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Just loosen the top surface of soil with rake and apply seed. Obviously if there are hollows where areas need seeding, then you could add soil.
We scarify multiple passes, collecting each pass, heavy aeration 2 passes, seed, feed and finally optional layer of top-dress worked in.
Sometimes we'll use our slot seeder after the aeration for the seeding.
Seed needs to be in soil or top-dress contact for germination - if not, it's bird food.
What do you tend to use for top-dress?
If they’ve had it done before, I think they need to address why they are getting Moss.
No point in paying money to scarify, seed and feed if moss is just going to come back.
Speaking to them, it would appear that the previous people did not kill the moss first. They simply scarified.
Moss often comes back year on year on many lawns, thank our weather for that, that also gives lush green lawns.Here it's not a problem.
It's important to distinguish light surface moss, vs thick moss on top of a thatch layer.
A good heavy scarify will often last at least 4 years before needing again. For many of our's we're at 6+.
My thoughts are to use a petrol scarifier. However, I am wondering about using an electric lawn rake as I don't think it will be as aggresive. Any views on that?
If its thick moss I wouldn't have thought an electric rake will go deep enough to get all the moss and deep thatch out.
I think you are corrrect - I will go with a petrol model
2 pass scarify ( maybe even more if the moss / thatch is bad ), with preferably something like a Billy Goat vacuum to remove the moss / thatch after each pass. Seed and pre germination fertiliser, and as others have sai, ensure the seed is in contact with soil / top dressing for germination.
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