Me i was lucky was a 300 year old farm house on my property on my land . Farmhouse was leveled and split into two properties. Besides finding live mortars from WWII ... I discovered a 200 year old well that was capped and my garage foundation built on that ... the Turkish neighbor told me I had a well ... when i found it under the crawl space under the house and drilled a hole into the concrete cap. I dropped a flashlight down 50 feet . An amazing Find!! In the center of the well someone drilled further in the center and added a PVS pipe . When I plum bobbed the depth of the dry well at 50 feet i found the string dropped another 25 feet of pure water . I was lucky enough to drill through the concrete cap and then up through the garage concrete floor and place a pump in the forward part of my garage . Finally when I dropped 70 feet of 1” PVC pipe i am ready for the next step . Life is cool in France free water !!!!
You’ve made the best investment in going with Hunter. My sister and brother in-law have their Hunter system for twenty one years and have never had a single malfunction. Their timers and valves have been flawless and the only sprinkler head that needed replacing was due to damage from a snowblower. They had spares because when they added their driveway, they took a zone out and have a few extra heads. This is the Kitchenaid stand mixer, the Kirby vacuum, the John Deere tractor of sprinkler systems. I still think that you should have a National Walking Sprinkler Model B-3 just for the fun of it. They’re highly entertaining and every bit as well built as an anvil. I think that you will want to aerate the areas where the equipment disturbed your soil in order to return the soil to its soft, non-compacted state before top dressing. Congratulations Ryan! Life just got easier and you won’t realize how much work regular hose end watering was. I’m looking forward to a video of the zones running with the sun illuminating the streams of water from your sprinklers. You can make it look like the Bellagio Hotel
After all your work that’s a little heartbreaking. I’m doing the renovation in my yard because of a highway of ruts in my lawn. Fortunately I’m starting after the fact. Your insights are still very helpful in all this. Thanks man!
Did my system myself 10y ago. Five weekends of heavy work but lots of fun and massive satisfaction. I also know every inch of the system and how it works. I have to say though that these machines are impressive and they do much much less damage to the lawn after all. At least in comparison to what I have done :)
Where did you learn to do this yourself? I really want to do this but can’t justify the price of a professional. Haven’t found any resources that really outline the issues to look for or any of the more complicated aspects.
Oh and also if your controller is WiFi comparable like my rain bird is. Get the app on your phone it’s great. Enjoy sitting on your porch and watching the zones run. Oddly satisfying.
You’ll enjoy the irrigation system certainly over what you had. I have a system and it’s a rainbird! I am updating mine too to the hydra wise system like you just put in. Mine fortunately won’t need all the installation cause it’s existing! Just the main controller. I think both of us will be pleased when all is said and done. I am just amazed at how so many things I’ve converted to this technology! No one who knows me would of thunk it lol..oh well I can’t wait to hear how you enjoy having a official irrigation system now! You will I assure you. Congratulations!!!
I redid the irrigation system in my house a couple years ago to fix a terrible layout. I rented a pipe puller and it trashed the turf and was hard to get into tight spots. I ended up renting a small trencher to get into all the tight spots and finish. If I had to do it over I would have done it all with the trencher. The pipe puller is nice for long unobstructed distances but it does as much or more damage as a trencher.
Super happy for you with the watering system. Questions: How much did it cost? How many sprinkler heads where needed and did you decide where there where places? What’s piping did you need in the basement and why? I thought they hook watering system to water spigot? Sorry for all the questions but plan to do as well soon. Thxs.
Safe to say he probably can’t get to answering everyone’s questions, he has a lot of subscribers. Generally, the contractor will draw up the plans based on type of landscape and water supply. Spigots generally do not provide the adequate volume/pressure required to run a system that large. Main lines are generally 3/4” or 1” where as spigots are 1/2”. I’m guessing this system cost him upwards of $7-8k. Not including the cost to fix the damage caused by their sloppy work.
