Highland Park asks more of an irrigator than the average Dallas yard — older service lines, towering live oaks with roots that don't tolerate trenching, and lots large enough that head-spacing math actually matters. We've installed precision sprinkler and drip systems for HP residents since 2015.
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Here's what we plan around.
Blackland clay. Highland Park sits on the same expansive Houston Black clay belt as the rest of east Dallas County. It holds water for days after a storm, then cracks open in summer. Shallow lateral lines crack with it. We trench deeper than spec and use swing-pipe risers at every head so seasonal soil movement doesn't shear nozzles off.
Mature live oaks, red oaks, and pecans. The neighborhood's signature tree canopy is also its biggest installation hazard. Live oaks especially have shallow feeder roots that fan out two and three times the dripline. We hand-dig inside critical root zones, never use a trencher under a mature canopy, and route mainlines around — not through — root flares.
1920s and 1930s homes. Many HP houses still have original copper or galvanized service lines. We measure pressure and flow at the hose bib before we spec the system, and we frequently recommend a new outdoor-only tap with its own pressure regulator and backflow preventer to keep the existing service untouched.
Big lots, exact head spacing. Many HP yards run a half-acre or more, with formal lawn on three sides of a circular drive — and there, head-to-head coverage is the difference between a green lawn and brown wedges. We design with matched precipitation rates and confirm spacing with a catch-cup test on every install.
Drip in beds, not spray. Established beds under mature trees do not want overhead spray — it wets trunks and encourages disease. We run pressure-compensating dripline at the root zone of every shrub and bedline tree, on its own zone.
What we install
Hunter MP rotators and PRS-spec spray bodies sized for HP's mix of formal lawn and shaded ground cover. Matched precipitation across every zone, swing-pipe risers throughout, and an industrial brass backflow preventer at the meter.
Pressure-compensating dripline routed under mulch, at root depth, on its own zone. Critical for HP's mature beds — protects bark from overhead wetting, halves outdoor water use, and keeps the canopy out of the spray pattern.
Rachio 3 or Hunter Hydrawise on every install, with weather-skip, soil-moisture inputs, and per-zone schedules tuned for blackland clay. Mounted somewhere you can actually reach — never behind boxes in the garage.
"Reasonably priced, responsive to maintenance requests, and takes the time to educate you. Most competitive and most knowledgeable — finished the install in one day and came back within 72 hours to fix a small issue. Highly recommend."
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Frequently asked
Yes. The Town of Highland Park requires a permit for any new irrigation installation, and the work must be performed or supervised by a licensed Texas irrigator. We pull the permit on every job under license LI0022106 and schedule the required inspection at completion. The permit fee is included in your written quote unless we specifically flag it as a pass-through cost.
Highland Park is full of legacy live oaks, red oaks, and pecans whose feeder roots sit just below the surface and reach far past the dripline. Inside critical root zones we hand-dig instead of trenching, route lines around — never through — major roots, and use root-aware drip rather than spray to deliver water without compacting soil or wetting trunks. We never place spray heads inside drip lines that would saturate the root flare.
Highland Park installs typically run higher than the Dallas average because the lots are larger, the trees demand more careful design, and many homes need an updated backflow preventer and pressure regulator due to older service lines. We give every quote in writing after a free in-person site visit, and the final invoice matches the estimate — no surprise change orders unless we hit something unexpected and you approve it in writing first.
Highland Park doesn't have a single town-wide HOA, but several streets and historic enclaves have architectural review boards or deed restrictions that govern visible exterior work. We provide all documentation a board typically asks for — license number, insurance certificate, permit copy, head and zone layout — and we're happy to revise our plan if the board requests setback changes. We've been through this process many times across the neighborhood.
Sí — Rigo and the entire crew are bilingual in English and Spanish. Quotes, walk-throughs, controller training, and warranty conversations are all available in either language. Hablamos español.
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Free in-person site visit. Written quote within 24 hours. Permit pulled, install booked, and we come back in year one for any adjustments at no charge.
