Hi,

I have about 650' lawn in my backyard that is slowly giving up. In place of reviving it with dig and seed, I am planning a quick fix through sodding.

I need to loosen the soil, remove the weeds using tiller, top up the soil ( a lot eroded in years), level it and then lay the sod.

Has any one done this before, how big is a deal for DIY... contractor has an estimate of $1100 or so to lay new sod. I have a feeling it would be less than half of this if I do it myself. No pressure there on spending one full weekend..

Please add your experiences...

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The cowards never started,
The weak died on the way,
Only the strong arrived.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yK1i9cLAMM

Grab couple of friends or neighbors, get beer and pizza and do it yourself. It's not a big deal.

Is it 650 linear feet winding back and forth or 650 sq.ft or 650 feet one direction (this might require more friends and beer !!) ?

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Dimple2001

Thanks, it is an L-shapred lawn (the Shape 'L' is caused by the Deck, otherwise it would've been straight rectangular).

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The cowards never started,
The weak died on the way,
Only the strong arrived.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yK1i9cLAMM