Instead of trying to lay new sod over your existing grass, remove all of the old grass first and then install the new sod.

Install sod over existing lawn. The best thing you can do to prepare for new sod is to completely remove the old turf. Professional landscapers often apply sod directly over grass. Make the job easier and faster.

In my area we soak sod we keep it soak if u let it dry out it will curl and shrink. Then start laying the sod from the straight edges to the center of the prepared part of the lawn. Worry less about the little spaces between the.

To install sod on an existing lawn, cut. How to prepare the soil for planting. The top 6 to 8 inches of soil should be loosened with a rototiller.

With proper watering, it might look great for a few weeks but will not survive. Leaving a layer of grass underneath your new sod prevents it from taking root and increases the chance that the new lawn will die from lack of nutrients and moisture. Start a new roll immediately where the roll finished.

Lay a sod at one end of your lawn and start to unroll it from the other side. In order for the s. Add a layer of topsoil on top of existing grass to ensure root contact.

Use a rotary till to. Rake the soil, and remove debris and patches of old grass. I have rototilled old lawns for over ten years without the removal of sod.