Laying sod over damaged lawn?

Question

The lawn at my house is 90% weeds and 10% dead grass. I want to lay sod, what is the best way to go about doing this? Do I have to pull up all the old "grass" first?

I'm selling my house at the end of this month, so I'm looking for a quick fix to add curb appeal. Thanks!

Answer 1

first put down 2-3 inches of topsoil, water it down and then get good sod over top of that. Be sure to check with municipality to ensure you are still on grade.

Answer 2

Don't bother with re-sodding. Use Patch Perfect:

www.patchperfect.com

Answer 3

I guess you mean "turf", ie. grass ready-grown on strips of soil?

You're in for a bit of aerobic exercise!

Take a good spade and strip all the bad lawn off. Don't pull it, take off the top (3 or 4 inch) layer of soil + grassroots. If you're left with weed stumps, spot-weed them with a glyphosate weedkiller.

Put down a layer of topsoil and water it well.

Then buy your "sod" and lay it carefully - the supplier should tell you how, or get instructions off the Net.

Water well, and keep off it.

All best wishes for your move!