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7,000 Sq Ft of Tall Fescue Sod — A Milford Yard, Front & Back

We put down 7,000 square feet of fresh tall fescue sod across this Milford, Connecticut property — the full front yard and the back. Here is the whole job: the tired old lawn stripped out and the ground regraded to a clean, firm bed, the crew laying and rolling fresh-cut sod, and the finished green lawn front and back — on the ground and from the air.

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Before — The Old Lawn & Bare Ground

The front yard came as a thin, weedy lawn; the back was bare graded dirt around the playset. Here is what we started with, front and back — and the whole property from the air.

The old front lawn in Milford, CT before sod — a thin, weedy, patchy lawn edged by a granite Belgian-block curb and the sidewalk, the gray colonial behind it — The old front lawn — thin, weedy, and patchy, edged by the granite curb.

The bare backyard in Milford, CT before sod — graded dirt around a wooden playset, bordered by a white vinyl privacy fence, a stacked-stone wall, and a board-and-batten outbuilding — Out back — bare graded ground around the playset, fenced and walled.

Aerial top-down view of the whole Milford, CT property before sod — the graded front yard, the in-ground pool and white patio, the playset, and the cul-de-sac — From above — the whole property, front yard graded and the pool out back.

Graded & Ready for Sod

With the old lawn stripped and the high and low spots worked out, here is the site graded and raked to a clean, firm bed — front yard, backyard, and the slope down by the new pool patio. This is the surface the fresh tall fescue lands on.

The graded front yard in Milford, CT seen from the cul-de-sac — a sloped bed of dark, level soil above a new concrete sidewalk and granite curb, the gray colonial up the rise, the crew's dump truck staged at the curb — The front yard from the street — graded and curbed, the crew staged and ready to lay sod.

A freshly graded and raked front bed in Milford, CT — dark, level topsoil edged by a granite Belgian-block curb, hydrangeas to one side and a white vinyl fence behind, with a landscape rake resting on the curb — The front bed graded smooth and raked clean, edged by the granite curb.

The graded Milford, CT backyard ready for sod — a wide, level bed of raked dirt running past a wooden playset and a stacked-stone wall on one side and a white board-and-batten shed on the other — The backyard graded level around the playset and shed — the second half of the 7,000 sq ft.

Dark, freshly graded topsoil beside the new pool patio in Milford, CT — a raked bed bordered by a white vinyl picket fence in front and a paver patio and stacked-stone wall behind, ready for sod — Graded topsoil beside the new pool patio — raked clean and waiting on grass.

On Video — Prepping the Yard

Two clips from prep day — grading and raking the front yard to a firm, layable bed, and a drone pass over the whole property before a single roll goes down.

Grading and raking the front yard to a clean, firm bed.
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A drone pass over the whole property the day before sod.
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Sod Day — Pallets Land and the Sod Goes Down

Fresh-cut pallets and topsoil staged on the stripped front yard, a track loader moving rolls across the property, and the crew laying and rolling tall fescue seam to seam across all 7,000 square feet.

The stripped front yard in Milford, CT on install day — bare graded soil with a pile of dark topsoil, stacks of tall fescue sod pallets, and the crew starting to lay rolls up by the gray colonial — Install day — bare graded soil, a pile of topsoil, and pallets staged to lay.

Pallets of fresh tall fescue sod and a pile of dark topsoil staged on the stripped, graded front yard in Milford, CT, with the crew's dump truck and trailer parked on the cul-de-sac behind — Fresh-cut pallets and topsoil staged on the stripped front yard.

A yellow Cat track loader moving pallets of tall fescue sod across the bare graded front yard in Milford, CT, fresh rolls stacked by the white picket fence and the gray colonial behind — A track loader carries full pallets across the yard to the crew.

The crew laying tall fescue sod across the front yard in Milford, CT — rolls hauled in by wheelbarrow from the pallets, a rake and a roll of sod on the bare soil, the gray colonial and the homes across the street behind — Rolls hauled in by wheelbarrow and butted tight, seam to seam.

A crew member rolling the newly laid tall fescue front lawn in Milford, CT with a water-filled drum roller, the green sod running to the granite curb and the crew's truck and loader staged on the wet street — A final pass with the water-filled roller locks the new sod down.

The Finished Lawn — Front & Back

And here it is in: fresh tall fescue laid wall-to-wall across the front yard, up the side yard to the driveway, and through the whole backyard around the playset and pool.

The finished tall fescue front lawn in Milford, CT seen from the street — an even green carpet behind the granite curb, blue hydrangeas and an ornamental tree framing the gray colonial, the crew's truck staged at the curb — From the street — the new front lawn wall-to-wall, tight to the granite curb.

The finished front lawn in Milford, CT — fresh tall fescue sod laid wall-to-wall from the granite Belgian-block curb up to the gray colonial, the crew finishing the edges by the curved sidewalk — The finished front lawn up to the house, edges detailed by hand.

The finished tall fescue side lawn in Milford, CT running up to the granite-edged driveway and a white picket gate into the backyard, the gray colonial with its garage and basketball hoop on the right — The side yard sodded clean up to the driveway and backyard gate.

A closer look at the finished side lawn in Milford, CT — fresh tall fescue with tight seams between the driveway and the white vinyl fence, hydrangeas and lanterns along the edge and the playset visible through the gate — A closer look — tight seams between the driveway and the fence.

The finished backyard in Milford, CT — thick green tall fescue around a wooden playset, bordered by a white privacy fence with a stone base, the pool patio and lounge chairs along the house on the right — Out back — thick green tall fescue around the playset and pool.

Fresh tall fescue sod under the backyard swing set in Milford, CT, with the in-ground pool, lounge chairs, and patio just beyond and the white privacy fence wrapping the yard — The backyard by the pool — green right up to the patio.

The 1,000 Sq Ft We Installed Twice

The homeowner added on after the first 7,000 square feet, growing the job to 8,000 — then five inches of rain washed out the freshly laid add-on strip before it could root. We ripped out the section that didn’t survive and installed the final 1,000 square feet a second time, at no additional charge.

The washed-out strip stripped back to clean soil, fresh rolls staged for round two.
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The redone section of the front yard in Milford, CT — fresh tall fescue re-laid between the established lawns, marker flags and string still lining the new strip — The re-laid section knitting into the established lawn around it.

The finished curb strip in Milford, CT after the second install — fresh tall fescue running clean between the granite curb and the sidewalk, the established lawn deep green up the yard — The curb strip on round two — clean and tight from the curb to the walk.

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