Turfing for Addlestone gardens
A mix of interwar and post-war semis and detached houses on regular, level plots, with newer estate housing towards Weybridge and older properties nearer the old village. Gardens are usually a workable size with straightforward boundaries.
One of the furthest corners of our patch, so the work here tends to be the larger projects, planned around fewer, longer visits.
The build
How we build it, Addlestone or anywhere else
The method does not change: old lawn off, ground broken up and graded, screened topsoil blended in, fresh turf laid the day it arrives and watered in before we leave. What changes is how much spoil has to come out and whether the ground drains.
Turf is heavy and perishable, so access decides the day's plan. We check it on the first visit rather than finding out with a pallet on the pavement.
- Levels, drainage and access checked on your plot
- Old lawn stripped and carted away
- Ground rotavated, stones and roots removed
- Screened topsoil supplied and graded to a fall
- Fresh cultivated turf laid, tamped and edged
- Watered in, with a written first-season brief
- Full clear-up, pallets and packaging taken away
The full detail on materials, build-up and what a quote covers is on our turfing & lawns page.
A Addlestone project
Dark porcelain patio with matching brick steps, Addlestone


Worn concrete slabs lifted from the back of an Addlestone bungalow and replaced with dark porcelain, matching brick steps and a picture frame edge.
- Timescale
- Under two weeks
- Approximate value
- Available on request
On the ground
Working in Addlestone
How we work on site
Driveways and side returns are common, so plant and materials generally reach the rear without a carry through the house. We confirm the route on the first visit, as on every job.
Waste and permits
Runnymede Borough Council skip permits are arranged for anything that needs to stand on the public highway. Most jobs here keep the skip on the drive.
Reviews
What our clients say
“HD were recommended to me and I was a bit unsure as I'd never met them before. From the get go they were polite, helpful and informative. They made me feel”
Stogey G16 · August 2025
Google · 5/5
“Hayden and his team were great, very professional, efficient and most importantly delivered high quality work. They had previously laid a patio which looks”
Claire · August 2025
Google · 5/5
FAQs
Turfing questions we get asked
How much does a new lawn cost?
Most new lawns we lay come in between £1,200 and £4,000, depending on the area, how much old ground has to come out and how much topsoil goes in. Turfing is often part of a bigger garden job, in which case it is priced within that scheme.
When is the best time to lay turf?
Autumn and spring are ideal, because the ground is warm and damp and the turf knits in with little watering. We lay through the summer too, but you have to be willing to water it properly every day for the first three weeks, or it will not take.
How long before I can walk on the new lawn?
Keep off it for two to three weeks apart from watering, then light use only until after the second or third cut. Children and dogs are best kept off for a month.
Can you just lay turf over the old lawn?
No, and anybody who offers to is selling you a lawn that dies. Turf laid on old grass or compacted ground cannot root. The old surface comes off, the ground gets broken up and topsoiled, then the turf goes down.
My lawn floods every winter. Will new turf fix it?
Not on its own. If water sits on the ground, the drainage has to be dealt with first, with a regraded fall, land drains or a soakaway, otherwise the new lawn goes the same way as the old one. We will tell you which of those your garden needs at the site visit.
Turf or artificial grass?
Real turf almost always looks and feels better and is cheaper to install. Artificial grass wins in deep shade where grass will not grow, in small courtyards, with dogs, and where nobody is going to maintain a lawn. We install both and will give you an honest answer for your garden.
Free site visit
Get a fixed price for your Addlestone garden
Tell us the postcode and roughly what you are after. We will come out, measure up and give you a proper fixed price for Addlestone, not a ballpark over the phone.


