Leveling out unevenness in roll-out turf - rolling? Scarifying?

Hello everyone,

We have now had our roll-out lawn - Sport & Play lawn for about 6 weeks. The roll-out lawn was laid on freshly distributed nutrient-enriched soil. The whole process was carried out by a landscaping company. Unfortunately, the landscaping company left the "construction site" in dispute, so we can no longer ask them how to proceed best.

Now to the "problem" Our roll-out lawn was laid on a very hot day in the midday sun, then watered for about 3 hours, and since that day I have been watering the entire lawn every day for 1.5-2 hours. Despite (I think sufficient) watering, we still have gaps between the rolls of turf in 3-4 places. I have now filled these with soil in the hope that the gaps will close; if necessary, I would then sow grass seeds in the affected areas.

What bothers us the most, however, is that when you look at the lawn from the terrace, it looks nice and level. However, when you walk on it or mow it, you notice that we have unevenness across the entire surface (like potholes in asphalt). Even after 6 weeks, you can still feel that after a few seconds of walking on the lawn you sink a bit. The question now is: Will the lawn level out on its own? Do I possibly still need to roll it? Scarify? Water more or less? Fertilize? You can also clearly see that when I walk on the lawn, the footprints only disappear after 20-30 minutes.

Many thanks, best regards, Rene

Now leveling something is counterproductive. Better to fill / level the potholes, sow. Although I always warn against it because it often makes things worse. My personal opinion is that a lawn is never perfectly flat unless the original subsoil is 80 years old. If you have filled it up, it will always settle somewhat.

The mistake was: too much water at the beginning AND! walked on it... the lawn doesn't mind... but the holes definitely filled up..

Ok thanks to you.

When I currently walk over the lawn, I still notice that I sink in slightly. Would it possibly be a solution to take a roof batten and place it on piece by piece to so to speak flatten it?

The short load shouldn’t cause much damage...

Ps. Doesn’t a lawn always have to be watered heavily at the beginning, especially at these temperatures? After all, I also have gaps in the roll-out lawn, which actually suggests too little water. Or?

Gaps between the tracks? Take some meaningful photos ;-)!