Keeping a lawn green on Long Island takes more water than most people expect, and a hose with an oscillating sprinkler on the end only gets you so far. You soak one corner, forget another, and by the middle of July the far side of the yard has gone crispy while the spot near the spigot stays soft. L.I. Sprinkler & Gutter Corp handles new lawn sprinkler system installation across Levittown, NY, and the surrounding communities, putting in systems that reach every square foot on a schedule you set once and then leave alone.
L.I. Sprinkler & Gutter Corp is a residential lawn sprinkler system contractor founded in 2010 and based in Levittown, NY. Owner Jay Hurtado spent more than twenty years in the irrigation trade before opening the doors, and the company now services between 600 and 700 sprinkler accounts throughout Nassau County, including Hicksville, Massapequa, Bethpage, Wantagh, Plainview, and East Meadow. Our new lawn sprinkler system installation covers the full scope of a ground-up build, from site measurement and trenching through valve, head, and controller setup, using Hunter, Irritrol, and K-Ring components backed by a two-year workmanship warranty.
Homeowners call us in midsummer with some version of the same story. The lawn looked decent in May, patches started thinning out in June, and now there's a section near the driveway that has gone straight to brown no matter how long the sprinkler sits on it.
Hand watering falls short for a few reasons at once. A portable sprinkler throws most of its water in a tight band, so the ground right around it gets drenched while everything farther out receives a fraction of what it needs. Sandy Long Island soil drains quickly, too, which means a shallow soak either evaporates or sinks past the root zone before the grass can use it. Factor in the evenings you're not home and the afternoons it runs in full sun, and the lawn never gets anything close to a steady drink.
A permanent system fixes the coverage problem from the ground up. We start by measuring the property and noting where the sun sits longest, where water tends to run off, and how the beds and turf areas break up the yard. From there the lawn gets divided into zones, pipe and valves get sized to hold pressure across each one, and heads go in at spacing that lets every spray pattern reach its neighbor. The controller gets mounted somewhere you can actually reach and programmed to run before sunrise, when evaporation is at its lowest.
Coverage evens out within a couple of weeks, and the difference is usually obvious from the curb. Water lands on grass instead of pavement, the dry rings between old sprinkler positions fill back in, and watering stops being something you think about. Plenty of customers tell us the time they got back was worth as much as the lawn itself.
Here's what changes once a permanent system goes in the ground.
Head spacing gets calculated so the spray from each one overlaps the next, which eliminates the dry rings that show up when portable sprinklers get moved around a lawn. Different areas call for different heads, whether that means rotors on open turf or spray heads along a narrow strip by the fence.
Once the controller is programmed, the system runs on its own whether you're home, at work, or away for a long weekend. Early morning start times let the water soak in rather than burn off in the afternoon heat.
Targeted zones deliver what each section needs instead of running the same amount everywhere. Pressure-regulated heads and efficient nozzles cut down on misting and runoff, and that shows up on the bill within a season or two.
Hunter, Irritrol, and K-Ring parts go into every build, and those manufacturers keep components available for years. Replacements stay easy to source whenever something eventually needs attention.
Every new lawn sprinkler system installation we complete carries a two-year workmanship warranty. If something we put in fails because of how it was installed, we come back and make it right.
A new build often overlaps with the other services we provide, and these are the ones homeowners ask about most.
Weather-based controllers pull local forecast data and adjust run times without anyone touching the panel. Adding smart sprinkler controller installation to a new build costs very little extra at the time of the job and starts saving water immediately.
Layout determines how well a system performs long before any pipe goes in the ground. Our sprinkler system design and zoning work maps the property, groups areas with matching water needs, and produces the plan the installation follows.
Everything we do on the irrigation side falls under sprinkler installation, from full new builds to adding a zone onto an existing setup. Take a look if you want the broader picture of how we approach this work.
A few things tend to come up when customers explain why they picked us.
Jay Hurtado opened the business in 2010 after two decades of working in irrigation, and we've stayed local the whole time. Knowing how these lots drain and what the soil does here saves time on every job.
Homes are the entire focus, so you're never waiting behind a commercial contract to get on the calendar. Spring gets busy for everyone in this trade, and we schedule accordingly.
Have us walk the property, talk through the options, and put a number on paper without owing a dime. Nobody follows up with pressure either way.
Some yards call for a full system and others need considerably less than the homeowner expected. We'll tell you which one you're looking at before anybody mentions price.
Our work shows up on HomeAdvisor and Nextdoor, where neighbors around Nassau County have written about how their projects went. Word of mouth has driven most of our growth since 2010.
Most properties around here sit on a quarter acre or less, and those usually wrap up in a single day. Larger lots out in Brookville or Old Bethpage can stretch into a second day depending on the zone count and how far the water source sits from the far corners.
Trenching leaves narrow lines rather than open ground, and we pull the sod back and replace it as we go. Two or three weeks of normal watering usually hides the seams completely.
Yes. Any system tied into the public water supply needs a backflow prevention device, which keeps whatever sits in the irrigation lines from reaching your drinking water. We install the correct assembly as part of every new build.
Spring and fall both work well, though spring books up quickly once the weather turns. Fall installs have the advantage of workable ground and leave you ready to go the moment the next season starts.
Lot size, water pressure, and the layout of the property all factor in, though a typical Levittown yard lands somewhere between four and eight. We calculate it during the walk-through so you know the number before anything gets ordered.
FAQs reviewed by Jay Hurtado, owner of L.I. Sprinkler & Gutter Corp and an experienced local lawn sprinkler system contractor.
Getting a real number starts with somebody standing in your grass and looking at it. Call L.I. Sprinkler & Gutter Corp and we'll come measure things up, then lay out exactly what a system would involve.
Business Name: L.I. Sprinkler & Gutter Corp
Address: Levittown, NY, 11756
Phone: 516-225-5553
Business Hours:
Mon - Sat: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sun: Closed
2 Year Workmanship Warranty