My lawn is nearly double his size and I have 10 zones and paid 4k...and that is on the high end if I really shopped around in might have gotten it for closer to 2500 but I was in a rush and had used the same company at a previous house and was pleased with their work
Wow! Congrats on getting it done. Can't imagine the mixture of pain + joy you were feeling as they tore up your lawn to do it. It'll be worth it. Definitely a good idea to record it carefully. I KNOW the pain of not knowing where your lines/valves are - NOT fun!
This is amazing work to get the lawn looking like that. I’m just glad that where I live, if I just water on hot days, I’m light years ahead of the rest of the neighborhood! Fingers crossed a professional like yourself doesn’t move in.
I would have installed a full garden drip line irrigation system like 15 cm below the grass. Works amazing, you won't see anyting, never fails and saves water.
So I was reading the other day about rolling lawns. Apparently it’s not bad for it if not done more than a few times a week and even has some benefits, there’s a ton of info about rolling putting greens. It’d be super cool if you got in touch with a golf course and borrowed one of those putting green rollers and used it. Fried eggs golf just got one. Looks like a crab and Connor ward would be seriously jealous.
I have the Hunter Pro-HC controller and love it. It’s been my only one, so I can’t compare it to any others, but the options/configurations seem endless.
It might be your only one. My sister and brother in-law have their Hunter system for twenty one years and have only replaced one head. It was replaced due to winter damage from a snowblower. Otherwise they’ve never had a malfunction. Twenty one years. That is incredible quality control. Wishing You the best of luck with yours as well.
Despite the irritation of having to repair, it does set you up with some great content generation for the channel ;-) I have to do manual sets at my place and would love to have it automated. Congrats on getting there. I also have never seen that style of pipe set. The last one I ever did was rigid pcv. I love the idea of the pex without having to trench all the lines!!
Hey its well worth it I had my system installed in April. Best thing I ever did especially the Wi-Fi feature damage took a month or so to repair but September is right around the corner . but anyway when they did mine it was hard to watch especially that dam tractor rolling all over my lawn wish I would of went to work that day . greetings from long island NY
I’ve never seen an install like that with those yellow caps that go over the blue pipe. That’s pretty ingenious. You should have a well to water with if your not already doing that. My bill dropped over $200 a month after switching. The water is cheap but you pay for sewage. I think the tire grooves will level out. They do here , but we have more sand. I had a guy drop bricks on my lawn and it all disappeared. Good luck
Looks great! Please please please do a video again of how to level. Especially with the big, deep dents. I have the same problem after a well and septic was put in and I’m not sure the best way to fill in the holes without killing the grass. Or should I just reseed Thanks!
Ok so may be soooo much work but your can try sticking a fork in the lawn in the spots that are lower. As you pull the fork out itll lift the section slightly. Just a thought..
Ryan, Jeff Ditto here. Installed last fall. Best thing I did for my lawn in 38 years. It looks like you hired a very competent irrigation contractor - I was impressed!
i love the irrigation system i have although it was put in way before i moved in.its around a 30 yr old system. Also wow they do alot of things different now. one thing i will say is hunter heads last a long time i am just now starting to replace the original Hunter PGP rotors
Looks great! I thought the damage was fairly minimal compared to what I experienced in my yard and other systems I have seen put in. I am excited to see how you level it all. I have similar issues in my yard.
Thanks for sharing, Ryan. I just found your UA-cam channel and I’m so glad I did. I’m a new home owner and super excited to make my lawn look like yours. Been binge watching your videos lol I am now subscribed and bell notifications are on!
For a yard size similar to yours, what should someone expect to pay for a system similar to what you had installed? I’ve been considering having this done on our property.
I love my Hydrawise/MP Rotator system! The Virtual Solar Sync setting along with cycle and soak automates my water usage and keeps my lawn green and healthy without constant attention. Hands down beats the performances of any of the automated watering systems owned by my neighbors in our hot dry southwest climate.
Awesome yard ! I'm trying to figure out if I want to go with the hydrowise or the rachio, definitely something to think about. I think I would have rather had my installation like you had done because I have the ancient equipment. Man it's gonna be epic when you get everything leveled back out !
