DON’T Use Sand to Level your Lawn!! *INSTEAD USE THIS*
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- Опубліковано 15 кві 2023
- Plan on Leveling your Lawn? Watch This.
In this video, I go straight to the pro’s to ask them what is the best lawn leveling material. My personal recommendation is to level with a mix of sand and dirt using a lawn leveling rake. As you will see in the video, the pros also recommend a mix of 50% sand and 50% soil to level a bumpy lawn. Leveling with straight sand is ok if you only have minor bumps and ruts that are less than 1/2 inch but anymore than that, you should use a mix of sand and soil.
A few issues topdressing with only sand are is increased irrigation due to the poor water holding properties of sand. If you do decide to level with only sand be sure to have a proper irrigation system installed because it will require increased watering. Also, if you use too much sand it can retain heat during the dog days of summer resulting in your grass frying out.
The benefit to using a mix of sand and soil to topdress is that you get the leveling properties of sand while retaining the clay composition of your soil. Another benefit to adding sand to your soil is that it improves drainage. Sand is known for its excellent drainage properties, allowing excess water to penetrate through the soil and prevent water retention, which can lead to turf diseases such as lawn fungus.
Basic equipment needed to level your bumpy lawn are lawn leveling rake or lawn leveler , lawn lute , or a lawn level drag . Also you will need a gorilla cart or wheel barrel to haul around the thousands of pounds of material for your DIY project. If you are looking to get more specific tools for the job such a rake designed just for leveling your lawn I will leave some links below.
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Unfortunately, places like this that produce a good product are kinda rare. 95% don't take the steps these guys do. Great video George. 👍🏼
Thanks Nate! Hopefully we can show the viewers what to look for in a supplier
@@PrincessCutLawnCare exactly. One really easy first question to ask is what size screen they're using. 99% have no clue. That alone would raise a red flag.
@@PacificNorthwestLawns good tip nate! screen out the screeners that dont know about screening 😂
Super Sod sells a leveling mix across the South East
Why this guy will never go out of buisness
What a great facility. A place like that is hard to find. The screening process is so important. In most of the material I get, whether it's already "screened" or not, I spend so much time picking out rocks, sticks, dirt clods, etc... Seeing how fine that material was made me really envious.
It is hands down the best topdressing material I’ve ever seen
This deserves a rewatch. Seems like a fantasy to get top dressing that nice. 😂
haha its the cleanest topdressing ive ever seen
Topsoil here in Texas is mulch in the rest of the country...mostly sticks rocks and garbage
As mentioned earlier, been a customer for years, drove down there today to inquire about some raised bed mix, finally realized the guy at the counter was actually the owner, said he is their seven days a week. The place was packed, even for a cold Sunday in April. !st class facility!
Great to hear Roy! Tim is a hardworking man!
I couldn't believe it when he told me he works 7 days a week!
I need to stop complaining about my 5 day work week haha
Wow, unthinkable here in Europe. Nobody would take this much pride in their soil mix or lawn. Awesome! What a great business.
This was a really fun watch. You can tell Tim and his company take pride in ensuring their products are top quality. Great video George!
Thanks grizz! Tim is the man, dude works 7 days a week, I don’t know how he does it lol
I can tell you right now brotha... not a lot of places that take this much care into their product! I've called every place around and normally the front desk person has no clue how big the sand is... would never give you advise like this guy does. You can tell he loves his craft! Great video as always George! 😊🤙🏾🔥🙏🏾
bro tell me about it! even the premium bagged topsoil is not as clean as tims product!
appreciate it brah!
Sounds like a job opportunity for an ambitious young man, or a franchise empire for several rich old men.
Thank you Tim and all of your employees for making this possible. You guys are awesome. Great content George.
Appreciate it boss!
Great video. Lots of DIY expert videos, but great to hear from actual experts.
I learned so much from this video! I appreciate you taking the time young man...well done!
no problem and thanks!
I know that place! I work down the street. Great interview, and info, they will get my business for sure! Go Cubbies!!!
Thanks George, Just spoke to Tim regarding getting 1 tons of the top soil & sand mixture to do leveling. He was very nice listened to my issues with my grass and was extremally helpful. Since I was in Chicago near Midway Airport and the amount I needed was not enough ,only a yard, he provided an alternative method to get the mix to my house. Rent a pick-up truck from Home Depot about for $20.00 and pick up myself. Great suggestion!! Please keep up the great videos.
