If you have more than 1 area to turf, measure the areas separately. Please don’t count fence panels or guess, as this is not an accurate measurement and only leads to disappointment and frustration.
If you are turfing an irregular shaped area, you will end up cutting a lot of turf off the rolls. To prevent running out of turf (when you are half way through the job) order extra rolls when you place your order with and try to re-use the off cuts.
Do not leave turf rolled up in warm / hot weather, as it will go yellow and rot.
Watering rolled up turf in warm/hot weather will accelerate the rotting process.
Make sure your new turf is well watered for the first 2 – 3 week after laying. If your turf starts shrinking soon after it was laid, it’s a simple case of not enough water. Give it a good soak.
Try not to walk on your newly laid lawn for as long as you can of the first 2-3 weeks to prevent sunken footprints and any uneven lawn surface.
When ordering soil (if your filling a medium/large hole) take into account the soil will settle and you may need to ‘top it up’ in order to bring it up to the same surface level.
When you’re laying soil & turf adjacent to a path. Lay the soil to the same height as the path and turf on top as it will settle.
Never lay turf over an existing lawn, concrete or a rubble surface.
If you intend using a weed killer before laying a new lawn, be aware to use the correct chemical that will not kill your newly laid lawn.
To keep your lawn in good condition in the coming years, it will require a weed & feed fertilizer late mid-spring & again towards the end of early summer.
To prevent a heavily soaked lawn in winter that may lead to the lawn producing a moss surface, in early autumn spike the lawn to help water drainage. And apply moss killer if required.
You may need to lay topsoil under turf if the soil in your garden is of poor quality, or has a heavy clay or chalk content. Laying turf on very poor quality soil may well affect the turf’s adequate growth. Good preparation on the ground is as important as laying good quality turf.
Laying Your New Lawn – Seven Steps to Success
Clear the ground, removing ALL the old grass
Rotovate or dig over the ground breaking up the soil, raking away stones, seedpods, weeds & plant roots.
Level the ground, pack down the earth, then rake to leave it even, level & lightly raked the surface ready to lay your turf.
Use a long board to stand on whilst laying your turf. Lay each piece as if you were building a wall of bricks (where each adjacent piece of turf is staggered) re-using cut offs along the way
When you have finished laying your turf, saturate it straight away with water and then it water daily for 2-3 weeks or until it is well rooted. Don’t rely on rainfall as it is rarely adequate.
When you first mow your lawn after 2-3 weeks be careful not to cut it too short
