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       Throughout our years in business, we have found there are many people who share our same belief, that if you spend a little more initially for quality, the over all savings in grief alone became money well spent.  We design and install both quality and efficiency into what is to become YOUR underground lawn sprinkler system.  We install complete new systems for residential and commercial properties.  Our sprinkler systems are designed to your property needs and allow for reasonable future shrub growth and less costly routine maintenance procedures.  We carefully review your property and determine the single best lay-out and design for your system.  Some systems may require that the various planting beds water separately from the lawn area.  Other systems may benefit from areas watered by drip irrigation.  Whether the need for a basic, dependable sprinkler system, or one that requires more intricate watering concerns, our policy is to design and install the best system we can, suitable to your yards watering needs.

     We are fully insured, utilize permits and the Miss Dig utility staking system when necessary.  We incorporate many water saving features into your system, such as:

-MASTER VALVES:  that can prevent continuous water flow situations.
-MATCHED PRECIPITATION RATE NOZZLES:  on both mist and rotor type sprinkler heads that keep the watering out-put more efficient.
-CHECK VALVES:  that when needed are installed at the low end of a line head to avoid drainage puddles and wasted water.
-A PRINT:  of the system is provided after the installation.

    We make sure that whenever possible, the sprinkler heads in the planting beds are hidden from view so as not to take away from the beauty of your landscape.  So many other companies have a long gray plastic nipple in the middle of the bed to water the taller plantings.  Our strategy is to hide a tall pop-up sprinkler inside or behind the plants.  When the section comes on, the sprinklers pop-up above the plants, then retract back down out of site when watering is completed.

     Our payment terms are normally 100% upon completion, meaning you do not pay us until the work has been completed and you have been shown the system and its operating procedures.  No money up front scams to worry about.

     We choose what we feel is the best products available from the top manufacturers, not just one product line so as to receive volume discounts.  We may feel Toro has the most versatile spray heads, but we don’t use their zone valves.  Instead, we feel Rain Bird valves are the most reliable.  In other portions of the system, we feel Hunter products excel.  The different products chosen are also based on ease of future maintenance to help keep repair times down in years to come.  Far too often we see newly installed systems by other contractors that have many faults.  Faults that were easily avoidable by using a little pride, work ethic and common sense.  They can greatly increase your cost in premature maintenance repairs and wasted water.  Some of the more common occurrences we encounter are:

 #1 – Sprinkler heads buried up tight to the cement driveways and sidewalks.  Now, every time the lawn is edged, the steel blades cut a little further into the sprinkler head.  Eventually damaging the top seal and allowing water to pour out onto the cement and down the street drain.  Until discovered, it is costing you excess money on your water bill as well as the actual repair cost.

 #2 – Not centering and trying to install too many electric zone valves into one underground housing box.  When the time comes to service the valves, they are not completely inside the box.  This results in what should have been a routine, perhaps a 1 hour repair, to become a 2 to 4 service stop.  Instead of lifting the lid off the box to work on the valve, we need to dig up and remove the entire housing box to service the valve.  Once the valve work is completed, we would properly notch and reposition the box and if necessary install a second box.  Finally, we would bury the box(s), fix the grass around them and haul away any excess dirt.

     Since this need for valve work is usually years away, many companies feel why worry now.  With that type of thinking, what could happen for example, years prior to valve work, you call to have some sprinkler heads moved because a patio is being installed and are unable to be home for the scheduled appointment.  By having proper access to these valves, the work could still be completed without the need to get into the house or garage where the timer is located.  We could simply work the system manually through these boxes.  You would not have to reschedule the appointment and the patio contractor would be allowed to complete their work as scheduled.

 #3 – Design spacing.  When the sprinkler heads are spaced too far apart, the water does not evenly over lap as recommended.  During hotter weather it results in dry areas across the lawn.  The times are increased on those zones to compensate and now the areas that looked green are getting too much water and moss begins to form.

 #4 – Not thoroughly compacting the dirt around the sprinkler heads and valve boxes.  When this is not done and the system starts watering, the loose dirt around the sprinkler heads allow them to tilt and move around from the water pressure, effecting the coverage.  The areas around the valve boxes begin to settle, making for both a trip hazard and mowing problems.

