I have had my lawn core aerated in 2017 and 2018 by my past lawn service. Cost me $90. The lawn guy had a nice stand-on power aerator and took about 20 minutes to cover my 8K Sq Ft lawn.
Well, I decided to rent an aerator a few months ago and go DIY this year. I won't be renting one again, let me explain.
I rented a small trailer to haul the rented aerator to my home. Using that machine was grueling. I'm in pretty good physical shape and that machine just plain wore me out after about an hour use!
Plus, when I finished the job at my home, I had to go to the pressure hose self-service car wash to clean up the machine to avoid a cleaning charge. The clean-up cost me $12 in quarters. The machine was deeply packed with mud.
My whole cost for my DIY aeration came to $107 (trailer and aerator rent cost and my clean-up)
I could of just had my old lawn guy do it for $90.
Oh well, live and learn.
Well, I decided to rent an aerator a few months ago and go DIY this year. I won't be renting one again, let me explain.
I rented a small trailer to haul the rented aerator to my home. Using that machine was grueling. I'm in pretty good physical shape and that machine just plain wore me out after about an hour use!
Plus, when I finished the job at my home, I had to go to the pressure hose self-service car wash to clean up the machine to avoid a cleaning charge. The clean-up cost me $12 in quarters. The machine was deeply packed with mud.
My whole cost for my DIY aeration came to $107 (trailer and aerator rent cost and my clean-up)
I could of just had my old lawn guy do it for $90.
Oh well, live and learn.