“The back zone had been dead since spring. He found a cut wire in the valve box, showed me where, and gave me the price before he touched it.”
Estela O.Round Rock
Sprinkler repair and backflow testing
Zone not coming on? Text a photo.
Roderick Gresham repairs sprinkler systems and tests backflow assemblies across Round Rock and north Austin. One licensed irrigator, one flat service-call fee, and the price in writing before a part goes in.
- Written price before parts
- English and Spanish
Two Texas licenses on one truck
Issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Use the links to check them yourself.
What each fee covers
Flat fees, written down
Each fee is flat, for one standard home system.
Service call
The drive, a walk of every zone, the diagnosis and up to 30 minutes of repair labor. Parts are extra and priced before they go in.
- Term:
- Per visit
Head or nozzle swap
A pop-up body or nozzle of the same size, fitted and adjusted. Parts and labor, with no second trip.
- Term:
- Each, on a service call
Valve or solenoid
One zone valve replaced, wired, flushed and tested. Parts and labor.
- Term:
- Per zone
Controller swap
Mount and wire the new controller and set every zone. The controller itself is extra.
- Term:
- Labor
Backflow test and report
The test, a written report and the form your water utility asks for. A failed assembly is repaired at the parts price.
- Term:
- Per assembly
These fees are for a system of up to eight zones. Larger systems, deep valves and a wire fault under concrete are priced by text before work starts.
The visit
What a service call looks like
- 01
You text or call
Send a photo of the controller, the valve box or the wet spot. Lucia or Roderick picks up, in English or Spanish, and books the visit.
- 02
Roderick walks every zone
He runs each zone from the controller, then checks the heads, the valves and the wire.
- 03
You get the price in writing
Before a part goes in, the repair and its price reach you by text. Say yes or say no; the service call stays the same.
- 04
It's fixed and tested
He runs every zone again with you, sets the schedule to your city's watering days and leaves a short note.
What's it doing?
Pick the one that sounds like yours
Most calls start with one of these six. If yours isn't here, text a photo and say what you see.
A zone won't turn on
A dead valve, a bad solenoid, a cut wire or a controller that stopped sending the signal. Roderick traces it from the controller out to the valve box.
A head is broken or won't pop up
Sunk, snapped, clogged or spraying the street. Roderick swaps or adjusts it so the water lands on the grass.
Water where it shouldn't be
A soggy patch, a wet curb or a zone that runs when it's off. A broken line or a stuck valve is almost always the cause.
The controller is blank or acting up
A dead display, lost settings or a schedule that ignores you. Roderick repairs it or fits a new one and sets every zone.
My backflow test is due
A yearly test of the assembly that protects your drinking water, with the report your water utility asks for.
Brown stripes and dry spots
Clogged nozzles, tilted heads and gaps in coverage. Roderick runs the zone, finds where it falls short and fixes that spot.
Text a photo
Text a photo of the controller
Often the screen tells Roderick what the repair is before he drives over. It also lets him bring the right part.
What to photograph
The controller screen, with any message on it
The inside of the controller, where the wires land
The valve box with the lid off
The wet spot or the broken head
From the yard
What neighbors say
“I texted a picture of the controller and he knew from the screen it was the rain sensor. It was sorted on the first visit.”
Bruce F.Cedar Park
“The backflow test came with the report my water utility wanted. I didn't have to fill in a thing.”
Janette M.Hutto
Sample reviews.
Backflow
The yearly test, done and filed
A backflow assembly keeps lawn water from running back into your drinking supply. Ask your water utility whether yours needs a test every year.
Roderick tests the assembly with his own gauge, fills in the form, and sends it to your utility. If it fails, he tells you why and what the repair costs before he starts.
Specials
Coupons, when we run them
Mention a coupon when you text or call. Each one says what it covers.
End date goes here 
End date goes here
Sample offers.
Where the truck goes
North of the river, from Georgetown to Pflugerville
Roderick drives every call himself, so the map stops where a day's route stops.
Williamson County
- Round Rock
- Georgetown
- Cedar Park
- Leander
- Hutto
- Taylor
- Liberty Hill
Travis County
- Pflugerville
- North Austin
- Manor
Roderick doesn't go south of the Colorado River, west of Lake Travis or east of Taylor.
ZIP codes: 78613, 78626, 78628, 78634, 78641, 78660, 78664, 78665, 78681, 78727, 78728, 78729, 78750
Quick answers
Before you call
Do I need to be home?
Not for a repair you've approved by text, as long as the gate is unlocked and the pets are inside. Roderick texts you when he arrives and when he leaves.
Can you work in the rain?
Light rain is fine. Heavy rain or a hard freeze moves the visit, and Roderick tells you when.
Do you install new systems?
No. This shop repairs systems that are already in the ground and tests backflow assemblies. For a new system, Roderick will point you to someone who installs.
Does my system need a backflow test?
Many Texas water utilities ask for one every year. Check with yours, or text a photo of the assembly and Roderick will tell you what he sees.
Not sure what it is? Send a photo.
A photo of the controller usually tells Roderick the next step.
Roderick or Lucia answers, in English or Spanish.