Okay, not really. (That’s a direct quote from the famous golf movie, Caddyshack). The first step, though, is to apply an herbicide to the area where the turf will be installed to kill off any weeds or existing grass.

STEP FOUR: DEMO DAY

I’ll be honest— demo day sucks, but it’s one of those important steps so get out your wheelbarrow and shovel.

You’ll have to remove approximately 3.5 to 4 inches of existing earth to make room for the road base that will be imported. In some cases, we may raise the grade level and will not excavate or export soil. In these cases, we will still remove existing vegetation and then will raise the grade with class II road base or decomposed granite.

You’ll fine-tune the grade and drainage system in the next step, but during this phase, consider where your lawn’s high and low points will need to be located so you can demo accordingly.