Turfing & Lawns in KT7
Turfing and new lawns in Thames Ditton, Surrey
New lawns laid on graded, rotavated and topsoiled ground, so the turf knits in instead of sitting on clay.
9.86/10Turfing for Thames Ditton gardens
The village centre is period cottages and Victorian terraces on compact plots, and it gives way to 1930s semis and detached houses as you move out towards the A309. Gardens are generally long and narrow rather than wide, which is why so many of our jobs here are a terrace at the house and a second seating area at the far end.
This is our home patch. Our yard is at Manor Farm on Manor Road North, so most Thames Ditton jobs are a five minute drive rather than a scheduled trip, and we can drop back to check something the same day.
The build
How we build it, Thames Ditton 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.
Nearby project
300 sqm porcelain patio, Oxshott
Our nearest completed case study to Thames Ditton, built to the same specification we would use on your garden.
Over 300 sqm of porcelain paving wrapped around a large Oxshott house, with a bullnosed curved step and built in planters.
- Timescale
- Several weeks
- Approximate value
- Available on request
On the ground
Working in Thames Ditton
How we work on site
We know the village well enough to choose the right method before the first day. Older properties often need materials barrowed through, while the 1930s stock usually has a wider side return or a garage run a mini digger can use, which shortens the groundworks.
Waste and permits
Skip permits from Elmbridge Borough Council are arranged as part of the job. On the village streets with less kerb space we often use grab-away instead of a standing skip, so neighbours keep their parking spaces.
Reviews
What our clients say
9.86/10“First of all my list of nominees working for HD Landscapers and overseeing my project…”
Rosemarie · 3 months ago
Google · 5/5
“We had a great experience with HD Landscape Gardeners. They were a pleasure to deal with from start to finish. The job was completed on schedule and on budget, and the team went out of their way to make it a painless experience...”
Robert · 3 months ago
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 Thames Ditton 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 Thames Ditton, not a ballpark over the phone.