Montauk, NY
3,000 sq ft around a new pool
Fresh-cut sod laid around a brand-new gunite pool and timber-terraced yard at a Montauk new build — rolled tight against the bluestone and retaining walls.
Our Services — Sod Delivery, Sod Prep, Sod Installation
Sod Installation in Manhasset, NY
Farm-cut sod delivered and installed across Munsey Park, Plandome Hills, Strathmore-Vanderbilt, and the Manhasset Bay waterfront by crews who lay sod across Long Island's North Shore.
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Manhasset is the North Shore commuter and residential hamlet in the Town of North Hempstead — the Plandome Hills and Munsey Park residential blocks designed in the 1920s as planned communities, the Strathmore-Vanderbilt corridor, the historic Plandome village along the bay, the Americana Manhasset luxury retail corridor and the LIRR Manhasset station along the Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) spine, and the waterfront lots along Manhasset Bay. Soils sit on the typical Nassau moraine — glacial-till loam over sandy subsoil, with sandy salt-influenced loam along the Manhasset Bay waterfront. Lawns deal with the planned-community standard set by Munsey Park's deed restrictions, the mature canopy of nearly century-old oaks across the older planned blocks, and the institutional residential standards that define the corridor.
CT Sod has been delivering and installing sod across Nassau County for years. Pallets are cut to order at the farm the morning of your install, hauled out to the North Shore, placed exactly where you need them by all-terrain forklift — even down a Manhasset Bay waterfront slope — and laid by crews whose only job is sod, not general landscaping.
Why Property Owners in Manhasset Choose CT Sod
Farm-Cut for Long Island
Your sod is cut at the farm the morning of installation — never stockpiled. Fresh sod establishes faster and handles the salt-influenced waterfront and sandy-subsoil transplant stress that finishes a stockpiled pallet within a week.
Every Manhasset Neighborhood
Munsey Park, Strathmore-Vanderbilt, Plandome, Plandome Hills, Plandome Manor, the Northern Boulevard corridor, the Americana retail corridor, and the Manhasset Bay waterfront — we install across all of it and know the Munsey Park deed restrictions, century-oak canopy variety calls, and waterfront slope access before we get there.
All-Terrain Forklift for Waterfront Slopes
The waterfront lots along Manhasset Bay slope down toward the water enough that a curbside drop leaves your crew hauling sod a long way from where the work is happening. Our forklifts handle that grade and set pallets at the job site, not the street.
Install-Only on Long Island
On Long Island we run install-only — you (or your landscaper) handle the prep, and our crew shows up with the sod and lays it tight. The Long Island surcharge applies on orders over 1,200 sq ft; full-service prep + install is available across CT and Westchester.
Written Quote Before Work Starts
Every install is scoped per project — square footage, planned-community variety call, slope access, salt exposure on the bayfront blocks, install window. You get a written quote with the work and inclusions spelled out before crews are scheduled.
Coordinates With Your Landscaper
Most Manhasset installs are part of a larger landscape build managed by a local crew. We work as the sod supplier and install specialist — same fresh-cut product, same install standard you'd get on a Greenwich or Westchester job.
How It Works
Our Sod Installation Process in Manhasset
How Sod Installation Works
- 1Site Prep (by you or your landscaper)Existing turf removed, topsoil added, area graded and rolled. We can walk you through specs over the phone.
- 2We Deliver Fresh SodCut to order at the farm the morning of install. All-terrain forklift places pallets where you need them.
- 3We InstallSod-specialist crew lays sod with tight seams, proper grading, and a clean finish — typically same-day as delivery.
- 4Care InstructionsWatering schedule and basic care notes handed off so your new lawn establishes quickly.
Need full-service including site prep? Turnkey prep+install is available in Connecticut and Westchester County only — call us to discuss your project.
Recent Work Nearby
Recent Sod Jobs Across New York
A few recent jobs our crews delivered across New York — tap any photo to see the full project.
Read the new-build lawn project
Water Mill, NY
Multi-acre tall fescue, holding up years later
A multi-acre tall fescue estate with a private vineyard — these clips came in from restaurateur Willie Degel (Restaurant Stakeout, Uncle Jack's Steakhouse) four years after we installed it, sent unprompted and shared with permission: still thick and green from the motor court out to the vineyard rows.
