I Leveled my Lawn using ONLY items from Home Depot
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2024
- Plan on LEVELING your Lawn? Watch this.
In this video I cover how I used only a few simple items from Home Depot to level my lawn.
The secret to a perfect looking lawn is making it FLAT.
Is your entire lawn or areas of the lawn filled with dips, ruts, low spots, and high spots? When your lawn isn’t level it can make it look terrible and lead to damage and injury due to the bumps making you twist your ankles and scalp your lawn with your mower. Good thing is, you can level your lawn yourself with a few simple items from Home Depot such as a landscape rake, push broom, sand, soil, and a gorilla cart or wheel barrel.
A level lawn also leads to a healthier and easier to maintain turf. It will result in a higher quality cut because your mower won’t scalp the lawn. Not to mention, mowing over a bumpy surface is uncomfortable and can cause injury to your ankles. Low spots are of particular concern because as the tires pass over them, the level of the mower blade also drops, plunging it into the higher spots and cutting the grass too low in that specific spot leading to scalping of the lawn. The last advantage to a level lawn is drainage. Holes and low spots tend to collect water in pools, which increases chance of lawn fungus.
Basic equipment needed to level your lawn lawn leveling rake or lawn leveler , lawn lute , lawn level drag or any other kind of lawn level tool, in this video I use a landscape rake . Also you will need a gorilla cart or wheel barrel to haul around the thousands of pounds of material. If you are looking to get more specific tools for the job such a rake designed just for leveling your lawn I will leave a link below.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Best Soil
01:09 Best Sand
02:00 Best Rake
02:29 Must Have Tool
03:01 Gorilla Cart
03:32 Topdressing Mix
05:22 How to Spread
07:03 Bags or Delivery?
07:47 How much material do I need?
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-Best Potting Soil: www.homedepot.com/p/Miracle-G...
Leveling Tools:
Landcape Rake:
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Best Soil
01:09 Best Sand
02:00 Best Rake
02:29 Must Have Tool
03:01 Gorilla Cart
03:32 Topdressing Mix
05:22 How to Spread
07:03 Bags or Delivery?
07:47 How much material do I need?
Can I do this in may/june??
can I use the Quikrete 50 lb. All-Purpose Sand? local stores here don't have the medium either play sand.
@@rcr2023 no, do NOT use all purpose sand, the pebbles are too large, try another store. it must be medium or play sand
@@vicmercd9136 Good question !
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As soon as I saw the New Balance dad shoes I knew this man was a professional and he knows what he’s doing. Now we just need a grilling video. Level the lawn and cook for the family.
funny you mention that, im in talks with a grill company right now about some potential content, stay tuned
lmaoo
Combo the outfit with the gold pocket knife and oldschool aluminium pointer and this guy goes from professional to Grand Master of DIY Dad
@@xavirik4828 😂😂
@@PrincessCutLawnCare My guess is Traeger, they’re heavy marketers. I have my favorites but I’m a total grilling snob. Enjoy the journey and soon enough you’ll have more grills than mowers!
That Menards theme music is straight up Midwest! 🤘😁
Haha if you know then you know!
The Menards jingle and then he goes to Home Depot. Oh George…🤦🏻♀️😆
I have a level lawn tool but never the motivation to get tons and tons of sand delivered. Now I can spend $30, make a quick mix and do some spot leveling here and there over several weekends when I’m feeling it. Nice video, thanks!
Can you add grass seeds to the low/bald spots when you add the dirt/sand?
Recommended the channel to my neighbour, waited til he got sand delivered, then nicked his during the night. Saved an absolute fortune! I'm going to recommend a 60" tv to him next.
Just used this same rake to level my lawn. I was surprised at how well it worked. My lawn looked like the grand canyon and now it resembles a semi decent lawn. I'll for sure have to perfect it next year.
It was funny to see him going into a Home Depot but had a remix of the Menards jingle.
haha that was fun
Absolutely amazing! Finally someone made a video with common materials!!
