- Tear out.

• Recommended machinery: Sod cutter, dingo, mud buggy, skid steer, walk behind skid, motorized wheelbarrow.
• Excavation and disposal of existing areas.
• Remove debris to 4" depth below final grade (where you want top of grass). 
• Sub grade - compact using motorized hand tamper. Plate compactor. Minimum of two passes, two directions.

- Prepare base

• Install edging.
  • Bender boards. Metal or composite. Pavers or Limestone.
• Install Geotextile fabric. Staple down every  4"-6" with landscape staples. Overlapped by at least 4 inches. To provide stabilization of the base.
• Install base layers.
  • 2" approved aggregate sub base aggregate. 
  • Crushed concrete, decomposed granite (has soil), crushed granite, crushed asphalt, crushed limestone and. Two layers - can be the same or different. 
  • Should not be 100% of decomposed granite. 
• Regardless of base, it should have a top inch to be a granite base. Plate compacted and water pact (as needed). 
• If using padding, reduce depth of the sub-base to ensure 2".
• Install padding if needed. More exception than rule. Nail down with 6" common nails (same used with turf).
• 2" approved sand (required for putting green), decomposed granite, crushed granite, sand. Plate compacted and water pact (as needed). Silica sand is preferred.

- Install turf

• Inspect and prepare turf.
• Layout and pre-groom (power brush). 
• Rough cut turf panels to approximate size.
• Confirm sketches to the final project to determine actual cuts.
• Layout panels and line up seams. Cut off two rows on each side.
• Temporary nail seams and seam tape. 
• Install nail/pins, nails 10" away from seam on each side. 
• Layout seam tape.
• Add weight to the seam and nail seams using bag of sand, minimum 1 hour. 
• Zig zag every 10 inches, 20 inches on each side.
• Apply infill. Up to 9" from edges with silica sand or envirofil. 
• Nail seams and perimeter.
• Trim and hand groom edges.
• Power groom.
• Clean up.

Post-Installation Spring and Fall Maintenance Procedure

• Remove debris.
• Maintain seams and edges.
• Apply infill if needed.
• High-powered brush and grooming.

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