Core Aeration- uses a gas powered machine, tow behind unit, or a hand tool with hollow tines to remove cores or plugs from the soil, grass, and thach from the lawn. The cores are deposited on top of the lawn and left in place or sometimes raked away.
Spike Aeration- forces metal spikes on a rotating spindle into the lawn to create holes, much like core aeration. The difference between the two is that no soil is removed with spike aeration.
Liquid aeration- cost $1 or more per 1,000 sq ft. It contains liquid humates (organics) and surfactants (soap-like materials). It ensures that the soil is wetted uniformly and it does help the water penetrate the soil to a limited degree.
Cost and Configuration
We calculate each lawn by length + width x (amount of sections)=(square footage). Example: 1,500 + 750 x (6 sections) = 6,000 sq ft.
The median size of residential lots is 10,890 sq ft. Subtract 2,300 sq ft (average size of a home) leaves 8,590 sq ft. Factors that influence lawn aeration costs the most: size of the lawn, aeration pricing structure, lawn slope and the need to overseed. After aeration it is highly suggested to seed.
