How to LEVEL and SEED a NEW LAWN from Scratch - Start to Finish!

In today's video, I level and seed a new lawn from scratch - it's easier than you think!

Check out the previous parts of the renovation below:

Part 1 - Planning:

Part 2 - Digging a Sleeper Wall Trench:

Part 3 - Building a Retaining Wall with Sleepers:

Part 4 - Building Steps from Timber Sleepers:

Part 5 - Ground Prep for a Patio Sub-Base:

Part 6 - Preparing the Patio Sub-Base:

Part 7 - Laying a Porcelain Patio:

Part 8 - Installing a French Drain

Part 9 - Levelling Clay Soil

Part 10 - Levelling a New Lawn with Topsoil

Part 11 - Seeding a New Lawn

Part 12 - One Month Lawn Update

Part 13 - First Cut of a Newly Seeded Lawn

Part 14 - Installing a Flower Bed

Part 15 - Bordering in Front of the Retaining Sleeper Wall

Part 16: Lawn Bordering on the Top Tier

[DannyH]

I hate my front garden! currently it’s covered with poorly laid flags and I been wanting to rip it all back and put a lawn down. Lowest quotes I’ve got are over £1500 for just levelling and laying turf! ( I happy with removing the flags and all that myself) After seeing a few of your videos and just how easy you’ve made it look I’m going to have to take the leap and go for it! Thanks mate! Honestly amazing work!

[paulj]

Fantastic and very honest video. You talk very well and thank you for making this for us to see.

[nikitazastepa]

This is everything I needed. Thankyou so much

[michaelhoare]

Excellent tutorial. Just what I was looking for. I'm now leaning towards turfing because of the bird life I have. They'll have a field day.

[Chris-ukpk]

Just watched your scarifier videos yesterday, your garden is spot on mate 👌

[yogigardener]

Your garden is coming along nicely pigeons are my nemesis.

[alexjones]

I've watched all these videos and done or am in the process of doing much the same with my garden. Given the accent and the ground conditions I reckon you're pretty local to me 😂. Wanted to leave a comment to say thanks for the advice and inspiration!

[mtthewd]

Ive got the same topsoil, seems very stoney, was yours the same?

[TrickyS]

I've used your vide as a guide to re do my lawn and about to put new seeds down. Fingers crossed 🤞

[manojk]

starting off in a new home from same place as you did
lots of work next year
your videos are good inspiration
not sure if you would want to give some paid advice / guidance to start with and through the process

[davidjames]

Hi,

Great video, really helpful for someone like myself whose attempting this themselves.

I’ve got a silly question regarding the height of the soil. I’ve got the borders in position and I’ve got the top soil ready to go.

Do I go inline with the top of the borders with my soil or go below? So the grass sits in line with the top of border?

What would you suggest?

Cheers

[ImranAkbarUK]

Are you suppose to put the pre seed fertiliser before seeding or after seeding and compost

[y_geordie]

Amazing results really inspiring. My front lawn is a disaster and full of weeds. Do you have any advice on how to kill off the original lawn and start from scratch eg what weedkillers to use, how to remove existing debris, and when to do what?

[saidulislam-jrox]

If there are weeds, do you recommend applying week killer to remove the weeds first before applying the top soil?

[jamescrawford]

Do you not need to tread or roll the seed in ? I'm doing my lawn at the moment and there are so many mixed opinions ive no idea what to do. Your lawn is looking good

[alyu]

Please can you list the first soil, the seeds right after and the soil and the seeds the second time

[blukrystal]

My front lawn seems about the same size as the one you're doing in the video. How many bags of top soil did you use before you put the seeds down?

[kaser]

What's the soil you lay on top of it ?

[Macnificent_]

What kind of seed is Great video🤝🏿🤝🏿🤝🏿🤝🏿

[gibbsy]

Hi done a few new areas myself last year, didn't get as good results as you, always trying to remember what I did last and what worked and what didn't, should make a note lol.

Still not convinced all birds eat the seed, but I can see pigeons probably would, however not seen alot where I live, so I always restle with the idea of putting compost on top in case the light doesn't hit the seed, however seemed to work for you, so what you think compost or not? I also noticed you never raked the seed in once you spread it, were you not afraid you wouldn't get good seed to soil contact, or do you also think the compost aided in this case, to keep it in place, cheers.