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Highly recommend Steve. He was knowlegable, professional and did a great job. Thanks Steve!
Lawn aeration (coring) and weed management
$150
Good job. Removed cores and fertilized. Will use again.
I need lawn aeration
$160
Great work guys. Thanks for being flexible and doing a bit out the front that i didnt ask for!! See you next time.
I need lawn aeration
$100
Friendly, on time and extremely knowledgeable!
Lawn coring/aeration and sand dressing
$200
Good service, great bloke
Core aerate regular sized lawn: Name your price
$5
No issues good job very reliabe
Lawn Coreing aeration
$175
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$180
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A lawn aeration service is convenient when you don’t have the time, tools, or equipment for DIY lawn aeration. You can quickly find local lawn aeration services the minute you discover your grass isn’t green enough and the thatch is too thick!
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Top Lawn Aeration related questions
The best time for lawn aeration depends on factors like the current season and the type of grass you have. Cool-season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass, rye, and fescue are best aerated from August to October. Aerate warm-season grasses like Zoysia, Bermuda, and St. Augustine from April to June. Other times to consider lawn aeration is when the thatch layer is more than half an inch, if your lawn was recently constructed, and if it’s had a lot of foot traffic. Â
Apart from the seasons that affect your grass (usually fall and spring), watch out for several signs that your lawn needs aeration. These signs include thinning grass, discolored patches or areas on your lawn, and puddle formation. Another sign is when a lawn dries up too quickly after rainfall or watering. These signs, especially a quick-drying lawn, tell you that the soil is too compact and needs aeration.
Yes, but lawn aeration may take a lot of time, tools, and patience. While lawn aeration is an easy task for small lawns, aerating a vast, sprawling lawn is a different story! That takes a lot of work and expense—from renting a powered core aerator, going over the entire lawn on the same day, then covering the holes with fertilizer. Hiring a trusted Tasker can save you all this trouble and ensure your lawn is aerated properly. Â
Your lawn must be clutter-free before the lawn aeration process. If you have any lawn furniture, put these away and store them in your garage or shed for the time being. Clear out your lawn of any fallen leaves, twigs, or other debris. Before booking a local service to aerate your lawn, it’s recommended to mow the lawn.Â
Lawn aeration with a rolling aerator can take about 30 minutes to 1 hour. Before lawn aeration, your lawn may need watering for one to two days to have the right amount of moisture. The right amount of watering depends on the degree of soil compaction, moisture, and soil quality. As an industry standard, the lawn aeration process must be completed within the same day for best results.Â
You usually don’t have to provide any tools or equipment when hiring a lawn aeration service in your area. Your hired Taskers should have all the necessary tools and equipment to do the service. However, you can and should provide access to your sprinkler system or garden hose to water your lawn and prep it for aeration.  Â
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What do lawn aeration services include?
Lawn aeration services include all the necessary tasks to improve air and water circulation. These tasks can involve removing thatch buildup and loosening compacted soil. Some Taskers can do a partial clean-up or lawn clearing before the actual aeration process. As aeration is part of lawn care, other tasks can include mowing the lawn before aeration and composting afterward.
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Lawn assessment
Your hired Tasker can inspect your lawn and determine its moisture levels. Knowing how moist or dry your lawn is can help your Tasker decide if extra watering is necessary. They can also measure the lawn and determine which tools are appropriate for the job. Your Tasker can use a manual aerator for smaller lawns or a powered aerator for large ones. Â Â
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Lawn preparation
Some Taskers can mow your lawn beforehand, but this can cost extra. If your lawn covers a large area and the grass is seriously overgrown, you may hire a separate lawn mowing service for this preparation step.Â
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Your Tasker can also water your lawn for one to two days when appropriate, depending on the degree of soil compaction. They can water your lawn until it absorbs the equivalent of an inch of rainfall. This process can make the soil moist enough, so it’s easier for the aerator to penetrate and pull out soil plugs. Your Tasker can also place flags to mark irrigation heads or other objects to avoid while using the aerator.
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Lawn aeration
When your lawn is ready, your Tasker can proceed with the lawn aeration process. In some cases, the Tasker can take a whole day to work on the entire lawn for the best and consistent results. The specialist may move the aerator following a pattern that covers the whole lawn once. However, it’s not uncommon to go over sparse spots twice. After your Tasker has covered the entire lawn, they will leave the soil cores and move on to the next step.
