Irrigation System Installation in Metro Atlanta, GA

What a Proper Irrigation Install Actually Involves

Most homeowners have had the experience of calling a contractor who shows up, pulls out a standard parts list, and installs the same system they put in the last three houses. It looks fine on installation day and underperforms for years afterward. That's not how we work.

Every Atlanta Irrigation installation starts with a site assessment — not a sales call. We walk the property, measure the water pressure at the point of connection, assess the soil type and any grade changes, and document the existing plant material before we spec a single component. Metro Atlanta's red clay soil, which dominates the region from Fayette County through Gwinnett, has a notoriously low infiltration rate. Water applied faster than the soil can absorb it runs off — wasting water, creating erosion, and leaving dry spots despite the system running. Getting the precipitation rate right from the start is the difference between a system that works and one that looks like it works.

From the site assessment, we design a zone layout that separates turf from ornamental beds, shaded areas from sunny ones, and slopes from flat ground. Each zone runs at a precipitation rate matched to what the soil in that area can accept. We select head types based on the specific coverage geometry required — rotary heads for large turf areas, fixed spray for tight beds, drip emitters for ornamental plantings where overhead moisture creates problems. We size the mainline and lateral pipe for the pressure and flow the system actually requires, not for the minimum that would technically work.

Installation is done by our own licensed technicians. We trench, install, connect, and commission the system in a single visit for most residential properties. Before we leave, we walk you through the controller, run every zone together, and verify head-to-head coverage across the full property. You receive a written zone map and a programming guide specific to your system.

What's Included in Every Installation

• On-site assessment and water pressure test
• Custom zone layout designed to your property
• Licensed installation by Atlanta Irrigation technicians
• Backflow preventer installation and certification
• Smart controller installation (Rachio, Hunter Hydrawise, or Rain Bird)
• Full system commissioning and zone-by-zone walkthrough
• Written zone map and programming documentation
• Manufacturer warranty on all components

Properties We Install For

We install irrigation on residential properties of all sizes — from quarter-acre suburban lots in Kennesaw to 10-acre rural properties in Brooks and Turin. We work alongside landscapers and builders on new construction installs, and we design from scratch for existing properties that have never had irrigation. We also handle commercial irrigation for light commercial properties and HOA common areas on a case-by-case basis.

If your property is on a private well rather than municipal water, we start with a flow test before designing anything. Well-fed systems require engineering that's meaningfully different from municipal connections — oversizing a well-fed system is one of the most common and expensive irrigation mistakes we see in rural parts of our service area.

Smart Controllers — Standard on Every Install

Every system we install includes a smart controller as standard. Rachio, Hunter Hydrawise, and Rain Bird ESP-TM2 are our go-to platforms — all three connect to local weather data and automatically adjust your runtime schedule based on recent rainfall, temperature, and evapotranspiration rates. A properly configured smart controller typically reduces outdoor water usage by 30–50% compared to a fixed-schedule controller, and it eliminates the situation where your system runs during a rainstorm. Georgia's statewide outdoor watering restrictions and the drought-response restrictions implemented by individual county water authorities make smart scheduling not just convenient but practically necessary.