A yard project

The front yard of our park model has the same "grass" that we put in at our RV lot last season. The yard had previously had a plant (that was evidently cut down prior to the "grass" being installed), and, over time, the ground under the "grass" had developed a sink as the organic matter from the now-nonexistent plant decays. We decided that we should try to build up the ground underneath so the fabric of the "grass" does not get stretched or tear.

We decided to try cutting a small hole and putting sand into the space...

We've been working on the project over a few days -- when we first started, we discovered that we had purchased a less-expensive sand and it had rocks in it that sometimes jammed up the funnel that we were using to put the sand through the hole. We also found that the sand in the bag was damp, and that made it difficult to go through the funnel, so we poured some out onto a piece of cardboard and left it to dry. We also found that the space immediately under the hole that we cut in the grass would get full of sand, so Carl used the top of a coat hanger to pull the "grass" up so we could put more sand underneath. Then he would use the handle of a spoon to try to push the sand under the grass carpet further out to fill the whole sunken area.

It has been quite the project! We've ended up putting 0.5 cu ft of sand in the sunken place. It is still a little sunken, but we've decided it is "good enough"!!!