Rye, NY
3,200 sq ft prep & screened-loam topsoil
A multi-section lawn renovation — reworking the soil and spreading screened loam around mature trees and walkways to a clean, sod-ready grade before a single roll arrived.
Service Area
We Also Install Sod Across Nassau County and Long Island
Frequently Asked Questions
Sod Installation in Manhasset
Which Manhasset neighborhoods do you install sod in?
We install across all of Manhasset — Munsey Park, Strathmore-Vanderbilt, the three Plandomes (Plandome, Plandome Hills, and Plandome Manor), the blocks off the Americana Manhasset corridor on Northern Boulevard, and the waterfront lots along Manhasset Bay. We also lay sod in nearby Garden City, Old Westbury, Brookville, Locust Valley, Sands Point, and Cold Spring Harbor.
What kind of soil and grass should I expect for a Manhasset lawn?
Most of Manhasset sits on the Nassau terminal moraine — glacial-till loam over a sandy subsoil that drains fast — so we usually steer Munsey Park and Plandome lawns toward a Kentucky bluegrass blend or a tall fescue that holds up under the century-old oak canopy. Closer to Manhasset Bay the soil turns into a sandier, salt-influenced loam, and there we lean on a more salt- and drought-tolerant fescue. The variety call is part of every quote.
Can you get pallets down to the Manhasset Bay waterfront properties?
Yes. The waterfront lots off Plandome Road and along the bay often drop on a grade a standard delivery truck can't manage, and the older Munsey Park drives are tight under mature trees. Our all-terrain forklift carries pallets down the slope and around the canopy to wherever the crew is working, instead of leaving them stacked at the curb on Northern Boulevard.
Do you handle the prep, or just lay the sod, in Manhasset?
On Long Island we run install-only — you or your landscaper handle the grading and prep, and our sod-specialist crew shows up with farm-cut sod and lays it tight the same day it's cut. A surcharge applies on Long Island orders over 1,200 square feet. Full-service prep-plus-install is available on our Connecticut and Westchester jobs, but in Manhasset we work as the supply-and-install specialist alongside your existing crew.
Are there local rules in Munsey Park that affect a sod install?
Munsey Park carries long-standing deed restrictions on landscaping and street-facing work, so we coordinate timing and staging with your landscaper or property manager before a crew rolls in. It mostly affects where we stage pallets and how we time the install — not the work itself — and we sort it out at the quote stage so install day stays clean.
How do I keep new Manhasset sod alive over a dry Long Island summer?
Because the sandy moraine subsoil under most of Manhasset drains quickly, fresh sod needs more frequent, lighter watering than a heavy-clay lawn would — keep it consistently damp for the first two to three weeks, then taper as the roots take hold. Hold off mowing until the sod is firmly rooted, usually around 14 to 21 days. On the salt-exposed bay lots we'll flag a longer establishment window when we quote it.
From the Blog
Recent Manhasset & Nearby Jobs and Guides
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Matthew Nunnink
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“CT sod was awesome to deal with. I was surprised how quickly I was able to schedule delivery after purchasing. They are very responsive on the phone.”
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Melissa Stevens
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“Seamless transaction. Grass was actually delivered as exactly stated. Not one complaint I would highly recommend.”
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Shaun Wason
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“We had a fantastic experience with CT Sod. Kayla was awesome. She was responsive, knowledgeable, easy to work with and delivered high-quality sod on time as scheduled. We went with the blue grass/fescue mix which looks amazing and I would definitely recommend their product.”
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Dan Witkins
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“Sean was great to work with. We set my sod install up in just a matter of days and his guys are fast and efficient and explain to me how to take care of My new sod. I would definitely recommend.”
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Joseph Finnegan
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“Highly recommend CT Sod. Sean was a pleasure to work with and the quality is top notch. Weather had delayed the delivery for a few days, so Sean and his crew installed the sod free of charge for the inconvenience. Couldn’t be happier with the results and I will be using CT Sod for all of my sod in the future.”
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Preston Huckabee
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“CT Sod’s website was very helpful for pricing and installation advice. Purchase was easy. The sod was very healthy when it arrived, my son and I installed, and it looks great.”