Calculating How Many Sprinklers You Need for Your Lawn

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In Southwest Florida, a sprinkler system is essential to maintaining a healthy, green lawn. If your home doesn’t have a sprinkler system – or it’s time for a new one – you’re sure to have many questions, such as how many sprinklers you need to cover your entire lawn.

An effective irrigation system should water every area of your lawn, without overshooting, as this eliminates water waste.

In order for this to happen, you must install the proper number of sprinkler heads. Here are some basic steps you can take to get a better idea of how many sprinklers you need for your lawn:

  • Measure the dimensions of your lawn and draw it to scale on a piece of graph paper
  • Learn more about the diameter of the circular spray pattern for the sprinklers you want to use
  • Sketch the locations of the sprinklers on the graph paper, adding in the diameter of the circular spray pattern to ensure proper coverage
  • Count the total number of sprinklers you need to cover your lawn

Tip: when calculating how many sprinklers to install, pay attention to areas that are more likely to get sprayed by two or more sprinklers. This will call for you to use different types of sprinkler heads, as you don’t want to oversaturate any one area of your lawn.

Does all this sound like a lot of work?

Rather than plan your own sprinkler system design, schedule a free consultation at your home. We will visit your home, measure your lawn, and provide you with a detailed quote based on our findings. When you leave the design and installation process up to our professionals, you can rest assured you end up with an effective and efficient sprinkler system that will keep your lawn healthy year-round.