Laying grass rolls

Rake it out level and rake off the bigger stones as you go. You want a really good level. If any areas are soft then walk over it putting weight on heel then toe to firm it up - heel toe the whole area if necessary. I've laid thousands of yards of turf and never rolled it. With a bit of a rake out, a few stones removed and level up that ground looks good.

Edit> The area with the building stone look a bit suspect check you have enough soil there. No need to remove the building stone if you there is but if there isn't much soil (less than 50:50) then it needs to go.

The one thing I forgot to mention is don't forget to water it if we get dry weather.

You need to see the rolls to get any idea how good they are. You can pay a lot for rubbish but the rubbish is rubbish. Best thing if you can is pay COD and say you'll inspect a couple of rolls before they unload - if they will do that.

But basically better quality turf with decent grasses and no weeds will be better and more expensive. You also want a decent amount of soil that is an even thickness not sods that have different thickness and are thin in places.

This time of year with the current weather you'd have a decent start to a law before the end of it from seed.

You know you can't really use the turf for at least a month after laying it. If you walk on it to much it will move around and not bind properly. I can remember turfing a paddock once and a fortnight later the idiot we did it for let his Polo ponies out on it and the whole lot was completely ruined - that was an extreme case.

Best get it delivered in bulk but ask them when they are cutting it. You want to get it down as soon as possible after its lifted. You don't want sods that have been sitting around on a pallet for a while. Obviously the grass should be green any sign of yellowing is a sign its been left rolled up for too long.