A lawn care Columbia S.C. company ran into some very bad luck back on October 26. Some bad guys stole their living. Thieves took the Samuel’s family entire income when they stole their truck and trailer full of landscaping equipment.
As a small Columbia S.C. lawn care company, Vernon Samuel’s company, Top Notch Lawn Care, relied on his one landscape of rig of tools to support himself and his wife Lafabia. It was also the only source of income to pay for the breast cancer treatment that Lafabia is still undergoing.
“Just the idea of knowing now that our source of income has been taken away from us because I’m unable to work is heart-wrenching,” said Lafabia.
The Samuels have also done their part in looking for the stolen merchandise. “We also took it into our hands to ride around in the neighborhood to see if we locate our property,” said Lafabia. “However, we have not had any success with doing so.”
The Samuel’s may be down, but they are far from out. Their plight attracted the attention of a company that specializes in SEO services for companies involved in the lawn service field. Green industry marketing consultant, Craig Borglum, said “When I saw the story, my heart went out to them. Here is a hard working guy, just trying to make the bills, and also having to pay for expensive chemotherapy for his wife, and he gets his entire livelihood taken from him in one moment. As those of us involved in landscaper marking know, a website that ranks for your local business keywords is imperative in the new digital climate. We decided to help because we are uniquely qualified to do so. The SEO optimized lawn business website we built is already on the first page of Google, and we expect it to be number 1 in the next six months. When it gets to the top of the SERP’s for their keywords, we expect Top Notch Lawn Care to quickly recoup their losses.”
To see the Top Notch website, just click the following link;
Just like Atlanta, sprinkler system companies in Sarasota are very busy in July. Most will have a waiting list, and they will get there when they can. For that reason, it is a good idea to have your irrigation checked out in Florida in January before the dry season hits.
So, what should be included in this “lawn sprinkler tune up?”
Here is a quick check list:
Have the Sarasota sprinkler company check your controller first. Are your legal watering days programmed correctly for Sarasota County watering days? If so, that is a good first step. Next, let’s look at the watering times or zone duration. Are the different types of sprinkler heads set for different watering durations? If not, we have problems.
A quick “rule of thumb” is (and this varies do to nozzle size, sun/shade/ and many other things) the rotors (heads that turn) should run three times as long as the sprays (heads that don’t turn, sometimes called “misters”) and the drip (depending on type:jet sprays, bubblers, micro bugs, Netafim) should run for an hour.
As in all “rule of thumb” calculations) these guidelines are in place only to inform you of systems that are way out of whack, i.e: all zones are the same run time. The only way to truly understand all the variables involved in zone run times is to have a Landscape Irrigation Water Audit.
Sorry “tuna can” test advocates. Those results means almost nothing. Far better than the “cat food can test” is personal observation.
Who to Call for Lawn Sprinkler Repair in Sarasota FL?
Things to ask a Sarasota sprinkler company are:
1. Are you licensed with Sarasota County? If so, what is your license number?
New Office In Atlanta, GA? Yes we have outgrown our former location, and now have a new office at 1127 Fleetwood Drive, Atlanta, Ga 30316. We at Atlanta Sprinkler Repair would like to thank all of our wonderful customers for making us one of Atlanta’s largest irrigation repair company’s.
The demand for irrigation repair this year has been overwhelming, to say the least! We have have had so many customers that are willing to wait up to 3 weeks just to have us service their irrigation system. As in any business it is almost impossible to please everyone, but we are doing our very best to service our customers as fast as we can.
This week we will be adding two more technician (James & Michael) to the Atlanta Sprinkler Repair team. After interviewing many irrigation technicians, I know we have chosen the best men for the job. Our goal at Atlanta Sprinkler Repair is not to try and sell our customers on a service agreement for yearly service, but to simply repair your irrigation system for you.
I would like to take this time to remind everyone of the importance of water conservation. You should water the least amount as possible to build a stronger root system, and conserve our precious water resources. Please go to the link below to learn more about water conservation in Georgia. http://conservewatergeorgia.net/
Roswell, GA Lawn Sprinkler Service? Yes! Atlanta Sprinkler Repair services all of North Atlanta irrigation needs. We at ASR are constantly getting calls from new customers that have let their Landscaping company repair their irrigation system, with very bad results! It is not wise to trust something as expensive as your irrigation system to a landscaper that is learning as they go, on your dime. I have landscapers calling me all the time asking questions about how to repair one of their mistakes. Most landscaping companies think if you can change out a rotor or a spray-head that you are an Irrigation Technician. Nothing could be further from the truth! If you have ever looked inside of one of your valve boxes you will see elecrical wires running to them. Do you want someone that cuts grass, trims bushes, plants flowers and trees to work on the electrical wiring to irrigation system? NO! Please don’t let yourself fall for the line something along the lines of ” We can do irrigation repair” or ” We can do it all”. Don’t believe it for one minute!
In Roswell, GA this morning I had a landscaper call me, and wanted us to come out and repair an electrical problem that he caused, and tell the homeowner that we do work for him. I told him that he should’nt be doing irrigation work if he didn’t know what he was doing. He was in a desperate situation and needed it repaired quickly to satisfythe homeowner. I told him that the only way I would do it was if I dealt directly with the homeowner, without him”the landscaper” involved at all! I had a technician out to repair our “new customers” electrical problem within the hour. If you need your grass cut, hedges trimmed, flowers planted call a landscaper, but if you need irrigation repairs, call Atlanta Sprinkler Repair at 770-900-9862.