Really depends on size of your yard. I have a 40x40 back yard and a small front with 2 zones 9 heads and it's about $1600. I'm guessing his size yard is is probably 6k
@@ryanlavallee3239 We have a typical yard around the midwest with about 8300 sq ft, and our Rain Bird system installed (44 heads) with a booster pump, all plumbing including the backflow valve, ran about $6,600. One year later, worth every penny!
Ryan, I think the indentations will correct themselves for the most part. You may have a little to do. I’ve had huge dump trucks roll over mine and there are indentations... but they grow out of it.
I sort of luck out. My house had an irrigation already installed. But it had not ran in 20 years. The valves were rotted and dead, the heads were mostly all busted and some of the pipes leaked. Still, could be worse.
Would have loved a FLAT yard when we built our house 21 years ago. No luck at all. DH put in 10 zones on 15k sf lawn (fenced in back yard). Zones include porch hanging flowers, 4 cedar boxes w drip irrigation, garden areas next to grass, etc, the rest grass. Water is pulled from city source, makes it convenient but would have loved to have pulled from a well, not feasible in suburbia.
Ryan, have you planned on doing a follow up video on your sprinkler system? Are you still happy with all your decisions? What would you do differently with either components or location of the installed parts? How is the Hunter controller working out for you? I am about to get an irrigation system installed and looking for thoughts and ideas. Thanks.
Sweet. Take measurements of where the lines are relative to pavement edges etc while the scars are still visible. It might save you time digging them up in the future.
I have a similar issue with soil compaction on my lawn but not from a sprinkler installation and I am not going to be able to add top soil to correct it. I think I need to cut it out and backfill the area with soil and then relay the sod. What do you think and is this something that you will need to do to your lawn? A video on this would be nice.
Diy project for 13000 squares . 10 zones , 34 heads, flexible pipes , valves , connectors etc.+ Renting trencher from HD . Total cost about $2000 . Was given estimates around $5000 - 6000.
I have a well. While I'm glad the water I use doesn't cost me anything, I sure wish I could have city water for my lawn. Would give me peace of mind that my well would never run dry.
Next level! Can you ballpark a cost? I understand area, contractors make a difference, but I’m planning to scout this out soon for at least the front yard and I’m mentally preparing.
I would say for his yard, he prolly paid 3500. His yard isnt the biggest but often times that hurts you. The bigger the yard, the less heads you have to put in. And also if you have sidewalks, those usually cost more cause you put a ton of small heads there to cover both sides.
If I had a lawn that nice, I would have to inject heroine into my brain with a turkey baster to see it get torn up and all the heavy equipment putting ruts into my carefully manicured lawn. Ryan, you're a better man than I. Although I'm not surprised to see so much thoughtful consideration given to every detail, up to and including an app that allows you to control the water application.
Very interesting. Could you post a list of questions to ask about products, coverage, etc. to ask the installer when you’re getting an estimate? I’d rather not learn the hardway. Thanks
Hi Ryan... Great video as always, I have a 4 questions about your Hunter MP Rotator placement on your sidewalk mow strip... I'm currently converting my rain bird sprinkler heads and pop up body's with Hunters 40 psi regulator pop up body's and MP Rotators. I bought a mixed variety of the mp rotators. my questions are... 1. What was the reason you placed your pop up body and heads on just one side of your mow strip versus staggering across from one another? 2. Do you get a good full corner to corner coverage? 3. How many feet apart between each head? 4. Which mp rotators did you use for your mow strip? Thank You Ryan for your help 😊
@@ryanknorrlawncare I have 14 foot wide by 9 feet deep mow strip... should I do all four corners and two centers or one corner then stagger across to place a center then stagger across to the other corner for a total of three? I was thinking of using the MP 800SR heads. my fear is... will I get corner to corner coverage with three or do I need to have all four conners and two centers across from each other? then I worry, is that way overkill?
Looks good! I run the Rain Bird system, I also had the "tire track" issue, within a month wasnt really an issue anymore. Hopefully yours pans out the same!!
Any tips for how to help your lawn recover faster and or repair tips for the post in-ground installation. They used the same equipment on my heavy clay soil and I can still see the tire mark depressions in the lawn..... :( Any tips to help repair would be much appreciated. I will plan to top dress/level and over seed in the fall but just curious if there was something I could do before then. Any help is appreciated.
