Nope… If your reticulation isn’t working then changing the battery will just be $9 down the drain. The battery is not responsible for the operation of the sprinklers. It simply helps to retain the settings when the power goes off. Your retic needs 24v if power to open the solenoids so changing a battery wont do the job. If it’s not working then it could be any one of a number of issues – but it won’t be the battery!
Read MoreLike everything in life, the preparation matters! When laying turf it matters to: – get a good thick layer of quality soil – ensure your retic covers all areas – screed the ground to dead level – spread fertiliser – water the ground Then lay turf… If you do all of the above you can expect an excellent result. If not then it may turn out lumpy or it may not have the same vigorous start that new lawn needs
Read More1. Make sure you can see the digital display on your controller. Winter is when most controllers die so this is always the first check. If it’s dead then give me a call! 2. Run a system test of each station and check that each sprinkler is popping up and that each nozzle is spraying as it should. If there are obvious leaks then it will need fixing sooner than later. Just a blocked nozzle or two you don’t need to worry about until it gets hot. 3. Check the settings on the controller and adjust the run times for […]
Read MoreIts that time of year when you can turn your sprinklers back on. Chances are that when you do you will find a few issues and that’s when you can make multiple trips to Bunnings and try to find the right parts you need – or – you can call us and we will fix any problem on the post often within an hour or so. We can give you a ballpark price before starting work, or we may choose to send a detailed written quote if it is a large job. We carry a full supply of virtually every […]
Read MoreYep – you can really stuff it up if you don’t know what you are doing! As with all jobs of this kind preparation is everything – after that its ‘green side up’… or so you’d think… But we have seen jobs where the landscaper obviously under-ordered on turf and just left a 100mm strip down the side of the yard. Or this one where rather than butting the edges up hard he just filled the gaps with soil. The turf will grow across, but its not what you want to see. A good lawn should be fit for […]
Read MoreHere’s a job I did this week. For some reason Youtube wouldn’t load the music with the video so its a silent movie 🙂 It was small front yard of retic and turf along with some soils supplied and spread. The pics are from a Phantom 3 Standard.
Read MoreThis is a little place in Yanchep where the owner has been doing a full renovation. The backyard was a complete mess, so he called us in to give it a real shake up. Here are the progress pics that show the difference that can be made in just two days. As you can see it was weed and sand with an old asbestos fence and a red brick wall… So we got a bobcat in to remove the weeds and the top layer of sand Once the dirt has been taken out its time to bring in some good […]
Read MoreWe don’t do a lot of work in Breakwater but last week we got out there and laid 320m of wintergreen after installing the reticulation the previous week. Some Hunter PGP ultras did the job off the bore.
Read MoreThis cooler weather is the perfect time to install some turf. It will grow well before winter, you can avoid the heat and your lawn will look great. Give us a call for a free quote. We can usually give you a pretty good estimate over the phone and then can measure up if we are looking like going ahead
Read MoreSo I quoted this job on Tuesday and as the client wanted to get it done asap I did it today instead of going surfing… The bobcat got there yesterday and dug out the sand and spread the soil. The retic was installed – two stations using precision nozzles as the water pressure was pretty average and one station wasn’t going to cut it. I didn’t even bother getting the trencher off the trailer for this one as the sand was soft and digging was easy. From there it was a case of screeding and laying the lawn. This is […]
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