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Is it necessary to remove old grass before topsoil and reseeding?

Ruby Bahian
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago

We have about 1000 sq ft of lawn around our house to level. We had a big leaf maple removed and those big peices of wood coming down has created an already bumpy lawn even more so. It was suggested to us to level the yard with about 10-12 yards of 3 way top soil over short grass and seeding over it. Thoughts? We're thinking of DIYing and the thought of skipping the step of removing grass is tempting. The grass that's left is pretty sparse because of all the grinding debris left from the maple and laurels that spanned the perimeter of the yard. We just want to create a clean slate and have a flat surface to walk/run around in without the fear of twisting an ankle, especially for a toddler.

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