Try to get a decent amount of water on it to settle things as much as possible. Rolling wouldn't do miracles but could help some if the ground was somewhat soft.
Nice Ryan, great setup. Shame about the damage but now you know what the next projects are going to be and you will have it back to what it was in no time 😁
Me i was lucky was a 300 year old farm house on my property on my land . Farmhouse was leveled and split into two properties. Besides finding live mortars from WWII ... I discovered a 200 year old well that was capped and my garage foundation built on that ... the Turkish neighbor told me I had a well ... when i found it under the crawl space under the house and drilled a hole into the concrete cap. I dropped a flashlight down 50 feet . An amazing Find!! In the center of the well someone drilled further in the center and added a PVS pipe . When I plum bobbed the depth of the dry well at 50 feet i found the string dropped another 25 feet of pure water . I was lucky enough to drill through the concrete cap and then up through the garage concrete floor and place a pump in the forward part of my garage . Finally when I dropped 70 feet of 1” PVC pipe i am ready for the next step . Life is cool in France free water !!!!
Hunter is the best brand. I installed my system 16 years ago and have had zero problems
Glad to see you got your inground sprinklers. I'm really enjoying mine. No more hose dance.
I’m glad you pulled the trigger. Prefect setup. Blade trencher and Hunter and Hydrawise. I love my system. Great control and quality
Awesome video man, it's one of the better ones on UA-cam that details the installation!
I dug mine with a pick axe and shovel and used schedule 40 PVC. Hard work but I am too cheap to pay someone.
You mean too smart :)
@@malinoisnation9392 yeah.
You’ve made the best investment in going with Hunter. My sister and brother in-law have their Hunter system for twenty one years and have never had a single malfunction. Their timers and valves have been flawless and the only sprinkler head that needed replacing was due to damage from a snowblower. They had spares because when they added their driveway, they took a zone out and have a few extra heads.
This is the Kitchenaid stand mixer, the Kirby vacuum, the John Deere tractor of sprinkler systems.
I still think that you should have a National Walking Sprinkler Model B-3 just for the fun of it. They’re highly entertaining and every bit as well built as an anvil.
I think that you will want to aerate the areas where the equipment disturbed your soil in order to return the soil to its soft, non-compacted state before top dressing.
Congratulations Ryan!
Life just got easier and you won’t realize how much work regular hose end watering was.
I’m looking forward to a video of the zones running with the sun illuminating the streams of water from your sprinklers. You can make it look like the Bellagio Hotel
Nice seeing you here! How is it running 5 years later?
Ive had half a dozen breaks in mine over the past 10 years alone.
Ryan how much did all of this run you? I know prices vary and yada yada yada, but it would still be nice to have an idea
Not sure if you're still looking but most yards in Minnesota are around 4000. Usually 600+ per zone
After all your work that’s a little heartbreaking. I’m doing the renovation in my yard because of a highway of ruts in my lawn. Fortunately I’m starting after the fact. Your insights are still very helpful in all this. Thanks man!
Did my system myself 10y ago. Five weekends of heavy work but lots of fun and massive satisfaction. I also know every inch of the system and how it works. I have to say though that these machines are impressive and they do much much less damage to the lawn after all. At least in comparison to what I have done :)
Where did you learn to do this yourself? I really want to do this but can’t justify the price of a professional. Haven’t found any resources that really outline the issues to look for or any of the more complicated aspects.
Hands on hips standing at the edge of the driveway watching it all work. I love it.
I just installed my irrigation this year as well. Me and my friend did it in a day and a half. Best idea and money I have spent.
Oh and also if your controller is WiFi comparable like my rain bird is. Get the app on your phone it’s great. Enjoy sitting on your porch and watching the zones run. Oddly satisfying.
Congrats on the irrigation setup. It makes such a huge difference to have that.
I installed sprinklers for 10 years. This company looks to do great work!
jacespeed 1 Yes Sir.. They looked as they cared for the lawn as well as their job.
jacespeed 1 how much does a job like this typically run?
@@L3x4Pr0ne I have been out of this industry for about 15 years and I worked in a different state, but I would think ballpark in the $6-8k range.
