Making a NEW LAWN from scratch

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It’s time to make a new lawn with grass seed in the UK. In this video we’re doing a lot of tree root removal, full re-grade of ground levels and making a brand new lawn from scratch. Can it be done for under £25??
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@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

How will this lawn look in 2 months time? Hit subscribe and I'll show you! 👍😎 This is a sponsorship-free channel - join the member zone to help keep it that way - thank you! members.gosforthhandyman.com/

@edwardkopczyk4699 2 жыл бұрын

If only a few more people in the world put even 10% of the effort you put into things the world would be a far more pleasant place to be.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you!

@ssal4699 2 жыл бұрын

For sure 👋🏽👋🏽

@sergeantcrow 9 күн бұрын

Good job using the levelled buried boards and large T bar to establish level... Excellent idea...

@johncochrane2707 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to you and Mrs Mac for making such a fine job on the house. Your garden will no doubt be equally impressive.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Garden might take a few years 😁

@lyndamcardle4123 2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was Michael Jackson doing the moon dance when you were treading in that topsoil Andy. As always such a wonderfully instructive and intelligent vignette. You see so many properties both new build and old built with a download slope towards the foundations or ground level..always something to bear in mind. Still very tidy and thorough and Mrs Mac ..... she's a diamond of a grafter !

@MKRM27 2 жыл бұрын

We did pretty much the same as you in our small lawn last year, after we’d received a quote for £1,500 from a landscaper to “send some lads over to dig it up, but with no guarantee the seed will take” - saved ourselves almost £1,500 and have a nice lawn

@attlee1945 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are brilliant. Love the look of joy on Mrs Mac’s face when you got the Tiller!

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Too right! We were getting a bit worried up to that point! 😁

@Simezy1 2 жыл бұрын

The method of levelling with the wooden batons was genius! Great end result

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Quickest method we've found. 👍

@Marktb363 2 жыл бұрын

@@GosforthHandyman Andy, you and Mrs Mac are champions! An inspiration. Fantastic attitude, very likable and talented too! The wooden batons look to be a great method of levelling. but how does the grass grow over the wood? Why isn't there a horizontal bare patch a couple of cm wide over the wooden baton? Thank you 👍

@havocgeneral 2 жыл бұрын

@@Marktb363 you just remove the wooden batons once you’ve levelled the ground and fill in the void.

@slippyg Ай бұрын

Top tip: tape a couple of boards to your boots to walk in the seed to soil. You'll be able to do that in a few minutes instead of using only the size of your feet.

@Jules_Pew 2 жыл бұрын

Instead of paying someone to remove stumps - get my sons in - they love destroying things. Took a week to remove 2 huge sycamore stumps left over. Lawn looks great and I loved the Irish jig flattening it by you and Mrs Mac. I'll be getting mine done in a couple of weeks - youngest is a landscape gardener, so it'll be a good job to stick in his portfolio seeing the mess he has to deal with. Just waiting for the scaffolding bits to go.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic stuff - good luck with yours. Nice when the scaffolding finally goes!

@charlesmcmasters 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Its not often you can watch the entire start to finish of this type of work in a single video. Well filmed, and explained fantastically. Your channel has come so far since those early days. Nothing but the best of wishes to you and your fam!

@Wild-Storm 2 ай бұрын

Great team work with the Mrs. Well done and you both deserved a pat for such a well done job!

@darrenpaulgreen 2 жыл бұрын

I’m with you on the plastic lawns Andy, absolute abominations!

@B0jangle5 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't realise how quickly seed grows. Looks amazing

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Yup came through really quick! Good growing conditions. Nice and warm and plenty water. 👍

@Monsieur405 2 жыл бұрын

It's bloody England mate. That soil could grow anything! Here in Australia... well, that's a different story.

@juliacarr47 2 жыл бұрын

It looks fabulous, I bet you and Mrs Mac are looking forward to everything being done.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers - too right!

@freetolook3727 2 жыл бұрын

@17:25 Love it! Great editing!! Gliding across the lawn.😂✔👍

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

😁👍

@cannontrodder 2 жыл бұрын

That tiller sequence was beautiful! It looked extremely satisfying. Consider goggles though, Andy and Mrs Mac. Great video, I’ve got these sorts of jobs ahead on my own 90 year old property.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! It's not too bad as the guards keep most stuff at ground level. 👍

@logtothebase2 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see a lawn rather than just another sterile decking or patio.

@Honeybee1974 2 жыл бұрын

You are so dedicated in everything you do. It really is a joy to watch all the progress. Lawn looks great!

@DlStreamnet 2 жыл бұрын

Really love this - the strategy of levelling the lawn and the technique! Thank you.

