Sprinkler Repair
Broken heads, stuck valves, dry spots, and leaks — diagnosed zone by zone.
Learn moreSprinkler system installation in Salt Lake City
A system is only as good as its zone plan. Get the hydraulics right at the design stage and the lawn stays even for twenty years; get them wrong and you spend those twenty years chasing dry corners.
What goes into a new system
Zone design and hydraulic planning
Before anything is dug, the yard is measured and divided into zones that share a water demand. Turf and planting beds do not belong on the same zone — they need different run times and different emitters. Zone count is set by available flow and pressure, not by guesswork.
Trenching and pipe
Lines go in at a consistent depth with clean trench lines, and the sod goes back over them. Our recent work gallery shows what the trenches and manifolds look like before they are buried.
Heads, nozzles and spacing
Heads are placed for head-to-head coverage, which means each one throws far enough to reach its neighbours. That overlap is what eliminates dry gaps. Nozzles are matched so every head in a zone applies water at the same rate.
Valve manifold and boxes
Valves are grouped in accessible boxes rather than scattered across the yard, so future service does not turn into a treasure hunt.
Backflow prevention
The assembly that keeps irrigation water from flowing back into the drinking supply. It is a code requirement, and it is also the single most freeze-vulnerable part of the system.
Controller and programming
The system is programmed by zone before we leave, matched to the season it is being commissioned in.
Built for a dry summer and a hard winter
Salt Lake City summers are hot and dry, and the watering window is narrow. A system designed for a wetter climate wastes water here in two ways: it runs zones that do not need the same schedule, and it throws water into wind and midday heat where a large share evaporates before it lands.
Grouping plants by water need — hydrozoning — is what lets you water a lawn on one schedule and a bed of shrubs on another. It is the difference between a system that is efficient on paper and one that is efficient on the bill.
The winter side matters just as much. Everything we install is planned so it can be fully drained and blown out in the fall. A system that cannot be cleared is a system that cracks.
How an install runs, start to finish
- Walkthrough. We measure the property, check static pressure and available flow, and talk through what you actually want watered.
- Design and quote. Zone layout, head count and materials, priced before any commitment. The estimate is free.
- Trenching and mainline. Lines and the valve manifold go in first.
- Heads and nozzles. Set to grade, aligned, and matched across each zone.
- Controller and commissioning. Wired, programmed, and run zone by zone with you watching, so you see the coverage before we pack up.
You get a walkthrough of the controller at the end. Knowing how to adjust your own run times is worth more than any warranty card.
Drip lines and smart controllers
Drip irrigation puts water at the root instead of into the air. For planting beds, shrub rows and trees it is both more effective and less wasteful than spray, and in a climate like this one the difference is visible by August.
Smart controllers adjust run times using local weather instead of a fixed calendar, so the system skips a cycle after rain without you remembering to turn it off. We install and configure them as part of a new system or as an upgrade to an existing one — the gallery includes a Wi-Fi controller retrofit.
Questions we get asked
How long does an installation take?
A full system put in from scratch can run up to a week. Smaller jobs — adding zones, or building on what is already in the ground — are usually a matter of days. Lot size and zone count drive the difference, and your estimate gives you a realistic window before work starts.
Will my lawn be torn up?
Trenching is unavoidable, but the lines go in narrow and the sod goes back over them. We leave the yard cleaner than we found it — that is in our reviews, not just our copy.
Can you expand a system I already have?
Yes, provided the existing mainline has the flow and pressure to support another zone. That is the first thing we check, because adding a zone to a system already at its limit weakens every other zone.
Do you handle the backflow requirement?
We fit the backflow preventer as part of a code-compliant install — that hardware is not optional and it is included in the work. The separate annual certification test, if your water provider asks for one, is a different credential held by a state-certified backflow tester. We do not test or certify in-house, so you would book that separately.
Where we handle system installation
Salt Lake City is home base — 84116. We work across the valley and into south Davis County.
- Salt Lake City
- Rose Park
- Glendale
- North Salt Lake
- Bountiful
- West Valley City
- Taylorsville
- Murray
- Millcreek
Not sure whether your address is in range? Call (801) 381-5591 and ask — we answer Monday to Friday, 7 AM to 8 PM. You can also see the full service area map on the homepage.
One team for the whole system
Fall Winterization
Water off and every line blown out before the first hard freeze.
Learn moreSpring Start-Up
Lines pressurized slowly, every head checked, controller reprogrammed.
Learn moreStart with a zone plan, not a shovel.
Every job starts with a free estimate, so you know the price before any work begins. Most estimate requests get a same-day response.