No problem Bill! glad you guys came up with a solution
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Seventy yrs young asking, I guess I can’t get it by the bag?
Lots of good info and I appreciate how you not only brought in an expert, but you are also showing support for a local business
Thank you my friend!
This company is actually amazing, what awesome products.
I been looking for a place like this one a lot of places claim to do this process but ultimately just want you to buy soil thanks for doing the research for your viewers and making a video about it we really appreciate it 👍👍
No problem Juan! Happy to help!
As someone getting ready to level a mess of a lawn at my new house I really wish there was someplace like this near me.
Seen a good amount of your videos over the last 2-3 years and I have to say, this one was your best thus far with very useful info. Not as if your other ones were worthless but I learned a few things I needed to look out for better for my topsoil treatment project.
wow thank you so much for the positive motivation Pkizzle!
you made my day my friend
Good luck with your project!
I'm about to drive from MA to get this for my lawn, ahah these guys don't mess around, looks super premium
Thank you for the video! It was very helpful for me because leveling and over seeding is what I’m in the process doing right now! First time doing leveling, then over seeding. I’m Fortunate Tim Wallace is in my area, have used them several times before for dirt, mulch and decorative rock. They are awesome they help with every thing you need, give them the measurements and they tell the amount you need! I didn’t know that they had this option there. Now that I’ve seen this video I’ll be ordering from there! Thanks again!!
No problem neighbor ! And that great to hear!
George, that was a fantastic video. One of the most informative videos I can recall seeing. Its unfortunate in my area finding a landscaping/soil company of that quality is virtually impossible. Still, in all, superb video with tons of info!
Great to Hear Bob! Appreciate the thoughtful comment!
Awesome video George. I'm lucky enough to live around the corner from them. I'm there once a month for everything from seeds to plants. Tim and his staff are the best.
Hey Neighbor! small world! im right around the corner as well 😃
Thank you for making this video and sharing all of this valuable information. I wish that we had a supplier like this in the Springfield, Mo area.
I am truly envious of the mixes you have access to. Where I live, in a coastal region, their idea of top soil is marsh sand.
Wow. You guys are super close to me. I’ll be reaching out next spring. The last company I used gave me a yard full of weeds.
Best video on leveling I've ever seen Thank You.
Boots on the ground reporting George!! Great info and you’re definitely lucky to have a landscape company like that. Tough to find that quality soil/sand. 👏👏👏
haha thanks bro!
Y’all are top notch. No one does that where I live. Bucket mixed only
Going this week to these guys to see if they can help me in a month or so with 2 to 3 yards of this stuff, thanks for the video.
great to hear! good luck with you project!
Tims business is a rare quality operation. No one with this attention to detail here in OK that I have found.
This video was awesome! The man you interviewed was really informative. I wish I could get soil like that closer to me. I live in the Nashville area. I have 2 acres of land I take care of. So I topdress every year in the fall. It's such a job because even though I think I'm paying for soil blends like this, I get clumpy hard to distribute through my lawn. Thanks for the info.
Appreciate that Eddie!
Sounds like you have quite the project every year!
Down south where we have creeping warm weather grasses like centipede, sand can be very effective, especially if you have trouble with drainage. But you are correct; make sure it's dry so you can get it into the lowest spots faster.
Thank you for the metric conversion on the sand grain size. Greetings from Finland.
No problem good sir
Nice video George. I’m in the area I’ll be call them to help with my lawn in the fall. Thanks very informative
Another great video George. You’re so lucky to have a locally owned business like that so close to your house. Unfortunately the local companies around here don’t really have a pure product, so I have to use the big box stores.
Thanks boss! I know how you feel , I also used big box for majority of my project
Great coverage of this subject. Nice to hear the recommendations and tips from Mr. Wallace.
Thanks Don! Appreciate you stopping by!
Much love from Texas! This was awesome.
Shoutout to Texas!
That’s what I’m talking about, George! You asked all the most important questions people have, had great video of the process and the professional to explain all the details. I don’t think anyone has made a comprehensive video like this. Bravo.
I live in the El Paso where we have sandy soil or straight sand in some cases. We have only a couple good places that do this kind of work but people are often afraid or too shy to ask for the best mixes for our area.
