Why Your Sprinklers Must Be Ready Before Sod
Your sprinkler system has to be in working condition before new sod goes down. Not after. Not next week. Before. New sod needs water immediately and consistently for two to four weeks. A broken zone, a cracked head, or no irrigation at all means your new lawn starts dying within days of installation.
We watched a customer spend thousands on thirty pallets for a corner lot with no working sprinkler system. They thought they could hand water it through a Jacksonville summer. You cannot be out there enough with a hose to keep that much sod alive at ninety-five degrees. A lot of that sod died and the money was wasted.
If your sprinkler system needs repair, that cost is part of your sod budget. Not a separate project — the same project. A basic inspection and repair runs a fraction of what the sod costs, and without it you are gambling the entire investment. We coordinate with irrigation contractors so the system is tested and ready the same day the sod goes down.
Going on vacation during a dry spell with no automatic irrigation? It is over. A zone stops working and you do not notice for three days in July? That section is gone. Budget for sprinklers from day one and you will not be replacing dead sod a month later.