Sand on established yard

My only comment is that is a fine looking yard right there

I feel like this is a subtle my lawn is better than your lawn brag

For real though I would probably not do that at all. Judging by what you have, don’t mess with it unless it’s obviously uneven

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don’t mess with it unless it’s obviously uneven

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Bermuda grass is just green on the tips so the low spots might be two inches taller than the high spots. When you cut it at different angles the grass gets cut down into the brown part of the grass so it has a patchy effect. The yard can be rolling but the rises and falls need to be smooth.
My main problem is I installed irrigation after I sodded it. And I leveled the yard myself not knowing that it needed to be perfectly smooth for Bermuda grass. This would not be noticeable in Zoysia or Fescue.

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Your dog is possessed

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Yep.

Sand is what my Dad the Civil Engineer used when we lived in Metarie in the early 1970's. Spread it by hand (wheelbarrow and shovel) and had just the exact declination for nice drainage yet appeared to be absolutely level to the eye.

I remember him using stakes and twine to set his desired levels. Was quite a feat with 3 active small kids, their friends, and an active standard poodle to contend with playing in the sand pile as he worked the yard.

Sister sent us pics when she went by the place a couple years ago on a vacation. Whole neighborhood had settled a good foot a half and Dad's yard work stood out from the rest of the neighborhood for having settled a few inches less.

Nice LBD

I’d be concerned about introducing weed seeds from sand. Be sure it’s been either treated or sterilized somehow.

I think its a forgone conclusion that any bulk purchase of fill material, whether sand, river silt, top soil, etc. is going to have weed seeds. Based on the looks of the OPs lawn and other comments he made, he knows how control weeds. In south Louisiana, need to know the source of the fill to avoid topedograss.

You want to use mason sand. Are you using a greens mower on that lawn? That’s a clean cut.

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Are you using a greens mower on that lawn? That’s a clean cut.

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I bought a John Deere 2653 reel mower off of eBay that only had 400 hrs on it.