Melissa is one of the fastest-growing cities in America, and most new homes here hand over with a bare dirt yard. We turn those raw lots into finished lawns with fresh-cut sod and real soil prep. Veteran-owned, insured, no contracts.
Tucked on US-75 between McKinney and Anna, Melissa is booming — and most of its new homes close with a backyard of bare, rough-graded dirt.
That builder dirt isn’t ready for sod the day you move in. The soil is compacted, the grade is rough, and Melissa’s Blackland clay holds water if it isn’t sloped to drain. We finish-grade so water leaves the foundation, break up and amend the compacted clay, and lay fresh-cut sod that roots into prepared soil instead of sitting on a hard pan. It’s the difference between a lawn that establishes fast and one you’re patching by midsummer.
We install across Melissa including Liberty, Wolf Creek Farms, North Creek, Bryant Farms, Meadow Run and the new sections filling in off Highway 5 and Milrany.
The default for Melissa’s open, sunny new-construction lots — fast to establish and tough through the Texas heat once rooted in.
Dense and soft with a manicured finish — a popular upgrade for front lawns in Melissa’s newer master-planned sections.
For shaded spots and treed lots. We can mix cultivars so each zone gets the grass that will actually thrive.
We measure the lot, check the builder grade and drainage, recommend the cultivar, and quote in writing first.
Construction debris out; final grade set so water drains away from the home.
We loosen and amend the compacted Blackland surface so roots can penetrate.
Delivered fresh, laid same-day, tight-seamed into one even lawn.
Rolled for contact and watered immediately to start rooting.
A watering and first-mow schedule built around local restrictions.
See our North Texas sod cost guide & calculator for ballpark numbers.
Barefoot installs sod, landscape, and grading across Collin County — Melissa, Anna, McKinney, Allen, Prosper, Celina and Van Alstyne. Denison-based and veteran-owned; weekly mowing runs in our Grayson County home base.
Just moved into a Melissa build with a dirt backyard? Send your address and we’ll quote the sod install in writing — usually same day.
Rated 4.9★ across 40 Google reviews — veteran-owned and serving North Texas since 2012.
“I was in desperate need of a yard clean up and Will and his crew saved the day. They got my yard looking neat and clean without any hassle.”
“Barefoot guys did a great job with my lawn! They were really good at communicating promptly and effectively. I would definitely recommend their services!”
“We had the best experience! After initial contact, they were out completing our yard within 24 hours. Professional and kind, and sent pictures after since I wasn’t home. SO impressed.”
Yes, that’s a big part of what we do here. We finish-grade the rough builder lot, prep the compacted clay, and lay fresh-cut sod so you get a real lawn instead of bare dirt.
Bermuda for most open, sunny new-build yards. Zoysia is a popular upgrade where the community expects a manicured front lawn, and St. Augustine for any shaded zones.
It depends on yard size, grass type, and how much finish-grading the builder left. We measure and quote in writing — see our cost guide.
We’ll tell you honestly based on the season and your lot. Sometimes a short wait for the right timing beats rushing sod onto unprepared construction soil.
Stay off it about two weeks while it roots; full establishment is around 30 days with the watering plan we provide.
We focus on installs in Collin County. Weekly mowing runs in Grayson County, but we’ll recommend a good Melissa mowing crew.
