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3.02 INSTALLATION <br /> <br />A. Verify top soil placement. <br /> <br />B. Install sod species as specified herein. <br /> <br />C. Locate trees and palms and paint a forty-eight (48) inch diameter circle on the <br />soil around the trunk of each species planted in sodded areas. <br /> <br />1. Do not install sod within painted circle. <br /> <br />D. Begin sodding at bottom of slopes and install parallel to contours. <br /> <br />E. Lay first row of sod in straight line with long dimension of pads parallel to slope <br />contours; continue laying sod accordingly. <br /> <br />F. Butt side and end joints flush and tight. <br /> <br />1. Do not allow ends to curl or break. <br /> <br />G. Stagger end joints in adjacent rows. <br /> <br />1. Do not stretch or overlap sod. <br /> <br />H. Peg sod on slopes with a ratio of 1:3 (rise:run) or greater using a minimum of <br />two stakes per square yard, using six (6) inches minimum nursery grade <br />bamboo stakes. <br /> <br />I. Sod installed adjacent to planting beds should be a minimum distance from the <br />first row of shrubs, equal half the spacing of the shrubs (Example: shrubs <br />spaced eighteen (18) inches on center - sod should be nine (9) inches from <br />center of shrub). <br /> <br />J. Trim sod to provide clean edges for trees and planting beds; sod should follow <br />planting beds to provide clean, smooth, and flowing lines. <br /> <br />K. Water sod immediately after transplanting. <br /> <br />L. Roll sod, except on pegged areas, with roller weighing not more than 100 lbs. <br />per foot of roller width; make two (2) passes. <br /> <br />M. Water sod and soil to depth of six (6) inches within four (4) hours after rolling. <br /> <br /> <br />N. Cut a forty-eight (48) inch diameter clean, round saucer around each tree or <br />palm planted in sodded areas to provide for mulch. <br />1. Do not injure root ball or cut sprinkler or utility lines. <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />NE 174th Street Roadway Improvements <br />02924 - 4 Sodding <br />14-1758 / 09-19-2014 <br />