Great advice, thanks everyone!

May wait a while then at least until after the main part of summer has been and gone!

Although have never been a patient person!

turf can be laid any time. we used to lay hundreds of metres squared a day in august. its still all green and lush it was all laid on sand.

we did the tee´s on los naranjos laid all 2 million metres squared on valle romano

it needs a fair bit of water.

it comes in 1m2 rolls - 2 m long by 50 wide.

the company i used to work for (in coin) should deliver to marbella. they will even lay it for you too, depends if you want it doing or not.

Blimey! I only need around 5 m2! Thanks anyway for taking the time to help!

You seem to know your stuff, yet your byline states you are looking for a job. Is there no chance of you setting up your own business in this area? I'm only asking the question - please no enraged posters shouting "The exchange rate/Spanish economy has hit us all, so there's no demand for anyone to lay turfs" - and indeed, it may be a small market even in the best of times.

i have thought about it stevie, and i can still get the turf at "trade", but as we can all see - the amount of people that are looking for work, and the current economic situation.. means that unfortunatly gardens are the last thing on peoples minds.

although i would enjoy undertaking such a project, i have the contacts, and i have the knowlage. i wonder if it might be worth it. im not sure how people would pay etc - when you take into account the day rate of myself, the transport, the cost of the turf, the hours there prepping, the irrigation set up.. you are looking at 2 hundred euros or so per delivery before you even start.

but yes, i see the point, it might be worth thinking about.

Try leveling up with soil & compost mix and sew grass seed

Or even sow, if you find difficulty in threading a needle, like me .
(I'll bet your lawn is better than mine).
Cheers
Fredthered

I have yet to see anything but Spanish grass last more than a year.

We have a 60m2 lawn sown with a mixture of English grass and Bermuda grass.

It's still going strong after 7 years and getting better every year.

You obviously have never been on a golf course!

Too much like hard work, give me Spanish grass anytime.