Does anyone dethatch and level out their St. Augustine yards on an anual basis?

I’m looking at leveling my centipede. Almost everything you see online about leveling is Bermuda but I’m sure it would work on St Aug as long as you only covered a 1/4 to 1/2 inch at a time.

After snow last year in South LA a lot of grass died in spots. Left a lot of little craters in my front yard mainly because of how spongy it is.

My backyard is a mess from the two floods in 2016 and the snow. I just need to till it all up and start over at this point.

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Sand and a drag mat

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This, but also make sure you get mason sand or white washed sand. It typically has the least weed seeds and rocks.

No I just let my landscaper do all that

You don't dethatch, at least to the extent of bermuda because of the way it grows. You'll really jack up the roots. Maybe a bit of raking with a leaf rake, but I'd be hesitant to do more than that.

Then I'd do that LIGHTLY and bag the clippings a couple times in the spring. After that, mulching blades and regular routine.