new turf.
The better prepared your garden is the more likely it is that the grass will survive past the first week.
If you are replacing grass, remove it.
Spray the grass with herbicide to kill off any weeds in the current grass and then use the grass as compost.
A turf stripper can be used to remove any grass, you can hire a turf stripper from a local hire centre.
You will need to ensure that you have a suitable amount of topsoil underneath your turf, 15cm should be enough.
If your soil is poor quality you should consider using compost to improve the quality of the soil.
Compact the soil so that it will not move under the new turf and create gaps.
You can compact the soil by walking over the ground on your heels.
Apply a fertiliser to the ground and then rake over the soil.
If planned properly your soil should arrive soon after finishing preparing the ground.
You must lay the soil as soon as possible to give it the highest possible chance of survival.
If you wait a day to lay the turf it is much more likely that the turf will die.
Because of this it is best that you organise delivery of your turf for a date when you have plenty of spare time either side.
Lay the turf from a plank of wood to avoid stepping in the soil.
When laying the turf take the first roll and lay it along the longest side of the garden.
Start the next strip by pushing it up against the first strip.
Try to lay the turf so that it is staggered like brickwork.
The entire lawn needs to be in contact with the topsoil.
Your new lawn is most at risk during the first few weeks after being laid.
Make sure that you water the lawn often to keep it watered although do not overwater the lawn or water it overnight when it won't dry.
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