New-build lawns
A lawn for the house the builder just finished
A new build usually comes with bare dirt, a few buried rocks and a grade that was set for the house, not the yard.
We check the slope, the topsoil and where the sprinkler zones end, then lay sod once the ground is ready. If your builder hired the landscaping, ask which grass they bid.
What we do on a new lot
Slope checked so water runs away from the foundation
Low spots filled and rocks raked out
Sod laid after the sprinkler zones are tested
One written estimate for the front and back
Before we come
Four things that make install day go smoothly
- 01
Mark the sprinkler heads
Flag the heads and valve boxes so the roller and the shovels miss them.
- 02
Clear the debris
Leftover lumber, concrete and wire come out first. We rake rocks, but we don't clear a job site.
- 03
Open the gate and the path
Pallets come by truck and then by cart. A clear path to the back saves hours.
- 04
Have water on
We need a working hose bib or the sprinkler zones on, so the sod is soaked before we leave.
The sod
Cut at the farm, laid in your yard
Sod is harvested in strips, rolled and stacked on pallets. Heat and time hurt it, so what we order is what we can lay the same day.
Pallets counted from your measurements
A little extra for cuts around beds and trees
Leftover sod stays with you, for patches
About new-build yards
Does the builder's grading need to be redone?
Often a little. We check the slope away from the house and fill low spots. Major regrading or drainage is separate work, and we say so on the estimate.
My HOA wants a lawn by a certain date.
Send us the HOA letter and the date. We will plan the install around it, and tell you if the weather or the soil makes it a stretch.
Which grass does my HOA allow?
Some HOAs name a grass. Send us the rules and we will tell you which of the three fits them and your light.
Moving into a new house?
Tell us when your sprinklers go in and we will plan the sod around them.