I highly recommend Nick Haddock of Irrigation Pros.
After going through my share of horror stories, I tend to be very skeptical of the tradesman industry and firmly believe that 9/10 active tradesman should not be in the field due to questionable integrity and incompetency. Finding that 1/10 gem in this industry is not easy. Nick Haddock of Irrigation Pros was that 1/10 gem. A few things that stood out about him:
-PROFESSIONALISM/RELIABILITY: Unlike, any tradesman I had dealt with, he was very prompt and organized in his communication both by phone, email and text. In fact, Nick probably had the most sophisticated automated electronic appointment booking and correspondence system I had seen. All appointments and correspondence was automatically logged into his electronic calendar. He always arrived to appointments on time (an usual trait in the trades these days).
-ATTENTION TO DETAIL: Nick quickly picked up that I'm very particular about technical details and worked hard to bend over backwards to customize the irrigation system to our needs. His team spent 2.5 days fighting through some extremely difficult clay soil conditions to ensure our yard was 100% covered (no bare areas) which included cleverly angling one of the sprinkler heads to create a water arc to prevent our external HVAC unit (several feet away from our screened porch) from coming in contact with the water path. I also appreciated how he made sure 100% of my wife's 4 gardening areas were completely covered by drip lines. The WIFI controller unit he installed was the Hunter Hydrawise X2 which is currently the most popular controller unit in the market.
-LONG TERM COMMITMENT: After completing the install, he immediately sent me electronic calendar invites to schedule my 6 and 12 month periodic maintenance. With most tradesman, you have to hunt them down to ensure they honor their contractual maintenance and warranty policies. Nick was already a step ahead of me in this area.
-PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES: Nick was one of the few who was willing to provide immediate references. I highly recommend calling them as they'll provide their own unique story of how remarkably reliable Nick was.
Thus far, Nick has blown away every tradesman I've met and worked with. If you're sick and tired of the incompetency & lack of integrity that is rampant in the trades, hire Nick and discover for yourself why I rated him as that rare 1/10 gem. read more