Irrigation system installations and underground sprinkler repair & renovations in Nanaimo. Experienced, reliable and professional irrigation services.
Irrigation
Creative By Design has been a leading irrigation design company throughout Nanaimo since 2005. We provide a full scope of underground sprinkler services as well as innovative irrigation design.
If you’re looking for irrigation system construction, renovations or repairs, our knowledgeable, reliable and professional team can help.
With 20 years of experience in irrigation, including construction, repairs and service, and our team can troubleshoot and fix any outdoor water problems you may have.
Specializing in professional Irrigation Service in your local Nanaimo community
Our team specializes in underground sprinkler services including repairs and renovations. We also provide construction of new irrigation systems, whether its drip irrigation, lawn rotors and sprays for vegetable gardens. While we may not be the cheapest irrigation contractor on the island, we do provide great products, peace of mind, high quality service work, which makes our prices worthwhile.
Our standards demand the highest quality parts from our local supplier and we build our systems to perform as efficiently as possible
Some of the benefits of installing a new underground sprinkler system include being a unique selling point when putting your home on the market in the future as well as daily time savings from hand watering, hose dragging reduction and fighting with inefficient hardware store sprinklers.
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Irrigation service & repair rates
Our irrigation service calls charged at $100 per hour, plus parts, this includes mobilization, office & travel time, and upto 60 minutes at your property
Irrigation repairs are charged at time plus materials, as we are unable to provide estimates for any sprinkler repairs/work due to the amount of troubleshooting and excavating
When time scheduling service appointments for clients, we may require more than one visit to complete the repairs. The majority of irrigation issues can be fixed without anyone being home, as long as water is available and the system is running, with exception of needing access for controller adjustments, if its located in the house. We do ask that clients are home for initial visit.
Appointments
You can reach us via phone or email when looking to schedule an appointment. Our office will take details (name, address phone number and email) and discuss appointment scheduling with you. Invoices are due on date its issued and late fee of 2% interest after every month it is over due.
Warranties
We provide a 1 year warranty for all parts and labour, and some products have longer warranties from the supplier. We do install Wi-Fi smart controllers, but due to communication complications with 2.4g and 5g ISP’s, we do charge extra for smart setups on home computers and phones.
Emergencies
Emergency service rates are $325 for the first hour, and $225 for each additional hour thereafter
Spring startups
We love to start up systems and make sure you have the perfect irrigation coverage, while maintaining water efficiency as well as healthy lawn and plants. Irrigation spring startups are charged at $120 plus parts and this will include pressurizing the system and checking head coverage, valve functionality, and check all zones for any damage/ repairs or adjustments. This covers 1 hour on site and travel time to 15 minutes outside of the city.
If we unable to complete all repairs within this visit, then an additional service appointment will be scheduled to complete the work, as well as separate invoice detailing work carried out on second visit.
Winterization
Winterization is a key part of every irrigation system, as just turning off and leaving it until spring often can cause expensive repairs. The winterization process involves an industrial compressor to purge the system of all water to prevent damage from pipes freezing. Our residential blowout services are charged at $15 per zone. Our scheduled visit will require a 50ft minimum parking spot for truck and compressor and covers up to 100ft hose connection, if additional air hoses are required, then they will be invoiced separately at $25 per additional 50ft hose required.
When we are doing winterization, we are unable to complete any sprinkler repair servicedue to the busy schedule, but our technician does make notes ready for the spring, when the repair can be completed
We are unable to offer commercial system blowouts at this time.
We do ask that irrigation blowouts are booked prior to September 30th, and paid promptly upon blowout completion. Our blowout technician will reach out to let you know when they will be in your area, and to confirm that the irrigation supply has been turned off inside the house.
Compare us to other local contractors
When looking for an irrigation installation and repair company in Nanaimo, BC, reliability, reputation, insurance, certification and price should be your main focus. Irrigation services are a very specialized position. We do provide competitive contractor quotes however our prices are based on years in the industry, certification and insurance, which we feel translates into fair value and service.
We also pride ourselves in staying up to date on local irrigation information and best install techniques provided by Rainbird and IIABC. This allows us to deal with problems efficiently and keep providing quality work and products.
How much does an irrigation system cost?
Our irrigation zones cost start at $1350 each, and this includes the controller, heads, pipe, wire, labour etc.
A small basic system installed at a new home front yard, without landscaping usually starts at $5400, providing 4 zones for a basic lawn and garden bed setup. Larger systems with more complicated systems 8-10 zones usually $10-14,000.
There are numerous factors to take into account when it comes to price. A few elements that will influence this, are as follows:
Dimensions
The quantity of lawn space, vegetable and garden beds
The gardens layout and slope soil circumstances
Tree species, sizes, and quantities
When we install new irrigation systems in a landscape, it is done with conduits under all hardscapes, to save the client money in future upgrades and repairs.
All irrigation systems require a point of connection either from the street or from the house. A point of connection can only be provided by a licensed plumber to meet local codes and bylaws. We install mandatory safety shutoffs and blowout connections on every system, as well as master valves, check valves and backflow prevention valves on any properties with slopes and retaining walls. All drip systems are fitted with pressure regulating valves and relevant water for system longevity.
Any property with heavy clay, poor access and rocky terrain may be adjusted from fixed zone price to time plus materials if the landscape requires trenching with heavy machine or jack hammering. All construction will require an onsite appointment to discuss system requirements, Point of Connection (P.o.C), clock location, number of areas (lawn, beds, vegetable gardens, trees etc) and perform a ‘gallons per minute’ pressure test.
If the P.o.C is not available at time of the appointment, then we can book an additional visit to get this information at no extra fee, after the plumber has provided the irrigation connection.
Controller
We will need a standard 110v electrical outlet for the irrigation controller, as well as a space close by, to mount it. The location needs to have direct access to the landscape/ground, so the irrigation zone wiring can be run to the valves and valve box. While we are able to drill through the foundations, concrete walkways attached to foundations make some wiring routes inaccessible
Irrigation insurance
Due to our irrigation insurance coverage, we only use local supplier bought materials and are unable to use client bought materials or reuse old parts.
