Laying turf on turf

Most of the grass in my front lawn is ruined, and ive dug up the srubs from the border which in turn has meant some of the grass got pulled up and cut into. Instead of digging up the grass, can i lay new turf on top??

 

I don't see why not, but first I'd add some top soil onto the existing turf.

 

My last lawn was laid on top of the old one (what was left of it) but it was rotavated first - dug over. Might be worth giving it a dig over so the soil underneath is exposed for the new turf to get its roots into. Or add some good quality soil. My lawn has been fine and flourished.

 

Yelf, if you want a decent lawn, then as Kate says, you need to rotovate the garden. THEN, once you`ve got the soil to a fine tilth. You spend an hour raking it level and removing any old grass, roots, weeds and stones. When you`ve done all that, you either run a lightish roller over the area or flatten it with the back of a spade. Now comes the hard bit.:D You lightly rake the ground level again, then lay the turf. Start in one corner and keep going until the area is covered. You don`t want to walk on the soil or turf, so work from a couple of scaffold planks. That`ll teach you. :D:D:D