Professional Sod Installation in New Orleans. Done Right, One Day

WHAT SOD INSTALLATION COSTS IN GREATER NEW ORLEANS

Sod installation is priced by the square foot, and the total depends on four things: the size of the area, the grass variety, how much soil preparation the yard needs, and how easily a crew can reach it. A flat, open back yard costs less per square foot than a narrow side yard.

Big Easy Sod does not publish a flat rate, because a number quoted before anyone has seen your drainage or your existing turf is a guess. Our breakdown of what sod installation costs across New Orleans walks through pricing by yard size and grass type.

Two cost factors come up often here. A yard that holds water after heavy rain may need grading or drainage correction first, and that is separate work priced on its own. Re-sodding may also require removing and hauling away the existing turf before the soil can be prepared.

WHEN TO INSTALL SOD IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

The growing season here runs March through November, and sod laid inside that window roots fastest while soil temperatures stay warm. Installation outside it is still possible, but root establishment slows and the lawn takes longer to knit together across the seams.

Watering matters more than the calendar. New Orleans averages 63.29 inches of rain a year across NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals, but that rain is not spread evenly, and two dry weeks straight after installation will do more damage than a cold snap. Our guidance on choosing an installation window around the New Orleans growing season covers the detail.

HOW TO MEASURE YOUR YARD BEFORE YOU CALL

Measure length times width in feet for each area you want covered, then add the results together. Add roughly 5 to 10 percent for cuts around beds, paths and irregular edges. That total is the main number we need to start putting an estimate together, along with a look at the yard itself.

• Measure each section separately if a driveway, patio or planting bed breaks the yard up, then add them together
• Note slopes, low spots and shade because a patch that puddles and a yard under heavy tree cover both change the choice between Zoysia and St. Augustine
• Check the gate width if a side gate is the only way into the back yard, since that decides what equipment fits
• Flag irrigation heads and utility markers so the crew can work around them

Yards needing leveling or old turf removed take an extra step first, and our notes on getting a yard ready for new sod cover what that involves.

WHERE WE INSTALL

Big Easy Sod installs across Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany Parishes and the surrounding river parishes, from older shaded lots inside New Orleans out to the open subdivisions on the Northshore. Every community below has its own page covering the conditions crews find there.

• New Orleans including Uptown, Mid City, Lakeview, Algiers, Gentilly, the Garden District and New Orleans East
• Jefferson Parish including Metairie, Kenner, Gretna, Harahan, River Ridge, Elmwood, Marrero, Harvey, Westwego and Terrytown
• The Northshore including Slidell, Mandeville, Covington and Madisonville
• River parishes and beyond including Belle Chasse, Destrehan, Norco, St. Rose, LaPlace, Hammond and Baton Rouge

If an address is not listed it is still worth asking, because the crew regularly works the edges of the service area. The full range of work Big Easy Sod handles across the New Orleans area covers delivery, maintenance and replacement alongside installation.