Professional sprinkler system installation and repair in the Twin Cities helps your lawn and plantings receive the right amount of water throughout Minnesota’s growing season. We install new systems, repair existing equipment, upgrade smart controllers, and provide seasonal service using zones designed around your property.
Peak summer watering season — book a $149 mid-season tune-up before the heat stresses your lawn.
An effective irrigation system starts with understanding how water moves across your property. We evaluate the lawn, planting areas, sunlight, soil, slopes, water pressure, and existing equipment before recommending installation, repairs, or upgrades.
We walk the yard to check size, sun and shade, soil, and existing water pressure.
Free · 30 min
A custom zone map for front and back yard, garden beds, the smart controller, and sensor placement.
2–4 Days
Trenching, heads, and wiring go in, then we restore your lawn’s grade.
1–3 Days
Per-zone calibration, weather-aware scheduling, and the smartphone app set up before we leave.
Final Visit
Spring activation, a mid-season check, and fall winterization keep it running right.
Annual
Each sprinkler system is divided into zones based on turf, plant type, sunlight, soil, and water pressure. This allows each part of your property to receive an appropriate watering schedule instead of relying on one setting for every area.
Depends on yard size (most homes run 4–8 zones), smart-controller integration, and existing plumbing. A site evaluation is free before you commit to anything.
Spray heads and drip lines deliver water differently, so the right choice depends on what is being watered. Many properties benefit from a combined system that uses spray zones for open turf and drip zones for targeted watering around plants.
Spray and rotary heads distribute water across larger lawn areas. Proper head placement and zone calibration help provide even coverage while reducing dry spots, overspray, and water reaching sidewalks or driveways.
Drip irrigation delivers water slowly and directly near plant roots. It works well for shrubs, perennials, trees, containers, and narrow planting beds where broad spray coverage would waste water.
Which System Is Right for Your Property?
Most complete systems use both methods. We evaluate the lawn, plantings, sunlight, pressure, and soil before determining which areas need spray heads and which are better served by drip lines.
Sprinkler system costs depend on property size, existing plumbing, zone count, controller selection, access, and the condition of current equipment. We begin with a property evaluation and provide written pricing before installation or repair work starts.
SYSTEM WAKE-UP
Best for: waking the system up right after a Minnesota winter.
Booked every spring
FLAT RATE, UP TO 8 ZONES
Best for: systems that are over-watering, under-watering, or just feel off.
$149 flat, 1 hour included
BEFORE THE FIRST FREEZE
Best for: protecting every line, head, and valve before winter.
Booked every fall
All three visits use the same in-house crew — no subs, no re-explaining your system to someone new.
Smart controllers adjust watering schedules based on local weather instead of running on the same fixed timer every week. Combined with individual zone calibration, they help your lawn and plantings receive the water they need while reducing unnecessary use.
Most Minnesota homes over-water by 30 to 50% because a dumb timer doesn’t know it rained yesterday. We install Hunter Hydrawise and Rain Bird Wi-Fi controllers that pull live forecast data, skip watering when nature already did the work, and ramp up during heat waves. Every zone is calibrated on its own, not lumped onto one schedule. The savings show up on your very first water bill.
“Water bill dropped by a third the first month. Lawn looked better than ever. Wish I’d done this five summers ago.” — Twin Cities homeowner, year one post-install
Hunter Hydrawise and Rain Bird LNK Wi-Fi controllers pull live forecast data for your zip code. Rain expected tomorrow? Today’s run gets skipped automatically, and you can reprogram from your phone anywhere.
Hunter / Rain Bird certified
Front lawn, back lawn, garden beds, drip lines on perennials — each zone is tuned to its own plant type, sun exposure, and soil, not lumped onto a single timer.
Every zone tuned individually
Minnesota code requires annual backflow testing on residential sprinkler systems. It’s done in-house by our own licensed techs, so there’s no third-party inspector to schedule and no compliance gap to worry about.
In-house testing, MN-licensed
New whole-yard systems, drip upgrades, tune-ups, and seasonal service across the south metro.
Same-day answers, written pricing, and a crew that’s still here next season.
Every install or repair gets a written, itemized quote before we dig. What we quote is what you pay, barring what we find below ground.
The techs who design your zones are the same techs who install, tune, and service them, every visit, every season.
A local, family-owned crew serving the south metro, not a franchise dispatching whoever is available that day.
Questions about your specific yard? A 30-minute site evaluation is free, with no obligation.
North Ridge Outdoor Services provides sprinkler system installation, repair, and seasonal irrigation service from its Inver Grove Heights location. Our team serves residential properties across the south and east Twin Cities metro, subject to current route and appointment availability.
“We use them for all our landscaping needs including sprinkler repair and Winterization. We signed up for their Fertilization and Weed Control program and our lawn looks great. We have the best yard in the neighborhood!”
Donna D.
Multi-service client · Twin Cities
via Google
“We recently had a major landscaping renovation completed including railroad-tiered walls removed and replaced with large boulder walls, granite stairs, irrigation, sod and flowers. The entire team was amazing!”
J.T.
Major renovation client · Twin Cities
via Google
“They do all my fertilizing and my yard looks pristine and so green! All the neighbors are jealous!”
Deb R.
Twin Cities homeowner
via Google
Book your winterization appointment in September for an October service date. Minnesota systems should be blown out by mid-October, before the first hard freeze. We use professional-grade compressed air to clear every line, head, and valve.
Yes. We regularly upgrade older systems with smart controllers, more efficient spray heads, drip zones, and rain sensors, often without replacing the whole system, so you get better performance without a full rebuild.
A typical residential system runs $3,500 to $8,500, depending on yard size, zone count, and features. Smart controllers and drip zones add to the upfront cost but usually pay for themselves in water savings within a few seasons.
Yes. We install and recommend Wi-Fi controllers from Hunter Hydrawise, Rain Bird, and Rachio. They connect to your home network and automatically adjust watering based on local forecasts, soil conditions, and plant needs, all from your phone.
At minimum, a spring start-up and a fall winterization every year. A mid-season tune-up catches drift early — misaligned heads, worn nozzles, a controller schedule that’s fallen out of date. Smart controllers mostly self-adjust, but a technician should still verify coverage as your landscape grows.
Irrigation is the system. These services make the most of it — same crew, bundled pricing.
Weekly mowing and fertilization programs put your smart-watered lawn’s full potential to work.
NO LOCK-IN
Planning a new patio or plantings? Our design team lays out beds and hardscape around your existing zones.
5-YR WARRANTY
Bundle lighting during your irrigation install for cleaner wire runs and pre-planned zones.
15-YR WARRANTY
Schedule a property evaluation to identify coverage problems, equipment concerns, or opportunities for a more efficient system. Contact us today for recommendations and written pricing for sprinkler installation, repair, upgrades, or seasonal service.
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10982 Clark Road
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
Mon-Fri: 7am-6pm
Sat: 8am-4pm | Sun: Closed
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