A sprinkler system may add significant value to some home which enable it to be installed by any homeowner with some effort and recognize how.
A professionally installed system normally costs from $1,500 to $5,000 depending on the lawn size. With a visit with a home or garden center and a amount of planning and work, you can build an equivalent system inside the order of $500 - that's big savings!
The secret? I use the process of installation detailed herein featuring flexible PVC, long-range rotors, in-line timers and filtered drains. And stores like Lowe's and Home Depot frequently have DIY classes on weekends to help you with a few in the finer points, when you need additional assistance.
The method involves a 4 step installation.
1. Planning
While planning is easily the most time consuming section of investing in a sprinkler system, performing it well could help you save significant work and make certain effective watering.

Start planning you sprinkler system by drawing a plot with the lot on some graph paper
Mark the locations of one's water spigots
Choose the heads you wish to use based on water drainage, pressure and coverage geometry. The most popular sprinkler system brands are Rain Bird and Orbit, because both versions offer rotor-style heads to meet this need. Styles with adjustable ranges are particularly convenient, as a house's individual water pressure and flow rate will result in head performance to vary greatly
Once you've selected sprinkler heads, toy with various arrangements on your own yard and plot your zones. You should try to minimize the volume of heads per zone while maintain adequate coverage.
2. Purchasing Materials
After a nice and thorough planning stage, allow buying begin. Although the grocery list will be different, you will want PVC hosing, couplers, fittings, clamps, heads, splitters, drains and a timer. In order to try one zone, you could consider installing one particular zone first and obtain set up . process worked out before committing to your larger upgrade on the rest of your inventory.
3. Tools and Other Materials
You will also need to gather the next to complete set up .:
Shovel - A spade style shovel with a handle is ideal.
Glue - garden landscaping perth is going to be used for the connections. Primer is not needed as well as a 4 oz can will suffice for the majority of yards.
Knife - You will need a box-cutter or utility knife to cut the flex PVC
Teflon tape - You will need a roll of Teflon tape to secure threaded connections
4. Installation
Installing the PVC works on the digging technique called 'slotting' in places you insert a spade-style shovel about six inches in the ground and pull out. One the PVC pipe is installed, the lawn is reset go back over the pipe to fully cover it. You then can continue the installation by installing tees and making the right connections in any way junctions and sprinkler head locations. Once the sprinkler heads are installed and drains and timers completed, it may be tested. Each individual sprinkler head may be adjusted to make certain complete coverage and the machine can be pressure tested for just about any leaking or seepage. Once you are content with the patterns, build your timers (morning hours is the best time and energy to water) and you are clearly done!
Now it is possible to settle-back and take time for it to enjoy watching your whole body for action.