Clearance & Levelling
We strip back the old, tired lawn and level out any "humps and hollows" for a perfectly flat finish.
Turfing in Balerno
Turfing, Done Properly
Full lawn replacement in Balerno: proper ground prep, quality turf and honest timing advice for hill-edge gardens. Free measure-ups and fixed prices.
19Years Experience17Cuts Per Year100'sof Happy Customers
Turfing in Balerno
What You Need To Know About Turfing In Balerno
Turfing in Balerno usually means decent-sized lawns and honest access, which makes it satisfying work. What the hill edge adds is weather: new turf up here establishes into wind and a slightly cooler season, so preparation and timing matter more than they do in a sheltered city garden.
We prep properly every time: strip the failed grass, decompact and level the ground, and lay fresh turf tight-jointed so the wind cannot lift an edge before it roots. Spring and autumn lays establish best at this altitude, and we will say so honestly if a date you have in mind is fighting the calendar.
Balerno is quick for us off the bypass, and we handle everything from a front-garden refresh to a full family lawn. Free look at the ground first, fixed price after, and clear watering instructions when we leave.
What’s Included
A Complete Turfing Service
Every job starts with a free site visit, and we handle the lot, from ground preparation and drainage through to laying and the first cut.
Drainage Solutions
If your garden turns into a bog every winter, we can install French drains or soakaways before the new turf goes down.
Premium Grade Turf
We source high-quality, weed-free turf from reputable growers, ensuring it’s suited to our northern climate.
Rootzone Installation
We use a specific sand/soil "rootzone" mix to ensure your new lawn has the perfect balance of drainage and nutrition.
New Build Installs
We work regularly with new builds across Edinburgh and the Lothians, installing lawns for people's forever homes.
First Cut Included
Every turfing job includes the first cut. We leave your new lawn looking sharp from day one.
Turfing advice
Davie’s Advice before you spend a penny
What Davie tells every customer, whether they book us or not. Free to ignore, but he’s usually right.
Ground prep decides everything.
Turf laid on compacted, unlevelled soil never recovers.
Water every day for a fortnight.
New turf drinks heavily until it roots, more in warm spells.
Keep off it while it knits.
First cut only once it has rooted and put on some height.
Lay in spring or autumn.
Summer lays survive, but they need serious watering.
Cheap turf costs more in the end.
Quality shows within a season.
Edges fail first.
Proper cutting-in keeps the lawn tight to paths and borders.
Got a question these don't cover? Ask Davie. He answers everything himself.
Why us
Why Folk Round Here Stick With DSM
Here’s why one job for a neighbour usually turns into three in the same street.
4.9rated across 46+ Google reviews
100'sof Happy Customers
Prep before turf
The old lawn comes out and the ground gets fixed first. Turf laid on bad ground fails twice.
Fixed written price
Measured and quoted after a site visit, then the number does not move.
Quality turf only
Fresh-cut rolls from growers we trust, matched to your garden's light and use.
Fully insured
Public liability cover on every job, and we're happy to show you the certificate.
Aftercare that sticks
Clear watering and first-cut guidance when we leave, and answers on the phone after.
Local to the Lothians
Minutes off the city bypass, working Edinburgh and Midlothian every week.
Reviews
What Balerno Folk Say About Us
Real reviews from Turfing customers around Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Contacted DSM turfing back in late spring/early summer to get a quote for de weeding, rotavating, levelling and turfing my garden. Davie was over when we both had availability and came back to me very quickly with an extremely reasonable quote. We booked a day in and it got done very professionally and quickly. Davie and DSM kept me in the loop with any information on deliveries and changes regarding materials. Overall I am extremely pleased with their…
OliverGoogle reviewWe can’t fault DSM at all. We have their lawn care service and we recently used them to replace turf in the back garden. Great knowledge and quality products.
Sara-JayneGoogle reviewHad turf laid and garden looks absolutely fab now! Davie did a great job and was well organized. Great communication and punctual. Will definitely recommend DSM to anyone we know needing garden work done.
BeccaGoogle review
Recent Turfing projects
Turfing Projects From Around The Lothians
TurfingTurfing in Kirkliston
A turfing job completed in Kirkliston. We uplifted the old lawn, levelled it out using rootzone and replaced it with premium turf. The after photos are just two weeks on.
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Turfing in Tranent
A small turfing job in Tranent. The front garden was bare, stony ground with a young tree in the middle of it. We prepared the ground and laid fresh turf right up to the driveway and the stone border, cutting a clean circle around the tree. As normal, we came back to give it its first cut and make sure everything was as it should be.
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Turfing in Whitecraig
This Whitecraig garden was ready for a fresh start. We stripped out the tired old lawn, prepped the ground and laid 165m² of fresh turf. What a difference a day makes.
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Turfing in Balerno: the local detail
What Matters Here for Turfing in Balerno
The plots
Balerno turfing jobs come with room to work: bigger lawns, driveway access and gardens that meet open country. The scale suits a proper job, because there is space to strip, grade and lay without working around obstacles all day.
The hill factor
New turf on the Pentland edge establishes into wind and cooler nights, so the calendar matters. Spring and autumn lays root reliably up here; a July lay survives only with committed watering, and we say so before booking, not after.
The prep
We strip the failed lawn, break the compaction, and grade the levels so the new turf meets paths and borders cleanly. On exposed sites the joints are laid tight across the prevailing wind so nothing lifts while it roots.
The job
Free measure-up first, fixed written price second. Most Balerno lawns are one to two days of work, and the watering instructions we leave are specific to the site, not a generic leaflet.
Turfing in nearby towns
Just Down The Road From Balerno
The same service and the same standards in the towns around Balerno. For the full local picture, see everything we do in Balerno.
Next season starts now
Let’s Get Your Lawn On The Plan
A free assessment, clear pricing agreed up front, and a local team you’ll get to know. Twenty minutes now saves a season of guesswork.
- Free on-site assessment
- Clear prices, agreed up front
- No contract, month to month