What Sprinkler Repair Costs in Maplewood and What Moves the Price
A repair is priced by the parts and labor the fix takes. Here is the typical range for the area and what moves it, before you call for a free estimate.
Free, no-obligation estimates. We quote the whole job before we start.
What sprinkler repair costs
A sprinkler repair is priced by the parts and labor the fix takes, and across the Minneapolis metro a typical repair can run $130 to $400.
Where your repair lands in that range comes down to what failed. A "nozzle", the tip that shapes the spray, that only needs cleaning or swapping takes a small part and little time. A cracked line under the turf takes digging, a fitting and sod work, and the labor shows in the price.
These are typical figures for the area, not our quote. The exact price for your system comes from the estimate, and the estimate is free.
Pricing by zone count and system size
Service is often priced in tiers by how many zones a system has, and systems over about 12 zones, pump systems and commercial systems cost more to service.
A "zone" is the group of heads one valve runs, the sprinkler section most owners know by its spot on the controller. A system is tested zone by zone, so every zone adds a valve to check and a run of heads to walk. Service quotes fall into these bands by zone count:
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1–7 zones
The first band and the lowest service quote.
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8–13 zones
The middle band. Once a system passes about 12 zones, it is charged more for service than an ordinary home system.
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14+ zones
The top band, for the biggest systems we service.
Two kinds of system cost more to service whatever the zone count:
- Pump systems. A system that draws from a lake or a well runs on a pump, and the pump is serviced along with the rest.
- Commercial properties. A commercial system is charged more for service than an ordinary residential one.
Want the figure for your own system?
Call and tell us what the lawn is doing, and how many zones the controller shows if you know. The estimate is free and carries no obligation.
We answer the phone or call back the same working day.
Trip fees and repairs before an inspection
Some providers add a trip fee for the visit, and any repairs an inspection needs first are billed at standard rates.
These are the charges that can sit beside the repair itself.
- A trip fee. Some providers add one to cover sending a technician to the property.
- Repairs at standard rates. An inspection needs a working system, so anything that has to be fixed first is billed at standard rates.
- Parts. The heads, nozzles, fittings or valve the fix calls for.
- Labor. The time to find the fault and make the repair, which grows when a line has to be dug up.
We quote the whole job before we start, so every charge is on the table before any work begins.
Repair costs against a new sprinkler system
Minor adjustments often fix the problem for far less than a new residential system, whose price depends on lot size and the number of zones.
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Repair what is broken
A system that stops watering well often needs a part or an adjustment, not a new install.
- A clogged or misaimed nozzle cleaned or re-aimed
- A broken head swapped for one of the same type
- A leaking joint or cracked line patched
- Run times reset on the "controller", the timer
Those are the checks the EPA WaterSense Sprinkler Spruce-Up guidance walks owners through: inspect, connect, direct and select, which comes down to finding broken heads, leaking joints and spray aimed off the lawn.
repair or replace your sprinkler systemReplace the whole system
A new residential system is the alternative to repairing an old one, and it costs far more.
- Priced by lot size and the number of zones
- New lines, valves, heads and controller
- Trenching across the lawn, then sod repair
It is the right call when a system is past saving, and the estimate tells you which side of that line yours is on.
Booking a sprinkler repair estimate
An estimate after we run your system zone by zone gives the price for your system, and it is free.
From the call to the number, it goes like this:
- Call us. Tell us what the lawn is doing and we set a time.
- We run it zone by zone. Each zone runs from the controller while we walk it and check the heads, valves and lines.
- You get the whole price. We quote the whole job before we start, with no surprise charges after.
- You decide. The estimate carries no obligation, and when the work is done we clean up.
What neighbors say after the repair
These are our Google reviews as the neighbors wrote them.
Glenn with Rainmakers Irrigation is super cool, awesome and trustworthy. We are in Woodbury and almost the whole block on our street goes to Rainmakers for sprinkler installation, general maintenance, winterization, and spring startups. Their services are top notch, responses are timely, and prices are affordable. I would recommend Rainmakers Irrigation to anyone who is out shopping for a service provider to install, expand, or service an irrigation system.
Absolutely great company to deal with .I was quoted by a different company that I needed a whole new irrigation system rainmakers came out and fixed a leak and replaced two sprinkler heads and got my system up and running and saved me $2700.00 dollars .if you need irrigation work done give them a call there an honest family owned local business.
Always responsive...Always Fast...Always done right. LOVE THESE GUYS.
Find out what your repair will cost
Call and describe what the system is doing. We run it zone by zone, find the fault and quote the whole job before we start.
- Free, no-obligation estimates
- No surprise charges after
- We show up when we say we will