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Get away with no top soil before turf?
Get away with no top soil before turf?
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Get away with no top soil before turf?
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Apr 16, 2020
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Turfed on alot worse and its been fine. Good stamp down and little rake over be fine
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Apr 16, 2020
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Id top soil it then add compost and rake in then little foot stamps all over it
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Apr 16, 2020
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Nope nothing gonna take to that hun xxx
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Grass can take to anything just won’t me strong rotted so will pull up easy
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Apr 16, 2020
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Will be fine but when laying it be extra vigilant to the fact that if you do stand on it (which you should avoid anyway) the stones will rip right through the turf
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Apr 16, 2020
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Thanks guys I think it's about a 2 week wait for delivery just now so will literally fine tooth comb it daily! I'll be like bloody popeye by end of it!
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Apr 16, 2020
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Topsoil it too many stones in it as it is. Topsoil rake level penguin walk it and rake level then turf.
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Apr 16, 2020
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Agricultural sand and top dress soil roll rake roll rake roll rake lay turf and plank
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This is 1st rake I did and there was a massive mix of stones rocks bones and 80s crisp packets! My parents lived here since 1972 found so much stuff. I will fine rake it daily
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Excuse my crap pic art but plan to deck bottom grey area and yellow lines a fence. Anyone got a similar garden m. thinking plain fence panels horizontally 4 high down middle to keep cost down
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