Home Blog Chris Corney Chris Corney Chris Corney is a contributing author, bringing expertise and insights to help homeowners with their contracting needs. 116 Articles 3+ Years Articles by Chris Corney Should You Install a Sprinkler System Before or After the Driveway Is Poured? Before, if you can. A sleeve is an empty pipe set under the driveway before the concrete is poured, so... September 24, 2026 • 6 min read Can I Install My Own Sprinkler System, or Should I Hire a Pro? A hose-end or drip kit is a fair DIY job for a garden bed or a border. An in-ground sprinkler... September 17, 2026 • 6 min read How Is Irrigating an Acre Different From Irrigating a Regular Yard? Long pipe runs lose pressure, and your water supply can only water so much ground at one time. So a... September 10, 2026 • 5 min read Can You Price a Sprinkler System Without Seeing My Yard? You can get a ballpark price before a visit: posted averages start around $6.9k for a front lawn. The exact... September 3, 2026 • 5 min read Three Days or Two Weeks? What Decides Your Install Timeline Your first watering will happen while you are asleep. Find out what installation week really looks like, from the signed... August 27, 2026 • 6 min read The Question That Makes a Bad Installer Change the Subject A quote made without walking your property is a guess with a dollar sign. Learn what an assessment should cost... August 20, 2026 • 7 min read Four Questions That Separate a Local Outfit From a Brand One small crew, one surname, and a service list capped on purpose. See how a local outfit and a route-based... August 13, 2026 • 7 min read Findlay Will Pull Your Water Meter, and Two Companies Could Stop It The contractor who built your system can be gone in a month. Learn which questions separate a company that lasts... August 6, 2026 • 7 min read The 5 A.M. Sprinkler Leak You’ll Never See at Your Cottage That soggy or crispy lawn you find on your first trip out has a fix. Here is how a second-home... July 30, 2026 • 6 min read Inherited a Sprinkler System? This Is What to Do First That sprinkler system that came with the house could be an asset or a buried repair bill. Here's how to... July 23, 2026 • 6 min read 1 2 3 … 12 Next →
Should You Install a Sprinkler System Before or After the Driveway Is Poured? Before, if you can. A sleeve is an empty pipe set under the driveway before the concrete is poured, so... September 24, 2026 • 6 min read
Can I Install My Own Sprinkler System, or Should I Hire a Pro? A hose-end or drip kit is a fair DIY job for a garden bed or a border. An in-ground sprinkler... September 17, 2026 • 6 min read
How Is Irrigating an Acre Different From Irrigating a Regular Yard? Long pipe runs lose pressure, and your water supply can only water so much ground at one time. So a... September 10, 2026 • 5 min read
Can You Price a Sprinkler System Without Seeing My Yard? You can get a ballpark price before a visit: posted averages start around $6.9k for a front lawn. The exact... September 3, 2026 • 5 min read
Three Days or Two Weeks? What Decides Your Install Timeline Your first watering will happen while you are asleep. Find out what installation week really looks like, from the signed... August 27, 2026 • 6 min read
The Question That Makes a Bad Installer Change the Subject A quote made without walking your property is a guess with a dollar sign. Learn what an assessment should cost... August 20, 2026 • 7 min read
Four Questions That Separate a Local Outfit From a Brand One small crew, one surname, and a service list capped on purpose. See how a local outfit and a route-based... August 13, 2026 • 7 min read
Findlay Will Pull Your Water Meter, and Two Companies Could Stop It The contractor who built your system can be gone in a month. Learn which questions separate a company that lasts... August 6, 2026 • 7 min read
The 5 A.M. Sprinkler Leak You’ll Never See at Your Cottage That soggy or crispy lawn you find on your first trip out has a fix. Here is how a second-home... July 30, 2026 • 6 min read
Inherited a Sprinkler System? This Is What to Do First That sprinkler system that came with the house could be an asset or a buried repair bill. Here's how to... July 23, 2026 • 6 min read