I'm new at this, I'm trying to expand my lawn knowledge. Thank you. I have a lot of questions and you've answered most
Legit. Like the advice for us average weekend Warriors that don’t have tons of fancy tools to make our yards look perfect. Just the basics to get a respectable look. Thanks!
Great video to start the lawn season! Always a fun time helping you film and sharing ideas. Love our family picture at the end 🥰❤️
Love you bird!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Love you too ❤️
Enjoyed the video, George! Great for small yards, look forward to more this season. 🌞
Thanks sonny! appreciate ya!
Glad to see you back. You always explain things clearly easy to follow.
Thanks grace! good to see you as well
Absolute best lawn care channel on UA-cam! I'm excited to fix up my new lawn! Thank you for these videos. Please keep them coming!
Great channel here, I agree!
Great Channel ,Thank you ❤
One other thing about the gorilla cart…they have a 600 lb. capacity so anytime you need to move anything heavy (like bags of sand, dirt, sod rolls, bricks, pavers, etc.) from the car or around the yard they’re super handy. Also great camp/beach wagons. Worth owning.
Great point!
Just checked price on Lowe's... they are up to $269. But yeah... there's no inflation.
@@BlackMan614 I got mine for half price, otherwise I’d never have done it.
Good stuff George. Glad to see new videos from you. I didn't know the moisture control soil was sterile. Good to know! Good luck w your season.
Thanks for stopping by brian, you too brotha!
Good to have you back,George! Looking forward to the mowing season,and looking forward to all your videos this year. I’ve got some leveling to do this season,so this video could not have been better timed👍🏾
Thanks Tonya! always appreciate you stopping by!
good luck w your leveling project this season!
This was on my recommended page because I plan on doing some lawn leveling and was not disappointed! Awesome video definitely will be watching more!
Awesome! Thank you!
Good stuff as always, George! I’m definitely going to try that medium sand vs play sand this season. Thanks for the tip!
Thanks mark! Love the medium sand just wish it wasn’t so expensive haha
@@PrincessCutLawnCare the price we pay for a pristine lawn 😂
@@lawnphix haha gotta love it!
Always so many different options!
You are very informative and such a great teacher. Thank you for all your videos.
You are very welcome my friend! best of luck this season!
Dang and here I just bought my first (regular) wheelbarrow like a month ago, wish I found this & your gorilla cart rec earlier! Super helpful video, thank you
Haha oh no, you’ll be alright!
Just a bit more of a work out 💪
Just discovered your channel, you’ve been a massive help!
Awesome! Happy to hear my fellow gamer!
Great presentation and to the point. Great video George!
Thanks bra!
Your production values are better than most network tv shows. Kudos!
Thank you so much for this video!!! This was the perfect info… so many nuggets. Thanks ladies. We love this family 🥰
haha thank you my friend!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Yw 💪🏾💪🏾
Lovely video.. I moved in last year and the builder gave me a yard full of uneven terrain. My mower literally dances on the ground when I cut the grass. So of course, leveling is in my bucket list this year. Once my grass comes fully, I'll level the lawn following your methods. Thanks for sharing in such details.
No problem my friend, good luck w your project! No more dancing for your mower haha
same here my friend - damn these developers / builders - they only care about getting the job done quickly - quality is not an option...unless of course it's a multimillion dollar home and yard lol
This is why I love your channel. Nothing fancy, just stuff anyone can buy at big box stores 👌
Hey my friend! Good to see you again!
And I appreciate it! We try to mix it up easy to more experienced
Not naming names, but when you see someone get PGA quality sand, a sand spreader, one of those fancy aerators and a buddy to help be your assistant, you’re just doing lawn porn. I’d rather get real world tips that work for real people.
Totally agree with having the Gorilla cart! Made my life so much easier and saved my back too!
