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Thinking of Re-turfing Your Lawn? Why Not Renovate Instead!

02 May 2025

Many people when their lawn has been damaged, whether by weather, an insect infestation, lawn diseases or by wildlife, will feel that the only viable option is to re-turf their lawn. However, re-turfing your lawn is not the only option and actually in most cases lawn renovation can help to remedy even the most serious cases of damaged lawns.

 

To Re-turf or Not to Re-turf?

Re-turfing your lawn may seem like the only avenue to take when your lawn is damaged and riddled with bare patches. However, renovation services, like that of our Total Reseed package, can actually provide a more sustainable and cost effective alternative. 

The process of re-turfing includes both labour in removing the damaged lawn, disposing of it and then the fitting of the new turf to the lawn size. This is a labour and material intensive process and also expensive. Renovating a lawn differs as this is the process of scarifying, aerating and seeding your existing lawn to bring it back to life for a much lower monetary and environmental cost!

 

Whats included in our Total Reseed Renovation package

  • Pre-Renovation Treatment
  • Multiple scarification passes to prepare for seeding (back to soil if necessary)
  • Double pass aeration
  • Complete lawn overseed
  • Drag mat/raked finish
  • Primary Germination Check
  • Secondary Germination Check
  • Follow-up Patch Seeding where needed

Click here to find out more about our Total Reseed Renovation Package

 

How Much to Re-turf a Lawn?

If you are asking yourself this question, then you should know that if you wish to re-turf your lawn, you will have to part with a lot of money to do so!

Our cost comparison table below is an easy way to see just how much you can save when deciding to renovate instead of re-turfing!

Lawn Size (m²)

Average Re-Turfing Cost (@ £30/m² incl. labour)

Total Reseed Renovation (@ £5.31/m² based on £744 for 140m²)

Savings

50m²

£1,500

£266

£1,234

75m²

£2,250

£399

£1,851

100m²

£3,000

£531

£2,469

140m²

£4,200

£744

£3,456

175m²

£5,250

£931

£4,319

200m²

£6,000

£1,062

£4,938


That’s over 80% saving against the cost of turfing! The grass seed we use at this price comparison is also of a much higher quality!

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Why You Should Choose Renovation over Re-turfing

Increased Costs

As we have already established, the primary reason you should choose renovating your lawn over re-turfing is just how much more expensive re-turfing is compared to our Total Reseed Renovation package.

To put it into perspective:

If your lawn is 140m², the average cost to re-turf — including labour — is around £4,200. In contrast, our Total Reseed Renovation package costs just £744. That’s a saving of over 80%, while still delivering a full lawn transformation.

But it’s not just about the headline cost. Re-turfing also involves:

  • Heavy labour costs to strip, dispose of, and lay turf

  • Higher material costs (fresh turf is significantly more expensive than seed

  • Watering requirements for establishment, increasing your water bill

  • A risk of turf failure, especially in hot or wet weather

  • No aftercare, meaning you’re on your own once the turf is laid

Renovation, on the other hand, keeps your existing soil structure intact and rebuilds the lawn using professional-grade treatments and overseeding techniques. It’s a more eco-friendly, budget-conscious, and long-term sustainable solution for most homeowners.

Lawn Pests

New turf can often come already infested with leatherjackets or chafer grubs, as they like to feast on healthy grass roots. This can mean that your newly laid turf can quickly become damaged and sparse from either leatherjacket of chafer grub damage. With our Total Reseed Renovation package, the risk of this is reduced as professional-grade seed will be directly sown into the lawn.

Aftercare

It is essential that when turf is laid that the proper aftercare is put into place, as turf can often come already infected with lawn disease like red thread. This means that your brand-new lawn could quickly become damaged. Turf laying companies would not provide this aftercare, which means that it would have to be arranged by yourself. Our Total Reseed Renovation includes ongoing aftercare to ensure that your lawn is thriving the way you want it to!

 

Is your lawn in dire need of some renovation?

From light renovation services to more intensive lawn makeovers, TopGrass has a variety of renovation packages tailored to your lawn's specific needs.
TopGrass is your dependable choice for local scarification and aeration services that can help to revive your lawn!

Browse our full range of Lawn Care Services and Renovation Packages

Click here for a free online quote for your lawn!

 

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