How Much Does it Cost to Lay Sod? | Angie’s List

Once the lawn is bare, you need to loosen the dirt. Rent a rototiller $50 for four hours, or $80 for a full day and add compost.

You may also want to buy an at-home soil testing kit ($12 to $15), which will tell you the pH level of your soil, along with its nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium levels.

This, in turn, helps you determine what type of fertilizer, and how much, you need to put on the lawn. Finally, you need to tamp down your lawn using a hand tamper ($32).

When it comes time to start laying the sod, you need a landscape rake to level dirt ($30), and a 2-inchcutting knife ($20) to trim sod squares. Lay the new sod so that each row is staggered: make sure the "long" edges are tight to one another but the cut ends of the roll aren't side by side.

Don't try doing this alone; convince at least one friend or family member to lend a hand. Once the sod is down, you want to roll it using a lawn roller, then rent a fertilizer spreader ($50) and buy fertilizer ($20 per bag).

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