Full lawn replacement
Front, back or the whole property when the existing turf is too far gone to bring back.
Sod Installation
Sod Installation That Starts With the Ground Under It
Rolling fresh sod over a bad grade is the most expensive way to keep the same problem. We fix what is under it first.
How We Do It
Prep, grade, lay, water
A sod job is mostly preparation. By the time the pallets arrive, the outcome is already decided.
- Kill or strip out what is there, so old grass and weeds do not come back through
- Rough grade and fix the low spots that killed the last lawn
- Set the grade away from the house and off the hard surfaces
- Till, amend and rake to a smooth, firm bed
- Lay tight with staggered seams and cut in clean at beds and drives
- Roll it, water it, and hand you the schedule that keeps it alive
New construction yards
Builder-grade dirt regraded and sodded properly, which is most of what a new-build yard actually needs.
Patch & repair
Bare areas, equipment ruts and the strip along a new patio or drive, matched into the existing lawn.
Growing Here
Sun, sand, shade and water
Baldwin County grows warm-season grass well — centipede, St. Augustine, Bermuda and zoysia all show up in yards around here — but they do not want the same conditions. Bermuda wants full sun and gets thin under a tree. St. Augustine handles some shade. Centipede is easy on maintenance and unforgiving about being pushed. Picking for the yard you actually have is half the job.
Soil is the other half. Sandy ground near the coast drains so fast that new sod dries out between waterings, while heavier ground inland can hold water in a low corner until roots rot. Both problems are solvable — but they are solved before the sod comes off the pallet, not after.
The most common reason we get called to re-sod a yard: deep shade under a live oak. If grass has failed there twice, the honest answer might be a bed instead of a third try.
Questions
Sod, straight up
When is the best time to lay sod down here?
Spring through early fall, while the grass is actively growing and can root before it gets stressed. Summer installs work fine as long as somebody is committed to the watering schedule for the first few weeks — that is the part that decides whether it takes.
How much do I have to water new sod?
A lot, at first. Daily for the first couple of weeks in warm weather, then backing off as it roots in. We leave you a schedule, and if you have irrigation we set the zones for it before we leave.
My yard holds water. Will new sod fix it?
No. Sod laid over a drainage problem dies in the same spot the old grass died in. Fix the grade or put in a drain first, then sod it — otherwise you are buying the same lawn twice.
Can you sod part of a yard so it matches?
We can patch and repair areas, and we will tell you honestly when a patch is going to look like a patch. Sometimes the right call is the section, sometimes it is the whole front yard.
Related services
Also serving
Ready to get started?
Tell us what you have in mind and we will come walk the property. Estimates are free, and you will talk to Myles — not a call center. Or tap the chat bubble; messages go straight to Myles.