"jerry" g.miller@NOSPAMgmailDOTcom wrote in message
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I live in southern Pennsylvania. Grubs destroyed most of my back lawn,
leaving about 3,000 sq ft in need of replacement. I got started on the
restoration myself, removing the dead turf and killing the nasty varmints
... but the job is too big for me to finish.

A contractor is proposing to do the following:

-- till the (now bare) damaged areas
-- grade
-- dethatch/rake the surrounding balance of the back lawn
-- seed the regraded section
-- overseed the dethatched area
-- return in spring to apply an early-season course of Merit to prevent a
recurrence of the grubs.

Cost quoted for all of the above is $600, and he'd do it next week. He
says there's no need to wait for spring, plenty of good grass-growing
weather this fall.

Is this a 1) a reasonable plan, and 2) a reasonable cost?

I've had no luck in getting additional contractors to quote on the job ...
they're all too busy.




jerry wrote:
Thanks, all, for your thoughts. The contractor has now included a spring
overseeding in the plan, and we're moving ahead.


Just make sure you get it in writing. Cheers and good luck.

Write us in April and tell us how it went. May be a learning experience
for all.


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