@girlsdrinkfeck 2 жыл бұрын

my dads GF house when newly built was just mud ( 1950s ) and her grandparents kept throwing down stable hay and straw over it for a year and it composted down and the seeds in it all grew to a lawn,long process but they were the old days and cheap

@awantamta 2 жыл бұрын

That was absolutely amazing. Well done.

@bitzbox 2 жыл бұрын

It looks great. I recently grass seeded a new lawn in my garden, almost ready for the first cut!

@135Ops 2 жыл бұрын

As always Andy you and Mrs Mac have done a grand job!

@kareliask 2 жыл бұрын

Love the care you're putting into your lawn, throwing turf down without any work is so self-defeating. The grading is also vital and often neglected. I had no idea those tiller machines were so cheap and effective.

@judmcfeters9054 2 жыл бұрын

Several years ago, I took down a 100+ year old Douglas fir that was in my yard (it was diseased & dying and I didn’t want it falling on my house or someone else’s). The tree guys did a great job grinding down the stump. When I put in new grass the next year, I dug down over 2feet removing wood chips from the stump. But even tho I removed so much of the wood chips, the grass in that area has struggled to stay alive. I’ve since learned that leaving wood chips in the ground changes the Ph levels such that the grass either doesn’t grow or is very patchy.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I suspect that's the problem where our stump used to be. Need to test the soil. 👍

@DlStreamnet 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree about the plastic lawn!

@mrfaffley4479 2 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful lawn! The years of satisfaction you'll get from a good quality, level lawn make the effort spent now seem minimal despite the backache at the time. I'm glad I'm not the only one whose garden fork lost a battle with a root. 🙂

@C4sp3r123 2 жыл бұрын

Really recommend the Roughneck micro pickaxe. They are very cheap but so useful in the garden. It would have been ideal for this root job. Buy one and you will use it all the time. Also a 5ft/60 inch 14llb chisel/point digging bar are an essential tool in the garden etc. They chop through roots like you had for fun but come in handy again for so much, be it digging out stuff in the garden or shifting things thanks to the leverage. Again one of those why didn't I get this years ago tools.

@AFROGUIDER 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful content, we all love lawns , thats what we spend most our day here in Calgary- mowing lawns 16 hours every day.

@jeannehoffman1060 2 жыл бұрын

Looks beautiful!

@mandyleeson1 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, and big shout out for the quietly diligent Mrs. Mac 👏🏼

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mandy! 👍

@pjr7754 2 жыл бұрын

Place is looking FAB! Mrs. Mac is a total gem.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers - she's a grafter! 😍

@haydenuk02 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@elliothooker7631 2 жыл бұрын

Very satisfying video, already looking forward to the next

@kbultray 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial Mr Mac. I learnt more about lawn prep, than dozens of so called experts who always advise putting more and more lawn sand down to bring the uniform level up to the highest bump. And never a spirit level to be seen !

@ItzD3fW1sH 2 жыл бұрын

Bloody hell mate. Top job. Impressed at how well that tool did the job as well!

@colingoode3702 Жыл бұрын

Good job Andy. Mrs Mack is a trooper & gets stuck in. Couldn't see my wife doing anything like that. I know how hard that work is because I had to do a similar thing when we got rid of some 30 year old fir trees from our front garden. Roots everywhere & quite deep. Keep them coming Mr & Mrs Mack.

@Andy-te6jj 2 жыл бұрын

wow! excellent job both of you did, especially Ms.Mac (looks like she removed most of the roots) thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas, for sure it will help others in the same situation making over their lawn looking forward for your next project, regards from Canada

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! She was on a mission with those roots! 😁

@garynoble6032 Жыл бұрын

Watching this on 18th July 2022 at 8.30 am. The temperature today is predicted over 30, Im pleased to see you managed to get that done before this very hot period. Although watching you and your mrs determination to get it done I reckon somehow or another you would still have been working. I really enjoy the way you talk about things and your resilience is inspiring.As well as your content being informative and well explained to a DIY er like me.

@arjunsamuel 2 жыл бұрын

Big fat WOW! Amazing work you two.

@tinkeringtaylor3053 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice job the lawn looks great,i totally agree with you about plastic grass

@breabeyrouti7834 2 жыл бұрын

what a fun video to watch and incredibly satisfying finish!

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Brea!

@gordonburns8731 2 жыл бұрын

Great so far!

@anthonyphillips6727 18 күн бұрын

thank you for the hard work that you and you wife have done! in showing me how hard it is to create a great lawn.. well done and keep it up looks beautiful by the way..

@Gudgeb1 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible job on the new lawn. 100% agree with you on the plastic lawns as well. They seem to be going into gardens at a very worrying pace. Always look terrible as well

@dominicmodley 2 жыл бұрын

I bought the same tiller a couple of months ago for my garden. I hadn’t dug it like you but it churned through the old lawn like a hot knife through butter. Fantastic bit of kit for very little money 😀.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Yup - we were over the moon. I was starting to panic when all the dug-up clay was turning in to rocks. 😂

@izalman Жыл бұрын

Bit late for you but a good tip for using grass seed is to soak it in warm water overnight, drain it and let it dry before spreading, this kick starts the germination process early so sprouts quicker.

