Houston is not one irrigation market. A 1920s bungalow in the Heights on a 4-zone Rain Bird is a different job than a 12-zone Energy Corridor lot on Houston Water with a PVB that failed last year’s test. We diagnose against the utility, the soil, and the decade the pipe was buried — not a generic “Houston metro” script.
Inside the Loop we see galvanized leftovers, tree-root crushes along live oaks, and controllers stuffed in garages that flood in a tropical storm. West of 610 the laterals sit in classic Houston Black clay that heaves every August. Meyerland and Braeswood still carry Harvey-era repairs that were glued, not rebuilt. We carry swing joints, 1-inch laterals, and Hunter/Rain Bird nozzles on the truck because waiting on a parts run in 95°F is how lawns die.
Neighborhoods we actually run
The Heights, Montrose, Rice Military, Memorial, Tanglewood, Energy Corridor, Meyerland, Braeswood, West University (overflow), Oak Forest, Garden Oaks, and the 77077 / 77079 west-Houston grid. If you are on Houston Water or a small inner-city MUD, we already know which odd/even days apply.
What breaks on Houston city water
- Houston Water’s year-round conservation window (no irrigation 10 a.m.–6 p.m., two days a week by address) makes a stuck-open valve a ticket risk, not just a wet yard.
- Expansive clay tilts heads below grade so they spray into the turf instead of over it — it looks like a dead zone, not a broken head.
- Backflow preventers on potable taps must be tested annually for most residential irrigation in the city. We test, repair, and file.
- Freeze events (Feb 2021, Jan 2024) split above-grade brass. We rebuild PVBs and insulate them before the next front.
Services we run in this city
- Sprinkler head repair
- Zone valve repair
- Underground leak detection
- Controller programming
- Backflow testing
Questions we get here
Do you follow Houston Water’s watering days?
Yes. We program controllers to the City of Houston odd/even schedule and the 10 a.m.–6 p.m. blackout unless you are on a different utility. Hand-held hose exceptions are not how we set automatic systems.
Is there a trip charge inside Houston city limits?
No travel fee on our posted Houston map. If you are unsure, call with the ZIP — we confirm in 30 seconds.
Can you work around oak roots in Memorial?
We reroute laterals rather than cutting major roots. Memorial and Tanglewood jobs almost always need a swing-joint reset where clay and oak roots fought the original install.