Leveling a bumpy yard/lawn in DFW, Texas

My yard is bumpy, also. I've tried towing around a standard roller filled with water, but it really doesn't help. Of course, if you have tree roots causing the bumps, you'll have to get rid of them or cover them every few years with soil. I'm trying raking topsoil and seed over the low spots, but without scarifying the original surface. I don't know how it will work.

Now this has been *years* ago when I was in Jr. High, but I remember my dad getting a dump truck load of sand (?). Then good ol' Chuck would have to carry the sand to the back yard using a wheelbarrow and spread it with a shovel.

From there my dad got a cross tie and if I remember right, he hammered some large nails in the bottom of the cross tie with about 1 or 2 inches hanging out from the bottom, acting as a rake (?) and attached a rope to both ends of the cross tie.. Again, good ol' Chuck would then pull the cross tie around the yard like a mule spreading and leveling the sand.

This seemed to do the trick because to this day, the yard is level, other than where the city came in and dug a hole in the yard.

I see. This sounds like a very effective technique. When can you come over?

Like I said, I was in Jr High and didn't have a choice. You may want to contact Juan though. He may be able to help.

I'd try the original builer - who knows, he might just dump you a load. I dump dirt on low spots all the time and don't bother with seed - the grass just comes back up through the dirt.

Ummm... bottom posting is the preferred method here (dfw.general)...

That's inane. I just use the Mozilla default. Please add a rule to delete posts from me and everyone else that your don't approve of.

I don't know what the Mozilla default is, but if it's to start the reply cursor at the beginning of the quoted message, like most newsreaders do, then the invitation to start editing, snipping and pruning at that spot, you've mistaken for an invitation to just start typing away.

True but the problem with bottom posting is that you must always scroll down to read posts. with top posting you can work your way through the entire thread from start to finish without being forced to scroll,scroll,scoll. IMHO top posting makes much more sense. Eric

Thank y'all for the advice. I'll get the aerator going (someone just did it a few doors down) and then get some decent soil in.

PK