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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
For someone who is handy, lawn irrigation can be a do-it-yourself project. Lowe's-Gilford sells everything you need to get it done. Deciding to spend five thousand dollars for a contractor installation or only five hundred to eight hundred dollars for a very similar do-it-yourself installation is pretty much what it is all about.
http://www.lowes.com/cd_Install+an+U...tem_920603261_ |
Obviously the size of the yard depends on the cost but five thousand dollars would (should) be a HUGE system. I have one in Mass in the front and side of the house. All Hunter heads/equipment, 2 zones app 11-12 heads in total. Control box in the garage, electrician wiring the system and the sprinkler guy installing it...Everything $1,600. I'm not very handy but still wouldn't attempt one myself. Some things just aren't worth the potential savings. My neighbor bought his own compressor to save the 75.00 winterizing at the end of the season. Last fall he did something wrong and his system went frozen...925.00 to fix this spring (and that was his best quote.) Lets do the math 925.00 divided by 75.00??? Yeah that was a bargain.