We all know that Ryan is secretly happy about having to do repairs to his yard.
Thank you for the nice video. What is the pressure level at the sprinklers and what radius are you getting for 1000, 2000 and 3000?
Congrats ... I could not go without one after having one for so long! Rachio Gen3 makes it even better!
Water....what a beautiful sight! Enjoy!
So happy getting ur sprinkler system finally setup
I have a Hunter HydraWise controller. Great controller. Easy to operate. Very intuitive.
Excellent Ryan! Hunter is a very good system. Congratulations on your purchase. Will make irrigation easier as well as saves water.
im retired now glad to see some one still doing it right
You’ll enjoy the irrigation system certainly over what you had. I have a system and it’s a rainbird! I am updating mine too to the hydra wise system like you just put in. Mine fortunately won’t need all the installation cause it’s existing! Just the main controller. I think both of us will be pleased when all is said and done. I am just amazed at how so many things I’ve converted to this technology! No one who knows me would of thunk it lol..oh well I can’t wait to hear how you enjoy having a official irrigation system now! You will I assure you. Congratulations!!!
Glad you uploaded this video. It was interesting to see the process. Looking forward to the renovation videos.
Compared to my installation your contractor did nice work and left the job site in VG condition.
I redid the irrigation system in my house a couple years ago to fix a terrible layout. I rented a pipe puller and it trashed the turf and was hard to get into tight spots. I ended up renting a small trencher to get into all the tight spots and finish. If I had to do it over I would have done it all with the trencher. The pipe puller is nice for long unobstructed distances but it does as much or more damage as a trencher.
Super happy for you with the watering system.
Questions:
How much did it cost?
How many sprinkler heads where needed and did you decide where there where places?
What’s piping did you need in the basement and why? I thought they hook watering system to water spigot?
Sorry for all the questions but plan to do as well soon. Thxs.
Safe to say he probably can’t get to answering everyone’s questions, he has a lot of subscribers.
Generally, the contractor will draw up the plans based on type of landscape and water supply. Spigots generally do not provide the adequate volume/pressure required to run a system that large. Main lines are generally 3/4” or 1” where as spigots are 1/2”. I’m guessing this system cost him upwards of $7-8k. Not including the cost to fix the damage caused by their sloppy work.
My lawn is nearly double his size and I have 10 zones and paid 4k...and that is on the high end if I really shopped around in might have gotten it for closer to 2500 but I was in a rush and had used the same company at a previous house and was pleased with their work
@@g5todd Sounds about right. I paid $2400 for 5 zones over a .20 acre lot here in SC. Also installed a irrigation well and pump so free water! Yay!
I pray I can get this done for under 4k! I have a 1 acre lot in total.
@@antoniobrown3219 Were you able to get this completed?
Wow! Congrats on getting it done. Can't imagine the mixture of pain + joy you were feeling as they tore up your lawn to do it. It'll be worth it. Definitely a good idea to record it carefully. I KNOW the pain of not knowing where your lines/valves are - NOT fun!
This is amazing work to get the lawn looking like that. I’m just glad that where I live, if I just water on hot days, I’m light years ahead of the rest of the neighborhood! Fingers crossed a professional like yourself doesn’t move in.
I would have installed a full garden drip line irrigation system like 15 cm below the grass. Works amazing, you won't see anyting, never fails and saves water.
Doesn't work when I need to water seed from above
Your going to love it and more content with repair work. Winning!
So I was reading the other day about rolling lawns. Apparently it’s not bad for it if not done more than a few times a week and even has some benefits, there’s a ton of info about rolling putting greens. It’d be super cool if you got in touch with a golf course and borrowed one of those putting green rollers and used it. Fried eggs golf just got one. Looks like a crab and Connor ward would be seriously jealous.
You got the easy way I'm over here doing it all by hand on my own
The production value of your video is on point.
I have the Hunter Pro-HC controller and love it. It’s been my only one, so I can’t compare it to any others, but the options/configurations seem endless.
