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I'm getting the itch to do some work on my backyard.
My biggest gripe is that its lumpy/uneven and the previous owners had an above ground pool toward the back of the yard which sunk that whole area down about 4-5" from the rest of the yard.
I know i'm going to be needing a good amount of fill dirt for that area and a massive hole the dogs dug getting at an old rotting tree stump. Its also got 2 in ground sprinkler zones installed. No idea how deep.
I am not happy at all with the grass (gets full sun now, at least 8 hrs) but with a future deck and some trees i want to plant, i'm thinking i should nuke the existing grass and resod with another variety. Any recommendations, ideas on cost?
With the dogs i dont want to roundup the yard with a poison. Or leave it as a dirt /mud field. Tilling the existing grass into the earth just sounds like i'm going o have future problems of it growing back, so whats my best option to get the grass out when its already unlevel ground?
I'm thinking my order is to
shave the grass off and mark sprinkler heads (how?)
The fill dirt to level and tamp down
Lay 4ft sod rolls as i want and pavers for a path (cost, species?)
Adjust sprinklers to new lawn height
Bout right?
My biggest gripe is that its lumpy/uneven and the previous owners had an above ground pool toward the back of the yard which sunk that whole area down about 4-5" from the rest of the yard.
I know i'm going to be needing a good amount of fill dirt for that area and a massive hole the dogs dug getting at an old rotting tree stump. Its also got 2 in ground sprinkler zones installed. No idea how deep.
I am not happy at all with the grass (gets full sun now, at least 8 hrs) but with a future deck and some trees i want to plant, i'm thinking i should nuke the existing grass and resod with another variety. Any recommendations, ideas on cost?
With the dogs i dont want to roundup the yard with a poison. Or leave it as a dirt /mud field. Tilling the existing grass into the earth just sounds like i'm going o have future problems of it growing back, so whats my best option to get the grass out when its already unlevel ground?
I'm thinking my order is to
shave the grass off and mark sprinkler heads (how?)
The fill dirt to level and tamp down
Lay 4ft sod rolls as i want and pavers for a path (cost, species?)
Adjust sprinklers to new lawn height
Bout right?
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