Omg thank you so much for this video! I did not want to spend a fortune on a leveling rake just to do a few patches. 🙏🏼
No problem! Good luck with your project!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Also can you please do a video on how to patch up dog pee and poopy? My neighbor let their dogs pee and poopy in my yard! 😡 I want to patch it and then put a barrier so they can stop coming in my yard. Thanks! 🙏🏼
I caught your content in 2022... I'm now a SUBSCRIBER AND FAN. You ROCK - perfect EVERYDAY GUY ADVICE FROM NEIGHBOR-FRIEND PRO. You have a gentle presentation (voice and person) and give us science and your real-life experience VALUE !!! I've tried some of your tips... it's a season by season, year by year growth of knowledge -- and you HELP ME SO MUCH !!! and make me smile while learning. Bravo !!!
Appreciate that boss!
I use dirt from landscaping bushes to fix the dips in my yard. I get it as fine as I can, then spread it over the low spots. I smooth it with a broom afterwards. After about a week, the grass fills back in. 🐀🐾
Thanks George! Seems as if you read my mind with my upcoming leveling project needs.
haha i think we all have the itch to get out there and start working, appreciate you watching cody!
I love this video! My yard seriously needs to be leveled. We've lived here over two years. Old owners had an above ground pool that was removed when the house was flipped. Now there's a giant divot in the back yard! Probably looking at raising 400sqft about a foot. At least.
Thanks dan! that will be a lot of material, much more than you can get at home depot.
Heres a formula to calculate how much fill you need : 1 and half Cubic Yards Soil = Half Inch covering 1k sqft
Great informative video! I wish your channel was noticed more as you are more professional than many landscaper channels I know.
thank you adam, really means a lot! were slowly but surely getting there.
appreciate you watching
I agree, Adam. Great channel here.
The Guerilla Cart is my daddy Caddy when doing yard work. Takes 10 minutes to assemble and is phenomenal. For less than 200 bucks, it's a steal!
Chyea!
Welcome back George! Great video to start off the 2022 lawn season!
Thank you sir 👍
I would definitely take his lawn advice he's got the white new balance on!
Thanks for this videos. It motivated me to start doing some " leveling". I did modified the mixture. I'm using one bag of medium sand and two of play sand, ⅔ of the potting soil. I also added some topsoil that I had left from another project along with some worm castings. I'm leveling deeper spots, my lawn is far from where I want it to be to use mostly sand.
Awesome so happy to hear!
And sounds like an excellent mix 😊
Good to see you again pueda
I plan to do modifications as well. This lawn care and gardening I'm finding is not an exact science. It's great to have a starting point and find what works for our particular situations.
@@ladyewo6778 I agree. Many schools of thought. To me all depends on where you are to your end goals.
Nice to see a sand leveling video that doesn't involve a giant dump truck full of USGA spec sand. The only place I could find with it near me says they require a minimum of 10 cubic yards. There's probably some landscaping supply places around with adequate sand though. I just read an article about golf courses using a mix of 80% sand and 20% mushroom soil or peat moss. Mushroom soil/compost sounds like great stuff, since it's weed free and has some organic matter and water retention properties. Looks like my local Lowe's has some 1 cu ft bags for about $4.50, doesn't sound too expensive to try it out in some areas.
Sounds like some good material,, gonna have to keep my eye out for it next time im in lowes
I’m a new homeowner and so glad I found you
Nice video! I’d be hesitant to level when it’s still dormant, but it looks like you got the sand worked in good. Still waking up here in Michigan.
haha yes i was very hesitant, but ill do it for the channel, thanks for watching!
Just got my Gorilla Cart from HD. So far, it’s been great! Ever since getting the new place, I find myself at Home Depot almost every day!
Hey Vince! You finally got the new place? Awesome dude!
Gotta love those trips to HD haha
Anytime I’m tryna get out out of the house I just tell the wife I’m goin to Home Depot lol
@@PrincessCutLawnCare yeah man! Back in August. Starting all over in the lawn.
The new Gorilla carts are fantastic! I had the smaller, older model, but the newer ones with the yellow dump handle are awesome!!!