With the info in your video anyone should be able to confidently ask for the right mix no matter where you are. Kudos, man. I think I’ll give it another watch and save this one
Appreciate that Nick! comments like this are very motivating so thank you!
This video inspired me to go to Tim Wallace & now I'm likely getting 2 cubic yards of his top soil for my backyard. I drove by it all the time but never looked into it. Thanks for introducing us local folks!
Great to hear neighbor!
My local place doesn't screen that well. A gem for sure!
thanks Chuck!
Awesome video George, tour was really cool to see. Lots of leveling discussion going on these days - tons of tun playing in the dirt and sand!
Thanks Al!
Love these guys, they are 5 mins from me, and I had them drop off 4 yards of material to do some major repairs in my lawn 2 summers ago. Great info in the video.
awesome to hear neighbor!
this is so fantastic that now I cant imagine getting material from my local guys
This is crazy how you can visually tell how good of a product is even from afar. I live in Washington state and I’m hella jealous. I’m almost positive NONE of the dirt/sand mixes I have from these landscaping supply companies around me are covered or dried. I live in Washington when it rains all year and it’s driving me nuts it is to in a warehouse of some sort just open air bullshit.
if it makes you feel better, i much rather be out west than here lol
This video is great! You’re doing a very good thing by supporting local businesses and after watching this video I will order from Tim Wallace.
Thanks again for this video!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you, Mr. George. I was planning an even more ambitious project for my backyard that didn't survive last summer's blistering heat. I killed off the remaining grass (less than 10%) last Autumn and want to cover ~3000 square ft with about 2 to 3 inches of topsoil (I also have a lot of protruding red maple tree roots that need to be covered. Keeping it to 3 inches won't require a local permit). Then when Autumn rolls around, do the planting (I recall your "I FAILED" video for Spring planting so I'm waiting). I doubt if there are any establishments as conscientious as Mr. Collins in my neck of the woods - New Joisey - but I'll shop around. Wish me luck.
No problem boss! Good luck with your project!
Keep in mind if you cover the branch with more soil they will find there way back to the top no matter how much you cover them.
The roots will always want to be at the surface to get water. I have the same issue in my backyard
Mr. Tim will be getting a call from me late summer for my fall leveling project!! Thanks for the content George!!
sweeeet! thanks Dan!
Awesome video. Great for clarifying on what to use for lawn leveling!
No problem Keith! Glad it was helpful
Ha! I asked my soil guy about mixing it. He said "nope." The best they'd do it put in into the same truck and it would be "mixed" when they dumped it. I think he should have a conversation with Tim. LOL.
I didn't know places like this existed. I've got to do some research. I've been hand mixing bags for the minor level, but wanted to bring the grade up 2 inches across the road. Gotta get researching!
I live in Illinois too, awesome video!
thanks neighbor!
I live in the Chicagoland area. This is a fantastic video. Thank you for doing something different and being very informative. Keep up the great work.
Hey Neighbor! Appreciate it!
Outstanding Video with Phenomenal information. You allowed me to go into my pre-Lawn level mode for September. I have bumpy and lawn diverts due to the Lawnmower. I will be shopping around for a place that has a blender machine. Thank You Sir.
Thank
No problem! Glad it helped!
Once you did the conversion to mm, instant like lol. Thanks for your time making this 👌
no problem! thanks for watching
I agree with the first commentators that this was a premier video when addressing lawn leveling and the purchase of soil.
Thanks Boss! Appreciate you stopping by and commenting!
I had a big/heavy oak tree taken down some time ago that left a trench. In addition, I had a tree stump grinned down that over the years has sunk into a cavity. Really complicates mowing ! At this stage I am looking for a pro landscaper to fix this situation. I will refer whoever I hire to your video or at least use it to make sure it is fixed correctly. Thanks
Damn - I'm a couple hours south in fort wayne but I'm half tempted to bring a truck all the way up there to get something that isn't full of sticks and random clumps of clay. Absolute pride in the product here is evident.
haha now thats some dedication!
maybe someone can chime in, in the comments and help you find someone near you
Excellent video - many thanks George.
No problem Kent! thanks for stopping by
Love this! That mix with the pulverized top soil looks amazing. All of their mixes seem excellent. Great video George!
