Level Your Lawn Like a Pro - All the Steps for a Smoother Yard
Simple Steps for a Smoother Yard – Level Your Lawn Like a Pro
Do you want a lawn as smooth as glass? Or maybe the mower’s scalping some spots and gliding over others, or water’s pooling where it shouldn’t. An uneven lawn can be a right pain — but levelling it doesn’t have to be a big job.
In this post, I’ll show you a few simple steps to get your lawn looking neat, smooth, and properly level. There’s also a lot of confusion about the best stuff to level a lawn with, so we’ll cover that in this series of videos.
If you have a really bumpy lawn, check out the full bumpy lawn guide after this series.
Table of Contents
- Use Sports Sand to Level Lawns
- The Secret to a Perfectly Smooth Lawn
- Aerate, Scarify & Level
- Topdressing with Soil (Shaded Lawn)
- Classic Topdress with Sports Sand
- Level With 1-Ton Bags of Topsoil
- Can You Use a Compost Roller?
- Levelling a Backyard Putting Green
- Transform Your Lawn in a Day
- Full Lawn From Scratch (With Crate)
- The best tools tested for DIY lawn levelling
Use Sports Sand to Level Lawns
This one is pure gold and explains why you should use sports sand for levelling — not plastering or sharp sand. This is one of my older videos, but still a great place to start.
The Secret to a Perfectly Smooth Lawn
From old to new, this is one of the latest videos on the sand topic — covering why you probably should use it and answering the most common questions I get. It's jam packed with advice
Aerate, Scarify & Level a Bumpy Lawn
An old-fashioned renovation with some levelling toward the end — loads to learn in this one.
Topdressing a Shaded Lawn With Soil
We topdress a lawn with soil - This one has a before and after
Classic Lawn Renovation With Sand
Another golden oldie - Top dress a lawn with sand It's a classic lawn renovation, topdressing with a sports sand mix
Level Using Ton Bags of Topsoil
Filmed during lockdown when materials were tricky to get hold of — this video shows the process using bulk topsoil bags. It wasn't the best material in the world, but sometimes you got to work with what you have!
Using a Compost Roller for Sand
We test out spreading sand using a compost roller and pack in a few bonus DIY levelling tips as well.
Levelling a Backyard Putting Green
In this next video, we level a backyard putting green with sand. A tight little project showing how to sand-level a putting green lawn.
Transform a Lawn in One Day
If your lawn is beyond bumpy, this video is a great step-by-step showing how we used screened topsoil to totally revive it in 1 day.
Build a Lawn From Scratch in a Day
This one’s a bit cheeky in the list — technically a new lawn, but great if you're starting over. (It's my home lawn) Fast and impressive! We used an old create to level this one.
All the Tools You Need to Level
This one's a crowd-favourite. We go through every tool you'll need if you're DIY-levelling your lawn from scratch.