@helenbinks128 2 жыл бұрын

Looking fabulous xxx

@peterdnreynolds777 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant transformation!!! A lot of hard work by you and Mrs mac

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Peter!

@paulstaniford8622 2 жыл бұрын

Well done. Back breaking work !

@JohnJarvis927 2 жыл бұрын

The video really did underestimate the work that you done in the preparation phase. At some point we do really want to hear from your absolute hero in this project Mrs Mac.

@Bobrogers99 2 жыл бұрын

I have never seen anyone level their lawn as precisely as you did! That extra work will pay off in the future as you will always have proper drainage away from the house. You might get a soil test kit and check the ph of the bald spots. I agree about the plastic grass! It looks fake when it's new, it doesn't feel right if you lie down on it, and like almost everything plastic it doesn't age well.

@LostWhits 2 жыл бұрын

The fake grass gets so hot in summer you need to water it to cool it enough to walk on

@markrowland5393 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great!

@geoffhayday6003 2 жыл бұрын

I think Mrs Mac is a keeper! Well done

@ClarkOVision 2 жыл бұрын

what a fine looking lawn. Great work.

@JonathanSwiftUK 2 жыл бұрын

Bl**dy fantastic. I'm literally about to dig up the lawn to replace, and I was dredding it, I was going to do it by hand, fork and shovel, I had totally forgotten about rotavators - thanks to you just ordered one, and now looking forward to rebuilding the lawn.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff - good luck with yours! 👍

@Doug.... 2 жыл бұрын

Garden looks a treat Andy. Well done to both of you. 👍👍

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers - full garden update coming soon!

@paulprescott7913 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Andy and Mrs Mc, that was hard graft. You two make a great team.

@mrdolby 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I would have thought that the lawn takes longer to grow. But 25 days seems reasonable. Thanx again!

@D1e9a9n1Reborn Ай бұрын

We have been using the same tiller to dig out rubble filled ground to dig back for a retaining wall it really is a beast of a machine

@daralynncameron3290 2 жыл бұрын

Very respectable lawn

@johnfithian-franks8276 Жыл бұрын

Hi, you forgot to add in how much grass seed the birds are going to eat before you get the grass up. I know your estimate was half a bag, but you will need the whole bag end up with enough to make a nice turf.

@ratchriat1716 2 жыл бұрын

I think that's the best way for it Andy very impressive with a grass seeds.

@bellabella9918 2 жыл бұрын

You and Mrs Mc are doing a fab job. Got my daughter a cheap tiller from Aldi last year...had seen on KZfaq the blades were on wrong sides and to swap over...my god it was a beast!

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic stuff - they're amazing bits of kit for the money!

@charliejeffers9778 2 жыл бұрын

I just did a resurface of my lawn, On week 5 & it’s looking good. Yours is doing very well . I’d say birds pecked those bare areas . Overseed them areas & cover seeds with some top soil . & don’t get too obsessed with the grass. (Harder than it sounds) Enjoy it , you’ve worked hard 👍

@daralynncameron3290 2 жыл бұрын

When I last planted a garden in clay soil. I hit each clod with the side of the spading fork while it was relatively fresh. And the clods just crumble. Doesn't work when they are soaking wet or sunbaked into "bricks" by the Texas sun. Leaving them over the winter also works. The freeze thaw cycle usually brakes them up if you do that.

@paulac4917 11 күн бұрын

Great informative video. Thank you

@pikricky 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Andy,love the Benny Hill clip while sewing the seeds 🤣

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers bud! 😂😂

@richardphillips3303 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job on the lawn and it made me chuckle when you name checked a couple of other channels which I'm subscribed to! 😀

@nick-in-oz 2 жыл бұрын

When I had to do a small amount of root removal, I found that the recip saw with a 12" blade was great for breaking longer roots down. They levered out much more easily. The lawn looks wonderful. Lovely transformation.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, recip saw was out a fair bit during this - very handy! Cheers bud! 👍

@roscopeco2000 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent job, I would be tempted to add a path down the middle. Only because I tend to find grass compacts where you walk the most and dies but you can fork to stop.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Possibly! We're trying to force ourselves to get used to the side path but we shall see. 👍

@karencarpenter8275 2 жыл бұрын

Best lawn video ever. Especially the two of you treading the ground before seeding! Hilarious.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Karen! 😁

@johannaollis9271 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic 😀 an amazing effort and result.

@glynprice3815 2 жыл бұрын

Great work as usual. Well done to the both of you

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Glyn!

