Installing an Underground Sprinkler System. In a difficult residential real estate market, home-sellers need every edge they can get when it comes time to market their properties. One of the best ways to improve the value of their home is an underground irrigation system. A professionally-installed underground irrigation system will not only keep your lawn and foliage looking great, it will also help you conserve water. All of which means more money in your pocket – both at the end of the month, in the form of lower water bills, and when you’re ready to move.
If you’re frugal, you can always try to do the job yourself. It will almost certainly take longer, and you’ll have to do some thinking before you set out, but an irrigation supply distributor can help you with the process. Once you’ve finished your research, you’ll need to come up with a project blueprint. Your irrigation supply company will devise a plan for you that is suitable for the St. Louis area, and even your particular yard.
Many irrigation supply companies will give you a free grid template which you can use to mark the position of your house, trees and shrubs, and other yard features. After filling it in, you can show it to the distributor who will then calculate the most effective locations for your pop-up sprinklers, water supply lines and other parts of your underground irrigation system.
The distributor will then give instructions on how to check your homes water pressure, which needs to be 60 psi (pounds per square inch) and about 10-13 gpm (gallons per minute) water flow to support an underground system.
Finally, they will provide a thorough list of all the parts necessary for the total installation of your system.
Note: before you rent the trencher, ask yourself a few basic questions:
* Do I really have the time and money to take on this project? Depending on the area of your yard, it could take anywhere from several days to a several weeks of hard labor to finish your own system. If the answer is no, call a professional contracting company.
* Have I purchased enough hardware for the job?
* Have I called all the utilities in the Barrie area to determine where their buried lines are located BEFORE I start digging?
After all, you don’t want to make a costly mistake trying to install an underground irrigation system yourself, only to be forced to call a contractor later to clean up your mess!