hope it was water proof otherwise you'll be in all sorts of trouble when they fall into the air conditioner
Anything Ian says may or may not be garbage, it may also be his own opinion or it may not be his opinion at all, it may just be something he felt like stating anyone following his advice does so at their own risk and may be doing something Ian would actually advise against.
And if you don't like what Ian has to say use the ignore function if you don't know how ask i will gladly tell you
Prepped up and ready for turf tomorrow!!!!
Life's a garden, dig it! Life's a garden, dig it!
Good stuff B2B, irrigation in?
Cheers Fred.
Here is the final result from ahard day today. This was my second turfing job for the day. The first a **** place to prep and lay then across here to weave some magic!!!!!!!
Life's a garden, dig it! Life's a garden, dig it!
Another turf prep done and dusted this morning. 120m2 of turf down and then across to do another 110m2. Tough day but good paying clients, bingo!!!!!!
Life's a garden, dig it! Life's a garden, dig it!
This is the final product. Was a bloody tough prep!
Life's a garden, dig it! Life's a garden, dig it!
Nice job.. bit of work there
Nothing like a well prepared (level) turf job. Those lawns are going to be good.
I wish these photos would just be on the page! Clicking each one is insane!
I would of run the turf in the other direction, long ways, as thats the way you will probably mow it. Mowing across new turf is (can be) like mowing a wash board.
Rolling it, filling gaps and low spots with sand will sort it in no time.
Sorry mate, not criticising, just saying!
Critisism more than welcome. I have broad shoulders so I can handle it. It regards to mowing it the direction of mow should be rotated each mow. In regards to the direction it should not matter if the turf pre is level and all foot traffic kept off. This will give a good flat surface and nice even lawn.
Life's a garden, dig it! Life's a garden, dig it!
Fred I agree whole heartedly. I recommended they not do it but the client gets what the client wants, especially when they are paying!!!!!!!! Some people have to learn the hard way!
Life's a garden, dig it! Life's a garden, dig it!
Ilke I said, wasnt a criticism, just an observation. Its not all about prep, its also about how good the turf is. The slabs/rolls arent like tiles where every things perfectly even. The mower wheels will find any gaps where the soil had fallen away from the edge of the turf. A good water and a roll would of helped a lot and Im sure you did that. Must of been a pain rolling it across that narrow of an area though!
Yep, rotating the mowing is a good thing but I would much rather a longer smooth run with the mower than a long bumpy one.
Anyway, Im sure it will be fine but its my experience that laying turf in the longest run is the way to go.
Just to support what Im saying ... http://www.coastalturf.com.au/turf-tips/#layturf
On the subject of laying turf... I had a mow job last season where the guy laid the turf out away from the house. It was the worst job ever but he wouldnt be told. "His guy" knows what he's doing! Pfft! The wash board effect at its worst and then I got blamed for the scalping! Ended up cutting it at 4.5" so as not to scalp!
Funny thing is it was turfed out to existing grass, that was cut at 2" or so, so looking across the grass there was like this step up to the new turf!
If it had of been laid along the house there would of been no problem!