When someone calls me and asks for a quote on replacing turf in an existing yard it is often more expensive than expected. Here’s why.
- Firstly there is the removal of the old lawn. That’s going to be a minimum of $450.00 if we get a bobcat in. You can do it manually but often it doesn’t work out much cheaper because its very hard, time consuming work.
- Then there’s the landscape mix used to prepare the ground. A bobcat may need to bring in 3 or 4 cubic meters so this will again add to the cost.
- Following that there’s the reticulation that gets damaged during the removal of the old turf. Its almost impossible not to damage the retic so you need to allow funds to cover retic repairs.
- Then there’s the turf itself…
So if you’re considering replacing an existing lawn (and you want to do it right) then be prepared to allow for all of the above