Cost of de-thatching a lawn?

Happyappy

So we have a few areas that have thatch in our lawn. Is aerating and de-thatching two completely different things?

Any idea how expensive it is to rent the equipment to do this? Or to hire a landscaping company to come do it for us? 

HitchtedIn2006

It cost us $75 to have our lawn detached. They took a truckbed full of grass back with them (we needed it done bad). It was worth it to get it done and not spend our weekend to do it.

I'd guess equipment rental would be at least $30, but check your local equipment rental stores for current prices.

Happyappy

HitchtedIn2006:

It cost us $75 to have our lawn detached. They took a truckbed full of grass back with them (we needed it done bad). It was worth it to get it done and not spend our weekend to do it.

I'd guess equipment rental would be at least $30, but check your local equipment rental stores for current prices.

Did you just call any landscaping company? For $75, we will totally have it done professionally, heck even for double that it would be worth it IMO.

heuy

Happyappy:

HitchtedIn2006:

It cost us $75 to have our lawn detached. They took a truckbed full of grass back with them (we needed it done bad). It was worth it to get it done and not spend our weekend to do it.

I'd guess equipment rental would be at least $30, but check your local equipment rental stores for current prices.

Did you just call any landscaping company? For $75, we will totally have it done professionally, heck even for double that it would be worth it IMO.

$75 is fairly standard in the Midwest for a company to come dethatch and possibly even aerate your lawn. 

It is two different techniques. Dethatch removes what I call the "undercoat" of a lawn while aerating helps break up clay soils and such 

Happyappy

heuy:

Happyappy:

HitchtedIn2006:

It cost us $75 to have our lawn detached. They took a truckbed full of grass back with them (we needed it done bad). It was worth it to get it done and not spend our weekend to do it.

I'd guess equipment rental would be at least $30, but check your local equipment rental stores for current prices.

Did you just call any landscaping company? For $75, we will totally have it done professionally, heck even for double that it would be worth it IMO.

$75 is fairly standard in the Midwest for a company to come dethatch and possibly even aerate your lawn. 

It is two different techniques. Dethatch removes what I call the "undercoat" of a lawn while aerating helps break up clay soils and such 

Thank you! I thought it was two different things, but wasn't sure which, or both we need. I am positive we need to be dethatched. I am not sure on the aeration since we aren't on hard soil or clay. Should we dethatch in fall or spring?

heuy

Happyappy:

heuy:

Happyappy:

HitchtedIn2006:

It cost us $75 to have our lawn detached. They took a truckbed full of grass back with them (we needed it done bad). It was worth it to get it done and not spend our weekend to do it.

I'd guess equipment rental would be at least $30, but check your local equipment rental stores for current prices.

Did you just call any landscaping company? For $75, we will totally have it done professionally, heck even for double that it would be worth it IMO.

$75 is fairly standard in the Midwest for a company to come dethatch and possibly even aerate your lawn. 

It is two different techniques. Dethatch removes what I call the "undercoat" of a lawn while aerating helps break up clay soils and such 

Thank you! I thought it was two different things, but wasn't sure which, or both we need. I am positive we need to be dethatched. I am not sure on the aeration since we aren't on hard soil or clay. Should we dethatch in fall or spring?

I would dethatch in the fall. If you've got a good landscaper, they could tell you if you need to aerate. Just make sure you ask a lot of questions and see if he/she can explain to you why--versus just trying to sell you on something. 

Happyappy

heuy:

Happyappy:

heuy:

Happyappy:

HitchtedIn2006:

It cost us $75 to have our lawn detached. They took a truckbed full of grass back with them (we needed it done bad). It was worth it to get it done and not spend our weekend to do it.

I'd guess equipment rental would be at least $30, but check your local equipment rental stores for current prices.

Did you just call any landscaping company? For $75, we will totally have it done professionally, heck even for double that it would be worth it IMO.

$75 is fairly standard in the Midwest for a company to come dethatch and possibly even aerate your lawn. 

It is two different techniques. Dethatch removes what I call the "undercoat" of a lawn while aerating helps break up clay soils and such 

Thank you! I thought it was two different things, but wasn't sure which, or both we need. I am positive we need to be dethatched. I am not sure on the aeration since we aren't on hard soil or clay. Should we dethatch in fall or spring?

I would dethatch in the fall. If you've got a good landscaper, they could tell you if you need to aerate. Just make sure you ask a lot of questions and see if he/she can explain to you why--versus just trying to sell you on something. 

So far its a fail on finding a company that either services our area, or de-thatches. Ugh. I can't believe a company said no when we are 10 miles from the city they are located.

Should I bother trying Trugreen? We don't need them for their other services, so I am hesitant to call them. 

heuy

Eeekkkk! You said TruGreen!  

If you have a strong backbone and won't be persuaded into more services (ie. fertilizer you don't need) I would go ahead and give them a holler. I hope it works out for you.

Quick question: do you fertilize and/or irrigate your lawn a lot? I'm just curious to why you think you need to dethatch.  

Happyappy

heuy:

Eeekkkk! You said TruGreen!  

If you have a strong backbone and won't be persuaded into more services (ie. fertilizer you don't need) I would go ahead and give them a holler. I hope it works out for you.

Quick question: do you fertilize and/or irrigate your lawn a lot? I'm just curious to why you think you need to dethatch.  

Lol, I know!!! I was really hoping not to ever use trugreen. We do fertilize a couple times a year, and water as needed in the summer. But for some reason the grass by our mailbox looks like thatch crazy, and one spot in our front yard. In general we have an insanely nice lawn, but I am worried about the few spots that aren't like the rest.

pugznploons

if it's just a couple of spots, go buy a thatch rake at the hardware store and DIY.  We dethatched our entire front and back yard with a rake, probably 10-15 bags worth of it.  Well by we I mean my dh did  It was hard work but so worth it as our grass seed really took this year.  We have a thick layer of thatch though since we use a bagless push mower (like they did back in the 50s!)  So all the grass clippings build up over the summer.