Building up lawn

[pryker]

I had my driveway paved not too long ago and now need to build up the lawn to the height of the paved drive. Can I just dump fill dirt on top of the old grass and then lay sod? Do I really need to rototill the lawn first? The driveway is 300 feet long and tilling would be a pain.

I have someone coming to "blow" a topsoil/compost mix but need to know if I need to till up the area first.

Thanks

Phil

[Rtom45]

By not incorporating the new soil into the existing soil, you risk creating a perched water table. You will also probably also have fungus and weed problems in the future. Just taking the time to mow very low and then scratching up the existing soil before adding more TOPSOIL will be a tremndous help.