It might be your only one. My sister and brother in-law have their Hunter system for twenty one years and have only replaced one head. It was replaced due to winter damage from a snowblower. Otherwise they’ve never had a malfunction. Twenty one years. That is incredible quality control.
Wishing You the best of luck with yours as well.
Great to hear. I have one on order.
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Very cool I like the meathod used for installing pipes vs the conventional trenching
Who would down vote a lawn video about irrigation? 🤷♂️ great job Ryan & thanks for sharing your irrigation installation experience with us ❤️!
I would
Congrats Ryan. You've waited a long time for this. Makes everything easier and I'm looking forward to seeing the renovation.
Despite the irritation of having to repair, it does set you up with some great content generation for the channel ;-) I have to do manual sets at my place and would love to have it automated. Congrats on getting there. I also have never seen that style of pipe set. The last one I ever did was rigid pcv. I love the idea of the pex without having to trench all the lines!!
Hey its well worth it I had my system installed in April. Best thing I ever did especially the Wi-Fi feature damage took a month or so to repair but September is right around the corner . but anyway when they did mine it was hard to watch especially that dam tractor rolling all over my lawn wish I would of went to work that day . greetings from long island NY
Long Isle Drone I’m on Long Island too. Who did you use for install and how much was it? I have approximately 10k sq ft. Thank you
Had a company do it automatic irrigation paid about $2200 I have 3500 sq feet 5 zones
I’ve never seen an install like that with those yellow caps that go over the blue pipe. That’s pretty ingenious. You should have a well to water with if your not already doing that. My bill dropped over $200 a month after switching. The water is cheap but you pay for sewage. I think the tire grooves will level out. They do here , but we have more sand. I had a guy drop bricks on my lawn and it all disappeared. Good luck
Looks great! Please please please do a video again of how to level. Especially with the big, deep dents. I have the same problem after a well and septic was put in and I’m not sure the best way to fill in the holes without killing the grass. Or should I just reseed Thanks!
So..does this mean that the Lawn Rebel is going to show up with, like, 2 dump truck loads of sand?
There is a good possibility of that happening
We can only hope.
Ok so may be soooo much work but your can try sticking a fork in the lawn in the spots that are lower. As you pull the fork out itll lift the section slightly. Just a thought..
Congrats on the sprinkler system. I do love mine!
Ryan, Jeff Ditto here. Installed last fall. Best thing I did for my lawn in 38 years. It looks like you hired a very competent irrigation contractor - I was impressed!
Can’t believe you did this after leveling and doing all that work on the side!
Well I certainly wasn't going to skip that area
Ryan Knorr Lawn Care I meant it more so I would have done this before doing all that work you did
I couldn't find a company to do it last year at that time, unfortunately.
i love the irrigation system i have although it was put in way before i moved in.its around a 30 yr old system. Also wow they do alot of things different now. one thing i will say is hunter heads last a long time i am just now starting to replace the original Hunter PGP rotors
Looks great! I thought the damage was fairly minimal compared to what I experienced in my yard and other systems I have seen put in. I am excited to see how you level it all. I have similar issues in my yard.
Thanks for sharing, Ryan. I just found your UA-cam channel and I’m so glad I did. I’m a new home owner and super excited to make my lawn look like yours. Been binge watching your videos lol I am now subscribed and bell notifications are on!
Congrats Ryan! So happy for you!! I can’t wait until I get mine. The installation looked kind of brutal 😂 but it is well worth it!
Pretty clean job compare to others the do dirty job
Having that system in will definitely make future renovations much easier in the long run. Plus you get tons more content now! 😎
Congratulations on your irrigation system.
For a yard size similar to yours, what should someone expect to pay for a system similar to what you had installed? I’ve been considering having this done on our property.
Tom Andrews prob $4k. Maybe more. I got quotes in past but never moved forward.
Thousands
I'm guessing his yard and location in the country it was 2500
I love my Hydrawise/MP Rotator system! The Virtual Solar Sync setting along with cycle and soak automates my water usage and keeps my lawn green and healthy without constant attention. Hands down beats the performances of any of the automated watering systems owned by my neighbors in our hot dry southwest climate.
