Sprinklers — started, blown out, paid.
Every system on your route needs you twice a year — a spring startup when it wakes up, a fall blowout before the first freeze. SideWRK prices the visit off a flat-rate menu, adds the cracked heads and stuck valves you find as their own lines, and sends a branded invoice — so you run the route and let the app chase the paperwork.
See it in action
Tap a screen to open the live irrigation demo — the whole app, loaded with a sample business. No signup, nothing to install.
The lawn’s cut.
Zone 3 has a dry head — same yard, same visit.
One app, every trade.
Multi-Trade — $39/mo for all 42 trades.
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 in the app, or send a tap-to-pay request to Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, or Zelle — no merchant account, no waiting. 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.
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.
These tools run free right here — inside SideWRK they fill your estimate for you →
Irrigation / Sprinklers guides from the field
Written for the business side of the work — pricing, getting customers, and keeping them. Free to read, no signup.
One price. Every trade you run.
Single Trade
- Up to 100 customers, unlimited jobs
- Branded estimates & invoices
- License # on every invoice
- Customer approvals + photos
- Real profit tracking
Multi-Trade
- Everything in Single, plus:
- All trades unlocked
- In-app trade switcher
- One client list across trades
- For the do-it-all operator
Pro
- Everything in Multi-Trade, plus:
- Unlimited customers — Single & Multi cap at 100
- Your Google & Yelp review links on your public page
- AI estimate drafting — photos in, priced lines out
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. The Multi-Trade plan runs both trades from one login for $15/mo more than Single Trade, and one extra startup covers the difference for the year. 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?
Single Trade is $24/month for one trade. Multi-Trade is $39/month for every trade. Pro is $89/month for full-time operators. Every plan starts with 14 free days — no card required. You're only charged after you pick a plan. There's no permanent free tier.
Wondering what to charge? How to price Irrigation / Sprinklers jobs — with real numbers →
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