You water for twenty minutes and half the lawn still browns out by August, while a geyser in the flower bed soaks the sidewalk. Tomball soil and Houston heat are hard on a sprinkler system, and a bad one quietly wastes water every single cycle. Apex Landscape & Construction is a family-owned, licensed landscape contractor serving Tomball and the Greater Houston area, and we install and repair irrigation so your yard gets even, honest coverage. Insured and bonded, same day service available, and the consultation costs you nothing.
What irrigation system installation and repair involves
A good irrigation system is really a plan before it's a pipe. We start by walking your property — front beds, back lawn, side yards, that stretch under the oak that never dries out — and mapping how water actually moves across it. Then we zone it. Turf gets rotors or spray heads sized for the run. Beds and foundation plantings usually get drip line, because soaking roots beats misting leaves in a Tomball summer.
Installation means trenching the mainline and laterals, setting valves in accessible boxes, running wire to a controller, installing a backflow preventer, and setting heads at the right grade so they pop clean above the turf and seat flush when they shut off. Then we run every zone and adjust arcs and nozzles until head-to-head coverage is real, not theoretical.
Repair work is diagnostic. Broken heads, cracked laterals from root pressure or a shovel, a solenoid that won't open, a controller that lost its program, a leaking valve that keeps a zone weeping. We isolate the zone, dig only what we need to, replace the failed component, and pressure-test before we backfill and set the sod back down.
Why Apex Landscape & Construction for irrigation in Tomball
- Licensed landscape contractor, insured and bonded — irrigation work involves your water supply and your backflow preventer, and you should know who's touching it.
- 10-year warranty on our work, plus check-back calls after the job. We don't disappear once the trench is closed.
- Same day service and 24/7 emergency availability, because a stuck valve at 9pm is a flooded yard by morning.
- Zoning built around your actual plantings — drip for beds, matched-precipitation heads for turf, so one zone isn't drowning while another starves.
- We design irrigation alongside the rest of the yard. Sleeving under new paver walkways and coordinating with drainage solutions happens at the same time, not after somebody cuts a line.
- 5-star reviewed, family owned, and no job is too small — a single broken head is still worth a call.
Our irrigation installation and repair process
- Free consultation. We come out to your Tomball property, listen to what's frustrating you, and look at grade, sun exposure, existing plantings, and your water source.
- Site walk and system audit. On existing systems we run every zone and mark heads that are broken, sunk, tilted, blocked, or throwing onto the driveway. On new installs we measure and sketch zones.
- Written plan and quote. Zone-by-zone layout, head and nozzle types, controller, backflow, and a clear number — no surprises added later.
- Utility locates and staging. Lines get located before anything goes in the ground, and we mark head positions so you can see the layout before we trench.
- Install or repair. Trenching, mainline and laterals, valve boxes, wiring, backflow preventer, heads set to grade — or targeted excavation and component replacement on a repair.
- Test, tune, and program. Every zone runs while we're standing there. Arcs adjusted, nozzles swapped where throw is short, controller programmed to a seasonal schedule that suits your landscaping.
- Walkthrough and check-back. We show you the controller, the shutoff, and the valve boxes. Then we call you after the system has run a few weeks to see how it's holding up.
What irrigation installation and repair typically costs
Estimates range based on the size of the property, how many zones the layout needs, water pressure and meter size, soil and root conditions along the trench lines, and whether we're installing fresh or working around an existing system. A single broken spray head is a small, quick fix. A full multi-zone install on a large Tomball lot with mature trees, drip in the beds, and a smart controller sits at the other end of the range. Repairs are priced on what we actually find — we diagnose first, tell you what failed, and quote before we replace anything.
Quotes include design, materials, labor, testing, and controller programming. Permits or utility requirements, if your jurisdiction calls for them, are called out separately. Our work carries a 10-year warranty. New clients get 10% off, military and first responders get 10% off, and seasonal quarterly discounts of 15% rotate through the Houston area by region. The consultation and estimate are free.
Service areas we cover
- Tomball
- Magnolia
- Spring
- The Woodlands
- Cypress
- Klein
- Waller
- Katy
- Houston and surrounding communities within 35 miles
Frequently asked questions
How many zones does my yard need?
It depends on your water pressure and flow more than your square footage. Each zone can only run as many heads as your supply will feed at proper pressure. A typical Tomball residential lot often lands in the four-to-eight zone range, and we confirm it by measuring pressure and flow at your meter during the consultation.
Can you repair a system somebody else installed?
Yes. A lot of our repair work is on existing systems. We'll audit what's there, tell you honestly what's worth repairing and what's failing across the board, and give you both options.
Why is one part of my lawn always brown?
Usually coverage, not watering time. Sunken or tilted heads, a clogged nozzle, mismatched nozzle types in the same zone, or heads spaced too far apart all create dry spots. Running the clock longer just overwaters everywhere else. We fix the coverage instead.
Should I add drip irrigation to my beds?
In most Tomball yards, yes. Drip puts water at the root zone, keeps foliage dry, and cuts evaporation loss during Houston summers. It also lets beds run on a different schedule than turf, which is how it should be.
Do you install smart or Wi-Fi controllers?
We do, and we program them and show you how to use them before we leave. Weather-based scheduling is one of the easiest ways to stop paying for water your yard didn't need.
Can irrigation be installed after my landscaping is already done?
It can. We trench carefully, work around established plantings and hardscape, and restore sod and beds when we backfill. That said, if you're planning other work, doing irrigation at the same time is cleaner and cheaper.
Let's get your yard watered right
You've got a picture in your head of a yard that stays green without you dragging a hose around on a Saturday. Our job is to build it and then stay in the picture — 10-year warranty, check-back calls, and a crew that answers the phone. Call +17134876037 or reach out for your free consultation on irrigation installation or repair in Tomball, TX. No project is too small, and the estimate costs you nothing.