A Good Irrigation System Is Math, Not Magic

Irrigation installation Kansas properties need starts with the math, not guesswork. Head spacing, pressure zones, precipitation rates, soil absorption — irrigation that actually works evenly across a property is closer to an engineering problem than a landscaping one. Get the math wrong and you end up with the classic result: one corner of the lawn drowning while another stays bone dry, both running off the same system.

We design zone by zone based on your property’s actual layout, plant material, and soil — sizing heads and setting run times around what’s really growing in each area instead of a one-size-fits-all schedule.

New Construction or Retrofit

Brand-new landscape, easy — irrigation goes in before anything else. Retrofitting into an established yard takes more care: trenching around existing roots and hardscape without tearing up what’s already there.

How We Size a System

Every design starts with a water source and pressure check — the available flow and pressure at your tap determines how many heads can run per zone before performance drops off. From there we map precipitation rate against soil type, since clay-heavy Kansas soil absorbs water more slowly than sandy soil and needs longer, less frequent run times to avoid runoff instead of short daily cycles that just sit on the surface.

Matching Heads and Zones to Sun and Shade

A front yard in full sun and a shaded north side of the house dry out at completely different rates, so we split them into separate zones with separate run times rather than lumping the whole lawn into one schedule. The same logic applies to turf versus beds — different precipitation rates and root depths mean they should almost never share a zone.

What’s Included

  • Zone design matched to plant material and sun exposure
  • Smart controllers with weather-based scheduling
  • Backflow prevention and pressure regulation

Call (620) 392-3226 or get a system design quote.

Typical Investment

$3,500 – $12,000

Full-yard systems sized to lot size and zone count. See full pricing guide →

Pricing — Irrigation Design & Installation

Small Project

$1,500 – $4,500

Up to 5 zones. Standard residential system with smart controller and professional heads.

Medium Project

$4,500 – $14,000

6–12 zones covering full property with drip zones for beds and spray zones for turf.

Large Project

$14,000 – $45,000+

12+ zones for commercial or large residential. Pump stations, main line taps, advanced controls.

All estimates are free. Contact us to schedule your on-site consultation. Serving Lyons, Great Bend, Hutchinson, Salina, Wichita and surrounding areas.

Smart Controllers Do the Fine-Tuning

A weather-based smart controller adjusts run times automatically based on recent rainfall and temperature, instead of running a fixed schedule through a week that didn’t need it. Paired with a properly zoned system, it’s the difference between a system that runs on autopilot and one that actually adapts to the season.