Thanks PJ! Ive never seen such clean soil in my life haha
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Ha! Clean...dirt, who knew lol
@@GirLzLawn 😂😂😂
I wish they were here in NH. We have 'the dirt doctor' and from my first (and last) 2 yard load of top soil (which I had to hand sift with my DIY 1/4" screener), my yard became infected with pink patch and a white & a black smokey looking fungus within days...
28 years with no problem with such things until I went there...
I wound up taking more than 2/3rds of the dirt to my local dump. Thankfully, I didn't put more down on my lawn but just walking around (or my dog walking) spreads it everywhere....
Oh no! Sorry to hear Jim
Wish we had a place like that out here where I live. Great video and info thank you 🙏🏽
No problem green! Appreciate you taking the time to comment
Happy I found you right at the same time I moved to the burbs! Easy vendor selection!
happy to hear neighbor!
I didn't know you could level a lawn! Our lawn has lots of holes and ruts, I may have to look into doing this. I live only about 20 minutes from Bolingbrook, so I'm going to go see them. 😎
I never knew such a great establishment existed, thank you very much, Awesome video! Very impressive and informative.
No problem Nesto! good to see you back for another season!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Always here brother, trying to learn from the best.
Love seeing how far you've come. You, sir are a professional. Thank you for putting in this good work for us.
Thanks boss! It’s been a fun journey 😃
Awesome! And awesome showing a local business. Good stuff
No places like those shown near me, but a great video that provides the information I need to mix my own.
happy to hear we could help!
Dude! Thank you so much for this video, I am planning to level my lawn this year and being in Chicago land area, I know where to go to now.
Np bro! happy to help a neighbor out!
AWESOME video! Huge effort to put something like this together. Fantastic info!
Thanks Chris! Doesn't seem like hard work when you do what you love 😃
Appreciate you stopping by!
Great facility, but yeah right a business like that is one in a million, I never seen a guy that is so helpful
No doubt!
Very cool George! Wish I had a service like Tim’s near me in Michigan!
Thanks Keith! Tims operation is a gem forsure!
Thanks for doing this George! Tim Wallace is only a half hour from me and I had no idea they existed.
That top dressing looks really high quality.
No problem neighbor!
I like to use all purpose sand mixed with Black Kow. After I get the leveling done, I top dress with Black Kow using my roller spreader. I use the all purpose sand because it has a darker color. Play sand is bleached white sand. I think its ok, but all purpose sand looks better when its applied. A lawn leveling rake and roller spreader is a great investment if you want the best lawn around.
First off. Amazing content and great questions.
Second, I’m 25 minutes from this place and I plan to check it out. Thanks for posting!!
Wow, I wish we had a quality supplier like these guys available in the Long Island marketplace. I’ve looked but so far have been unable to find one.
Oh how I wish there was a place like this in the DFW Texas area
Great video. I have been researching this process and found this video the best by far. And to make it even better is I live in Plainfield and have ordered material from Tim Wallace in the past. I had no idea they had a product like this though!
Thanks Neighbor!
Great video! Thanks to Tim and his crew!
Thank you sir! Tim is the man!
Use these guys for years for sand and top soil. They are fantastic to work with. I also recommend getting mulch from them. They have a triple shred hardwood oak mulch that never washes into the yard or blows away when using a leaf blower. Its a bit pricer that other providers but you get what you pay for.
really like their dark shredded mulch! perhaps we should do a mulch video with them as well
thanks for sharing your experience Blake
Nice video. I ordered a dirt/sand mixture from a different place and it was rather wet and full of small rocks here and there. Certainly not pulverized or screened down to the levels that this place claims (Sand to 1/32" and Soil to 1/4" to 3/8").
Thanks Kevin, sorry to hear about your experience
Tim,
Bro your videos are getting more and more interesting....good job!!!😊
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and thanks! appreciate it!
This was a great video and very informative . In N FL. we don't have a place like this . Nothing covered only know of one placed that screens it not sure if they do all their soil . They mix this special blend its $ 55 a yard . Regular yellow sand down here is like 350-400 a load 18 yards . Used to work in site prep and drove dump trucks . A 10 wheel dump truck can only haul legally 20 tons most aggregate facility will only load 18 ton so they don't over load you. Most folks sell by the yard on everything if they don't get a full bucket you get ripped off. The place I goto has a bucket that 3x3x3 it's 1 yard so you pretty much get what you pay for but not always. Yes you are right about the bag soil being full of sticks and other clearing debris , also they are full of insects that will eat your plants upThanks for your videos.
