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Hey Mow - you're season getting under way? We've started, but have been sputtering with all the rain lately...
That 'patch disease' - are you talking about dog duty patches? Or have you diagnosed something else? I'd want to make sure whatever 'disease' was there is gone before you reseed or sod.
That 55'x5' area, I would bet, is the settling around the water service line. You'll want to either just grade some soil on top of the existing sunken turf and reseed, or strip the sod as you mention. In stripping, take out about a foot more than what's sunken, and feather in the new soil, leaving a bit of a crest in the middle to allow for a bit of settling of the new soil. Then relay that sod. The customer will need to treat that sod just like it was new, watering it often in the first two weeks.
The overseeding Is there existing turf in that 3,000 sqft area, or is it totally dead throughout? If there's still turf - check with a rental yard near you for a slit seeder - it drops seeds into little slits made by the machine, increasing the odds of germination (and lowering the odds of bird theft!). No soil or straw needed.
As for prices, the quantity of seed sounds a little heavy for 3,000 sqft, but certainly go with whatever that blend recommends. 5-10# sounds more like it for 3,000 sqft of overseeding.
For cutting out the sod, regrading and relaying the sod, I'd come in around - $280 (provided you are also doing the rest of this work, too). For 300 sqft, adding 2" all the way around, you'll need about 2 yards.
For the dethatching and slit seeding, I'd likely charge another $250.
Your costs are going to be around $10-15 for seed, $100 for rentals, depending on what eqpt you have/don't have.
Has the yard been torn up from the sprinkler installation?
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