Turf Delivered to Site, Fresh from Windsor

Mulgrave and Richmond keep our delivery trucks busy for different reasons. Mulgrave has a mix of commercial and industrial sites alongside homes, where turf often goes down around new buildings, car parks and street frontages that need to look finished for handover. Richmond has established older streets as well as newer housing, so one week we might be delivering to a tight town block and the next to a fresh estate where every lot is being turfed at once.

Whatever the site, the aim is the same: turf delivered to site in good condition, at a time the crew can lay it. We cut your order as close as possible to when it leaves the farm and send it on pallets for larger jobs, Monday to Saturday. Builders and landscapers can ask about trade pricing and staged harvests for multi-stage projects. Find out more about our turf supply and delivery service, or send us your site details for a delivery plan.

Commercial sites around Mulgrave bring a set of delivery challenges that a typical backyard does not. Access can be limited by other trades working on site, with scaffolding, skip bins and parked utes taking up space near the building. Turf often has to go down in narrow strips beside car parks, footpaths and garden beds, which means pallets need to be positioned close to several small laying areas rather than one big one.

Timing is the second issue. Commercial jobs frequently have fixed handover dates, and the landscaping is among the final tasks. If the turf arrives before the hardscape is finished, it can sit in the sun or get run over by machinery.

The low-lying ground around Mulgrave can also stay soft after heavy rain, making it hard for trucks to reach the laying area. We talk through these details before your turf is cut, agree on a drop point that suits the site manager, and adjust the harvest date if conditions change.

Fresh turf is heavy, and that has a real impact on site planning. Depending on moisture, it typically weighs around 15 to 25 kg per square metre. Even a modest backyard order adds up to a heavy pallet, far more than anyone can shift by hand, so it needs firm, level ground to sit on.

For large open areas, Maxi Turf rolls measure 1.2 metres wide by 12 metres long and are laid by machine. That means fewer joins and faster establishment on ovals, parks, schools and acreage. These rolls need easy machine access, so the site must allow equipment to move freely.

Once delivered, turf should be laid that day, especially in hot weather. The ground underneath should already be loosened, topped with underlay soil and levelled.

Newer housing estates around Richmond present a different set of problems. Construction machinery strips and compacts the topsoil, leaving a hard clay base that needs loosening and underlay before turf can go down. Driveways may not be poured yet, so trucks have to unload from the kerb and rolls are carried across uneven ground.

Streets in these estates are often busy with other trades, so parking a delivery truck can be difficult at certain times of day. On top of that, Richmond summers are hot, and turf left on a pallet in the afternoon sun starts to suffer quickly.

We help builders and homeowners avoid these problems by booking early-morning deliveries where possible and agreeing on a drop point in advance. Mention the build stage when you get turf delivered to site, and we will also advise on base preparation. For developers turfing many lots, staged harvests let each group of homes receive fresh turf as it reaches completion.