Funnily enough I was laying turf on a job last week. Was looking how others do it, you did it exactly like I would. Lead me down a rabbit hole of someone making an underground bunker, covered over and turfed! Good watch
I think its the standard way to lay turf. I jave seen turf laid on all sorts before and it seemed to be ok. But a nice bed of sandy loan for the turf to lay on seems to work best for me
@@RustyDIY ah right, fair enough. I've worked for companies that have almost no sand below the turf, as I drive by the gardens now, all of the grass is full of moss and weeds. Thanks for the content!
i like to try and do it all in the same direction and start the second row on a half roll so staggering the joints. (bit like bricks are laid). but as you see in the video i laid some in the opposite direction still with staggered joints just rolling the opposite way, and you can see it looks different initially after its laid, i think cos the grass is laying in the different direction from being rolled up, but after a week or so this was gone for me and it all looks the same.
Do you think using rotavater is 100% necessary? I only ask as I’m preparing the ground myself and getting quite deep into the soil so wondering if I can get away with it? 🤔
I'd use a rake and string lines to help see the dips and bumps, I have also used a strong straight bit of timber screwed to another like a giant rake and dragged that around to get a larger area about right.
As a peisagistic engineer i need to say to you that watering the soil before planting the turf is equal with 0 in practice becouse any way you have to give the lawn 15 liter per square meter after planting,you didn t use sand before planting wich act like a glue between soil and grass,with the watering before you just maked your job harder,is really noice what you do but not inteligent
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Fresh lawn 👌 😎 what do you think ?
Funnily enough I was laying turf on a job last week. Was looking how others do it, you did it exactly like I would. Lead me down a rabbit hole of someone making an underground bunker, covered over and turfed! Good watch
I think its the standard way to lay turf. I jave seen turf laid on all sorts before and it seemed to be ok. But a nice bed of sandy loan for the turf to lay on seems to work best for me
@@RustyDIY love some sandy loam when turfing
@@nikmoss975 ya its so easy to shovel and move around with all the sand in it. Much easier than moving soil around
This is brilliant work....well done
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you, this was really cool to see. Hopefully turfing my lawn soon :))
thanks, i love laying new turf always makes a big difference
Very Satisfying to watch. Awesome video 😀😁
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Turfing is a satisfying job I find
Looks absolutely brilliant! Personally I always add a thin layer of sharp sand on top but each to their own👍🏼
What's shark sand ? I haven't heard of that. We used sandy loam on this one
@@RustyDIY apologies. My auto correct doesn't seem to understand the word "sharp"😅
@@jakelamotta2387 o ha my mistake, we used sandy load and that had quite a lot of sand in the mix
@@RustyDIY ah right, fair enough.
I've worked for companies that have almost no sand below the turf, as I drive by the gardens now, all of the grass is full of moss and weeds.
Thanks for the content!
@@jakelamotta2387 i appreciate the comment thanks
What an excellent video 😁
Thanks 😊
the rolls do you open the first roll one direction one way till the end and opposite direction in return and repeat the process until the end?
i like to try and do it all in the same direction and start the second row on a half roll so staggering the joints. (bit like bricks are laid). but as you see in the video i laid some in the opposite direction still with staggered joints just rolling the opposite way, and you can see it looks different initially after its laid, i think cos the grass is laying in the different direction from being rolled up, but after a week or so this was gone for me and it all looks the same.
@@RustyDIY hi Thank you for reply. your are the inspiration just followed every thing from your videos and completed my project.🤞🤞
@@thambyahnaguleswaran2135 awesome, thanks for taking the time to comment i appreciate it.
Do you think using rotavater is 100% necessary? I only ask as I’m preparing the ground myself and getting quite deep into the soil so wondering if I can get away with it? 🤔
Is there any sand in the topsoil mix?
Yes we used sandy loam on this one. I should have put it in the description of the video. Thanks
What would you advise for levelling the area first? Its roughly 90m2
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@@slippygtake a bow brother
I'd use a rake and string lines to help see the dips and bumps, I have also used a strong straight bit of timber screwed to another like a giant rake and dragged that around to get a larger area about right.
Can get leveling rakes tho I have never used one.
Excellent job, was looking to do something like in my front garden. Which grass did you use?
hi thanks, i am not sure what type of grass it was sorry. it was from a builders merchants.
As a peisagistic engineer i need to say to you that watering the soil before planting the turf is equal with 0 in practice becouse any way you have to give the lawn 15 liter per square meter after planting,you didn t use sand before planting wich act like a glue between soil and grass,with the watering before you just maked your job harder,is really noice what you do but not inteligent
thanks for the tip, the soil before was topped with sandy loam and has a lot of sand in the mix.
If you have foxes in the area and you can't keep them out, don't waste your time laying a lawn, the moment you lay it, they will destroy it.
What do you propose as an alternative?
We have a lot of foxes in the area and haven't had a issue with them yet.
I did that too but that was long time ago early 90s
It's hard work but satisfying