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Old 30-09-2009, 10:46 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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On Sep 30, 5:14*am, gavj wrote:
The topsoil was taken away and the same lorry dropped of the washed
sand. There was no mixing it was pure sand that was used to fill up to
the level where the turf was then laid.

Would it be worth us getting a report from a turf specialist?.

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gavj


If it were me the first thing I'd consider was how much you paid this
imbecile and what the likelihood is that you could recover the money
paid. Is it a real company or some fly by night shyster that is
judgement proof? Considering what you say they did, I suspect it's
the latter.

If you think you could collect on a judgement and you have small
claims court available, I would strongly consider getting a turf pro
to give you a written evaluation with the intention of then telling
the company to either redo it correctly or else sue them. If you go
that route it's time to start taking pictures, saving all
documentation, relevant phone msgs, making sure someone who can be a
witness is there if you meet with them again, etc.

Figuring out that they screwed you isn't hard. Just do some googling
on "how to lay sod" or similar and you'll know. Have you asked
whomever did this why they removed 8" of topsoil and replaced it with
pure sand? Only rational reason I can think of is they had sand to
get rid of and needed topsoil for another job.