DIY vs PRO Lawn Level - Are these the Best Tools to Level a Lawn?

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Comparing two common tools people use to level their lawn & the PRO's and cons of each. The landzie lawn level (or lawn lute) and how it compares to levelling with a DIY wooden pallet. How to level your lawn with each tool. I have been provided the landzie lawn level for testing in this video.

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[eyedike]

The comments here are very helpful too. I just used a pallet weighed down with 10kgs to level top soil before seeding and it seemed to have worked very well. Thanks for the vid- I can confirm it is very satisfying making the tool yourself!

[olnaj]

I used a pallet. I found by using a standard rake (flipped) to spread my topsoil and then the pallet afterwards to level and mix worked perfectly.

[lukemagee]

When I was re-turfing my lawn I rotorvated it which left it really lumpy but used a pallet to level it out. Worked an absolute treat. Had to way it down a bit though.

[calebmarchent]

Great video, which dispels the many hacks "make a lute yourself" type videos. £100 (now £110) is quite a bit; but if you are getting deliveries of sand and materials and comparing to getting a landscaper to visit to fix it becomes very reasonable. Many Thanks!

[gaurasrspublishing]

A pallet works well if you're levelling soil to lay a new lawn; it moves quite a bit of soil easily and gets you to the point where you could then start using a lute for the finer adjustment (plus you need a longer and wider "string" on the pallet than Matt was using, otherwise it will likely break, cut into your hand, and break your back becasue you have to bend to keep it level to the ground).

[tmsd]

I use a bbq grill from an old weber on the end of a rope. works a treat.

[alepratt]

If you want to go the extra mile, drill a few half to 1.25cm holes in the lawn facing side of the pallet to emulate what the lute does.

[emlynhughes]

Looks like you are using the natural weight of the pallet but not JUST the natural weight of the lute. Adding weight to the pallet makes a huge difference.

[wendyholmes]

If you attached a broom type handle to the pallet you would be able to push and pull it more easily especially if it was a smaller size like the lute. Just a thought.

[theoldtimeywoodworker]

I've always used a pallet. It works pretty well when you add some ballast to it.

[joeb]

The pallet works well on bare soil. The issue doing it on a lawn is that it's not easily moved around, for 1 drag you can do multiple with a lute. I'd imagine the better alternative to a lute would be to use a rake upside down to push the soil into the low spots. All in the lute works best and I have actually seen them for as low as £59 recently!

[bolt]

I like both of them and you can store the lute on the pallet!

[AD-rxwc]

Really appreciate your channel, thanks mate

[jameswing]

£99 for that lute I can live with but my god are those compost spreaders expensive I just can’t justify getting one of those a cheaper alternative would be good to find

[robertwilliams]

I first used a pallet but found awkard to use as you can only pull it, I had seen the lutes on Y tube so I bought some steel and built my own (if you have a welder you can do that or if not nuts and bolts will work) advantage is you can push and pull, much easier .

[joe_ferreira]

A chain link fence gate also works great.

[robertmihailstoica]

You should use the same movement of the "tools". With palet you didn't do reciprocate movement on each spor of sand.

[glossopuk]

Brilliant video. I agree with the storage issue. Keeping a pallet around takes up so much space!

[greenify]

Good explaination and arguments. Thanks!

[yart]

The pallet and string option demonstrated the issue I had with a home made tool made from two zip tied together redundant shelves from my old cooker, excessive bending to ensure that the tool remains flat on the lawn, I tried using longer string but I still needed to bend over more than was comfortable. I bought a no name lute with a long handle which I have found more usable, Shaun ? from Lawn Right gave a good tip when using the lute, rather than pushing the lute he suggested pulling it over the material especially with the first couple of passes.