Sod Cost Calculator

The calculator uses our live wholesale price sheets — the same per-square-foot tiers our office quotes from. It includes the $99 delivery fee, per-pallet handling charge, applicable sales tax, and the $50 fuel surcharge that applies to 500–900 sq ft orders. Final invoice can vary if the job needs installation, soil prep, rush scheduling, or special-equipment delivery (steep grade, ferry, restricted access).

Fresh-cut sod from the farm (Kentucky Bluegrass, KB Mix, Tall Fescue, or RTF), palletization, transport, delivery to your property, per-pallet handling, fuel surcharge where applicable, and applicable sales tax for your delivery state. The number you see is a delivered price — no surprises on the invoice. Installation, grading, and soil prep are quoted separately because they're crew-and-site dependent.

Delivery only. Installation is quoted per project because labor cost depends on site access, grade, prep required, and old-lawn removal. For an installation estimate, use the calculator for the delivered material cost, then call (203) 806-4086 with site details — we typically quote installation in the same conversation.

500 sq ft is one pallet, which is the smallest unit a farm cuts and palletizes. Orders below 500 sq ft aren't economically deliverable — the truck, driver, fuel, and farm handling cost the same for a half-pallet as a full pallet, and we'd be selling the customer something they'd be unhappy paying for. For patch jobs under 500 sq ft, most homeowners are better served by a local landscape supply yard.

Small orders (1–2 pallets) are the least efficient for a delivery truck. The $50 fuel surcharge covers the cost of dispatching the truck and driver for a load that doesn't fill the bed. Orders 1,200 sq ft and up don't carry the surcharge — at that size the truck is running near capacity.

Tall Fescue carries a +$0.10/sq ft premium over Kentucky Bluegrass across all tiers because it's a slower-growing, harder-to-harvest variety — the deeper root system that makes it drought- and traffic-tolerant also makes it more labor-intensive to lift, palletize, and replant. RTF (Rhizomatous Tall Fescue) is priced higher again — roughly +$0.30/sq ft over standard Tall Fescue and +$0.40/sq ft over Kentucky Bluegrass — because the rhizomatous self-repairing varieties are a smaller share of the farm's acreage and the most labor-intensive cut. The calculator above applies the correct rate automatically for each variety and tier.

For any lawn that isn't a perfect rectangle, yes. Curves, garden bed edges, walkway transitions, and tree wells all create offcuts that can't be reused elsewhere. Ordering exactly to measured area almost always leaves the install short by a piece or two — and the farm doesn't deliver a single extra roll on a separate trip. The 5% buffer is the difference between a finished lawn and a finished lawn with bare patches.

All of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York (including Westchester, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley), New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. Long Island and the Hamptons use a separate pricing model with a +$0.30/sq ft surcharge and 1,200 sq ft minimum — see the Long Island sod calculator. Standard footprint pricing on this page applies everywhere else.

Standard turnaround is 2–7 days from order to delivery. Sod is cut fresh from the farm for each order — we don't stock palletized inventory because sod has a 24–48 hour shelf life off the soil. If you have a deadline (closing date, party, contractor schedule), call ahead and we'll confirm the delivery window before you commit.