Doing that exact thing right now. Builder installed front yard. I have done

Apr 21, 2016
3:29:08pm

jefurse All-American

the sprinkler system and sod is being delivered in a couple of weeks. Not too hard. But my yard, isn't that large.

Also, some plumbing places will design your sprinkler system for free.

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POLL: Should I install my own sprinkler system and lay my own topsoil and sod in

fattycoug

4/21/16 3:15pm

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Buffalo

4/21/16 3:18pm

I agree except go with sod. Heck, I did sprinklers at our first house while 8 mos. pregnant. True story, although a

soupie

4/21/16 3:19pm

I did it myself and mostly regret it. Our soil sucks, and even the trencher had

benny1982

4/21/16 3:19pm

THIS. I wish I would have put way more topsoil on the rocky parts of my yard.

Windward_Coug

4/21/16 3:33pm

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Buffalo

4/21/16 3:35pm

Everyone should do it once just to get that desire out of their system.

John Doe

4/21/16 3:22pm

The only part I'd do on my own is lay sod.

Alister Mackenzie

4/21/16 3:24pm

I paid some dude from Home Depot I think to dig the trenches. The new flex

Windward_Coug

4/21/16 3:28pm

Doing that exact thing right now. Builder installed front yard. I have done

jefurse

4/21/16 3:29pm

Sprinklers are not that difficult. Sod is easy, just a lot of work.

Dalux

4/21/16 3:35pm

Sod quality makes a huge difference in how hard it is to lay

Bill

4/21/16 5:08pm

Ha. Who installs a sprinkler system?

BYUMizzou

4/21/16 3:38pm

I dug trenches with a shovel and pickaxe. Talk about an idiot.

Hinta

4/21/16 3:51pm

Call the YM over make them lay the sod. Buy 4 or 5 Little Cesar's pizza

HasRo24

4/21/16 3:52pm

Sprinklers are on of the easiest DIY projects you can do in terms of not

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