Does anyone have experience doing this? And what is your opinon of the systems that come with a master control that you activate manually, in lieu of the timer?
We have found our sprinkler system to be more trouble than it is worth. Every year there is something else to repair on it, so next year we're just going to bust out a hose and do it like the old days.
I hope you like digging. This is one of those areas where I always hire someone, preferably a someone who guarantees their work and who will maintain the thing for me. And -- if you're going to have one at all, I highly recommend the most automatic, fancy-pants one you can afford.
I remember helping my parents install their inground sprinkler system back when I was a teen. Boy.. that was SO MUCH WORK! Digging, digging and more digging. Then, putting the PVC pipes into the ground and putting them together. Good golly.
I also agree with putting in the best sprinkler system you can. If something goes wrong, it is a pain to fix. So, spend the extra to get a really high quality system to begin with.
Aren't inground sprinkler systems different than in the past? I mean, they have flexible tubing instead of having to use pvc and you can rent a ditch-witch at a rental store to do the digging.
Installing a Pop Up Sprinkler System
Linear Mode
