Sod Installation in Irving, TX

For professional sod installation in Irving, TX, Van Vickle Brothers Landscaping handles the whole job — clearing and grading your yard, prepping our stubborn clay soil, laying fresh Bermuda or St. Augustine, and walking you through the first two weeks of watering. We've been installing new lawns across Irving, Las Colinas, and the surrounding suburbs since 2017.

Sod is the fastest way to go from a bare, patchy, or worn-out yard to a thick green lawn, often in a single day. But the result you actually get comes down to who lays it and how the ground was prepped first.

Why hire a pro instead of laying sod yourself?

Because in North Texas, a sod job is won or lost in the prep — and that's the part DIY almost always skips. Our clay soil bakes into a hard pan that new roots can't push through, so sod laid on unprepped ground browns out within a month no matter how much you water it.

A pallet of sod is also heavier, more perishable, and less forgiving than people expect. It has to go down fast and seated tight, or the seams dry out and you end up with a patchwork of shrinking rolls instead of one seamless lawn. Add the cost of renting a sod cutter and tiller, the hours of backbreaking work, and the risk of killing a pallet you already paid for, and hiring it out usually costs about the same once a DIY job has to be redone.

What's included in our sod installation?

We do the full job so you're not left finishing it yourself:

Removing the old lawn or weeds and clearing the area down to clean soil

Grading so water drains away from the house instead of pooling

Loosening and amending the clay so roots can actually take hold

Laying the sod tight and staggered for seamless, even coverage

Rolling and edging so it makes solid contact and finishes clean along beds and walks

A watering plan for the make-or-break first two weeks while it roots

Which grass is best for my Irving yard?

It depends on how much sun the area gets, and picking wrong is the number-one reason new sod struggles. We'll look at your light before anything goes down and match the grass to it.

Bermuda — tough and drought-tolerant, loves full Texas sun, the workhorse for open front yards

St. Augustine — the go-to for shadier yards and spots that get blocked light from trees or fences

If you want to dig deeper before you decide, our sod installation cost guide for Irving breaks down what goes into the price by grass type and yard size.

What areas do you serve?

We install sod throughout Irving and across North DFW — Las Colinas, Valley Ranch, Coppell, Farmers Branch, Grapevine, Grand Prairie, and the HEB cities (Euless, Bedford, Hurst), plus Northwest Dallas. We're a local two-brother crew, licensed and insured, and 5-star rated by the neighbors we've worked for.

What about after the sod is down?

The first two weeks decide whether your new lawn thrives or fails, so we don't just lay it and leave. We'll show you exactly how often and how long to water while the roots establish, and you can call or text us anytime in that window if something doesn't look right. We want your lawn to root in and last, not just look good on install day.

Want a straight quote for your yard? Take a look at everything we handle on our lawn care in Irving page, then call or text (469) 218-5672 for a free sod installation estimate in Irving.