Even if sod is watered immediately after being laid on dry soil, root growth will be retarded. Delivery Prepare the site before scheduling delivery of the sod. Sod arrives on wooden pallets each stacked with 50 square yards of grass. Sod weighs about 50 pound per square yard. Pieces are typically 18 inches wide and 24 inches long.
Pieces vary with the particular cutting machine but usually three pieces make one yard.
Try to be there when the sod arrives so that the pallets can be positioned to minimize the distance pieces must be carried for installation. Hauling sod in a wheelbarrow or carrying it by hand is not amusing. Back To Top Installation Lay the first strip of sod along a straight edge such as a driveway or sidewalk. If there are only curves, lay at right angles to the curve. In irregular areas, use a string to establish a straight line.