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  David Beasley Garden Design September 27, 2010 at 1:59pm

  Hi Paul
  
  After rotovating the area, walk all over the site on your heels like a penquin to compact the ground and rake level as best you can removing any roots, stones and clods of turf as you go. Rake all the crap to the edges and remove off site. I don't think you will generate enough waste to warrant a skip. Repeat the treading and raking procedure several times until you have a nice tilth. You make add fertilizer/compost now, but I never have and have had no problems in the past. Lay full turfs around the perimeter of your proposed lawn and lay the rest along the long length working left to right then right to left. Always work off scaffold boards and firm the turf by walking the full length of the board then flipping it over and repeating. Don't use any thin/short lengths of turf. Pull joints tight using a fork and make sure short joints meet together. Make sure the customer (and their animals/kids) keep off the turf for several weeks and water it if necessary.
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  Paul Winter September 27, 2010 at 3:29pm

  Many thanks David - the customer will be relieved that no skip is required.
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  Paul Winter September 27, 2010 at 5:57pm

  Thanks Guys. I'm going to err on the side of caution and hire a mini skip.
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  David Cox September 27, 2010 at 6:19pm

  I agree - we did a turfing job a couple of weeks back, and there was no way we could of forseen the amount of rubble hidden under the garden! nearly a dozen bricks and enough hardcore to lay a few flags with!. Id say for anything more than 25m2 get a skip.
  
  A & J Owen Garden Services said:

  I would also hire a mini skip. We have always hired one for turfing jobs and it was always needed. Removing of stones is the biggest problem and you can't always tell how stony the soil is before you start.
  
  Better safe than sorry, in the Midlands a skip is around £50 and I always 'sweeten' it with the customer by asking them if they have anything else they might like to chuck in it!
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  Sean @ Eclipse September 28, 2010 at 10:51pm

  I now always use a skip. When I first started out, I tried to save money by getting rid of the old turf myself, but by the time I had carted it away and disposed of it, it would have been cheaper and easier to use a skip.
  
  On turfing a new build, where there was no old grass to take away, my rotovator churned over loads of stones. I just dug a hole and buried them!