@@DaddingAllDay that’s the one I got. 7 CF with the yellow dump handle. Video coming soon!
This was very informative and worked great. Although I must say, I got a lot of weird looks from the neighbors as I was using a push broom on my lawn. Lol.
If they think that’s weird, they should see me when I’m vacuuming my lawn.
And yes I do that to clear pebbles before reel mowing haha.
Glad it worked out for ya! 😃
@@PrincessCutLawnCare 🤣🤣 bro i was just thinking that, im pretty sure my dad was shop vacuuming his lawn from all the dirt and salt from the winter!
Great break down George! Glad you showed that you don’t need any fancy tools to get the job done , good stuff! 👌🏻
Thanks man, long time no see
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Winter tends to have that effect 😂 , finally just getting back in the lawn here , 95% of the snow is gone now but temperatures still aren’t great. That won’t stop me from doing an early fertilizing experiment lol
What an awesome video! Something easy and cheap that I can do to fill in some holes! Thanks
No problem Chris, appreciate you watching!
Yeah, just finished my first ever sand leveling. And BY FAR the best tool was the Gorilla Cart - well not exactly that brand 'cause where I live I can't find it, but a cheap chinese copy. Still worked OK. I cannot imagine myself using a regular wheelbarrow for this!
Haha same! I remember when I first started leveling a few years ago I bought a wheel barrel and immediately returned it and got a cart lol
Welcome back! Awesome video as always, looking forward to many more this season.
Thanks boss! Likewise my friend!
Cheers to a successful season ahead 🥂
Very cool to see that my favorite UA-camrs comment on each other’s videos!
Wow Silver Cymbal is up there with Project Farm, running with the big dogs
I just watch because because the new balance shoes lol, my yard looking better little by little thanks sir
lol great to hear!
Thank you for this video. I saw another video, which was great and they were promoting a tool that cost $150. While I think the tool is probably amazing and an exceptional quality, gas is 6 bucks right now and I just don't have a 150 bucks. This video was really really helpful, thank you so much.
Great video George. I'm not a big fan of potting mix in the lawn, mainly due to the white beads they use for moisture purposes. Those things take forever to breakdown. I rather use topsoil. It's generally cheaper, though there can be more ckunks. I find the "generic" bags from Home Depot and Lowe's work best. I used a landscape rake to level out my lawn for my renovation last season. If you have big piles of dirt and sand, the rake is super handy and knocking them down. Really informative video!
Thanks chuck! i used top soil for years before switching, i got tired of sifting it all the time haha
@@PrincessCutLawnCare That is a downside to topsoil for sure!!
Dadding but what about the weeds that could be introduced to your lawn with the topsoil?
@@Savsal12 Absolutely possible, but generally speaking, the weeds that I've had due to the topsoil, they were so minor it was easy to pull by hand.
@@DaddingAllDay oh ok. Thanks I’m getting to level a few low spots and I don’t want to pay $18 for the potting mix if I really don’t have to. I just really do not want to add any weeds either.
This is really helpful George. Question though: I live in a state where they will be enforcing very low watering times per week due to drought. Would leveling during a drought be a bad idea?
Thanks Garret! you will want to level when your lawn is in peak growing condition, so i would stray from doing it during a drought
Leveling? No. Reseeding? Yes.
Well the Man is back for another lawn season and great way to start it off. Well done George.
haha thanks keith! look forward to seeing some provista content!
Aright my guy your getting very comfortable in front on the camera it’s very noticeable. Great production very enjoyable viewing
haha thanks jake, finally after a year its becoming a little easier haha
appreciate you tunin in!
Wow. First video I’ve seen of yours. Great video! You are very good at this (teaching). You explained it very well and didn’t add any filler to it.
Subbed!
Thank you so much!
Really appreciate the thoughtful comment 😃
And thanks for the sub as well 🙏
Those New Balances at The Home Depot picking up stuff for the lawn.
