How much to put in a lawn
 

About to get CO for my new home and (of course) the I don't have a lawn
yet. I want to hold back an amount equal to the cost of hiring someone
to do it for me. I've got an acre with about 3/4 of an acre that will
be lawn. Can anyone ballpark how much that would be? I guess someone
would have to come in with a york rake and get the large stone/crud out
and then seed it.

Can anyone ballpark how much that would be? I guess someone
would have to come in with a york rake and get the large stone/crud out
and then seed it.

Get a couple of estimates from some local outfits and pick the highest
one. That will add legitamacy to your claim and show dilegence on your
part if the contractor is backing out on his obligation to provide your
home a lawn.

York rake, scrape removal, topsoil, seed, straw... could be at least a
few thousand. Your jaw might drop at the cost of the grass seed alone.

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About to get CO for my new home and (of course) the I don't have a lawn
yet. I want to hold back an amount equal to the cost of hiring someone
to do it for me. I've got an acre with about 3/4 of an acre that will
be lawn. Can anyone ballpark how much that would be? I guess someone
would have to come in with a york rake and get the large stone/crud out
and then seed it.

Between $200 and $5,000. Maybe more if grading is needed. Talk to a local
pro as you did not give enough information as to what all is needed.

On 26 Aug 2005 06:07:43 -0700, wrote:

About to get CO for my new home and (of course) the I don't have a lawn
yet. I want to hold back an amount equal to the cost of hiring someone
to do it for me. I've got an acre with about 3/4 of an acre that will
be lawn. Can anyone ballpark how much that would be? I guess someone
would have to come in with a york rake and get the large stone/crud out
and then seed it.

Lots of "depends." You definately need to remove the stones. You
could pay kids $3 per bucket of rocks. Take a few samples of soil to
have them analyzed (~$20), and apply lime and fertilizer ($100) if
needed. Till in two truckloads of compost ($200). Find out the kind
of lawn grass that grows best in your area. Buy quality seed ($200)
and straw ($50). You may need to buy a spreader, hose and sprinkler
(~$100). Add all this up, and add $500 for labor to get a ballpark
figure for a service company--perhaps $1000 to $1500 is about right.