Barnstable County irrigation company for Cape Cod properties
Rainfall Irrigation is a Barnstable County irrigation company for Cape Cod homes and associations, with systems planned for sand, salt air, and houses that sit empty part of the year. We install and care for sprinkler systems, landscape lighting, mosquito and tick control, and outdoor audio from the Upper Cape out to the Outer Cape.
Across the Upper, Mid, and Outer Cape
Our office is at 62 Main Street in Kingston, north of the Cape Cod Canal, and Cape Cod and the Islands are part of our service area.
Where Cape property owners usually start
Most Cape requests start with one of these, and all of our irrigation services are available here.
A new system
New construction, a renovated yard, or a lawn that has only ever had a hose. Zones are laid out around sun, shade, and sand, with drip for beds and hedges along the property line.
Seasonal care plans
Rainfall offers seasonal maintenance plans that keep a working system on a regular schedule of care.
Ticks at the yard edge
Deer ticks are common on Cape Cod, and they wait where lawn meets brush and leaf litter under pitch pine and oak. A MistAway system is built to treat that perimeter.
What Cape ground and weather change about the work
The Cape sits on deep deposits of coarse to medium sand. Water moves through it quickly, so a lawn can dry out a day after a long soak while the water has already gone below the roots. We plan zones so turf, beds, and shrubs are watered on their own schedules, with drip lines for plantings that need a slow, steady drink.
Near the water, salt spray settles on everything outdoors and wind pushes a fine spray off target. That affects where heads go, how far they throw, and how lighting fixtures and connections hold up, so parts that sit outside all year are chosen with that exposure in mind.
- One aquiferAll of the Cape's drinking water comes from one sole source aquifer, the same water your sprinklers use.
- Drought levelsMassachusetts declares drought levels by region, with Cape Cod as its own region, and higher levels come with guidance to cut back or stop nonessential outdoor watering.
- Local water rulesYour water system can add its own rules. A smart irrigation controller and a working rain sensor keep a system from running when it does not need to.
Opening and closing a part-year Cape property
State housing data counts more than a third of the homes in Barnstable County as seasonal, recreational, or occasional use, so many Cape systems run while the owner is somewhere else. That shapes how controllers are set, how lighting is planned, and why every system needs a spring start-up and a winterization.
Tap each item as you take care of it.
Opening checklist
Closing checklist
Lighting and sound for Cape decks, paths, and gardens
Landscape lighting makes decks, patios, steps, and walks usable after dark. We design and install low-voltage LED systems, and near the water the fixtures and connections face salt air and wind every day, so placement and materials matter more than they would inland.
For a home that sits closed through the winter, lighting on a timer is also a simple way to keep the property from looking empty. For owners who want the house decorated for the season, our holiday lighting service covers design, installation, maintenance, removal, and storage with commercial-grade LED lights.
Rainfall is a certified installer of AmbiSonic and TruAudio luxury outdoor audio systems for decks, patios, and pools.
Holiday lightingWhy Cape property owners call Rainfall
Rainfall Irrigation has been in business for 31 years. Our company leadership was formally trained through the UMass Stockbridge School of Agriculture, and the people working on your system are licensed technicians. The same range of work we do across all of our service areas is available on the Cape, so one call covers the whole property.
We work with homeowners, condominium associations, property managers, and commercial property owners.
We had Rainfall install a substantial irrigation system, and I cannot say enough good things about their quality, pricing, and communication. Thanks to the hardworking crew for giving us an amazing lawn.
Questions from Cape property owners
Something else about your Cape property? Call 781-679-1388, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Cape Cod and the Islands are part of our service area, which reaches 50 miles from our office in Kingston. Tell us where your property is when you reach out, and we will let you know how we can help.
At minimum, a spring start-up when the property opens and a winterization before the first hard freeze, because water left in the lines of an empty house can crack pipes, heads, and the backflow device. Rainfall also offers seasonal maintenance plans that keep a working system on a regular schedule of care.
They change with conditions. Massachusetts declares drought levels by region, including a Cape Cod region, and higher levels come with guidance to limit or stop nonessential outdoor watering. Your local water department or district can set its own rules as well, so check with them for what applies to your address right now.
Yes. We install MistAway mosquito and tick control systems, which treat the perimeter of the yard. On the Cape that perimeter is often where lawn gives way to brush, leaf litter, and pitch pine and oak woods, which is the kind of shaded edge deer ticks favor.
Tell us about your Cape property
Let us know where the property is, whether it is lived in year-round or part of the year, and what you need, from a new sprinkler system to a spring start-up or winterization. We will follow up with next steps.