Irrigation Maintenance & Winterization in Sugar Land, TX

Not the northern-style full blow-out — but the backflow preventer absolutely needs protection, and it's the one part of the system that sits above ground holding water. In the February 2021 freeze, cracked PVBs were the most common irrigation casualty in Fort Bend County: trapped water froze, expanded, and split the brass, turning a $81 winterization into a $585 replacement. Before a hard freeze we disassemble, drain, and reassemble the PVB; for the rest of winter an insulated bag and a working freeze sensor cover the occasional light frost.

Every visit starts with the same 5-point inspection we run on repair calls: backflow, valves, heads, controller, and zone-by-zone coverage. Then we do the physical work — straighten sunken and tilted heads, flush lines, clean clogged nozzles, adjust arcs so you're not watering the sidewalk — and reprogram the controller to match the season and your city's watering schedule. You get a written note on anything wearing out, priced from the price book, so nothing becomes a surprise emergency in August.

Twice a year is the sweet spot for our climate: a spring start-up before the St. Augustine growing season kicks in, and a pre-freeze visit to protect the backflow. Houston-area systems run nearly year-round, so they wear faster than systems up north that sleep four months — heads sink in clay soil, nozzles scale up with our hard water, and schedules that were right in May are wasteful by October. If you only do one visit, make it spring; if a hard freeze is forecast, call us for the backflow regardless.