@ianpearse4480 Жыл бұрын

Loved the animation.

@freetolook3727 2 жыл бұрын

You need a mulcher to chop up all that yard waste. It'll come in handy as every year there's yard maintenance.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Got one! Some will be going that route. 👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely job . We have about 4x that with an oak in it 🫣🫣. Loved the Timelapse of you two compacting the soil . 😆🧱👍🏽

@peace1963 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the video. I can't resist a good lawn video either.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Defo - I need to invest in a new fertiliser spreader. 😁

@DlStreamnet 2 жыл бұрын

Love the outdoor toilet!

@idlersdream826 2 жыл бұрын

Looking very good Andy & we loved the fancy footwork from both of you 😂😂👍.

@Theosplaytime 2 жыл бұрын

Pleased you did this. So many people buy turf and can't be bothered growing a lawn, it's so easy and fun.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Was very tempted with turf but in the end we just didn't need a lawn that quickly and saved a fortune. 👍😁

@Theosplaytime 2 жыл бұрын

@@GosforthHandyman we did out old lawn it was about 2m wide but something like 17m long. It took ages to dig up and sort out, but so pleased with the results. We then moved to a place with artificial grass 🤣

@andrewbrookes5814 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, exhausted just watching. Thats hard work digging up roots. On the cultivator i found it was just skipping on the top of the soil, i cable tied a large kettle bell to the bottom to add weight and then did a great job digging up the soil.

@terrytopliss9506 2 жыл бұрын

Work well done both of you,coming along nicely. Did appreciate the line dancing sequence with mrs Mac and yourself.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! 😂

@carllamb6711 2 жыл бұрын

Real good job looks amazing. Well done to you both great content 👍

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@raydriver7300 2 жыл бұрын

Top job Andy. Another advantage of proper grass is that birds and animals can get to their food sources. 🌞

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ray - defo! 😎👍

@krisgair5863 2 жыл бұрын

Hiya, always look forward to your uploads

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Kris!

@robthewaywardwoodworker9956 2 жыл бұрын

Back-breaking and thankless work, but well done, Andy and Mrs. M. It's looking awesome. Enjoy your garden this summer! You earned it.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Rob! 👍😎

@Mike_Who 2 жыл бұрын

I literally bought a £50 Vonhaus rotivator this weekend to break up compacted hardcore under some paving that I removed. It was amazing, best tool I’ve ever bought. Used it again after removing the hardcore to break up the clay soil underneath and mix it with manure for planting. 10/10

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing bit of kit for the money!

@ramfrancisuk 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Garden WC - Commanding view

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

😁😁

@jeromeuk 2 жыл бұрын

Great result 👌 my dog has severely damaged my lawn by doing his business on it every day, this video gave me inspiration and motivation to adress the issue ! Totally agree with plastic lawn, what an utter non-sense. Excellent content as usual, keep going !

@6463Dave 2 ай бұрын

Good job guys .

@capri2673 3 ай бұрын

Great job. It's all in the prep. Also, I totally agree about plastic grass. In fact I think it should be illegal for home use.

@lynb4043 2 күн бұрын

Very helpful video TY 👍

@aisling6564 2 жыл бұрын

I too am a lawn nerd and I am also subscribed to Premiere Lawns channel, nice job that was really satisfying. Lawn right do a lot of seeding and lawn vids with tips and ideas too. Looks great though, hope you and Mrs Mac get to enjoy many years in your beautiful garden.

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic stuff - will look them up! 👍

@paulphillips2941 2 жыл бұрын

I got myself one of those little tillers in 2020 when on furlough, its a brilliant little thing for £50. It took up all sorts of bricks, metal, roots and everything between. Great work on the house and garden btw it looks mega 👍

@richardskeels8778 2 жыл бұрын

I got one a couple of months ago, brilliant bit of kit I dug up an area 20 metres square in an hour would have taken days with a fork!

@skogsmats 2 жыл бұрын

What a massive lit of work.😱👍🇸🇪

@girlsdrinkfeck 2 жыл бұрын

interesting about lawn slope ,my childhood house had a hidden stream all down in ( long garden ) and apparently the last owner or before him dug out a small trench for rainwater to collect and seap down to the bottom of the garden !

@randomfish42 2 жыл бұрын

A little late now but a mattock comes in very handy removing those roots which are as thick (or thicker!) then branches. Having (mostly) cleared roots from some very mature apple trees and sycamore trees I wouldn't be without it (the tap roots of sycamores are a sight to behold!)

@GosforthHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Defo - I can imagine!

@envoycdx 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one, I think you hit the nail on the head earlier in the cons when you mentioned the lack of instant gratification (when comparing turf to seed) - people just want results now, and that's why the artificial companies win out. People need to develop patience and put the effort in rather than quick fix bodgery. Well, that is my opinion anyhow :)