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Adam did a great job aerating our front and back lawns. Very happy and we’ll be contacting him again for gardening work. Thank you!

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Why book a lawn aeration service through Airtasker?

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!

All you have to do is post a task on Airtasker with all the crucial details. List your location, the type of grass you have, your budget, and how soon you need the job done. Soon enough, you can get free quotes from rated and reviewed lawn aeration specialists near you. Take the time to view each Tasker’s ratings and reviews to help you choose the expert who fits your needs best.

Once you’ve hired a Tasker, they can come right over and aerate your lawn. This is a much better strategy than doing all that lawn work under the hot sun yourself. Find a trusted lawn aeration service within your budget ASAP. Select the pink ‘Post a task’ button now to start finding lawn care aeration services in your area.

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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.  

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.  

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. 

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. 

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.   

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.

 

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.    

 

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. 

 

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.

 

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.

 

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! 

 

Recent Lawn Aeration tasks

Lawn aerating

$150

Hamersley, Western Australia

13th Dec 2024

Aerating front and back lawns. 2 sections only. Back yard is 7x7m Front yard is 3x8m. Lawns are in very good condition. New home. Access to the backyard is through the garage door which is a standard door width. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Aerate and top dress Lawn

$1,000

West Pymble NSW, Australia

12th Dec 2024

Aerate and top dress lawn Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Back lawn scalping and aeration needed

$150

Byford WA, Australia

10th Dec 2024

Need back lawn scalping and aeration done Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: No

Lawn Core aeration

$140

Forest Lake QLD, Australia

10th Dec 2024

My Front lawn only (55m2) needs to be core aerated this Friday ideally before my weekend Reno. I was unsure if this weekend would work due to the rain this week but it’s turned out to be ok. I don’t have a green waste bin, but if the green waste is u able to be taken offsite I could use my red bin. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: No

Coring/Aeration

$75

Northern Suburbs WA, Australia

9th Dec 2024

Need someone to core/aerate my lawn. About 50sqm.

I need my front lawn aerated , fertized and top dressed.

$250

Mount Waverley VIC, Australia

9th Dec 2024

I have approx 50 sq meters of grass in the front and it needs to be aerated, fertilized and top-dressed. I will buy the materials needed for the job. I also need my front garden beds mulched(approx 40 sq metes). I will order the mulch also. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Lawn Aeration

$120

Lake Coogee WA, Australia

8th Dec 2024

Lawn Aeration Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Lawn aerated and scarified

$200

Munno Para West SA, Australia

6th Dec 2024

Need our lawn scarified and aerated Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Lawn Coring/Aeration

$150

North Avoca NSW, Australia

5th Dec 2024

Would like to get someone to come through with a lawn coring machine to core my lawn/aerate the lawn. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes

On time and did a good job. Will use again.

Core hole aeration

$75

Armadale VIC, Australia

3rd Dec 2024

Need someone with a core hole aerator to do lawn and nature strip - lawn is 6*12 and nature strip is 1*8. Side access for machine. Should take about thirty odd minutes.

Aerate and top dress lawn

$400

Lilyfield NSW, Australia

1st Dec 2024

Approx 11x4m. Good side access, with 4-5 wide steps up to lawn level. Needs to be cored and top dressed. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

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

Lawn aeration

$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

Need to aerate 200m2 lawn with top soil

$500

Spring Mountain QLD 4124, Australia

17th Sep 2024

Need to aerate 200m2 of lawn with top soil, flat and easy access

Luke did a fantastic job of aerating our lawn and filling up with top soil. Completely professional right from discovery to implementation. My lawn care service provider has rated Luke's work quality to be high. Highly recommended.

Lawn aeration

$150

Manly West QLD, Australia

28th Aug 2024

Lawn core aeration for 150sqm yards Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Did a great job on aerating my law.

Core aeration and scarify my small 88sqm lawn

$130

Boondall QLD, Australia

26th Aug 2024

Temps are rising and it’s time to renovate my 88sqm lawn! I require core aeration to be done (with a machine) and scarification. Lawn will be scalped ready for aeration.

Luke was professional, punctual & communicated very well. He was efficient with the job performed whilst also being thorough. Would highly recommend.