• If you can rent a rotavator then I say go for it. between three of us we did 3/4 of an acre in a weekend, don't reccomend that. But we also did a couple of 200sqm lawns in a day each from rotavating to turf laying. The only thing I would say is make sure you have a really good rake, in fact if you are renting a rotavator it may be worth seeing if the hire place rents out landscaping rakes, they are around £50 to buy, and I have never found much of a use for mine beyond laying turf...

  • landscaping rakes, they are around £50 to buy, and I have never found much of a use for mine beyond laying turf

    Thinking of getting one to aid putting down some top dressing. My lawn is a bit of a mess with holes, bumps etc but I'd rather fix it slowly over a few years than dig it up and start again.

  • They are great for getting a really fine tilth. My brother who is an actual landscaper is very protective over his, but then if you spend 8 hours a day using it I guess you get to be!

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