How to repair a soggy lawn?

[Sookie]

Part our new bottom lawn has died after excessive rain & army beetle. Can it be retrieved and how to improve drainage. Signed: Novice

That is dead grass not sunlight

[MitchellMc]

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Sookie. It's amazing to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about restoring a lawn.

You might like to start by reading through these helpful step-by-step guides: How to fix a muddy lawn and How to repair a lawn. 

Once you've installed some drainage to remove excess water from the area, you can begin prepping it for your new lawn. The lawn appears to be not in the best condition, that's if it is still alive. The ground also looks quite compacted, so it would be best to aerate it and add new topsoil. Once you've done that, you can re-seed or lay turf.

Have you resolved the army beetle issue? If not, applying Richgro 2L Hose On Lawn Beetle And Grub Killa would be a good start.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell