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Removing Old Lawn for New Turf

basildonblokebasildonbloke Posts: 1
in Problem solving
Hi All,

I want to remove my old lawn and plant fresh new shiny turf. Never done this before so looking for some advice. 

Research suggests I should do the following:

Turf Cutter the old grass
Rotovate
Lay topsoil and level with my feet
Spread some pre-turf fertilizer
Order and lay new turf
Water

Question is, will my current lawn need cutting or can i just rotovate (see picture) it's pretty shabby?



Any advice welcome

TIA

Posts

  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Personally l would just rotavate it. It looks like it might be quite stony underneath, so at the risk of sounding like the nanny state, make sure you're wearing the proper kit. 
  • TimJamesTimJames Posts: 36
    Looks as though you might have an underlying problem this end. Needs looking at before laying new turf as would be a costly blow to end up the same.
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