Soft-cover landscaping access issues. Protect your sprinkler controls from being lost.
Fresh bark mulch is being layered deep, gravel beds are being installed, or aggressive ground cover plants are being added.
The irrigation system valve boxes. These house the solenoids that turn your sprinkler zones on and off.
Look for green or purple rectangular plastic lids flush with the soil, usually near the foundation, water meter, or clustered in flower beds. Ask the previous owner or the company that winters the system.
Valve boxes easily sink over time. If a previous landscaper put 2 inches of mulch over a sunken box, it will completely disappear until a leak forces you to find it.
When a sprinkler zone refuses to shut off, you must access the valve to turn it off manually or replace the solenoid. If the box is lost under gravel or a new pathway, you will pay hourly rates for an irrigation tech to blindly track the wire with a wand, digging up the yard until they find it.
Before adding large volumes of mulch, decorative rock, or hardscaping over existing garden beds where valves are typically hidden.
Contact an Irrigation Specialist or Landscaper to raise or locate boxes before you cover.
Call 877-735-2796 to connect with local specialists