Irrigation
in real conditions.
Most lawns in Chesterfield County have an irrigation system somewhere underneath them. Most aren't covering what they should be, are running on the wrong schedule, or are leaking pressure at a head you can't see. The fix isn't always replacement. We start with a system audit, then quote what's actually needed.
Every irrigation engagement starts with us walking the system. Each zone runs while we watch. We mark heads that aren't covering, valves that aren't sealing, and pressure issues. The audit becomes the quote.
Walk the yard in the morning and step on the grass. If it springs back, the lawn is fine. If your footprint stays pressed into it, it is thirsty. That one check tells you more than a controller schedule does, because it measures the thing you actually care about rather than the thing the clock is counting.
Nearly every system we audit in a Richmond July is running longer than the lawn needs. The instinct is understandable and it is expensive twice, once on the water bill and once on the grass.
The bigger problem is the hour. Evening watering feels responsible, and it is how most summer lawn disease around here gets started. Water sitting on the blade overnight is exactly the condition brown patch wants. Deep and infrequent, early in the morning, beats a light daily cycle at dusk on every measure that matters.
This is the sort of thing an audit finds in twenty minutes and a phone call never does, which is why we do not quote off a phone call.
Pressure and flow calculated zone-by-zone. We don't run more heads on a zone than the line can support.
Every new system installs with a smart controller. Weather-based watering pays for itself in two seasons of water bills.
Beds, trees, and tight corners get drip, not spray heads. Less evaporation, healthier plantings.
We never quote off a phone call. The first visit is an audit, the second visit is the work.
The lead foreman on your install is the same one who comes back for spring startup and winter blowout.
If we're touching the patio, we sleeve under the patio. The lines are there before the stone goes down.
Yes. Most of our irrigation work is on existing systems. We audit first, then quote a fix or full overhaul depending on condition.
Late October through mid-November in the Richmond area, before the first hard freeze. We pre-schedule winterization with all our irrigation clients.
For most properties, yes. We've seen 20-40% reductions in irrigation water bills on accounts that switch.
Repair calls are typically scheduled within 2-5 business days. If it's actively flooding, call us and we'll prioritize.
Yes. Annual backflow testing is required by Chesterfield County and we handle it as part of your spring startup.
Audit first, quote second. Most irrigation problems are smaller than they look once we walk the property.