JDat

Be sure you buy the correct stuff. Don't confuse it for wire mats that you put in a slab. Those will rust and look like crab. There also might be different thickness in the gage wire and different size squares.

check a feed store or tractor supply.

But is it too nuclear of an option. Don't want to kill the zoysia with it.

Also, I plan on following up with some hydroseeding in areas that the bermuda is extra thick. I don't think this combo would hinder germination, but asking opinions....

bermuda will spread and cover much quicker. Def go with hydroseeding option if seeding.

If you just want green grass mixed with weeds, hydroseed. If you want a weed free lawn looking good, just sod and get it over with. Post construction site will require some serious work / costs to get a weed free good looking lawn.

I don't think you're going to find any grass that will tolerate the shade and the heavy traffic. If nothing is growing there now, a better grass won't do so much better that you'd be satisfied. If it makes a mud hole when wet, I'd suggest a deck or flagstone with something shade tolerant growing in the cracks.

I have them in flower beds but not for the lawn. I would do it again. I bought 2 walking sprinklers and 2 100' water hoses. In June - September, if we go a week with no rain, I'll pull them out and run them. Needless to say, I haven't pulled them out this year. It's hard to replicate a good rain. I did some figuring, I have 14k sq ft of lawn. I have to run a hose spigot for over 5 hours straight to equal a 1/2" of rain.

Play wing back. Push them to the outside and don't stab. If you're in good shape, hustle and willing to play D will earn more respect if experience lacks. As you gain confidence, try different positions.

Show up early and find some guys to kick the ball around with before game.

I didn't put a limestone base or wire mat. Now, it was all close to my house and there was A4 fill dirt, so it was pretty compact. I think you may be going a little overkill with the limestone and the wire. Not sure how compact your ground is, but maybe just the wire if you're nervous. I also put pea gravel against the stones to help let the water out. but if you're only going 2 stones high, I don't think that's really necessary.

Two things I learned along the way.
1. It's easier to dig a shovel wide trench, and then fill the bag cement as a leveling base. The trench walls help keep it in place. The first run I did, I scraped with a tractor, but it was taking a lot of cement as it would push out from the sides as I tapped them level.
2. If you use the same stones I did, I found that the depth of them varied slightly. So I ended up moving my string to run on the backside of the stone and that worked much better.

And get a torpedo level, a rubber mallet, and a pop up tent. LOL.

Also have bermuda in back yard. For a couple of months last summer I was using the reel to keep it cut at 3/4". I would cut 3 times a week. IMO it was tough to see where you cut already due to not much grass getting clipped off. I liked to get up before work and knock the back yard out. ~4k square feet and would only take me 20 minutes. The dew made it easy to see where i cut already, and the moisture helps the blade life. Only negative thing was it would throw the clippings back toward my feet. So from mid-shin down, I'd be covered. I'd actually cut barefoot so I could just hose off after. I also have no trees so didn't have to go pick up sticks prior.

If you take pride in your grass and enjoy your time in yard, it won't be a chore.

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If you cover your gutter with a screen guard, the top will still fill with small shite and clog the holes

Then you have no gutter as the water just runs off the gutter guard.

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This. Had a house with gutters and lots of oaks. You're only changing the clog up point. At least with no guards you don't see the leaves piled up. If the leaves are that bad, your best low maintenance option is to remove gutters and put in rock gutter / french drain.

Pretty sure it means when the average temp is above 85. I use that and MSMA on same grass. I have spot sprayed during the summer. Grass turns brown for about a week and bounces back. Spot application, you're okay, but will have brown spots. I wouldn't spray the entire yard.