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Overview
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In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook repairs a damaged lawn.
Steps:
1. Use shovel to dig out section of damaged lawn. Check for weak roots and poor soil.
2. Dig out 6 inches of poor soil.
3. Fill the excavated area with a mixture of topsoil, compost and sand.
4. Use a rake to spread and lightly compact the topsoil mixture.
5. Add more mixture and compact again; repeat until topsoil is 1 inch below grade.
6. Lay sod over the area, making sure to butt the pieces tightly together.
Cut the sod to fit using a snap-off utility knife.
7. Be sure to stagger the joints between courses of sod.
8. Water the sod twice a day for the first two weeks. -
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1 to 2 hours to patch most-common damage
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typically less than $20
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Tools
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Difficulty: Easy
most lawn patches are relatively small and simple to repair
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Shovel, used to dig out poor soil from damaged section of lawn
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Wheelbarrow, used to carry away poor soil and damaged lawn
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Garden rake, used to smooth topsoil mixture
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Snap-off utility knife, for cutting sod
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1. Mixture of topsoil, compost and sand, used to provide healthy base for new sod
2. Sod, forms new lawn
2. Sod, forms new lawn
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