 #5 – Watering extremely shady areas of the property with the very sunny areas.  The most common place we see this is the front boulevard running with the side of the house.  Just because these two areas are smaller and the water pressure can handle that amount of sprinkler heads, doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do.  On average, the boulevard receives sun almost all day, while the side of the house can be shady for more than half the day.

 #6 – Although several more situations exist, one more worth mentioning is the outside electrical    connections.  Because these connections or splices are in the ground, they are subject to extreme moisture conditions.  Just plain electrical tape or wire nuts WILL NOT keep them from the effects of corrosion build up resulting in intermittent electrical problems.  For safety reasons, the system operates using low voltage (24 volts).  Even minor corrosion can play havoc with the system.  There are several methods and products to choose from and even though it is a little more time consuming and costly, a good water tight splice connection is highly recommended.

    Below describes what takes place from the point that you contact our office to inquire about an underground lawn sprinkler system.  Some details on why and what should be considered are also listed.  We bid not only to earn the installation of your lawn sprinkler system, but to earn your trust and satisfaction in order to keep you as a satisfied customer year after year.

 #1 – A convenient day and time will be arranged with you and our company to come out and
        do the actual measure up.
#2 – During the appointment, we will first ask if you have any specific concerns or problem
        areas that should be addressed.
#3 – After this, we will proceed with the measure up and make any notations on areas we feel
        may be of some concern or need special watering attention.
#4 – A pressure / flow gauge reading will be taken to determine water volume, as well as water
        pressure that is entering the home.  Certain situations can take place that deplete the
        volume of water your home is receiving.  This reading determines the GPM (gallons per
        minute) each zone or section should not exceed.  However, overly sunny areas should not
        run with overly shady areas, so ultimately you yards configurations serve as the final
        factor.  If an extra zone valve is needed to do the job right, then we use that extra valve.
        The measuring gauge we use is a reasonably priced tool for the grief it can prevent for both
        the contractor and the homeowner.  For the piece of mind they give we don’t know why
        more companies do not use them.

 #5 – Once the outside has been measured, we would then need to enter the basement to review
        the necessary plumbing work.  Usually this takes place near the water meter location.

 #6 – Next the timer location will be discussed.  Normally it can be installed either in the garage
        or the basement.  We may need to look inside the garage so a general location can be
        designated.  Also, it allows us to determine where the timer can be plugged in at.

 #7 – A brief review on the basics that take place during the installation would then be discussed.
        It would include such topics as:

          A – Where the water would exit the basement and into the city approved backflow unit
             (vacuum breaker) and then into the ground.  This is important because this bell shape
              brass unit can be somewhat unsightly if installed at a main focal point of the home.

        B – A general description on the design of the system and how the timer, the master and
              zone valves and the various sprinkler heads operate.

        C – We will leave with you, brochures on the products we feel that would best suite your
             Watering needs.  Also, a ruff price can be given at this time should you wish.

 #8 – A few days later by mail you will receive in duplicate, a typed written and easy to read
        proposal stating the price, the warranties, the number of sprinkler heads and the number of
        zone valves required to install your system.  No on the spot sales pressure.  If you choose
        to go with our company, simply sign and return one of the copies.  In receipt of the signed
        proposal, you will be contacted to set up an installation date.

 #9 – A follow up phone call to you will be given approximately one week after we mail out
        your proposal.  Simply to make sure the proposal was received and if you have any
        questions.

 NOTE:  All our installations come with a 3 year parts and 3 year labor guarantee, (one ofthe longest in the industry), and includes the 1^st year winterizing, the 1^st year spring start-up and the master valve.  This electric master valve acts as an emergency back up valve.  Although rare, there is the potential for a zone valve to stick on, or a main line to be ruptured.  A master valve will shut down the water flow once the timer has run its cycle.  Without a master valve, the potential for continuous water flow is greater.  We are one of the few companies still installing master valves.  Some call it old school and a waste of time and money.  Ask us about the several horror stories we know about in which a master valve would have been very important to have had.