Utah's premier landscape company specializing in yard design, building, and maintenance

Sod Installation

Nature's Carpet

Love Your Lawn

Who doesn’t love a lush, green lawn? It organizes the landscape and beckons us to sink our toes in the green. The straight lines and predictable form are inviting to the eye and lays the perfect foundation for what lies beyond.

Instant Green

Immediate green grass starting on day 1!

Instantly Usable

Can be mowed, walked on, and played on in a few weeks

Minimal Maintenance

Sod only needs water to start. Fertilizers and additives can be applied later.

Instant Beauty

No waiting for seeds to germinate and then grow. Immediate curb appeal. Immediate pride. Immediate enjoyment.

Laying Sod -

The Rasmussen Way

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Laying new sod is a bit of a science and takes great care. It requires intensive preparation and an experienced hand, which is where our years in the industry count. At Rasmussen Landscapes, these are our steps for installing a brand new lawn:

Demolition

Remove and haul away old sod and existing plant material
Establish the subgrade and contour the dirt

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Preparation

A great lawn starts with the right preparation. With the right process, harsh native Utah soil can be turned into the perfect place for sod to thrive.

Till existing soil and rake out rocks, clay, plant material, and other debris
Till in a few inches of organic material to give the future grass nutrients it needs
Rake to grade
Install sprinklers for full coverage

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Sod Laying & Final Details

Rake a final grade using top soil and a root-starter fertilizer. Often handfuls of soils will be used last minute to get the level just right
Lay sod and fit seams together perfectly
Cut precisely around sprinklers and on edges
Check coverage of sprinklers

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Post install care - For the next few week

New sod must be kept moist, but not soaking wet
In the hot summer, new sod may need to be watered 10-15 minutes, every 3-5 hours (and less in cooler months)
After a few weeks, when roots have established, watering can be decreased to normal watering
Keep people and animals off lawn for a few weeks
First mowing will be a few weeks after installation, after sod roots have properly attached to the soil beneath

We Only Work With the Best

We work with great local partners to only use the highest quality sod and the cleanest and most nutrient-rich soils and amendments

Sod vs Seeding...

Why is sod superior to seed?

Comparing seed to sod requires a fair comparison - apples to apples. There are some applications where seed might be necessary but for a typical home, sod is really the only option.

Cost-

The obvious advantage of seed is cost. The problem is that people often erroneously compare only one step of the process when examining that cost. It is true that the cost of the sod itself and installation can be 10x the amount of just the spraying of the seed.

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Care, Time & Usability-

Both sod and seed require ample water to become established but that is where special care ends for sod. Within only a few weeks, sod is ready to walk and play on, water normally, and even ready to cut. Plus sod creates a natural web that keeps weeds at bay.

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Aesthetics-

The obvious benefit of sod is appearance. Nothing looks more natural and beautiful than thick, green, lush sod.

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Sod-

Sod is green, lush, ready to walk and play on and ready to cut within a few weeks.

Healthy sod creates a natural barrier to keep weeds down.

Seed-

Seed will take months if not an entire year to get to the point of being able to play on and look right. By then, weeds have had the chance to take over and the dirt will be uneven from foot traffic.

During that year, you will not be able to walk or play on it and you will spend your time weeding emerging plants, special watering, and caring for your new and fragile, patchy lawn.

For information on patching sod, and smaller sod projects,

please see our sod maintenance page