Pricing for new Zoysia sod

[KittyKat]

For those of you who have had sod installed, is $800 for removal of old sod & installation of 400 sq ft of new Zoysia sod a good price?

[Biker Dog]

If that price is from Allen Sod, it would be worth your while to have it done. They are the best.

[PaPaLarry]

Sounds pretty reasonable. It's like doing a room that's 28 X 28. As long as there's no Bermuda mixed in. Hopefully they have a sod remover machine.

[gomoho]

Curious why you are doing this??? I noticed we have St Augustine taking over our zoysia on one side of the house and the backyard has lots of weeds. Yes we have a lawn service, but they claim because it is so wet back there weeds will always be a problem.

[birdawg]

Just pay after the work is complete.

[KittyKat]

If that price is from Allen Sod, it would be worth your while to have it done. They are the best.

I was going to call them but this guy was here for something else related to the bad part of our side yard & I mentioned that I was going to call them & this guy said that his company is now doing sod.

[KittyKat]

Sounds pretty reasonable. It's like doing a room that's 28 X 28. As long as there's no Bermuda mixed in. Hopefully they have a sod remover machine.

I told the guy I wanted NO weeds as we had to have a large drain put in the back yard & a French drain in the side yard and the two companies who did this gave us two areas of sod with weeds; one was replaced. Yes they will use the sod remover machine.

[KittyKat]

Curious why you are doing this??? I noticed we have St Augustine taking over our zoysia on one side of the house and the backyard has lots of weeds. Yes we have a lawn service, but they claim because it is so wet back there weeds will always be a problem.

You must be north of 466. We are not allowed to have St Augustine south of 466 because of the reason you stated, plus it is more prone to disease.

We live on a hill; face south; our neighbors' house on the west is higher & sets farther back on the lot than ours so rain comes down the area in front of their planting bed & comes at a sharp angle onto our lawn next to the garage. When we first moved in in Aug 2007, after it rained the lawn there would be wet for two days. We called the Warranty Dept and apparently they won't replace the sod unless it's wet for 3 or more days. However, they did replace a couple of squares. We continued to have problems but they lessened over the years, esp after the builder & the company who graded the area put in the large drain in the back yard & the French drain in the side yard. We have a water softener & use salt which drains on that side of the yard. We have never been able to grow anything in the planting bed where the discharge is so it was determined that the salty water most likely is the cause of the patchy bald areas. We are switching to potassium which doesn't need to drain out.

You might need a French drain also.

[KittyKat]

Just pay after the work is complete.

You'd think I would know better after reading all the stories on TOTV but it all happened so fast & I went ahead & paid them. I have an impulsive personality which gets me into trouble with things like this; then I have buyer's remorse. I did call later (Fri night) and left a voicemail msg that we had second thoughts & wanted to get another quote. Then I thought "I'll just ask the smart people on TOTV!"

[PaPaLarry]

You must be north of 466. We are not allowed to have St Augustine south of 466 because of the reason you stated, plus it is more prone to disease.

We live on a hill; face south; our neighbors' house on the west is higher & sets farther back on the lot than ours so rain comes down the area in front of their planting bed & comes at a sharp angle onto our lawn next to the garage. When we first moved in in Aug 2007, after it rained the lawn there would be wet for two days. We called the Warranty Dept and apparently they won't replace the sod unless it's wet for 3 or more days. However, they did replace a couple of squares. We continued to have problems but they lessened over the years, esp after the builder & the company who graded the area put in the large drain in the back yard & the French drain in the side yard. We have a water softener & use salt which drains on that side of the yard. We have never been able to grow anything in the planting bed where the discharge is so it was determined that the salty water most likely is the cause of the patchy bald areas. We are switching to potassium which doesn't need to drain out.

You might need a French drain also.
I have an area in my back yard, that is on a slope, and grass was eroding, and turning brown, and was being taken over by Bermuda, so I bought St Augistine plugs, and planted. Now St Augistine is taking over that area. So I now have St Augistine, Zoysia, and Bermuda in my back yard. IT'S GREEN!!!

[gomoho]

You must be north of 466. We are not allowed to have St Augustine south of 466 because of the reason you stated, plus it is more prone to disease.

You might need a French drain also.


Actually I live in Hadley but St Augustine has made it's way into the yard via my neighbor's yard. He is on a corner lot that backs up to a pump station that has all St Augustine so it is making its way over to our yards.

Probably do need a French drain, but I am almost at the bottom of the run off so it would need to be started further uphill and I doubt the neighbors are interested.

[rubicon]

You must be north of 466. We are not allowed to have St Augustine south of 466 because of the reason you stated, plus it is more prone to disease.

