Services
What gets fixed, and what doesn't
Repair and testing for systems already in the ground, all by the same licensed irrigator.
Sprinkler heads and nozzles
Broken, sunk, clogged or spraying the wrong way: replaced or adjusted so the spray reaches the grass and not the street.
Pop-up bodies and nozzles
Rotors and spray heads
Arc and distance reset
Valves and wire
A zone that won't turn on or won't turn off is usually a valve, a solenoid or a break in the wire. Roderick traces it from the controller to the valve box.
Zone valves and solenoids
Wire faults and splices
Valve box repair
Controllers and sensors
Replace or reprogram a controller, add a rain or freeze sensor, and set run times to your city's watering days.
Controller swap and wiring
Rain and freeze sensors
Schedule set to watering days
Leaks and low pressure
Water pooling, a wet curb, or weak spray at the far end of a zone: Roderick finds the broken line or the stuck valve and repairs it.
Broken lateral and main lines
Valves stuck open
Weak spray at the end of a zone
Backflow testing
A yearly test of the assembly that protects your drinking water, with the report your water utility asks for, and a repair if it fails.
Test and written report
Repair or replace a failed assembly
Freeze cover advice
What this shop doesn't do
New systems, landscape design, sod and drainage grading. Roderick says so on the phone and, when he can, who to call instead.
The year
A year of sprinkler checks in Central Texas
January – February
Freeze nights.
Cover or drain the exposed backflow assembly when a hard freeze is forecast
Switch the controller to off or rain mode; winter grass needs little water
March – May
Spring check.
Run every zone and look for sunk heads, clogged nozzles and wet spots
A good time for the yearly backflow test
June – August
Peak heat.
Brown stripes usually mean a clogged nozzle or a gap in coverage
Follow your city's watering days; they change with the drought stage
September – December
Cooling down.
Shorten run times as nights cool
Check the rain sensor before the wetter weeks
What moves the price
Four things set the number
The flat fees on the home page are for a standard system. These are the reasons a price goes up.
Number of zones
A service call walks every zone. Eight is the standard; a bigger system takes longer to check.
Age of the system
Old valves and brittle pipe break again near the repair, so Roderick tells you what else is worn.
How deep the fault is
A bad nozzle is minutes. A wire fault under a driveway is a longer day.
The parts
Heads, valves and controllers come in several grades. Roderick texts you the options and the prices.
Questions
Straight answers
What does it cost?
Each service on the home page has a flat fee for a standard system. After the walk-through you get the repair and its price by text before any part goes in.
How soon can you come, and how long does it take?
Lucia gives you the next opening when you text or call. Most repairs take one visit of an hour or two; a buried wire fault can take longer.
Are you licensed?
Roderick holds the two Texas licenses shown at the top of every page: licensed irrigator and backflow prevention assembly tester. Each links to the state's lookup.
What happens at the visit?
He runs each zone from the controller, finds the fault, and texts you the repair and its price. Nothing is fitted until you say yes.
How do I pay?
After the repair, by card or check, or through a payment link Roderick texts you.
What about rain or a freeze?
Light rain doesn't stop a repair. Heavy rain or a hard freeze moves the visit, and in a freeze Roderick tells you whether to shut the system off.
What should I do before you arrive?
Clear the way to the controller and the valve box, put pets inside, and text a photo of the controller screen if you can.
What areas do you serve?
Round Rock and the towns around it, from Georgetown to Pflugerville and north Austin. The service area page lists them all.
Not sure which one it is?
Text a photo and say what you see. You'll hear back with the next step.
Roderick or Lucia answers, in English or Spanish.