Thanks to all the information and expertise available on this forum. We decided to lay our own turf (Palmetto). There were some early concerns with growth. However the information available here and following thru on the advice posted by Fu and others has us at the point where we got what we wanted.
Couple of photos of front and back:
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk243/scardee66/grass/_DSC5417.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk243/scardee66/grass/_DSC5419.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk243/scardee66/grass/_DSC5423.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk243/scardee66/grass/_DSC5422.jpg
Thanks to all for this wealth of information, with out it we would have left this job to the experts.
S&E