The lawn irrigation company that builds your system and keeps it running
Rainfall Irrigation is a lawn irrigation company that designs, installs, repairs, and services irrigation systems for homes, associations, and commercial properties across the South Shore of Massachusetts. Our team handles the whole life of your system, from the first zone layout to the fall shutdown.
- New system design and installation
- Repairs to heads, valves, lines, and controllers
- Spring start-ups and fall winterization
- Smart controllers, rain sensors, and drip lines
- Licensed technicians
An irrigation system waters on schedule, so you do not have to
An irrigation system is a network of buried pipe, valves, and watering heads run by a controller.
The property is split into zones, and each zone waters for its own length of time on its own days. A sunny lawn, a shaded bed, and a vegetable garden all need different amounts, and zoning gives each one its share instead of one hose setting for everything. The people who design your system also supply and install the parts that go into it.
System design and installation
As a lawn sprinkler system contractor, we design and install complete systems: the zone layout, the pipe runs, the valves, and the spray heads and rotors that cover the lawn. The same crew comes back for repairs and seasonal service.
Controllers and rain sensors
As an irrigation equipment supplier, we supply and install the equipment that decides when water runs, including smart irrigation controllers and rain sensors, and we program the controller for your property before we leave.
Drip lines, parts, and upgrades
As a lawn irrigation equipment supplier, we provide drip irrigation systems for beds, high-quality sprinkler components for replacements, and upgrades for older systems.
Find the service that fits where your system is today
Every property sits at a different point. Some have no system yet, some have one that is acting up, and some have a system that works well and only needs its care each season. Start with the group that matches yours, and each service page explains the work in full.
New systems
For properties with no system, or one too worn out to be worth repairing.
Irrigation system installation
A full system designed around the whole property: lawn zones, drip lines for beds, the controller, and sensors, all planned together. The right choice when every area should be covered by one design.
Sprinkler system installation
Spray heads and rotors laid out so water reaches the whole lawn evenly, with heads spaced and zones sized for the water supply you have. The right choice when the lawn is the priority.
Repairs and upgrades
For a system that runs, but not the way it should.
Sprinkler repair
Heads that no longer pop up, a zone that will not turn on, a soggy patch that points to a broken line, or a controller that lost its program. We trace the cause and fix it.
Smart irrigation controller installation
Replace an old timer with a smart controller that adjusts watering as the weather changes. A good upgrade for a system that is sound but runs on a schedule nobody has touched in years.
Seasonal care
For a working system that has to be opened, checked, and closed every year.
Spring start-up
Water back on, every zone checked for winter damage, heads adjusted, and the controller set for the season.
Winterization
Water cleared from pipes, valves, and heads before the ground freezes, so ice cannot crack them over the winter.
Maintenance plans
Seasonal maintenance plans that keep a working system on a regular schedule of care.
Spray heads, rotors, and drip lines each have a job
Most systems use more than one type of watering head. The right mix depends on the size and shape of each area and what grows there. This is how we weigh each method when we lay out the zones on a property.
| Method | How it waters | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Spray heads | A fixed fan of water pops up from the ground and covers a short distance quickly. | Smaller lawn sections, narrow strips, and curved edges along walks and beds. |
| Rotors | One or more streams turn slowly across the area and reach much farther than a spray head. | Open, larger lawns where fewer heads can cover more ground. |
| Drip lines | Tubing with small emitters releases water slowly at the soil, right at the roots. | Garden beds, shrubs, foundation plantings, and containers. |
Controllers decide when water runs
A standard timer repeats the same schedule until someone changes it. A smart irrigation controller adjusts run times as the weather changes, so the system waters less during cool or rainy stretches and more when it turns hot and dry.
Rain sensors stop wasted cycles
A rain sensor is a small device mounted outdoors that tells the controller to skip watering after enough rain has fallen. It is one of the simplest ways to keep a system from running in the middle of a downpour.
How a Massachusetts year plays out on your system
Irrigation here runs on a calendar set by frost. The system sits empty through the winter, works hardest in midsummer, and has to be emptied again before the first hard freeze. Each season asks for something different.
- SpringAfter the ground thaws, the system is started up and checked before the heat arrives.
- SummerDry weeks are when the system matters most, and when a problem zone shows up fastest.
- FallBefore the first hard freeze, the system is winterized. Skipping it is the most common cause of spring repairs.
- WinterThe system rests. Any damage it takes shows up at start-up, which is why the spring check is worth doing properly.
Irrigation project by Rainfall IrrigationIrrigation for homes, associations, and commercial sites
Our crews cover a wide stretch of Southeastern Massachusetts; see the areas we serve.
Homes
For homeowners, the work ranges from a first system on a new build to replacing a tired one on an older house. We design around how you use the yard: where the kids play, where the garden goes, and which beds bake in the afternoon sun.
Associations and property managers
Condominium associations and property managers bring us larger sites with more zones and more people who notice when a zone stops working. A maintenance plan earns its place there, because problems get caught at scheduled visits instead of by residents.
Commercial properties
Commercial property owners, builders, and developers call us for new systems on new construction and for service on grounds that need to look cared for all season long.
From first call to a system you know how to run
Every system follows the same four steps, carried out by licensed technicians and managed by project manager Matthew Donovan.
Site visit
We walk the property with you and look at the lawn, the beds, the water source, and any system already in the ground.
Design and quote
We lay out the zones, choose spray heads, rotors, or drip for each area, and price the work before anything starts.
Installation
Licensed technicians install the pipe, valves, heads, and controller, working through the property zone by zone.
Testing and walkthrough
We run every zone with you, set the controller, and show you how to adjust it.
What customers ask us before they call
Not sure which service fits your property? Call 781-679-1388 during office hours and we will talk it through with you.
Spring rain is rarely the problem. Most Massachusetts summers bring dry stretches when a lawn without irrigation browns quickly, and hand watering seldom covers the whole yard evenly. An irrigation system with a rain sensor or smart controller waters through the dry weeks and holds off when the rain does the job.
Many people use the two terms for the same thing, and we install both. A sprinkler system usually means spray heads and rotors watering lawn areas. An irrigation system is the broader term and can also include drip lines for beds, smart controllers, and rain sensors, planned as one design.
Start-up happens in spring once the ground has thawed and hard freezes are behind us. Winterization happens in fall before the ground freezes, because water left in pipes, valves, and heads can freeze and crack them.
Yes. Along with homeowners, we work with property managers, condominium associations, commercial property owners, builders, and developers across the South Shore, Cape Cod and the Islands, Boston, and MetroWest.
Often, yes. If the pipe and valves are in good condition, an older system can take a smart irrigation controller, a rain sensor, new high-quality sprinkler components, or drip lines added for beds. We look at the whole system first and tell you plainly whether an upgrade or a new installation makes more sense.
Our customer resources page has a library of controller manuals. If you cannot find your model or want help changing the watering schedule, call us at 781-679-1388.
Tell us about your irrigation system, or the one you want
Whether you need a new system, a repair, or a season of care, send a few details about the property and we will follow up to talk through the options.