Vaughan

Sod Installation in Vaughan

New-build lots waiting for a first lawn, and builder turf that has worn thin. We read your approved grading plan before any soil moves, then lay fresh-cut Kentucky Bluegrass to match it.

Serving Woodbridge, Maple, Kleinburg and Thornhill

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Lawns and Yards in Vaughan

Vaughan grew out of old village centres: Woodbridge, Maple, Kleinburg, Thornhill and Concord. Those cores now sit among subdivision streets where the shape of each yard was set by an engineered grading plan, inspected, and signed off with a lot grading certificate from an engineer or surveyor.

That plan is where a Vaughan lawn job starts. The City's grading notes say existing swales and drainage patterns may not be filled in or altered without an approved grading plan, and they also warn against changing grades close to a lot line. So we find your swales and property edges first, then level inside those limits.

Bought new? Vaughan's homeowner guide explains that the lot grading or landscaping deposit is generally a condition of your purchase agreement with the builder. The City is not a party to it and cannot return it, so ask your builder where it stands before booking.

Trees are the other check. Vaughan's tree by-law protects many private trees, including mid-sized ones, and the fines are steep. We confirm the current rule with the City before working near a trunk.

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Shadow-crossed lawn and flagstone path leading to a half-timbered Tudor revival house in Lawrence Park South, Toronto
Tudor front lawn, Lawrence Park South, Toronto

Woodbridge

Woodbridge took shape along the Humber River, and its historic core is one of Vaughan's heritage conservation districts. Where a back yard drops toward the valley, we set an even fall before sodding, so the high side doesn't dry out while the low side stays soggy.

Maple

Maple began as a small settlement called Noble's Corner and grew once a rail line came through; its old centre is now a heritage district. If your Maple lawn is builder sod that has thinned out, we strip it, rebuild the soil underneath and roll out new turf.

Kleinburg

Kleinburg sits on hilly land between two branches of the Humber, where a village grew around a sawmill and gristmill. Rolling lots make levelling the bigger part of the job here: we shape gentle, even slopes and stake rolls on any steep bank so they hold.

Thornhill (Vaughan Side)

West of Yonge Street, Thornhill falls inside Vaughan, and its older streets form part of the Thornhill heritage district. When an established Thornhill lawn has gone weedy or bare, we lift the old turf, fill the dips and lay new sod, most often in a day or two.

WHAT WE DO HERE

Sod Services in Vaughan

Sod Installation

On a new-build lot or a bare yard, we clear the surface, prepare and level the soil to your builder's grades, and lay bluegrass delivered fresh for the job.

Sod installation in Vaughan

Sod Removal & Lawn Replacement

When a builder lawn has browned or filled with weeds, we lift it, truck it off and re-sod over corrected soil, at $3.00–$3.75 per sq ft before HST.

Lawn replacement in Vaughan

Grading & Levelling

Sunken patches, settled service trenches and humps are corrected before the new turf goes in, with every swale left where the plan put it.

Grading and levelling in Vaughan

SEE OUR WORK

Recent Work by Our Right On Sod Crews

Lawns our crews finished in Lawrence Park South and Bedford Park-Nortown, the same standard we bring to Vaughan.

Newly staked red maple in the lawn of a limestone neoclassical new build in Lawrence Park South, Toronto
New build front lawnLawrence Park South, Toronto
Linear stone stepping pads across a sunny lawn to a contemporary dark-clad house in Bedford Park-Nortown, North York
Modern stepping pad lawnBedford Park-Nortown, North York
Dense, even turf and a staked sapling before a brick Georgian with dark shutters in Lawrence Park South, Toronto
Sunlit Georgian lawnLawrence Park South, Toronto
Lawn striped by long spruce shadows beside a dark brick and stucco two-storey house in Lawrence Park South, Toronto
Shaded spruce lawnLawrence Park South, Toronto
Shaded, leaf-littered lawn beneath tall trees before a brick Tudor cottage in Lawrence Park South, Toronto
Shaded cottage lawnLawrence Park South, Toronto
Birch and red Japanese maple framing an open lawn at a yellow brick home in Lawrence Park South, Toronto
Birch and maple lawnLawrence Park South, Toronto

CLIENT REVIEWS

What Right On Sod Clients Say

These are real reviews from clients of our main Right On Sod operation in the Waterloo Region. Toronto reviews will join them as those lawns are finished.

Evan is reasonably priced ,thoroughly explained everything, his crew Emanuel and Kevin are professional, polite and ensure you are satisfied.

Bruce WVerified Right On Sod client

Evan and team were exceptional in their job. The whole process was made so simple and easy. It is really a pleasure to work with you guys. I recommend them highly.

Sumi NagVerified Right On Sod client

Evan and his team are punctual, professional, friendly and they are experts! Before n after pictures, for you to see. I haven't had lawn in over 20 years, too many trees no sun, and now it's beautiful, thank to Rightonsod.

Sylvie ThibeaultVerified Right On Sod client

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WHY RIGHT ON SOD

Why Vaughan Homeowners Call Right On Sod

Grades Matched to Your Builder's Plan

We compare the yard with the slopes and swales your builder left before levelling anything, so a new lawn never undoes an approved grade or pushes water toward a neighbour.

Fresh-Cut Ontario Sod

Our Kentucky Bluegrass is grown on Ontario sod farms, and each delivery is timed to your install date so the rolls go down fresh.

Our 14-Day Fresh-Cut Sod Guarantee: Your new sod is guaranteed weed-free and healthy upon delivery and installation, with proper watering.

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WSIB-Covered and Insured

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Nearby Areas We Serve

Richmond Hill borders Vaughan to the east, and south of Steeles Avenue our crews cover North York. Concord and every other community we serve are listed on the service areas page.

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VAUGHAN QUESTIONS

Vaughan Sod Questions

Can you replace a 20-year-old builder lawn in Vaughan?

Yes. Age alone rarely decides it; the ground under the turf does. We dig a test spot to see how much topsoil is there, strip the old lawn, add soil where it is thin and re-sod on a corrected grade, keeping your swales in place.

Do you sod new homes in Kleinburg and Maple?

Yes. Once your builder's final grading is in, we prepare the surface and lay sod to those grades, without filling swales or raising ground near the lot line. If the grading deposit is still held, talk to your builder first, since it sits in your purchase agreement rather than with the City.

Do you cover the Vaughan side of Thornhill?

Yes, and the Markham side too. Thornhill splits along Yonge Street, with the western half in Vaughan. Send your address through the form on this page or phone us to arrange a free look at the yard.

Ready for a New Lawn in Vaughan?

Send your yard size and tell us where the swales run. We call back within one business day to book a free site visit.

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