Irrigation
Irrigation in Winter Park & Central Florida
A lot of Central Florida lawns are watered to death by systems nobody's looked at in a decade. Heads are mismatched, zones are timed for the season they were installed in, valves leak quietly through the meter. The owner sees a green yard and pays the OUC bill and assumes everything's fine. The audit usually finds three things wrong on a system that's been running for 15 years.
We install, repair, and audit irrigation across Winter Park, Windermere, Bay Hill, College Park, and the rest of Central Florida. New installs lean on Hunter and Rain Bird hardware, smart controllers from Rachio or Hunter Hydrawise, drip in beds, and proper pressure regulation. Repairs are usually fast — a broken lateral, a stuck valve, a controller that lost its programming after a power blip.
Most homes that bring us in for an upgrade see the water bill drop measurably the next cycle. Smart controllers pull from local rain data and skip cycles automatically. That's required in Florida now (rain sensor mandate) but most systems we touch don't have one wired correctly.
What's included
Every irrigation job, the full scope.
- Full system audit — every zone tested, every head checked, coverage mapped
- Catch-can uniformity test on request (commercial / large residential)
- Smart controller install (Rachio, Hunter Hydrawise) with weather-based skip
- Rain sensor install (required by FL law; surprising how often it's missing)
- Broken head and lateral repairs
- Valve replacement and rebuild — leaking solenoids, stuck valves
- Pressure regulation — adjusting heads or installing pressure-reducing valves
- Backflow preventer install and rebuild (RPZ and PVB)
- Drip irrigation install in beds — better for plants, lower runoff
- Zone splits — adding zones where coverage is uneven or property has expanded
- Controller programming for current water-restriction schedule
- Coordinated install with new sod or landscape projects
Illustrative example — actual results vary.
How it works
Our process for irrigation.
- 1
Audit visit
We run every zone and check every head. Takes 60–90 minutes on a typical residential system. We send you a written report with what's working, what's broken, and what we'd change.
- 2
Quote
If it's a quick repair, we can usually do it same-visit. Larger projects (controller swap, new zones, full overhaul) get a written quote within 24–48 hours.
- 3
Install / repair
Most residential repairs are same-day. Smart controller installs and zone additions usually run a full day. We mark every head we touch so you can see exactly what changed.
- 4
Programming and walk-through
We program the controller for your specific zones and the current Orange County watering schedule, then walk you through the app if you've got a smart unit.
- 5
Follow-up
After 30 days we check back to make sure everything's running clean. Most issues that surface are minor — a head that drifted out of pattern, a controller schedule that needs a tweak for the season change.
Why Firsthand
What separates our irrigation from the rest.
We diagnose before we replace.
A lot of irrigation companies push a controller swap on every call. We start with an audit. Sometimes the answer is one new valve and a controller reprogram — $200, not $2,000.
Smart controllers we actually configure.
Installing a Rachio is the easy part. Getting the zones, soil type, plant type, and sun exposure entered correctly is what makes it skip the right cycles. We do that part too.
We work with FL water rules.
Orange County enforces one-day-per-week watering during EST, two days during DST, with restrictions on time of day. We program every controller for compliance — and we'll tell you if your system is set up for an unrealistic schedule.
Coordinated with sod and design work.
If you're installing new sod or new beds, the irrigation needs to be set up before the sod goes down. Because we run sod, design, and irrigation in-house, we coordinate it as one project, not three.
FAQ
Questions we hear a lot.
Irrigation where we work.
We run irrigation projects across Central Florida. Pick your area for local specifics.
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Sod installation in Winter Park, Windermere, and Orlando. Floratam, Palmetto, and Empire Zoysia laid over a properly graded base. The prep is what makes it root.
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Weekly or biweekly lawn maintenance for Winter Park, Windermere, Bay Hill, College Park, and Orlando. Cut at the right height for St. Augustine and Zoysia. Same crew, same day.
Learn moreLandscape Design & Installation
Custom landscape design and installation for Central Florida homes. Plant palettes, hardscape, lighting, and irrigation — designed and installed by the same team in Winter Park, Windermere, and Bay Hill.
Learn moreReady to talk about irrigation?
Tell us about the property. We'll come out, walk it with you, and write up an honest estimate — usually within two business days.