So my buddy got a quote of 6k to resod his existing lawn. Its about 2400 square foot total, although only 1800 sq foot needs to be ripped out, the rest is top soil. $6k seems really expensive to me. Its all flat too, no grading to be done.
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Anyone had their lawn resodded?
So my buddy got a quote of 6k to resod his existing lawn. Its about 2400 square foot total, although only 1800 sq foot needs to be ripped out, the rest is top soil. $6k seems really expensive to me. Its all flat too, no grading to be done.
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Topdress and overseed - usually more cost effective...
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Re: Anyone had their lawn resodded?
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If it's flat then a few hundred for a sod cutter from Rogers Rent All, $400 for a dumpster, $1k worth of sod and a weekend of his time will also get it done.
But it'd have to be in very rough shape to not follow Andy's advice.
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i'd say its about right... probably ~30-40hrs of manpower, bill that at a minimum of $100/hr... because, i dunno... lack of illegals up here? leaves $2k for material, delivery, and removal costs, which isnt too crazy
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Ripping out the old sod is what's going to kill you here. That's a lot of effort. Plus, once that sod is gone, you may find that you need to do some prep work to that area to get it ready for re-sodding. Maybe spreading some more loam, possibly minor re-grading.
I would say you're looking at least 40 man-hours of labour, plus equipment costs and disposal fees, that $6000 doesn't seem out of line for a reputable company.
But, if you can, for sure you'll save money doing it yourself. Even if you just do the sod removal, that'll save you a pile.
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How deep can you cut with those mechanical sod cutters?
I ripped out some sod once with one of these . . .
That was a real beee-atch. The roots of the established grass seemed to go six or more inches down.
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If you're doing more than 100-200ft2 rent the sod cutter. If its good grass that's rooted deeply you'll kill yourself using a space/shovel/hands haha.
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If OP's buddy is replacing his lawn, we can probably safely assume it isn't good grassOriginally posted by 88CRX
If you're doing more than 100-200ft2 rent the sod cutter. If its good grass that's rooted deeply you'll kill yourself using a space/shovel/hands haha.
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The grass has been there for years. It's in parkdale in one of those 1950s houses. I actually thought their grass was alright, maybe a bit sparse. If it were my lawn i would just get a aeration, dethatcher, and over seed /fertilize it but my buddy has never owned nor done lawn maintenance before so thinkings resodding would be easier. Plus they put in a new pathway thats now missing sod on each side of it, so he thinks it wont match.
They are wanting to eventually sell their renovated bungalow for the highest price possible - ie 700-800k so wanting that nice looking grass.
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If selling is a while away, try to bring back the existing grass and it that doesn't work just resod right before it's put up for sale. Sounds like your buddy would just fuck up the new sod over the years anyway
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I had another buddy who sodded a new lawn in west springs and the guy he used only put 1 inch of top soil underneath the grass. Anyway he hates it because when you walk across the backyard you can feel all the rocks and shit underneath you.
Yeah if you arent gonna weed and water you might as well not do it. But they like things to look nice.
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If the soil underneath is good, just overseed the lawn. If the soil is crap, remove and replace.
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I'm in the process of trying to revive my lawn. It's been neglected by the previous owner, but I don't want to spend $5K+ re-sodding it. So bought $150 worth of lawn soil and $90 worth of seeds. It's slowly coming back to life.
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Aerate, power rake, top dress and overseed should do wonders for any lawn. No reason you can't get it looking healthy in one season.
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Originally posted by ExtraSlow
Aerate, power rake, top dress and overseed should do wonders for any lawn. No reason you can't get it looking healthy in one season.I am in the process on getting my lawn back in shape and this is what I have done. Although I would only recommend power raking if the lawn is in terrible shape (which I'm assuming it is). Do what ExtraSlow said right now and then aerate once more in early fall and overseed again and you should be in good shape.
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