I'm digging over and re-seeding my lawn from scratch as it was in really poor condition (weeds, bumps, dips, waterlogging)
The existing lawn has a gentle slope up towards the back of the garden which I'm intending to keep as the fences have the same slope, and to level the lawn would raise the level nearest the house too much.
Is there a known way to ensure an even gradient from the front to back of the lawn, other than just raking it until it looks right by eye? E.g. 2% all the way front to back rather than 1% in the front half and 5% in the back half.
All I know is the starting height nearest the house and the length of the lawn - the ending height at the back of the garden isn't known because the existing lawn isn't evenly graded.
One option I could think of is to make a jig out of some 2x2 similar to a screed bar like this, and push / pull it horizontally which should knock down any high spots / highlight any low spots
The existing lawn has a gentle slope up towards the back of the garden which I'm intending to keep as the fences have the same slope, and to level the lawn would raise the level nearest the house too much.
Is there a known way to ensure an even gradient from the front to back of the lawn, other than just raking it until it looks right by eye? E.g. 2% all the way front to back rather than 1% in the front half and 5% in the back half.
All I know is the starting height nearest the house and the length of the lawn - the ending height at the back of the garden isn't known because the existing lawn isn't evenly graded.
One option I could think of is to make a jig out of some 2x2 similar to a screed bar like this, and push / pull it horizontally which should knock down any high spots / highlight any low spots