Homeowners love to showcase their home with beautiful landscape. They don’t love standing with a hose for hours to water the lawn and garden. This is especially difficult when there is a drought and local governments require early morning watering. Moving a sprinkler and hose from one part of the lawn to another isn’t much better. If the homeowner becomes pre-occupied with another task, the lawn might get too much water. Sprinkler System Installation Broomfield CO is an effective solution.
A trained technician will arrive at the home to review the landscape and watering needs with the homeowner. He will evaluate the layout of the lawn, flower beds, trees and hedges. He will also discuss any future landscape plans that will require additional watering such as a vegetable garden. It is easiest to install a sprinkler system prior to landscaping. However, landscaping companies have special equipment that will excavate only the areas needed to lay the pipe. Sprinkler System Installation Broomfield CO can include zones. This works the same way that zones in a heating system work. The lawn area can be on one schedule, while the vegetable garden can be watered at a separate time. This helps conserve water and keep water bills lower.
Once the sprinkler system is installed, it can be programmed to automatically water the landscape. If the homeowners want to take an extended summer vacation, they don’t have to worry about hiring someone to water their lawn. Their expensive landscape investment will be protected every day. This is also a security feature. Burglars often look for dried out lawns and neglected landscape as a clue for vacant homes.
Homeowners often wonder if a sprinkler system will use more water than hand watering. It is actually more efficient and wastes less water. It’s easy for the homeowner to water in the early morning when there is less evaporation. They also learn how quickly their sprinkler system waters their lawn. They should put a container in the area they are watering and see how long it takes to deposit one inch of water. That’s how long they should leave their sprinkler on. Wards Lawn Service Broomfield CO is one of the companies that installs sprinklers in Broomfield. Homeowners can contact them for a free estimate.