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Fertilizing the lawn
The Tasker may recommend either raking the soil cores and dumping them into a compost pile or leaving them to decompose and supply additional nutrients to your grass. Your Tasker can explain the benefits of either measure, and you can decide what to do from there. After you’ve agreed on the fate of the soil cores, your Tasker can go ahead with fertilizing your lawn. They can apply fertilizer, compost, sand, peat moss, or any combination of these to fill the holes and rejuvenate your lawn. Once your lawn is on track to looking terrific again, you can consider booking other lawn maintenance services on Airtasker!Â
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Recent Lawn Aeration tasks
Lawn Maintenance & Aeration Needed – Small Backyard
$70
Campbelltown SA 5074, Australia
19th Mar 2025
Task Details: Looking for an experienced lawn care professional to help maintain and revive my backyard lawn. The grass has shown some recovery after a month of watering, but there are still patchy areas. I need someone who can assess the condition and perform necessary maintenance to promote healthy regrowth. Job Requirements: ✅ Lawn mowing – trim and tidy up the existing grass ✅ Lawn aeration – perforate the soil to improve water and nutrient absorption ✅ Weed control – remove or treat weeds as needed ✅ Fertilization – apply suitable lawn fertilizer to encourage growth ✅ General lawn care advice – recommendations on further improvements Lawn Size: Small backyard (less than 10 square meters) Type of gardening: Lawn mowing, Weeding Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Core aerate lawn about 300 square metres
$300
Hillside VIC, Australia
18th Mar 2025
Core aeration of front and back lawns. Together around 300 metres squared. Petrol aerator only.
Lawn thatching , aeration, fertiliser and top soil
$1,000
Long Jetty NSW, Australia
18th Mar 2025
Lawn thatching , aeration , fertiliser, top soil Corner block and small yard Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Lawn aeration, top dressing
$500
Hendra QLD, Australia
18th Mar 2025
Need front and back lawn to be aerated, top dressed and fertilised. Area is approx 100sqm in total Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Aerate 100sqm of lawn
$175
Willagee WA 6156, Australia
17th Mar 2025
Lawn needs aerating/coring - 100sqm back yard with side access
Lawn mowing and aeration
$150
Kenmore Hills QLD, Australia
17th Mar 2025
Front lawn needs mowing and also seeking aeration prior to me too dressing it Type of gardening: Lawn mowing, Whipper snipping, Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: No
Dethatching and aerating front yard
$200
Jimboomba QLD, Australia
17th Mar 2025
Need front yard dethatched and areorated- clippings to be taken away. Type of gardening: Lawn mowing, Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Aerate lawn and spread top dressing
$200
Rydalmere NSW, Australia
16th Mar 2025
After someone to aerate and spread already purchased top dressing over front and back lawns. Approx 60m squared of grass area. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Thanks Ray, great job, timely and easy to deal with!
Lawn aeration
$200
Coolbellup WA, Australia
15th Mar 2025
Lawn aeration Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Aeration coring
$300
Rochedale South QLD 4123, Australia
14th Mar 2025
400sqm lawn coring aeration, today if possible
Lawn aerator
$25
Canning Vale WA, Australia
13th Mar 2025
Aerator of lawn Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Lawn coring/aeration 400 sqm
$100
Montmorency VIC, Australia
12th Mar 2025
Need to aerate 400 sqm lawn using core aerator. Owner will pre-water the lawn in preparation. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Lawn aeration
$300
Mount George SA, Australia
11th Mar 2025
I have 3 lawn areas I want aerated with a machine. The lawns are very dry and hard. There is a slope on one of them to. Approx Sizes are: 15m x 40m 10m x 25m 5m x 12m Just want them aerated I’ll take care of cleaning it up and putting sand on after etc. the soil is very hard so want as big a plug as can get. Type of gardening: Lawn mowing Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: No
Lawn Core Aeration
$150
Pimpama QLD, Australia
10th Jan 2025
I need a roughly 180m2 lawn CORE aerated. Must be a plug aerator. Start of February Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Great service, prompt and did a good job. Couldn’t ask for much more.
Lawn aeration and topsoil
$800
Albany Creek QLD, Australia
4th Nov 2024
Lawn aeration and topsoil- aeration in first instance Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Thomas is very easy to deal with and notices the detail. Was easy to work with when the weather got in the way also.
Aerate a front lawn. 100m2. Easy access. Brookfield
$180
Brookfield Brisbane, QLD, Australia
27th Oct 2024
Front lawn aerated Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: No
Very prompt and did a great job. Would highly recommend.
I need lawn aeration coreing to areas of my lawn
$200
Pullenvale QLD, Australia
22nd Oct 2024
I need lawn aeration coreing to the lawn around my home Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: No
lovely man who took great care with the work and my request
Aerate and Top dress lawn
$500
Castle Hill NSW, Australia
22nd Oct 2024
I have roughly 300m2 of buffalo lawn that needs aeration and top dressing (approx 4.5m3) Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Great communication and polite
Aeration, over-seeding and weed removal on lawn
$200
Sunshine VIC, Australia
1st Oct 2024
fertilization, weed control, aeration, and overseeding. Type of gardening: Weeding Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
He did an amazing job of our backyard. Would definitely recommend him for his hard work, great communication and punctuality. Thanks again
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$200
Glenroy VIC, Australia
29th Sep 2024
law coring Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Excellent communication and did a great job