Can anyone recommend a company to do more of a deep tine residential lawn aeration? Probably 1/2-3/4 acre

West Houston/Katy area

Thanks in advance.

I've done it on my own on about 1/4 acre when we lived in Leander. I just rented the machine. It wasn't that difficult. Just an FYI.

OP - I'm really close to pulling the trigger on an aerator for my house in Katy. It'll calm the wife down if she knows I already have a job lined up with it. What were you looking to spend?

FYI - Here's the aerator I'm currently considering.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000K6DZDI/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I don't know how effective that would be unless the soil was pretty loose already. In heavy clay or caliche, probably almost impossible. I used one of the walk-behind aerators.

You can use a piece of rebar and a hammer if you're really bored

In college we would just drop a keg in the back yard on a damp evening and wait for all the girls to come over in heels. Worked like a charm in multiple ways.

I don't think I'd call West Houston/Katy area "deep tine". That's kinda more outskirts tine

FIL has one of those that he uses at the lake house. Seemed to work really well actually last weekend when I watched. He added a few extra cender blocks for extra weight

Well that's good to hear! I have a few cinder blocks laying around so that shouldn't be an issue.

He said he usually does it after heavy rains so the soil is a bit softer.

What I really liked was that it punched holes but pulled minimal cores out.

Great time to literally and figuratively cut the cord then and get better service!

Watchful Ag said:

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OP - I'm really close to pulling the trigger on an aerator for my house in Katy. It'll calm the wife down if she knows I already have a job lined up with it. What were you looking to spend?

FYI - Here's the aerator I'm currently considering.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000K6DZDI/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

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I think you'll like it. I have a 40" Brinly-Hardy and am generally pretty pleased. I think the Agrifab handle will be much better as I have to get off the mower to raise and lower the wheels and the side handle will drop so low that it hits my left rear tire if I turn too tightly. I had to rig up a bracket to keep it from doing that but I shouldn't have had to - I think that handle on the Agrifab will be much better.

Watchful Ag said:

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OP - I'm really close to pulling the trigger on an aerator for my house in Katy. It'll calm the wife down if she knows I already have a job lined up with it. What were you looking to spend?

FYI - Here's the aerator I'm currently considering.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000K6DZDI/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

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That looks like the exact same aerator I have and with cinder blocks, it works great! Owning my own, I use it pretty often, in fact, I used mine Wednesday. I tend to watch the weather forecast and aerate just before it rains, then after, when the soil is nice and soft. A few years ago, I aerated, then spread fertilizer, then a light coat of sand to help keep things loose. We got several inches of rain slowly, over the next few days. I swear I could lay in bed and hear the friggin grass growing.

We have the 40" version. Use it a couple times a year, works great.