We recently renovated a home and finally prepping to get grass down once the weather starts to cool in the next few weeks. We have a rough site plan (attached) and we were hoping to get some advice on a sprinkler set up for the grass areas (in green in the image). There's no firm plan for the beds right now, so please, just ignore them.
For broader context, we are based in the Great Lakes area and we are reasonably handy, or at least willing to learn as we try. Still, for this first effort we figured it was worth working with a landscaper for various reasons that I'll spare everyone for now. They would love for us to spring for a $10K in ground system, but it seems like overkill for our needs. It also feels less flexible to changes in this plan over the first few years living and working in the yard here. So, all that's to say we want to explore cheaper less permanent options.
Like many things, irrigations definitely has a very deep end. That's cool and interesting, but also overwhelming. I'm sure 2-3 oscillating sprinklers and a commitment to moving them around would get the job done, but if a little more effort and research made our lives easier and our yard happier, we'd like to explore it. I also could be talked into an in ground system, but I would trust strangers on the internet more than the contractor on that.
Anyways, feel free to ask any follow up questions (and sorry if I missed some important details). Thanks for your help!
For broader context, we are based in the Great Lakes area and we are reasonably handy, or at least willing to learn as we try. Still, for this first effort we figured it was worth working with a landscaper for various reasons that I'll spare everyone for now. They would love for us to spring for a $10K in ground system, but it seems like overkill for our needs. It also feels less flexible to changes in this plan over the first few years living and working in the yard here. So, all that's to say we want to explore cheaper less permanent options.
Like many things, irrigations definitely has a very deep end. That's cool and interesting, but also overwhelming. I'm sure 2-3 oscillating sprinklers and a commitment to moving them around would get the job done, but if a little more effort and research made our lives easier and our yard happier, we'd like to explore it. I also could be talked into an in ground system, but I would trust strangers on the internet more than the contractor on that.
Anyways, feel free to ask any follow up questions (and sorry if I missed some important details). Thanks for your help!