PHEW! <--- That is the best word to describe Friday's backyard installment. How did everyone else's weekends go? What kind of projects or fun adventures did you go on? The Mr. & I are so excited to share that we FINALLY have grass! Woo! I just have to say how THANKFUL I am to finally have grass in our backyard. It has made a world of a difference. From having a gravel backyard to now, you never realize just how much some grass can spruce up a yard! We have a long way to make our backyard just how we want it, but this is a huge step! (: Check out below if you're interested or looking into doing sod as an option for grass in your yard. It's some hard work but so rewarding! Hope you enjoy.
I have to give The Mr. a big pat on the back for ordering this sod for us. The company we ordered it from delivered Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Make sure that whenever you order your sod, you have time to lay it down within 24 hours. To keep it fresher or lasting longer, make sure you keep it wet by spraying it all down with a hose. Below is how much we got. We had about 1,000 sq. ft. to cover so The Mr. ordered 2 pallets. (pssst, we had well enough and had quite a bit left over oops)
Our backyard is up above our house on our second level so my dad's skid steer came in handy for hauling rolls up as we needed them.
Look at those skid steer skills (; Oh, and that view <3
I know it doesn't look like it at this angle, or on this side, but we got a company to come out and blow 6" of dirt on our gravel. For most other yards that aren't just a rock pile, 3" should do it justice.
The right side picture does the 6" a little bit better justice.
The right side picture does the 6" a little bit better justice.
Once you have your dirt in, you want to rent one of these rollers. There is a spot on the side that you fill it up with water to make it heavy. Roll over your dirt to make it nice, compact and smooth.
Side note: I always seem to catch Paisley mid lick. :p
Side note: I always seem to catch Paisley mid lick. :p
Now that the dirt is nice and compact, you want to spray quite a bit of water on your dirt to make it wet enough for the grass to lay on.
Here comes the fun part (haha). Rolling out the grass! When it comes to lining it up, it doesn't have to be perfect but you want to make sure that both sides have enough space to lay down flat. Wiggle it around and lift up each side to make it fit if you have to. There was some that had some small gaps between them. A step I didn't photograph was that we put fertilizer on the dirt for a little extra help.