When it comes to buying sod for your new lawn, you have two main options. You can purchase rolls of sod from local garden store suppliers, or you can order it directly from a sod farm. Deliveries from the sod farm are often the best choice.

1. Save on Transportation

Transporting sod can be a challenge if you need more than a few rolls of sod. You may have to make multiple trips or rent a trailer to haul enough to do your entire yard. A sod delivery service can deliver everything you need at once as they will have access to the equipment like flatbed trailers that are needed for large orders. Many sod suppliers may even include delivery in the purchase price or provide it at a low rate if you are placing a large order.

2. Ensure the Quantity

A major benefit of going with a sod service that delivers is that you can order products in advance. There is no showing up at the sod farm or garden center only to discover they did not get enough sod in to complete your whole project. You simply call up the sod farm and tell them how much you need, then they schedule a cutting for delivery that will be sufficient to fit your project.

3. Get Help Unloading

Unloading sod and then having to promptly lay it is exhausting work that can be hard on you physically. A delivery service will typically handle the unloading for you, so that is half of your work done. You can either supervise the unloading process or continue any remaining work that you have left to prepare the soil for the sod installation. Not only does this take some of the stress off your body, but getting help with unloading can also make the sod installation progress much more quickly.

4. Schedule for Convenience

When you are picking up sod from a garden center or box store, you are at the mercy of their ordering and delivery schedule. You have to drop everything and go pick up the sod as soon as they get in an order, especially in spring and early summer when landscaping demand is high. When you order a delivery directly from a sod farm, you have a bit more leeway. Some farms may only cut and deliver on certain days, but you can decide which upcoming cutting will be most convenient for you, instead of competing with others to get some sod before a store runs out.

Contact a residential sod delivery service, such as Novasack Turf Farms, if you would like to learn more.