Irrigation

A sprinkler system in Austin has to do two jobs at once. It needs to give lawns and plants enough water through the July and August heat. It also needs to back off in our wet spring and fall, when too much water causes more harm than too little. Systems that get this wrong waste money, drown roots, and feed the fungus that hurts so many Austin lawns.

We install, repair, and service sprinkler systems across Austin and nearby suburbs. That includes Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, Georgetown, Leander, Hutto, Manor, Bee Cave, Kyle, Buda, and Lakeway. We match every install to your site. That means we look at sun, slope, soil, plant type, and your Austin Water costs.

Irrigation Installation

Every new install starts with a site survey and a pressure test. Water pressure in Austin changes a lot by neighborhood. City zones often run 60 to 80 psi. Wells in outlying Williamson County can drop to 35 to 45 psi. Pressure decides zone size, head choice, and how we program the controller. We test first, then design. Not the other way around.

We match each part to the job. Rotor heads cover open turf evenly. MP Rotator heads work best on slopes and mixed sun-shade zones. Pop-up sprays fit narrow turf strips. We use drip lines in beds, buried in older beds and laid above ground for new plants that need to get established. Our standard brands are Rainbird, Hunter, and Toro. They are reliable, parts are easy to find, and most carry a 3 to 5 year warranty.

We use Wi-Fi smart controllers by default, either the Rain Bird ESP-TM2 Wi-Fi or the Hunter Hydrawise. The choice depends on how complex your system is. Smart controllers cut water use 25 to 40% compared to fixed-schedule ones. They pull local weather data and adjust run times on their own. This matters in Austin because our rain is hard to predict. We can get 3 inches in an afternoon or go 4 weeks dry in August. A smart controller handles both.

Spring startup runs in March or April. We test every head, zone by zone, for coverage, rotation, aim, and leaks. Winter freeze-and-thaw often breaks PVC lines and knocks heads out of place. We find and fix that during startup, well before the first hot stretch in June. We also reset run times for the season and fix any heads that have drifted.

Fall blowout runs in November. We drain the system and clear all the lines with compressed air before the first hard freeze. Austin hits freezing temperatures every winter. Skip the blowout and you risk cracked backflow valves, burst lines, and head swaps come spring. Blowout runs $75 to $150 based on zone count. It is the single most important service on an Austin system.

Most repair calls fall into a few groups. Broken heads from mower damage or freeze. Stuck valves from debris or bad wiring. Low pressure on one zone from a line break, a clogged filter, or a valve problem. And controller mix-ups from dead batteries, power surges, or old schedules left in place.

We diagnose with pressure gauges, valve locators, and line tracers, not guesswork. For standard fixes like heads, nozzles, valves, and wire splices, we charge a flat rate per part. For complex problems, we charge by the hour. You get a quote before we do any work beyond basic checks.

Austin Water pushes for smart outdoor water use, but it does not force watering limits under normal conditions. We design and tune systems to the city’s best practices. That means watering between 4 AM and 10 AM to cut evaporation, skipping rain days, and running deep, less-frequent cycles instead of shallow daily ones. For the current schedule and what the week ahead means for your lawn, see our Austin lawn and landscaping conditions report.

Our smart controllers also use ET-based scheduling. ET stands for evapotranspiration, the rate water leaves soil and plants. In plain terms, it cuts run times by up to 50% during cool, cloudy weeks compared to hot, sunny ones for the same grass.

Sprinklers tie in tightly with other property work. A new landscape design almost always needs zone changes for drip coverage. A hardscape install needs lines re-routed around new features. Our mowing crews flag any sprinkler issues they spot, and our leaf removal crews watch for head damage under leaf piles. When one company handles it all, nothing slips through.

We offer a free on-site estimate for new installs, upgrades, or service contracts. We come out, map your current coverage or plan new, check water pressure and flow, and give you a flat written quote. Ask for a free quote or check our service areas page for coverage. Or call (512) 690-4912.

Austin irrigation planning should identify each zone, observed condition, selected work, test method, and written acceptance point.

Irrigation in Austin by the Numbers

• Property and service-area fit must be confirmed for each request
• New-service timing is confirmed for the specific Austin property and written estimate.
• Insurance, responsibility, and required licensed-irrigator evidence must be confirmed for the selected provider and scope.
• Written responsibility and authorization path

Good systems still need legal run times. Our guide to watering rules and efficient irrigation covers the 2026 schedule and how to set a controller for it.

Our irrigation service reaches Austin and the communities around it, including Irrigation in Manor, Irrigation in Pflugerville, Irrigation in Round Rock, Irrigation in San Marcos, and Irrigation in West Lake Hills — explore all the areas we serve.

We provide irrigation across Austin and nearby communities, including Irrigation in Manor, Irrigation in Pflugerville, Irrigation in Round Rock, Irrigation in San Marcos, and Irrigation in West Lake Hills — see all areas we serve.

Austin Pro Landscape Editorial Team

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