When installed correctly, a home sprinkler system will keep your lawn healthy and green. However, poor sprinkler system installation jobs don’t have the same beautiful end result that you want. To help you identify signs that your sprinkler system wasn’t installed correctly, we’ve put together this list of some of the most common problems that stem from a poor sprinkler system installation.
- Watering the sidewalk. The job of your sprinkler system is to water your lawn, not your sidewalk or driveway. While it’s normal for these surfaces to get wet when your sprinklers are on, you shouldn’t notice your sprinkler heads purposefully distributing water aimed anywhere other than your grass. If you are, your sprinklers weren’t placed correctly.
- Dry patches. A good sprinkler system design will make sure all areas of your lawn get equal water distribution, so if there are any patches of your lawn that are dry or aren’t getting water, the problem likely lies in a poor installation job. Because every lawn and sprinkler head design is different, you’ll want to make sure that the sprinkler system you have installed accounts for your specific lawn and utilizes the right sprinkler heads to provide complete coverage.
- Overlapping zone coverage. Too much water for your grass isn’t good, so if there are zones of your lawn getting significant coverage from multiple sprinkler heads, you need to replace or redistribute your sprinkler heads. Not only is double coverage bad for the grass, it’s also a waste of water that will increase your water bill with no benefit.
Whether your poor sprinkler system installation job is the result of a botched DIY job or working with the wrong sprinkler company, we here at Genesis Sprinklers and Water Management, LLC can redo your sprinkler system so that it serves your lawn perfectly.