We live on a hill; face south; our neighbors' house on the west is higher & sets farther back on the lot than ours so rain comes down the area in front of their planting bed & comes at a sharp angle onto our lawn next to the garage. When we first moved in in Aug 2007, after it rained the lawn there would be wet for two days. We called the Warranty Dept and apparently they won't replace the sod unless it's wet for 3 or more days. However, they did replace a couple of squares. We continued to have problems but they lessened over the years, esp after the builder & the company who graded the area put in the large drain in the back yard & the French drain in the side yard. We have a water softener & use salt which drains on that side of the yard. We have never been able to grow anything in the planting bed where the discharge is so it was determined that the salty water most likely is the cause of the patchy bald areas. We are switching to potassium which doesn't need to drain out.

You might need a French drain also.

KittyKat: I live south of 466 and my property was sodded with St Augustine s were all of my neighbors in adjacent villages.

Two of my neighbors went to Empire zoysia and the cost was around $2,000.

[Bogie Shooter]

You'd think I would know better after reading all the stories on TOTV but it all happened so fast & I went ahead & paid them. I have an impulsive personality which gets me into trouble with things like this; then I have buyer's remorse. I did call later (Fri night) and left a voicemail msg that we had second thoughts & wanted to get another quote. Then I thought "I'll just ask the smart people on TOTV!"

Oh my, good luck with that.

[Bonanza]

For those of you who have had sod installed, is $800 for removal of old sod & installation of 400 sq ft of new Zoysia sod a good price?

I don't know why you're removing your sod, but you can lay sod on top of sod. That would save you some money, however, I don't know what your reason is for the removal of what you currently have. The key to making it take is to water it well in the beginning.

[Parker]

Oh how I hate our St. Augustine grass! It is thick and deep, grows so fast, and walking barefoot on it is uncomfortable. Our lawn company says they can't mow it shorter or it will die. I live south of 466, and our entire neighborhood has St. Augustine grass, so I'm curious why you say it isn't allowed south of 466? Is that a new rule?

I'd replace it but since it is everywhere, I fear that would be money wasted. Has anyone else tried it in a similar neighborhood environment?

[PaPaLarry]

I think what happened was, any building south of 466 years back, was planted with zoysia only. Suppose be better for drought etc. Maybe someone can jump in, and explain better. All I know is that zoysia is planted south of 466 (I think?) I've noticed a lot of zoysia lawns, turning brown etc. Some because of mole crickets, others because watering, and others being taken over by Bermuda. It's an ever going battle. Then I see numerous lawns that look so beautiful and green. Maybe it boils down by having a "green thumb"!! hehe

[KittyKat]

Oh how I hate our St. Augustine grass! It is thick and deep, grows so fast, and walking barefoot on it is uncomfortable. Our lawn company says they can't mow it shorter or it will die. I live south of 466, and our entire neighborhood has St. Augustine grass, so I'm curious why you say it isn't allowed south of 466? Is that a new rule?

I'd replace it but since it is everywhere, I fear that would be money wasted. Has anyone else tried it in a similar neighborhood environment?

Our house was built in 2007. Someone either told me or I read it somewhere that the developer switched to Empire Zoysia because of its drought tolerance and fewer diseases than St. Augustine. I might have read it in the deed restrictions, where they also tell you that you can't plant anything invasive.

My brother lives on the historic side and he replaced his entire lawn with St. Augustine Floratam; he also added truckloads of good topsoil first. He has a beautiful lawn.

[Bonanza]

I think what happened was, any building south of 466 years back, was planted with zoysia only. Suppose be better for drought etc. Maybe someone can jump in, and explain better. All I know is that zoysia is planted south of 466 (I think?) I've noticed a lot of zoysia lawns, turning brown etc. Some because of mole crickets, others because watering, and others being taken over by Bermuda. It's an ever going battle. Then I see numerous lawns that look so beautiful and green. Maybe it boils down by having a "green thumb"!! hehe

The really green grass you see is a type of St. Augustine. It's the zoysia grass that is brown and ugly. The reason for the brown color is pure and simple -- it's the weather, specifically -- the cold weather.

[PaPaLarry]

The really green grass you see is a type of St. Augustine. It's the zoysia grass that is brown and ugly. The reason for the brown color is pure and simple -- it's the weather, specifically -- the cold weather.
Sorry, I had meant in the summer time!!! A lot of lawns show spotty areas that are dark, and look like they have been chewed up underneath. I noticed some lawns like that on Stillwater Trail in Caroline. Some have replaced already.

[pjrusso17]

I would be VERY CAREFUL who you choose. I just got 3 quotes for partially re-sodding my backyard with all clean-up included. Two bids were very close the other was half of the other two. Cheap doesn't mean quality. The last one wrote down St. Augustine instead of Zosia on the estimate. When I corrected her she said "oh, right" but never wrote it down anywhere! I'm actually going with the most expensive (by $24) because the young man took the time to explain everything, it made sense to me and I trusted him immediately.