Putting off some big yard dad energy.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
had to get a fresh pair of 624s to start the season proper! Lets go!
I love the pearly white New Balance shoes ready for christening on the lawn.
Haha thank you, I wore out my newbies from last season, had to get a fresh pair 😂
I appreciate you taking us to Home Depot so we could see exactly what to get.
Anytime andre!
i cut my grass with a pair of scissors and it worked great.
I loved your video! This is quality content. I really enjoy the way you explain and teach! Thank you!
Thanks Mathieu! been having a stressful day but your comment made it much more bearable!
appreciate it brotha!
Great video... Really helpful not have the instant gratification to get this project done in one day instead of waiting for several Amazon orders then starting the project.
My lawn is exactly a year old so pretty young is it safe to level it like what you're saying or would it be too stressful on it?
Hi jack! I would wait 1 full season
If it’s exactly a year old then go for it, your all good
@@PrincessCutLawnCare and like you said just wait until the grass is really going good put some fertilizer on it the week before and I'm good? I live in north Texas so probably like in a few weeks or 4 weeks?
@@Jackjack1978. yes sir, always best to level when your lawn is at peak growing conditions
Thanks for the tip on the broom and the gorilla cart.
No problem Dan, thank you for watching
Bro, you never fail with the video production. You upped your game this winter!!!
Haha thank you bro, had to do something during hibernation 😂
🎵Save big money at menar- home depot!🎶
Pro tip: my wife is able to give my mother in law an unbelievable back massage using the contractor brush.
Plus the bristles do an amazing job dethatching the mother in law’s back hair.
😘 love you George. You make lawn care fun. Love the full metal black drip. You are officially the Johnny Cash of turf
I walk the Lawn.
love the video and the production. Your content for the lawn is great and between you and a few other great UA-camrs, my lawn is looking better than ever. Though as a Michigander, I had to laugh at the Menards jingle right as you were walking into Homedepot 😂
haha thanks man! menards jingle was an inside joke for us midwesterners haha
At first i was skeptical about this guy and his ability…..then i saw the new balance shoes….im now a subscriber and have simce purchased my own pair. Great info, great video lol
I was actually thinking of doing this a little bit ago!!! I did a test with just 1 bag. I spread that bag in my 30$ scotts spreader very easily! Took me 2 mins...I'm thinking of just putting down 50 bags over the course of a growing season.
awesome jason i always wondered if spreading sand in a spreader was possible, thanks for sharing!
Followed your advice. Leveled my lawn this morning
sweet dude, howd it go??
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Under estimated the amount I needed, looks good! Thanks for the info video!
@@brooklynboy4224 Awesome dude! its a lot of work but soooo worth it
Actually bought one last seasons and did some spot leveling and it worked really good!
Awesome! what exactly did you buy? the gorilla cart?
Oh my bad I was taking about the Rack. Lol
Good to see you back brother always a great show thanks again
thanks allen! always appreciate you brother, good to see you again after this long winter:)
Wow, this is an awesome video tutorial i was looking for, thanks for sharing!!!
I REALLY love all the details of your video! Thank you. I have some questions to help me get better looking lawn. Before seeing YOUR video, I bought and laid down enough bagged topsoil to cover my 15-1600 sqft front lawn. Ask you mentioned.. I have been FIGHTING all kinds weeds ever since. However, 2 weeks ago plucked and sprayed weed/grass lawn killer. Now.. I want follow your recommendations while starting over with zoysia. Can I 1st level with just sand? 2nd then layer with potting soil? To finish with seeding then rolling with a lawn roller?
*I’m under the impression that bagged or truck delivered topsoil will give me a FOREVER fight with weeds? I live in middle/lower Virginia.
I am a girl and I was gonna wing it and go to home depot! thank God i found your video! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
you can sometimes get sand cheap at landscape places you can fill up 5-gallon buckets for a couple dollars.
nice tip!
