Sod installation in Troy, MI: New sod, on Troy's watering clock.
Fresh sod wants water early and often, and Troy holds underground sprinklers to 11 p.m. through 5 a.m.. So HD Landscape fixes the grade, lays tight seams and leaves you a watering plan that works with the rule. Many lawns are finished in a day, depending on the grade.
- Grade comes first
- A watering plan that fits
- Often one day
Sod in Troy
Why a new lawn in Troy starts with a water plan.
Laying sod is the easy part. The real job in Troy is water: getting enough on the lawn while it roots, and getting the rest away from the house. The ground here is nearly flat, most soils drain slowly and the city sets the hours for underground sprinklers.
Sprinkler hours and new sod
The city's water ordinance limits homes with an underground system to 11 p.m. through 5 a.m.. New sod usually needs water every day early on, and an overnight cycle may not cover a hot afternoon. Watering by hand, with someone attending it, is allowed at any time, and the city says garden hoses are not affected.
Flat yards hold water
USDA soil maps show most of the city at 4 percent slope or less. With so little fall, a small dip near the foundation or a high spot at the back of the yard can leave water sitting. The grade gets set before the first roll comes off the pallet.
Sandy tops, heavy subsoil
USDA maps show sandy loam or loamy sand over clay loam in many parts of the city, and silty clay loam top to bottom in other spots. Sandy tops dry out fast, and heavy soil stays wet longer. That changes how you water, so the plan Jake gives you is for your yard.
Ground that has been moved
The most common soil on USDA's Troy map has about a foot of moved soil over the original ground, which fits how subdivisions get built. What sits under your old lawn may not match the lot next door, and the day the old grass comes off is when you find out.
What you get
Most of a sod job happens before the sod.
A sod job is more than the sod. Here is the work that makes a new lawn last, and your itemized estimate shows what your yard needs.
- Tear out
Old grass and weeds taken off. How the debris leaves goes on your estimate.
- Grade and prep
Ground raked level, low spots filled, water sent away from the house.
- Fresh sod
Rolls laid tight with staggered joints and clean edges.
- Watering plan
A plain schedule from Jake, or we water it for you.
In Troy
A big lawn needs a plan for the pallets and the old sod too.
Lots here can carry a lot of lawn, so where the pallets sit and how the crew gets around them get worked out ahead of time. Bigger lots or heavy grading can run past a day. City code limits grading noise to 7 a.m. through 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday, so machine work stays inside those hours.
Your estimate says how the old lawn gets off the property. Curbside yard waste runs on paper bags and 35 gallon stickered cans, which is no way to move a lawn. When the crew is done, Jake gives you a plain watering plan, and if you would rather not think about it, we can handle the watering while it roots.
- Time on site
- Often one day
- Estimate
- Free and itemized
- Underground sprinkler hours
- 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., by city ordinance
- Not included
- Sprinkler installation
Jake and his team were awesome! I had my yard completely gutted, leveled, new sod, pea gravel behind the garage and new plants. I was impressed with how clean they left the job and how efficient they were. What would’ve taken me a week was done in one day. …
Rob E.Full yard redo with sod
Very Happy with my landscaping. Great team to work with. Very kind & pleasant. Landscaping is clean & they did a great job cleaning up. Jake called right after the team was done asking how everything went & explained in detailed the importance of watering each plant. …
Meagan M.New landscaping
Questions
What people ask about sod installation in Troy.
If yours is not here, call or text (586) 718-8762.
Do you do sod installation in Troy, MI?
Yes. HD Landscape installs sod in Troy, MI, from taking out the old grass and fixing the grade to laying the new lawn in tight seams. Jake then goes over watering under the city's sprinkler hours. Text a photo of the lawn to (586) 718-8762 to get started.
How do I water new sod in Troy with the sprinkler rule?
The ordinance limits underground systems on city water to 11 p.m. through 5 a.m., and it allows attended hand watering at any time. So you can run the system overnight and top up with a hose on hot days. The ordinance also lets a resident ask the city's water department for relief when the rule causes a real hardship. Rules change, so ask the city for the current hours, and Jake can fit the plan to your yard.
Can you lay sod on a flat yard that stays soggy?
Yes, but the water comes first. On ground this flat, that means finding out where it is going, fixing the grade where we can and laying sod once the ground can shed water. If a yard needs more than a grade change, Jake will say so before you spend money on sod. Yard grading is often the first line on the estimate.
Does regrading my yard in Troy take a permit?
Sometimes. The city's soil chapter requires a permit to move soil, with an exception for parcels of 2 acres or less where the grade changes by no more than 1 foot and the neighbors' drainage is not hurt. Separate erosion rules can apply near a lake or stream, even on a small job. The city has the last word, and we will tell you what we know when we see the yard.
Can you sod the strip by the curb in Troy?
Usually, yes, as part of the lawn. The city holds the adjacent owner responsible for the grass in that strip, and its code lets owners keep it up. The trees in it are the city's to look after, so the sod should go around them without burying roots. A job beyond a shallow repair needs a call to the city first, because its code calls for a permit on deeper digging there.
Do you install sprinklers when you lay sod?
No. Sprinkler systems are outside our work, so a new system or a repair goes to an irrigation company, ideally before the sod goes down. If you already have underground heads, show us where they are so the sod goes around them. Any underground system here stays on the city's overnight hours.
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