01 · Before delivery or installation
Get ready for your project
- Confirm the address, scope, and arrival window with our team. A payment alone does not confirm a date.
- Clear access to the lawn. Move furniture, toys, pet waste, and anything the crew needs you to remove.
- Point out sprinkler heads, irrigation controls, invisible pet fences, and other features the crew should know about.
- Check that irrigation works and confirm your water provider’s current new-landscape watering rules before the job.
02 · Project day
While the crew is working
- Keep children and pets away from equipment and the work area. Keep the agreed access clear.
- Tell the crew about any access or irrigation problem before work begins.
- Before the crew leaves, walk the lawn together, review irrigation coverage, and ask about any loose edges, gaps, or pooling.
- Confirm your irrigation is ready and the watering schedule you should follow.
03 · Immediately after laying and through early establishment
Keep the new roots moist
- Water promptly after laying. Gently lift a corner in a few places to check that moisture reaches the soil underneath.
- Check sunny edges and seams as well as shaded areas. Adjust for heat, wind, rain, soil, and sprinkler coverage.
- Keep the root zone moist without leaving it muddy or saturated. Follow the current watering rules and any approved new-landscape allowance.
- Keep pets, play, and regular foot traffic off the sod while it is loose. Use another route through the yard.
04 · As roots start to anchor
Check progress before changing the routine
- Use a gentle tug at a few edges to check for resistance. Avoid pulling up or repeatedly disturbing the lawn.
- As roots develop, gradually space watering farther apart and wet more of the root zone. Weather and soil matter more than a fixed day count.
- Look at moisture and sprinkler coverage if a patch changes color. Do not automatically add more water to an already wet area.
- Send us an overall lawn photo and a close-up if you notice spreading discoloration, dry seams, or standing water.
05 · Once the sod is rooted and the ground is firm
Ease into normal lawn care
- Mow when the sod is anchored, the ground supports the mower, and the grass needs a cut. Loose sod needs more time.
- Use a sharp blade and the right height for your grass. Remove no more than one-third of the blade in a single cut.
- Bring foot traffic and pet access back gradually as the lawn establishes.
- Check with us before adding fertilizer or weed-control products to new sod. Product restrictions, grass type, and prior applications matter.
Something doesn’t look right?
Email an overall photo, a close-up, your address, and when the sod was laid. Tell us how you’ve been watering and whether the soil is dry, moist, or muddy.
Care guidance: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Follow your water provider’s current rules and any approved new-landscape allowance.