I use SprinklerMan for both starting up/blowing out our sprinkler system as well as fertilizing. The people that are sent out every year to start the system up actually check each zone for misaligned or damaged heads, and the repair costs for anything that needs replacing are always minimal (pretty much the cost of the part at Lowes).
Also, when they installed my system (11 zones over half an acre), I was given several options for cost vs efficiency, and their crew that showed up was professional and working at 6am. The estimate I had been given assured me that it would only take a day, and by 6pm, they were cleaning up and explaining the various features and capabilities of the controller.
The lawn fertilization is where I really have come to enjoy them. I always try to shop and hire local, and over the years it seems that lawn fertilization has become my annoyance. Whether it is Trugreen/Chemlawn, Scott's, or the local mom and pop shop, no one arrives on time. The treatments start a month late, then no one shows up for two months, and when I do call to inquire where they are, the services typically give me the same response - 'Oh, we were coming out in two days'. Then at the end of the year, I get three treatments in rapid succession.
Spinklerman shows up in the Spring as the ground is getting up to the proper temperature, their applications have the proper 6 week spacing, and when they complete the application, their staff cleans up the sidewalks and driveway of any excess.
In short, hire with confidence. read more