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I hope there are some other people staying up late. We are putting an offer on an inventory home tomorrow and are trying to figure out what to ask for. I want to ask for sod instead of seed and dh doesn't think it is important. Does anyone know the cost of having someone come out and lay sod. The builder estimated 10 pallets to sod the rear yard.
I hope there are some other people staying up late. We are putting an offer on an inventory home tomorrow and are trying to figure out what to ask for. I want to ask for sod instead of seed and dh doesn't think it is important. Does anyone know the cost of having someone come out and lay sod. The builder estimated 10 pallets to sod the rear yard.
Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.
I'm sure your realtor can negoiate this very well for you
ASK FOR THE SOD, it is so much better than seed. Starting a yard from seed is a lot of work! Your hubby is crazy, or just really loves yard work, to think going seed is okay!
I hope there are some other people staying up late. We are putting an offer on an inventory home tomorrow and are trying to figure out what to ask for. I want to ask for sod instead of seed and dh doesn't think it is important. Does anyone know the cost of having someone come out and lay sod. The builder estimated 10 pallets to sod the rear yard.
Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.
While I don't have a cost for you I do have some advice if you want it. If I were you I wouldn't waste the money on sod if it is fescue. Reason is, it just simply doesn't hold up that well. We paid $3k last year to have the rear sodded and low and behold, with the drought, it all died. Needless to say our backyard now is pretty much a red clay pit. My husband did a lot of research and it turns out, burmuda grass is much more durable for our climate and only requires a third of the water to survive. We always had burmuda in TX and loved the grass. Also after the first seeding, every year burmuda grass sprouts and reseeds itself which is helpful. If you can find burmuda sod that would be a better option, or seed with a mixture of fescue and burmuda, eventually the burmuda grass will take over. Fescue grass does germinate within a week, so that is good for getting quick grass, but in the long run I would go for burmuda.
Sod in the front, seed in the back - probably the best advice you can get. Sod is far to expensive for the entire yard, but the curb appeal from the front makes it worth it in my opinion.
While I don't have a cost for you I do have some advice if you want it. If I were you I wouldn't waste the money on sod if it is fescue. Reason is, it just simply doesn't hold up that well. We paid $3k last year to have the rear sodded and low and behold, with the drought, it all died. Needless to say our backyard now is pretty much a red clay pit. My husband did a lot of research and it turns out, burmuda grass is much more durable for our climate and only requires a third of the water to survive. We always had burmuda in TX and loved the grass. Also after the first seeding, every year burmuda grass sprouts and reseeds itself which is helpful. If you can find burmuda sod that would be a better option, or seed with a mixture of fescue and burmuda, eventually the burmuda grass will take over. Fescue grass does germinate within a week, so that is good for getting quick grass, but in the long run I would go for burmuda.
Although it is more hardy, Bermuda is plain ugly for half the year w/its "brown" color. Why do you think all models have fescue and not Bermuda? Most bermuda lawns in my development aren't even green yet..looks trashy.
LM is correct. Get sod laid down. Seeding is not worth it for a large yard if you have the choice of the two.
Although it is more hardy, Bermuda is plain ugly for half the year w/its "brown" color. Why do you think all models have fescue and not Bermuda? Most bermuda lawns in my development aren't even green yet..looks trashy.
LM is correct. Get sod laid down. Seeding is not worth it for a large yard if you have the choice of the two.
What I meant was, do it in the back. Yes ask for sod for the front, but sodding the whole thing just isn't worth the $$.. No one is going to care if your back yard is dorment for the winter, and hey dorment grass is better then no grass, like the red clay mess I currently have and wasted $3k doing so.
Although it is more hardy, Bermuda is plain ugly for half the year w/its "brown" color. Why do you think all models have fescue and not Bermuda? Most bermuda lawns in my development aren't even green yet..looks trashy.
LM is correct. Get sod laid down. Seeding is not worth it for a large yard if you have the choice of the two.
What looks trashy in my neighborhood is all the dirt and knee high weeds in everyone's front yard where all the fescue has died. That looks way more trashy then dorment grass.
What looks trashy in my neighborhood is all the dirt and knee high weeds in everyone's front yard where all the fescue has died. That looks way more trashy then dorment grass.
Those people are either lazy or cheap. They don't take care of their landscaping. Doesn't have anything to do w/bermuda or sod.
I have a beutiful green lawn that survived the drought fine.
Those people are either lazy or cheap. They don't take care of their landscaping. Doesn't have anything to do w/bermuda or sod.
I have a beutiful green lawn that survived the drought fine.
Probably because your yard was established before the drought. Ours and everyone else on my street had their sod laid just before the drought, didn't give much hope for it surviving. We have overseeded the heck out of it, done this and that, thrown more $$ down the drain but still there is only sooooo much that can be done with limited water, so in hindsight I wish they had given us burmuda sod as it would have had a better chance of surviving and dorment grass does not look bad if everyone has it.
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