Saturday, January 24, 2015

Sod installation Spring 2015 - Is your yard a muddy mess? Sod and Drainage Experts in Houston TX

Hello Houston

Longer days and warmer temperatures are coming to town

The spring planting season is almost here for 2015

Its time to go outside and evaluate your yard for the coming warmer months

The biggest issues right now are drainage and dead grass

The heavy soil of Houston drains poorly when saturated with water by winter storms and cold temperatures - sod coming out of dormancy is not dead - and its way to early to fertilize

We install ST Augustine sod starting at 169 per pallet [delivery charges are extra and vary by location]

Ground prep is done prior to installation by using sharp shovels [best practices] removing the old dead turf and weeds and scaring the remaining surface soil

This is the best time to adjust the grade either by contouring the existing soil or by adding new enriched top soil -

Waste is hauled away and most of the time a soil conditioner added [we use gypsum or other organics]

Anyone recommending a starter fertilizer is doing you, the environment, and your new lawn a disservice at this time of year.

Post installation - Sod is watered in and rolled or tampered with a lawn roller
Do not skip this important step - setting the sod creates a bond between the underlying soil and the newly planted block sod - skipping this step can create an environment of lumps or at a worst case - air gaps that prevent the new sod from taking root

Sod professionally delivered and installed
St Augustine -
Palmetto [shade tolerant grass]
Zoysia
Celebration Bermuda
others upon request

Jeremy Goldstein
169sod.com
sodmonster@gmail.com
Cell / text 713-291-9466
Weeds - Bad Grading - a Disaster

Basic removal before hand / Finnish Grading




soil and soil conditioner added

"Dormant Sod" 

Finished 

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Monday, January 5, 2015

Gravel Driveway in Houston TX

A rehab project with a small budget needed to widen and install a ornamental rock driveway

A mix of 60 year old shell and random rock 


Dirt driveway leading up to garage apartment 

Old Rock excavated and moved to low dirt area
Graded high in back to lower at the street 


Finished project - Rock will wash out to off gray - white color 
 The reddish brown tones are "fines" that set up 
and harden like concrete to support car traffic - area was hand tamped 
Start to finish in two 6 hour days 

Landscape for builders

A building site transformed from a jumble of weeds and boards to groomed landscape

Hand grading and drainage 

Flower beds and Live Oak trees planted 

The Job-site Before 

Rough in grade - ready for drainage and new soil 

finished grade including new soil and gypsum

a little dryer 

new sod installed [Dormant in December 2014]

new sod installed w/ trees flowers and mulch

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Mulch Delivered and Installed in Houston TX

Mulch delivered and installed in Houston TX
Flower Bed Preparation
Flower Bed Renovation
Jeremy @ www.169sod.com
for Info call / text 713-291-9466



















Lawn Grading and Dirt Work in Houston Texas

Hand Grading and Soil Leveling - professional sod installation contractor
Jeremy Goldstein
www.169sod.com
Cell / Text for info 713-291-9466









Houston Landscape Contractor

Houston Premier Source for Landscape installation in Houston TX
Wholesale Palm Trees
Rock - Sod - Dirt Work - Landscape Installation
Jeremy Goldstein http://www.169sod.com
For info cell / text 713-291-9466