SideWRK is a cheap invoicing app for sprinkler technicians who work on the side.
It keeps every customer and property on file, sends the estimate and the invoice, and shows what you actually made on the repair.
SideWRK starts every sprinkler technician at these prices and does this math on every job you write up. Change any number.
What an Irrigation / Sprinklers job looks like in SideWRK.
The irrigation / sprinklers job as the app lays it out — your own cost sitting on it, and the estimate your customer approves from their phone.
Built for sprinkler and irrigation work — in one app
Flat-rate menu, not napkin math
Tap the service — startup, blowout, head replace, zone valve, controller install — and the price fills in. Bump the blowout for the zone count, and the number is set before you open the truck. Every price stays editable for the odd job.
Repairs ride on their own lines
The startup is quick money. The real value is the cracked head on zone 3 and the valve that won't close. Add each fix as its own line so the customer sees it, says yes, and you never fold a $145 valve into a $90 visit.
Two visits a year, on a reminder
A recurring plan puts every customer on a spring-startup and fall-blowout schedule, so the app pre-fills the next visit and reminds you before the season hits. Lock the route in before the first freeze instead of chasing it after.
Customers approve from their phone
Send a branded approval link. Your customer sees the estimate and taps Approve — logged with their name, the time, and the amount, so the scope is agreed before you charge the system or drop the compressor.
Get paid your way
Take a card or Apple Pay in the app, and the money goes to your own Stripe account on its normal payout schedule. Jobs flip to Paid the moment the balance hits zero.
Real profit, not just revenue
The heads, the valves, the controller, the compressor fuel — each carries a private "your cost" the customer never sees. The Money tab shows what the visit actually netted you after the parts bin, not just what you charged.
Irrigation / Sprinklers
The work this app was built around.
Estimate. Invoice. Get paid.
SideWRK runs the business side from your phone, on the job.
It keeps every customer and property on file, sends the estimate and the invoice, and shows what you actually made after costs.
From the valve box to "paid" in three steps
Write it up
Add the customer and the property — zone count, controller brand, backflow type, where the shutoff is — then the work: startup or blowout off the menu, plus any heads or valves you find. Send a branded estimate.
Send it
Text or email the estimate. The customer reviews it and taps Approve — authorization logged automatically, so the scope is agreed before you start.
Get paid
It becomes a numbered invoice with your details on it. Record payment, set the next-visit reminder, and your real profit lands in Money.
What should sprinkler work cost?
Irrigation leads with a service call or a seasonal visit, and repairs bill on top. Here's what the work runs in 2026, plus a free sprinkler repair calculator to price it.
Startups & blowouts
A spring startup or a fall blowout typically runs $60–$125, averaging near $90, with most pros pricing a base for up to about eight zones and adding $5–$10 a zone past that. It's quick, repeatable money — and the audition for the repairs you find.
Service calls & repairs
A diagnostic service call commonly runs $107–$211, and hourly rates land $75–$200. Heads, zone valves, and controllers bill on top as their own lines — the parts are cheap, so honest per-line pricing is where the profit actually lives.
Maintenance plans
A yearly maintenance agreement — startup, blowout, and a mid-season check — commonly runs $150–$400. That's two guaranteed visits booked before the season starts, which is how a route turns into a real business.
Sprinkler repair calculator
Pick the service, set the zone count — a startup, blowout, or repair price before you pop the first head.
The irrigation / sprinklers rate behind SideWRK's estimating defaults is $85/hr, with 70% of a typical ticket paying for time rather than materials. Both numbers come from our 2026 Side-Work Rate Report, which publishes the same figures for all 42 trades.
These tools run free right here — inside SideWRK they fill your estimate for you →
One plan. Every trade. $19.
There is one plan and this is it. The Irrigation / Sprinklers build you are looking at is one of 42, and every one of them is already switched on — no upgrade, no add-on. Pick up a different trade next month and the app switches with you. Your customers come with you — one book of people, every job you have ever done for them, whichever trade you had your hat on for that day. $190 a year if you pay yearly, which is two months free.
- Branded estimates & invoices
- License # on every invoice
- Customer approvals + photos
- Real profit tracking
- All 42 trades, switched on — not a bundle, not an add-on
- One customer list across every trade — the same person, every job you ever did for them
- Unlimited customers and jobs — no caps
- Real profit on every Irrigation / Sprinklers job, from your own private cost
- Irrigation / Sprinklers expenses, mileage and a year-end tax packet
- Your own Irrigation / Sprinklers page, work gallery and booking requests
- Card, Apple Pay, Venmo, Cash App — Zelle if your bank offers it — or cash
Nothing above is behind a higher tier. There is no higher tier.
The lawn’s cut.
Zone 3 has a dry head — same yard, same visit.
One app, every trade.
Every trade — all 42 on one $19/mo plan.
Add landscaping — you already mow the lawn.
The customer whose grass you cut every week is the same customer whose sprinklers need a spring startup and a fall blowout. Add both and you turn one weekly stop into a year-round account — mow through summer, start it up in spring, blow it out before the freeze. It runs the opposite peaks from snow removal too, so the calendar never goes quiet. Both trades are already in your plan — one login, one client list, nothing more to pay. Plans are month-to-month — add a trade for the season and drop back after, right from Billing.
SideWRK for Landscaping →Irrigation FAQ
What should I charge for a sprinkler winterization or blowout?
A blowout typically runs $60 to $125, with the average near $90 and small systems as low as $40. Most pros price a base for up to about eight zones, then add $5 to $10 a zone beyond that — a big system takes more air and more care not to over-pressurize, so it should cost more. Use the free sprinkler repair calculator to find your number.
What does a spring startup cost?
A spring startup and system test also lands around $60 to $125. You charge the system slowly, walk every zone, and adjust the heads. The money is in what you find — the winter-cracked head, the stuck valve, the controller nobody reset — so quote those repairs as their own lines instead of folding them into the visit.
Can I bill the diagnostic and the parts as separate lines?
Yes — lead with the service call or the startup, then add each head, valve, or controller as its own line with its own price. Every line carries a private cost, so you see real profit on the whole job, not just the total.
Is irrigation a good seasonal side business?
It has two peaks — spring startups and fall blowouts — so every customer on a reminder is two guaranteed visits a year plus the repairs in between. It pairs with landscaping since you already mow the lawn, and with snow removal or gutter cleaning to fill the calendar year-round.
How much does it cost?
SideWRK is $19/month — every trade, everything included. You start on the free plan: five jobs a rolling year, no card, and no expiry. Paying lifts every limit — $19 a month, or $190 a year.
Wondering what to charge? How to price Irrigation / Sprinklers jobs — with real numbers →
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