Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Dec 09, 2014 11:55 am hi, trying to get our front yard sorted, its a mixture of various weeds however in places the lawn has quite a thick thatch, should I poison the lawn wait a few days than till it with additives, than screed it, than plate compacter it than seed it ? or should I scrape all the old lawn up with a bobcat put a thin layer of soil and seed into that, ? im concerned if I till all the old lawn back into the dirt there will be too much organic matter and it will slump too much when It breaks down, and or it will be too lumpy due to soil, the soil is a sandy clay that youd find in a swampy area. thanks I'm about to put down some Merbau. Is it necessary to oil underneath the boards before laying? 0 1938 Hey There. No problems re jumping in. My original question was "should I have waterproofed" the concrete slab before putting batons down. We have been told we should… 7 4332 They using concrete or timber sleepers? Timber or steel uprights? Any drainage behind sleeper? 3 5901 |