Awesome yard ! I'm trying to figure out if I want to go with the hydrowise or the rachio, definitely something to think about. I think I would have rather had my installation like you had done because I have the ancient equipment. Man it's gonna be epic when you get everything leveled back out !
Congrats!! Hurts I know but more damage equals more content. So it's a win win for all of us.
What was the ballpark cost for something like that? Material, and Material + labor?
Really depends on size of your yard. I have a 40x40 back yard and a small front with 2 zones 9 heads and it's about $1600. I'm guessing his size yard is is probably 6k
@@ryanlavallee3239 We have a typical yard around the midwest with about 8300 sq ft, and our Rain Bird system installed (44 heads) with a booster pump, all plumbing including the backflow valve, ran about $6,600. One year later, worth every penny!
@@ryanlavallee3239 No way this is more than $2200 at absolute most. Have 12 zone, 43K sq ft system. 71 heads in all, and that was around 7K.
David McCarthy Lots of factors go into the cost of a system. They always are a bit more money when installed on an established lawn.
@@dmccar12 heads aren't expensive, labor is. Unless these guys are making a buck and hour theres no way this is even close to that.
Ryan, I think the indentations will correct themselves for the most part. You may have a little to do. I’ve had huge dump trucks roll over mine and there are indentations... but they grow out of it.
Unfortunately I don't have tons of time to wait when I'm reel mowing under an inch. I'll get it back where it needs to be. :)
Very good stuff man! I just changed 18 heads to mp rotators as well. Can you make a video on your Hunter HYDRAWISE controller?
I have a bunch of old rotary heads... wonder if I should switch them all out for the MP rotator?
I sort of luck out. My house had an irrigation already installed. But it had not ran in 20 years. The valves were rotted and dead, the heads were mostly all busted and some of the pipes leaked. Still, could be worse.
Boy, that was tough to watch... Totally worth it in the long run.
Rough day for me
Would have loved a FLAT yard when we built our house 21 years ago. No luck at all. DH put in 10 zones on 15k sf lawn (fenced in back yard). Zones include porch hanging flowers, 4 cedar boxes w drip irrigation, garden areas next to grass, etc, the rest grass. Water is pulled from city source, makes it convenient but would have loved to have pulled from a well, not feasible in suburbia.
WOW that's amazing controlling your water sprinklers by phone app 👏 👍👍
Looked to me that irrigation company did a great job - Awesome!
I'm excited to watch and learn from your leveling technique. My lawn is that bumpy without a tractor leaving ruts all over it 😂😂😂
@Dana Plourde I use my for back scratcher!
Ryan, have you planned on doing a follow up video on your sprinkler system? Are you still happy with all your decisions? What would you do differently with either components or location of the installed parts? How is the Hunter controller working out for you? I am about to get an irrigation system installed and looking for thoughts and ideas. Thanks.
I'll be starting up the irrigation in a few weeks and I'll try to touch on those things at that time
Really liking all the videos youve got. I appreciate it alot as im a new Lawn Care Technician myself.
Thanks Ryan
Sweet. Take measurements of where the lines are relative to pavement edges etc while the scars are still visible. It might save you time digging them up in the future.
Lol. Nevermind. I just saw that part of the video hahaha.
Congrats! No more hose dragging!
This is the same system I have. 6 zones. It’s great!
Did you figure out the pipe schedule and number/types of head for each zone for your water pressure or did the company provide that?
Company provided
Finally another company who use poly pipe like my dad
I have a similar issue with soil compaction on my lawn but not from a sprinkler installation and I am not going to be able to add top soil to correct it. I think I need to cut it out and backfill the area with soil and then relay the sod. What do you think and is this something that you will need to do to your lawn? A video on this would be nice.
Ryan, have you had any of your lawn care friends with irrigreen system. Seems like an interesting system. May be too soon to know longevity.
Diy project for 13000 squares .
10 zones , 34 heads, flexible pipes , valves , connectors etc.+
Renting trencher from HD . Total cost about $2000 .
Was given estimates around $5000 - 6000.
Make Lawns Great Again 10 zone $5000 is good i got quoted 7 zones $7000
One of my favorite channels!