It has been a cold winter for Atlanta sprinklers. Even my friend Craig down at Sarasota sprinkler repair told me they had freezing weather this year. Due to the harsh winter, I’ve been repairing a lot of broken pipes and backflow preventers. I try to explain to folks that they should winterize their irrigation systems. Some listen, some don’t.
Spring is thankfully right around the corner. It will be time to watch the daffodils come up and plan for the hot summer that is sure to follow. Part of those plans should include preparing your lawn sprinklers so that you do not waste water or have to re-sod your grass in July due to poor coverage.
For those of you that like to DIY, here are some basics for tuning up your lawn sprinkler systems here in Atlanta.
First, turn on each irrigation zone and do a walk through. If you are inspecting a rotor zone, take the time to make sure every head is turning. Watch for overspray and adjust accordingly, especially along the road. If you are looking at a spray zone, pay close attention to the nozzle distribution pattern. If a pop up spray head seems partially clogged, tap it lightly with a screwdriver handle while it is operating. This will sometimes discharge the clog. If that does not work, nozzle replacement is your only option.
Next, look at the coverage. Each sprinkler head should throw water all the way to the adjoining sprinkler heads. This is known as “head to head” coverage. If the spacing is too far, I know some techniques that we could try before going to the expense of adding heads.
So here is to another summer in the great city of Atlanta. I hope, as my friend at Sarasota sprinkler repair likes to say “you are as happy as a Seagull with a French fry.”
Broken Irrigation and Lawn Sprinkler Pipes in Atlanta? Yes! It has been one of the coldest winters we have seen at Atlanta Sprinkler Repair in many years. With thousands of customers in the metropolitan Atlanta area, we where up to our ears trying to winterize all of their lawn sprinkler systems before winter set in. After seeing winter hit us early in 2009, our customers started scheduling winterization appointments with us around the end of Septemberof 2010. Now that we have had over a week of below freezing temperatures, many people that didn’t winterize their irrigation system are calling us to repair broken pipes and valves. So many may not even know that they have a problem until they start their system up in the spring. The electric valves could be damaged and when you start your system up for the first time in the spring it could stay on and not shut off at all, even when you turn it off at the controller. It could also irrigation electric valve leaking that is under ground in a valve box and you not notice it for some time.
Alpharetta, Roswell, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Johns Creek, Suwanee, Norcross and Buckhead Irrigation and Lawn Sprinkler Repair are our busiest areas of metropolitan Atlanta. If you have an irrigation system in the metro area of Atlanta, you must winterize it every year to avoid damage. You could easily have a leak in your Atlanta lawn sprinkler system and not know it till you get a $500.00 or more water bill. We at Atlanta Sprinkler Repair teach all of our customers how to maintain your irrigation system as part of our service. If you have any questions about your Irrigation Sprinkler System just give me a call, Michael Golden at 770/900-9862 and will be more than glad to help you.
Roswell Irrigation and Lawn Sprinkler Repair? Yes! You have definitely come to the right place for all of your irrigation and lawn sprinkler repairs. We at Atlanta Sprinkler Repair spend 80% of our time north of 400 and I-285, from Sandy Springs, to Dunwoody, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Suwanee, Duluth, Milton, Hopewell, and Cumming. So if you find yourself in need of any irrigation or lawn sprinkler repairs, we are the company for you. Call us from 7am till 7pm, 7 days a week. Yes! We also work on weekends and holidays. You can call me, Michael Golden 24/7 at 700-900-9862 and we will get you a technician out as soon as possible.
A winterization will help to keep your pipes and valves from being damaged due to freezing. A spring start-up will let you know that everything is working properly for the coming watering season. We will adjust all rotors, spray heads and look for any problems that you may have that you may never notice. And please remember to conserve water. For more information on conserving water go to: http://www.conserving-water.com/
Irrigation Repair In Atlanta? You came to the right place! We have been so busy at Atlanta Sprinkler Repair this year due to the fact that winter came to us earlier than normal. The past two years in Atlanta has been much colder that usual, and everyone that has had their Atlanta irrigation system winterized early are ahead of the game. So many people that thought it was not going to get cold enough in Metro Atlanta, GA this year, were caught rushing to get their Roswell irrigation system repaired or winterized. A simple phone call to Atlanta Lawn Sprinkler Repair (770-900-9862) can save hundreds or even thousands of dollars in sprinkler repairs in Atlanta. We work sun up till sundown 7 days a week in order to service our valued customers. So give me a call, Michael Golden at 770-900-9862, and I will help you solve your irrigation repair needs.
Roswell Irrigation and Lawn Sprinkler Repair? Yes! We are at your service at Atlanta Sprinkler Repair 770-900-9862. It is that time again to winterize your lawn sprinkler system in the metro Atlanta area. It’s a must that you winterize your irrigation system in Atlanta before winter sets in every year! A service call to Michael Golden at A.S.R. can save you many hundreds of dollars and thousands of gallons of precious water. Roswell and the surrounding area have been so kind to us for the last 6 years, and we would like to thank all of our customers for their business. We do ask everyone to conserve you water. To learn more about water conservation go to: http://www.sscwd.org/tips.html
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