"Stevie S" wrote in message
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gavj;866024 Wrote:
Its a local company that well recommended!!! that did the job, total
cost was just short of £1300.

Thanks for the advice. I have contacted a couple of lawn specialists to
try and get a report done and will get some photos as you said.

You could have easily remedied the contour problem by applying a top
dressing or if far too low lift the areas where it is low & build up
with top soil,if drainage was a problem which I suspect it was they
should have mixed the sand with top soil in a 70/30 mix or even better
put in a layer of stones top soil on top & then level off in
preparation for laying turf! The price you paid doesn't seem to be
excessive for supplying & laying turf (what was the size of the lawn
replaced? Also was it a good quality turf ?)

Cheers




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Stevie S

Steve - interesting that you got a bunch of North American "know-it-all"
answers for a British question; turf "science" in the U.S. is woefully
behind much of the rest of the world -- perhaps because it's driven by
developer cost considerations, adherence to outmoded methods and
homeowner/lawn care providers lack of information on better ways to do
things..

Actually, the technique you described is similar to what is used in modern,
high class and demanding turf settings such as sport stadia and racetracks.
Singapore Racetrack, Hong Kong Sha Tin racetrack, a number of Australian
venues -- plus stadia in New Orleans, Minneapolis and other locations use a
sand layer beneath the root zone to provide better feel, drainage and level.
This is done both with and without a mesh layer at the root zone. It's
possible that you already have a better turf than any of the respondents,
although it will probably require more precise care such as would be
provided in a commercial setting.

I'm doing some testing with warm-weather turf grasses at the present time -
once I'm satisfied I'll probably redo my entire turfed area in the same
manner as you've described - the present results indicate I may want the
rootzone mesh layer but that's not definite yet.

Regards -- JimR