Reply #2: There are different methods to correct that.

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

One way about it is to use the round up and kill of those weeds and everything else. Maybe spread the landscape liner after it is all dead. Than-build up the lawn area with top soil -five inches or 8"'s there about. Than roll it with a water roller -you rent that-or a compactor- if you use a compactor go with 8 inch's of top soil. Than spread lime as directed and from there you reseed. But you use the quick grow and with-in two weeks you will have that lawn you want. Of course you water the lawn every day for the first month or so.

Same procedure if you go with sod-the instant lawn. The specialty seed - grows very quickly and you get that stuff and a consult at a nursery which would be the same kind of place that supplies the places you get yer top soil from or sod-instant lawn- or beauty bark -rock all that. Professional landscapers or landscape design specialist's buy their materials from the big outfits-usually located in the rural districts-you would look up landscape suppliers or ask your local outfit where you buy beauty bark and top soil -sod -trees all that who their suppliers are.

Or at lowe's or home depot garden-where do they get their sod-instant grass .

Years ago a property management outfit offered me a bunch of money to solve a problem similar to yours-except it was moss- these were condo's- each unit had a front lawn and half of those unites had moss for a lawn because the property was essentially pan rock. What they do is dump about 8 inch's of top soil over the pan rock and plant over the top of it- that might last without proper maintenance for about 5 to 8 years if it's done properly. But thats over pan rock.

OK so, first off go to a nursery and get a consult-that's what I did ,You might take a 12"by 12 " sample with you dirt and all. I am no landscaper but for that kind of money I became one for the duration of the project !
Originally ,I was going to go with top soil and sod-but on the consult -they said sod will cost far more than you need to spend- this was sod farm.

I took the problem to a big outfit, got a lengthy consult for free,, came away with that with a specialty grass seed -insta grow enough to solve the whole of the problem the lime-and the rest is the top soil and the labor.

It was actually my supplier for drain rock and other construction associated materials that sent me to their supplier. All outlets such as home depot and lowe's for example buy from local suppliers-be it roofing materials-or lumber-or doors or windows or cabinets or whatever. And you can buy from their suppliers too.Suppliers sell to most anybody-but who would think to make the trip ?

So first of all you need a professional consult at the source-and it's free.

Good luck with your project and do not despair-there is always a solution.