The Yard notes

Thought I'd give a quick note or two on the suppliers and costs etc. because that's always so helpful to me when I'm looking at other people's projects. (If you missed the original posts see The Yard and The Yard II)

Sod: Chantilly Turf Farms
Actually located in Aldie now, but if you're in the NOVA area it's worth the trip.  The sod is cut fresh daily, they are super helpful, and it's only $3.50 for a 10sq ft roll (to compare, Meadow's Farms is $4.49 for a 9sq ft roll and I was there today and the rolls look pretty sad from sitting out for awhile) and they'll even let you return unused rolls that are still in good condition within 24hrs.
I think we ended up with about 25 rolls maybe 24 so it was about $90 total give or take a couple dollars

Tool Rental: Rentals Unlimited
Also very helpful staff and reasonable prices
Electric Chain Saw to cut down cypres - $35 for the day
Roto-tiller - $45 for the day
Lawn Roller - $7.50
Total again about $90

We chose not to mix in a layer of topsoil because the area we were laying with sod had previously been mulched and had all kinds of plants in it the enriched the soil so it was healthy enough for us without adding anything.

So sod + equipment came in just under $200 at about $180

Not bad I'd say.