About Right On Sod
Right On Sod puts down new lawns, tears out and replaces tired ones, and corrects the grade beneath them for homeowners across Toronto, York Region, Pickering and Ajax. Here is who does the work, how a job runs, and what stands behind it.
Who We Are
Right On Sod Inc is a residential sod contractor owned by Evan. The work is deliberately narrow: sod installation on bare or new ground, sod removal and lawn replacement, and the yard grading and levelling that both of those depend on.
Our area takes in all of the City of Toronto, from Etobicoke across to Scarborough, plus Vaughan, Markham and Richmond Hill to the north and Pickering and Ajax to the east. The jobs are residential: front and back lawns at houses, from new builds waiting for a first lawn to older lots where the grass has given up.
Why We Grade Before We Sod
Sod takes the shape of the ground under it. Laid over a dip, it becomes a low spot that stays soggy after rain. Laid over a hump, it gets scalped by the mower every week. Laid on ground that tips toward the house, it sends every heavy rainfall back at your foundation.
So the grade comes first. During the site visit we study how the yard slopes, where water sits and how much usable soil is left. Basic levelling is part of our installation rate. When a yard needs real regrading or added topsoil, that shows up as its own line on the written quote, with the reason beside it, before anything is booked.
It adds a step, and on some jobs a cost. In return you get a lawn that is easier to water and mow, and far less likely to need tearing out again a few years from now. Our yard grading and levelling page explains what that work involves.
Evan and the Crew
Evan owns Right On Sod, and the people working on your lawn are his crew. This is how a job runs, from your first call to the first watering:
- A call back within one business day. Phone us or send the form, and we get back to you to talk through the job and set a time to see the yard.
- A free site visit. We measure the lawn, check the grade and soil, and look at access: whether there is a side gate or everything goes in by wheelbarrow, where a truck can park, and whether a City permit is needed for a bin or a truck on the road.
- A written quote. It lists the per-square-foot price, any grading or topsoil, and HST, so you know the full cost before you commit.
- Install day. Sod deliveries are timed to the job, so the rolls go down fresh instead of waiting on a pallet, and most lawns are finished in a day or two.
- The first soak. Before the crew packs up, they water the fresh sod deeply, its first drink on your property.
From there, keeping the lawn watered is up to you, and it is the part that decides how well the sod takes. Our guarantee, shown below, depends on it.
What Backs Every Lawn We Lay
- WSIB-covered, so our crew carries workplace injury coverage while working on your property
- Fully insured, with proof of insurance available on request
Where Our Sod Is Grown
Every roll we install is Kentucky Bluegrass, cut on Ontario sod farms. This cold-hardy grass spreads through underground stems, which helps the seams between rolls knit together and lets small worn patches fill back in over time.
How fresh the sod is counts as much as which grass it is. Cut sod is a living crop, and rolls left stacked in the sun heat up and start to yellow quickly. That is why each delivery is timed to the job: the sod arrives for the day it is laid, and the crew works through it while it is still cool and green.
Have a shady yard? Ask about it at the site visit. We will tell you plainly how bluegrass is likely to do under your trees before you decide anything.
Talk to Our Crew
Call with a question about your yard, or check a price range for your lawn first with the instant calculator.