250 Yards of Screened Dirt and a Brand New Lawn Near Lake Wissota

This property near Lake Wissota needed a full ground-up lawn setup. We're talking bare ground, no grade, nothing to work with yet. That's exactly where we come in.

We hauled in 250 yards of screened dirt to build the base. Once it was spread out and the grade was dialed in, we ran the Harley rake across the entire area to break up the surface and get it ready for seed. The Harley rake is key here - it creates a fine, consistent seedbed that gives grass the best possible contact with the soil. Skip that step and you're gambling with your germination rate.

From there, we put down nearly 210 pounds of grass seed across the whole area. That's not a light dusting - that's a heavy, intentional seeding meant to fill in wall to wall. After the seed was down, we covered it with 100 bags of tack straw. The straw holds moisture in the soil, protects the seed from washing out, and keeps things stable while the roots get established. It's one of those steps that's easy to skip and costly to regret.

Getting a new lawn right the first time comes down to site preparation. The grading, the soil quality, the seedbed - all of it matters before a single seed hits the ground. We handle the whole process start to finish, from bringing in material to the final straw cover, so the property owner isn't piecing together multiple contractors to get it done.