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Leadbone1 05-27-2019 06:36 AM

Sod replacement
 
May be interested in replacing sod in front of my patio villa. Open to suggestions for contractors that do good work and our fair with regard to price. Got one quote that seems high for such a small area ?

Ozzello 05-27-2019 09:04 PM

Install should be around 5 bucks a square foot, removal and prep should be about 1 to 2 bucks per square.

ureout 05-28-2019 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by devorejh (Post 1652801)
May be interested in replacing sod in front of my patio villa. Open to suggestions for contractors that do good work and our fair with regard to price. Got one quote that seems high for such a small area ?

I used Allens sod last summer.. they did a great job at a reasonable $$

DAVES 05-28-2019 08:16 AM

The most important question
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by devorejh (Post 1652801)
May be interested in replacing sod in front of my patio villa. Open to suggestions for contractors that do good work and our fair with regard to price. Got one quote that seems high for such a small area ?

Before you pay to have the sod replaced you need to determine why it died.

Typically there was no soil improvement. They simply laid sod cut from a sod farm on top of existing soil. In most of the villages."soil," means sandy clay with a PH of between 7 and 8.

Have a soil test done. You will likely benefit from adding organic
matter. Far more than you may expect.

Also, you need to know what type of grass you now have.
It has been hot and dry the past month (5/28/2019). If, you have St Augustine and it has gone brown it is DEAD. The Empire Zoysia will go dormant due to lack of water and it will come back.

bilcon 05-28-2019 08:58 AM

Forget the sod and put rocks on your villa front yard. No mowing, watering, fertilizing etc. Looks great.

villagetinker 05-28-2019 10:05 AM

Call ARC before you do the conversion to stone/rocks, as it may not be allowed.

Ozzello 05-28-2019 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 1653214)
Call ARC before you do the conversion to stone/rocks, as it may not be allowed.

lots of people broke that rule if so

Marathon Man 05-28-2019 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ozzello (Post 1653375)
lots of people broke that rule if so

So, you advise that they should proceed. Even though they may eventually be forced to bring the property back into compliance.

JoelJohnson 05-31-2019 07:51 AM

Didn't Florida pass a law that says you plant a garden in your front lawn? If so, doesn't state law supersede local rules?

Ozzello 06-08-2019 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Marathon Man (Post 1653413)
So, you advise that they should proceed. Even though they may eventually be forced to bring the property back into compliance.

Um, I said a lot of people have broken this rule .. IF this rule exists. I advised nothing.

ColdNoMore 06-08-2019 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JoelJohnson (Post 1653992)
Didn't Florida pass a law that says you plant a garden in your front lawn? If so, doesn't state law supersede local rules?


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jebartle 06-08-2019 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ureout (Post 1653151)
I used Allens sod last summer.. they did a great job at a reasonable $$


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