Excellent video and delivery of all the information. Thank you and I’ll be subscribing for sure. 👍🏻
Thank you so much my friend!
Appreciate the sub 😊
I wish I'd seen this video over the weekend! Now it's time to go back to work. But I'll be doing this when we get to the next weekend. Feral hogs tore up my yard and the ravines and divots and ginormous ruts they left are godawful...can't walk thru the yard without breaking your ankle...and it's even super difficult to ride the mower thru it! Going to fill them in using your suggestions. Thank you!
no problem boss! this will take care of those damaged areas for ya
This is exactly the video I was looking for, thanks! Also, I dig the gold knife.
haha thanks bro
The TRUE sign of spring,
George is back‼️‼️‼️
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
haha lets go scott!
Just came out of hibernation lol
The Gorilla cart is one of the best things I've bought. So many uses for it.
💯
Great video, now you're speaking my language I like seeing things that are easily accessible to the average DIYers. You can just go in the store and get something you need right away and its not that pricey. Great work bro 👍🏾
Thanks Darryl, actually learned alot from your videos back in the day when you were using the regular store bought herbicides 🤝
@@PrincessCutLawnCare I appreciate it bro. I'm actually planning to try to level off a part of my yard this season myself. Good luck this season I'll definitely be watching this season to see what you got in store
likewise my friend! good luck w your project:)
Very informative and well made video! Thanks so much! 😁👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it my friend, see ya around!
Great video! Now I understand how to level! Thank you so much.
Thank you Don!
OHh yay! I just ordered the same landscape rake yesterday for my levelling plan. I also have a leveling rake but I watched your past videos and decided to get this landscape rake to spread soil easier. Then I saw this video 😄 made me smile haha
I already have Gorilla cart, it's awesome!
Good to know about the sand which can be used for lawn.
This video is great.
Awesome my friend! sounds like you have all the tools for success!
Do you plan on starting this spring?
@Princess Cut Lawn Care yes. I know that Spring is not really recommended to do a big lawn work, but I will try and learn. can't stand with my very bumpy lawn, especially since I started using elec reel mower. 😵💫
nice! did you get the sun joe??
@Princess Cut Lawn Care I use Allet Liberty43. I was gradually lowering the HOC (w/ gas mower > manual reel mower > elec reel mower). I should have done a full reno first, though.
@@shion_lwn thats alright, it takes time but in the end its worth it
Ok now it is spring, George is back with a great video! Time to do something to my lawn
haha thanks brotha! now get out there!😀
This video inspired me to level my bumpy lawn.👩🏻🌾
Awesome to hear! Good luck w your project!
Glad you're making videos again!
Haha thanks lance! Finally got out of winter hibernation 😂
This is awesome! I have a Gorilla Cart and an R&R leveling rake, can't wait to try this out in my bumpy lawn. Quick question - is the Potting Soil you showed suitable for warm season lawns and soil as well? We are down south here in GA with clay. Thanks!!
Great to see you back.
Thanks buddy! appreciate that, you as well
Excellent video, George! Thank you from a fellow Illinoisan!
Thanks neighbor! Appreciate ya!
Love my landzee rake... just wish I had a need to use it more often
Thank you for the bag calculation.
No problem, appreciate you watching
Stellar - video saved. I'm going to use this method to level some areas in my lawn.
Appreciate it! good luck!
You’re great George. Love your channel!
Thanks Tom! Appreciate it 😊
I also made my own lawn level rake with aluminum angle from home depot for about $35. I used a store bought one to copy it.
you should make a video about it!
Looks like the gang is getting back together!! Welcome back SPRINGTIME!! Thanks for the vid Georgie! 💪
Haha whats up Dan! long time no talk!
Welcome back to some good weather !
Thanks bro!
Super solid info here. I got a good 20k sqft to work on so it’s gonna be a process!
Great speaker! Very informative. I’m bout to level my lawn right now and I’m excited
thanks bro, you got this!
Great information. Thank you.
No problem Jim! Good luck with your project