Juan has been a home inspector for 10 years and runs a successful home inspection company in Richmond, VA. He loves inspecting homes, but his real passion is educating home owners and newer inspectors ...

To help their lawns thrive, and to avoid mistakes everyone makes when watering their lawn, many homeowners choose to install sprinkler systems. These systems work by dispensing the perfect amount of ...

Calibrating or determining the rate of water your sprinkler system applies is an easy job. Here’s how to do it: Obtain 5 to 10 straight-sided empty cans such as tuna fish or soup cans. Place the ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. It is truly luxurious to have a garden where sprinklers and drip irrigation are already present, but that’s not the case for most people with gardens.

Spring is here, and homeowners are thinking about their landscaping. On average, 70% of water consumption at home is from the irrigation system. Let’s make sure our systems are optimized for maximum ...

If you’ve installed an automatic irrigation system in your lawn, you already know you’ve made a significant investment in your lawn’s health. Protect that investment by taking the proper steps to ...

Keeping up with watering your garden can be challenging, but installing a drip irrigation system can ensure your plants never go thirsty. Drip irrigation is a system of hoses, nozzles, sprinklers, and ...

It’s time to mothball the sprinkler system for another season. So do you really need to blow it out with compressed air? I don’t recommend it. Why? It’s vital during dry winters to water the lawn, ...

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DENVER — As the grass begins to turn green across the state, many are wondering when is the best time to turn on a sprinkler system. Denver Water recommends waiting until after the last freeze, ...

DENVER — As the grass begins to turn green across Colorado, many are wondering when the best time is to turn on a sprinkler system for the summer season. Denver's temperature could reach 85 degrees ...