The Sod Boys

I hired The Sod Boys to remove and replace my front lawn, hoping that would eliminate sedge that had taken over most of the lawn. Their price was 10% lower than the next lowest bid. Various issues arose beyond their control, causing them to delay my job by a day, and perform the work over 2 days instead of 1. They worked 2pm until 8pm the first day (it was dark by 6:30), and 1pm until 10pm the second day, laying sod in the rain to complete everything. In the end, they did a very good job, and honoured the price quoted (I had anticipated paying extra due to issue #2 below).

Issue 1: The Sod Boys had mechanical problems with their trailer. They rented another to carry out this job, but this disrupted their original schedule.

Issue 2: The lawn was more sedge than grass, which created a thick layer of rhizomes under the grass roots. Sedge cannot be controlled with herbicide anything that kills sedge also kills grass. What they removed was twice as thick, twice as heavy, and twice as tough as a usual removal. Their bobcat and their sod cutter both had trouble ripping through. This likely increased the removal time by 50%, and I suspect required an extra trip to dump.

Issue 3: On the second day, the Queensway was closed and traffic was snarled across the city. A trip to empty the trailer took at least triple the usual time.

My only reservation with the job is that my goal was to eliminate the sedge, which has gradually been taking over my lawn for several years. To be fair, none of the companies I spoke with had any experience with a job like this, nor could I find useful information online. I wanted to assess with The Sod Boys after the removal had been completed, but before spreading new soil and laying sod, whether anything else should be done to reduce the likelihood or severity of reemergence of the sedge (e.g. remove more dirt or hand-rake the dirt to extract more rhizomes). Unfortunately, the afternoon of the second day was hectic, and I got caught in traffic delays on my own errands, so there was no opportunity for an assessment.

I hired Sod Boys to do a resodding of my front lawn. From first phone call Sod Boys front end staff (Julie) was amazing. Quick quoting process and always near-immediate response when I had any questions. The professional integrity of Sod Boys is bar none, the best. I changed my mind on a few things and they were very accommodating and when an error was made in original measurements, these were quickly addressed.
Communication, service, client responsiveness, quality work, and competitive rates make Sod Boys my new go to for all lawn care and maintenance.
Nick and Julie run a tight, productive and professional ship.

Nick and his team recently re-sodded our back lawn. Their team approach was very professional, knowledgeable and courteous and they happily answered any questions we had. We were very pleased and impressed with them and their work which was done in a very timely and efficient manner. Our lawn looks great and we would highly recommend The Sod Boys to anyone who is looking for a company to provide this service.

Job well done! Lawn turned out great. Nic was great to work with. Job was done as discussed with no unexpected surprises. Knowledgeable, trustworthy, and responsive to requests and questions. Will definitely recommend to others.

The Sod Boys had a very professional attitude from the start of the job. Finding a good/reliable landscaping business can be tough, but I would happily recommend this one to anyone looking. They did the job right, and on time. Please consider them when doing landscaping! They also offer very fair prices.

Thanks for the hard work Sod Boys!

Sod Boys is a company that I would recommend - they were trustable, reliable and on-time with their work. Nicholas and his crew are very knowledgeable about the products they were installing, job was completed as outlined, and they were flexible about some small changes that we asked for. We look forward to getting them back again in the coming spring to do another project for us. Keep up the great work Sod Boys, your quality of your workmanship is exceptional!

Wishing you all the best and stay safe.