Pop-up spray heads watering a St. Augustine lawn in front of a red brick two-story house with black shutters, under a large live oak

Sprinkler Repair in University Park, TX

Wet spot in the parkway? A zone that will not come on, or will not shut off? We fix sprinkler systems in University Park, Highland Park, Preston Hollow and the streets around them. Call 469-902-9800 and tell us what you are seeing.

Call 469-902-9800 See what we fix

Leaks and broken heads
Dead or stuck zones
Controllers and wiring
Backflow testing and repair
Freeze damage

What we fix

Leaks and wet spotsSoggy grass, water in the street, a high water bill. We find the break and fix it.
Broken sprinkler headsGeysers, heads that do not pop up, heads spraying the house or the street.
Zone valvesA zone that will not turn on, will not turn off, or runs by itself.
Controllers and wiringBlank screen, error lights, zones that skip. Smart controller setup too.
Backflow testing and repairLeaking or cracked backflow device, test notices, freeze damage.
Freeze protectionShut-off, insulation and spring start-up so a hard freeze does not crack pipes.
Drip for bedsWater flower beds, shrubs and foundation plantings without overspray.
New systems and add-onsNew zones after a remodel or pool, or a full system for a new build.

Close-up of a black pop-up rotor head throwing a single stream of water over St. Augustine grass

Sprinkler repair for Park Cities yards

Most lawns in University Park have been watered by the same buried pipe for twenty or thirty years. Heads get stepped on, mowed over and swallowed by St. Augustine. Valve boxes fill with clay. The controller in the garage has been reprogrammed by three different owners. Then one zone stays brown, or the water bill jumps, and nobody knows where to start.

We start at the controller and walk every zone. Most repairs, like a broken head, a cracked fitting or a stuck valve, get done on the same visit.

Signs your sprinkler system needs repair

A soggy patch that never dries, or water running down the curb when the system is off. That usually means a cracked pipe or a valve that will not close.
One area stays brown while the rest of the lawn is fine. Often a clogged or broken head, a head sunk below the grass, or a valve that is not opening.
A geyser where a head used to be. The head or the riser under it snapped, often from a mower or a car tire at the parkway.
The controller is blank, beeping or skipping zones. Could be the controller, a power problem, or a cut wire.
A higher water bill with no change in how you water. Hidden leaks under the turf are common in our clay soil.
The backflow device is dripping or cracked, often after a freeze.

A spray head at the lawn edge spraying across a concrete sidewalk and leaving it wet

Why sprinkler systems break around here

University Park sits on the dark Blackland Prairie clay that covers much of Dallas County. It swells when wet and shrinks and cracks when dry, and every summer it pushes on buried pipe and fittings. Over the years that movement cracks old joints and tips valve boxes and heads out of line.

Add old live oaks and pecans with roots wrapped around lines, a steady run of remodels with crews trenching through yards, and the odd hard freeze, and you have most of the calls we get in a typical week.

Thick surface roots of a large tree spreading across a lawn, with cracked soil and a sprinkler head pushed sideways beside a root

How a repair visit works

Call 469-902-9800. Tell us what you see. We will ask a few questions so we come prepared.
We test the whole system. We run each zone from the controller, look at every head, and check the valves and the backflow device.
We explain what is wrong in plain words and tell you the price before we start. You decide.
We fix it and test it again. We run the zones with you so you can see the water where it should be.
We set the controller to fit the season and your city's watering rules.

Neighborhoods we serve

Sprinklers running on a row of front lawns along a wet sidewalk at dawn on a street of brick homes

We work in University Park (75205 and 75225), Highland Park, Preston Hollow, Bluffview, Greenway Parks, Devonshire and the M Streets. If you are nearby and not sure, just call and ask.

An old system is not a dead system

Pipe in the ground can last a long time. What wears out are the heads, valves and controllers, and those are replaceable. We will tell you when a repair makes sense and when it stops making sense. Texas requires most irrigation work to be done by or under a licensed irrigator, so ask for the license number on any visit, from us or anyone else. If you are weighing it, read repair or replace an old system.

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Questions people ask us

How fast can you come out?

Call 469-902-9800 and we will give you the next open time. If water is running and will not stop, we will walk you through shutting it off on the phone first so you are not wasting water while you wait.

Do you fix systems another company installed?

Yes. We work on all the common brands, including Rain Bird, Hunter, Toro, Irritrol and Rachio controllers, no matter who installed the system.

Will you tell me the price before you start?

Yes. After we find the problem we tell you what it is and what it costs. Nothing gets done until you say yes.

How do I shut my sprinklers off in an emergency?

Turn the controller to Off first. If water still runs, close the shut-off valve on the irrigation line, usually next to the backflow device near the house or in a box by the water meter. If you cannot find it, call us and we will help.

Sprinkler problem? Call and talk to a person.

Tell us what you are seeing: a wet spot, a dead zone, a geyser, a controller that will not turn on. We will tell you what it likely is and set a visit.

Call 469-902-9800