I have a well. While I'm glad the water I use doesn't cost me anything, I sure wish I could have city water for my lawn. Would give me peace of mind that my well would never run dry.
Next level!
Can you ballpark a cost? I understand area, contractors make a difference, but I’m planning to scout this out soon for at least the front yard and I’m mentally preparing.
I would say for his yard, he prolly paid 3500. His yard isnt the biggest but often times that hurts you. The bigger the yard, the less heads you have to put in. And also if you have sidewalks, those usually cost more cause you put a ton of small heads there to cover both sides.
If I had a lawn that nice, I would have to inject heroine into my brain with a turkey baster to see it get torn up and all the heavy equipment putting ruts into my carefully manicured lawn.
Ryan, you're a better man than I.
Although I'm not surprised to see so much thoughtful consideration given to every detail, up to and including an app that allows you to control the water application.
Using the torch voids the warranty from the manufacturer of the pipe, but fittings slide on like butter!
Congrats on your new irrigation system
I'll bet the installers chuckled when the y saw your beautiful lawn....knowing what they were gonna' do to it.
Hey Ryan, maybe rent a sod cutter roll up the grass level the dirt and lay the sod back down.
This will be a blessing... time wise and green wis.... (ok just time wise) 😁😁
Very interesting. Could you post a list of questions to ask about products, coverage, etc. to ask the installer when you’re getting an estimate? I’d rather not learn the hardway. Thanks
congrats on the new system.
I'd gladly take a machine to put a bunch of tracks in my lawn. I did mine by hand! NOT FUN!
Accidentally running a machine through cables/pipes you didn’t know about yet isn’t fun either 🙂
@@Engineer9736 You didnt know pipes run underneath your lawn to your house ?? Lmfao bro, 811 CALL BEFORE YOU DIG ITS THE LAW.
Awesome and congrats, Ryan. Thanks for making the video. And I just realized this was 11 mo ago. 😁😩 I’ll check to see if you have any updates.
Thanks for informative video. Are all the supplies from Hunter and was the blue pipe polyethylene.
Can't wait to see more videos of you fixing the sprinklers and winterizing them...
Happy for you man, so does this mean that you're going to do a give away on your DIY irrigation system 😁
Hi Ryan...
Great video as always,
I have a 4 questions about your Hunter MP Rotator placement on your sidewalk mow strip...
I'm currently converting my rain bird sprinkler heads and pop up body's with Hunters 40 psi regulator pop up body's and MP Rotators.
I bought a mixed variety of the mp rotators.
my questions are...
1. What was the reason you placed your pop up body and heads on just one side of your mow strip versus staggering across from one another?
2. Do you get a good full corner to corner coverage?
3. How many feet apart between each head?
4. Which mp rotators did you use for your mow strip?
Thank You Ryan for your help 😊
I would go on each side of the strip and not just one side. I didn't design it and learned my lesson it would be better the other way
@@ryanknorrlawncare
I have 14 foot wide by 9 feet deep mow strip...
should I do all four corners and two centers or one corner then stagger across to place a center then stagger across to the other corner for a total of three?
I was thinking of using the MP 800SR heads.
my fear is...
will I get corner to corner coverage with three or do I need to have all four conners and two centers across from each other?
then I worry, is that way overkill?
Good stuff, Ryan!
It's about time!!!!! Good for you!
Looks good! I run the Rain Bird system, I also had the "tire track" issue, within a month wasnt really an issue anymore. Hopefully yours pans out the same!!
Any tips for how to help your lawn recover faster and or repair tips for the post in-ground installation. They used the same equipment on my heavy clay soil and I can still see the tire mark depressions in the lawn..... :( Any tips to help repair would be much appreciated. I will plan to top dress/level and over seed in the fall but just curious if there was something I could do before then. Any help is appreciated.
Try to get a decent amount of water on it to settle things as much as possible. Rolling wouldn't do miracles but could help some if the ground was somewhat soft.
Nice Ryan, great setup. Shame about the damage but now you know what the next projects are going to be and you will have it back to what it was in no time 😁
I think this would make a good topdressing renovation
Congrats on the fancy sprinkler system bro. That's amazing.