u/HeHaTeMe00000

Hey everyone. My backyard is currently a blank slate, pretty much weeds throughout the entire yard.

I would like to turn the weeds into grass, probably put some kind of bender board up a few feet from the fence and have ~3 ft of bark, and put in some sprinklers as well

From what I read, the first thing I should do is water the weeds for a few days and let the weeds grow. Next, spray roundup and water for about a week, then mow. Repeat that twice for a total of 3 weeks (roundup, water, mow). Then I’d be able to take everything up

1. Do the above steps seem good for the first part of this project?
2. I live in NorCal and plan on doing a fescue. Probably won’t worry about seeding until Fall, but would it be ok to start the above process now?
3. Would it be ideal to install the bender board and sprinklers after the above steps but before aerating and putting grass seed down?
4. I am on septic and all my leech lines are in the backyard. Seems the best thing for me to do back here is to plant normal grass like I plan to, no turf, no trees, etc.
5. Are sprinklers even necessary if the grass is all above leech lines?

My main goal is to get prepped as much as possible to put seed down in the Fall.