Thanks kubota! Appreciate you sharing your experiences
Awesome video!! I really wish a place like that was available in Idaho but I will be looking for sure
Very informative. Good stuff. I hope you can bring him even more business after this George.. it was nice of him to be interviewed 👍
Thanks Terry! I learned a lot from Tim! really enjoyed interviewing him
Just leveled out my grass, can’t wait for the next top dress, should be even smoother
that second level will be the major game changer
I wish i had someone near me that cared this much about their soil.
Our neighbor bought some from our local area dirt supplier and got it delivered and spread only to realize it had broken bottle glass shards in it.
Oh no! Believe it or not Ive found broken glass in Scott’s bagged top soil.
Crazy how all these places allow that
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Thankfully the dirt seller had their guys come out and scrape off all of the soil and re-deliver and spread the entire thing, but what a giant pain for the neighbor. Not like his dogs or kids could go in the yard for the several days it took to organize all that.
Found my new supply depot! Thank you
Hope his success becomes more known and long live to his business.
I used to use a lot of Wisconsin-made Purple Cow brand compost in organic veggie garden beds 12yrs ago when it was a relatively new brand. It is very good stuff. I have not read anything about it in a decade, but I believe I remember reading that their compost was inoculated with a microbial culture based on the work of Dr Elain Ingham. I used to also make aerated compost tea with it and had great success. Highly recommend.
oh wow thats awesome to hear!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare BTW, Purple Cow is NOT made with Manure. It is mostly leaf compost. The name sometimes makes people think manure.
@@WisconsinEric thats what i first thought and then i saw it said on the sign "100% plant material)
I wonder if Dr Elain would fine any living microbes in this product? Topsoil without anything living in it is just dirt.
Thanks. I will be ordering from this fall.
Good choice!
O.K., you made a really nice informative video there. Especially for your Chicago area viewers. If I was living over there, that's exactly where I would go, Tim Wallace Landscape supply. Again "GOOD" video, thank you, and thank you to Tim Wallace for taking the time.
Appreciate it Richard
Oh, now this is what I am talking about. Thanks for this video. I will check it out. I wish we had a supplier like Tim over by O'Hare!!!
No problem neighbor!
Good Vid!
Thanks!
Wow that topdress mix looks NICE!
ohhh yes!
Outstanding video. That place is awesome. Love how he produces a excellent product. Wish we had a place like there in San Antonio
Thanks Mike! Appreciate you stopping by!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare no problem. Looking forward to more videos and learning from you.
nice work guys! i help top dress baseball fields with product simular to this. we have all bermuda grass fields and they get a lot of loving! great video.
Thanks Daniel!
This looks great. I wish I could find a supplier like this near me in Eastern Massachusetts.
Great interview with useful information!
Thanks Philip! Appreciate the nice comment
Another excellent video! I moved from near you - (Bartlett) to South Carolina, built a house and had a sod Pacific Palisades Ziosia lawn put in. ( I wanted Bluegrass but that would not do well in the south of course). I told the landscaper it HAD to be level but he messed it up. I have 18K sq feet of lawn so to get the proper soil to level will be $2K +. When I do finally break down and buy the soil, I will watch your videos again to do it properly. Thank you so much!
Hey neighbor! i gotta ask... where do you like living better, chi or SC???
@@PrincessCutLawnCare I think Chicago will always be considered home. We still have family there and my wife and I spent our entire lives up there until a few years ago. With that said, the weather in South Carolina is hard to beat. I don't want to spend 4 or 5 months inside the house anymore.
I'm just north of Columbia and overseeded spf30 hybrid bluegrass last fall. So far, it's holding up really well and seems to be blending nicely with my Bermuda. I had the only green lawn in the neighborhood this past winter 😅
Wish we had a nice organized place like that to buy topsoil.
Bro, I recently overseeded my lawn for the first time and way underestimated how much topsoil I was going to need...it was actually closer to a full re-seed lol. After I dethatched and aerated there wasn't much left hah hah!