Windlaker
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After kicking it around for a couple years, and after reading Misike's thread, I decided to build my own putting green.
My post is nowhere near as detailed as Misike's. I'll answer any questions you may have.
The original idea was to use the area I did because cutting the grass in that area was a real pain in the a$$. Way too tight, too many turns for my lawn tractor. Yeah, I know, First World Problems.
I built it last year...finally getting around to posting it.
The 1st picture shows the area with all the sod cut out, and the area pretty much leveled off. I went down 4".
Also shows the stone in my driveway. About a 50 yard walk around the house from the green.
I put down weed barriers, then started the "Fun" part of wheeling the stone from the driveway, around the house, over the patio, and on to the green. I hired a kid of a guy my wife works with to help haul the stone. Best $100.00 I ever spent.
This shows the green with all the stone down, tamped, compacted. Almost ready for the turf.
Got the turf in position, ready for cutting. Used the "Measure 5 times, Cut Once" method. Happy to say, no mistakes on this part.
Turf down, secured. Did not take a picture of the holes prior to putting down the turf. I did use mortar to secure the cups.
Here is a closeup of the corner where the green and the patio meet.
I'll post a few more pictures of the finished green in the next day or so.
Followup on the project...
It's REALLY hard to get something REALLY flat. I cannot count the hours I spent trying to get that stone as flat as I wanted, with the breaks I wanted. Everything else was relatively easy in hindsight.
I said I went down 4". I wish I would have went to 6". There was a lot of movement over the Winter. Breaks I did not have last year are now present, and the breaks I did have are move severe. Not un-puttable, but more break than I anticipated.
Living in Wisconsin, I was skeptical of how things would hold up over Winter. Beside a little heaving, stood up great. Turn looks as good as now.
You may notice the tree on the far end of the green. You never realize how much crap falls onto your lawn. Sticks, leaves, bird poop, dead bugs...you name it. A LOT of cleaning to keep it looking nice. A broom and a lawn blower will be your new friends.
My wife nicknamed my green Nora...my Irish mistress. She got the name for a book she read...Nora was an Irish prostitute, I believe. My wife said I spent more time last Summer with Nora than I did with her.
My post is nowhere near as detailed as Misike's. I'll answer any questions you may have.
The original idea was to use the area I did because cutting the grass in that area was a real pain in the a$$. Way too tight, too many turns for my lawn tractor. Yeah, I know, First World Problems.
I built it last year...finally getting around to posting it.
The 1st picture shows the area with all the sod cut out, and the area pretty much leveled off. I went down 4".
Also shows the stone in my driveway. About a 50 yard walk around the house from the green.
I put down weed barriers, then started the "Fun" part of wheeling the stone from the driveway, around the house, over the patio, and on to the green. I hired a kid of a guy my wife works with to help haul the stone. Best $100.00 I ever spent.
This shows the green with all the stone down, tamped, compacted. Almost ready for the turf.
Got the turf in position, ready for cutting. Used the "Measure 5 times, Cut Once" method. Happy to say, no mistakes on this part.
Turf down, secured. Did not take a picture of the holes prior to putting down the turf. I did use mortar to secure the cups.
Here is a closeup of the corner where the green and the patio meet.
I'll post a few more pictures of the finished green in the next day or so.
Followup on the project...
It's REALLY hard to get something REALLY flat. I cannot count the hours I spent trying to get that stone as flat as I wanted, with the breaks I wanted. Everything else was relatively easy in hindsight.
I said I went down 4". I wish I would have went to 6". There was a lot of movement over the Winter. Breaks I did not have last year are now present, and the breaks I did have are move severe. Not un-puttable, but more break than I anticipated.
Living in Wisconsin, I was skeptical of how things would hold up over Winter. Beside a little heaving, stood up great. Turn looks as good as now.
You may notice the tree on the far end of the green. You never realize how much crap falls onto your lawn. Sticks, leaves, bird poop, dead bugs...you name it. A LOT of cleaning to keep it looking nice. A broom and a lawn blower will be your new friends.
My wife nicknamed my green Nora...my Irish mistress. She got the name for a book she read...Nora was an Irish prostitute, I believe. My wife said I spent more time last Summer with Nora than I did with her.
