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Built by a neighbor who thought the Triangle deserved better

Cary Sprinklers is a local, fully insured irrigation and drainage company — started for one simple reason: to be the honest, quality-first option this area was missing.

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★★★★★

Local & Insured

Owner-operated

100% Guarantee

+ 12-mo warranty

10+ Years Local

Serving the Triangle

Our story

Why I started Cary Sprinklers

I didn’t plan to start a sprinkler company. I started it because I got burned by one.

Before this was a business, I was the customer. I hired one of the big local irrigation outfits — and I got the runaround: overcharged, rushed, and handed off to crews who clearly didn’t care about the work or the people they were doing it for. The more neighbors I talked to, the more I heard the exact same story.

I live here. This is my town, and these are my neighbors. I knew the people in it deserved better than being treated like a number by a company that didn’t value good work or good people. So I built the company I wished I’d been able to call — one that answers the phone, shows up, does the job right the first time, and stands behind it.

That’s Cary Sprinklers. When you call, you’re not a ticket in a queue at some regional headquarters. You’re a neighbor — and we treat every yard like it’s on our own street.

— Adam K, FounderCary Sprinklers

Owner of Cary Sprinklers & French Drains at the shop in the Triangle, NC

“I knew my town and the people in it deserved better. So I built it.”

Cary Sprinklers technician repairing an irrigation valve in the Triangle, NC

What we stand for

Local, honest, and here for the long haul

The things that were missing when we were the customer are the things we build every job around.

01 · ACCOUNTABILITY

One team that owns the outcome

No rotating crews, no call center three counties away. You deal with the same local team from the quote to the final test, and we stand behind the work with a 100% guarantee.

02 · HONEST PRICING

Clear numbers, no surprises

You get upfront pricing before we start, and we hold to the number we quote. We fix what actually needs fixing — we won’t sell you a new system when a part will do.

03 · REAL LOCAL KNOW-HOW

We know how the Triangle waters

Cary’s reclaimed and potable water, Raleigh Water’s backflow rules, Wake County clay, and each town’s watering schedule are everyday work for us — not a first-time puzzle.

04 · QUALITY PARTS

The brands the trade trusts

We install and repair Hunter, Rain Bird, and Toro — from smart controllers to high-efficiency nozzles — so the fix lasts instead of failing again next season.

Cary Sprinklers team member in a branded shirt pulling irrigation wire and parts in the shop

Brands we service & install: Hunter · Rain Bird · Toro · Rachio · Irritrol · Hunter Hydrawise

Where we work

Serving Cary, Raleigh & Wake County

Local across the Triangle. Each town has its own sprinkler and irrigation repair pages, written for that town’s water rules.

Cary Raleigh Apex Morrisville Holly Springs Fuquay-Varina

How a job gets quoted

Quoting happens on your property, not over the phone from a description. On a repair call we run the system before pricing anything — every zone, even briefly — because the symptom that made you pick up the phone is frequently not the only thing going on, and diagnosing without pressurized lines is how homeowners end up paying for the same trip twice.

After that you hear what we found, what it takes to correct, and the number, before anything gets dug up or taken apart. When there’s a cheaper route that will hold, we say so. When there’s a cheaper route that won’t hold, we say that too, and the call is yours to make.

The quoted figure is the figure. The only thing that moves it is something genuinely unseeable from the surface — a second break underneath the first, a valve buried where no plan shows one, somebody’s old rush job hiding under the sod. If that turns up, work stops and you hear about it before another minute goes on the clock. Estimates are free, and an estimate here is a commitment rather than a range that grows once we’re in the ground.

Our work

Recent work around the Triangle

Sprinkler system running at golden hour across a healthy Triangle, NC lawn

Irrigation valve manifold rebuilt with new PVC and wiring during a repair in Cary, NC

Before-and-after of a backflow assembly repaired by Cary Sprinklers in Cary, NC

New brass backflow preventer installed on an irrigation line in Cary, NC by Cary Sprinklers & French Drains

Drainage trench installed along a sidewalk to move standing water in Cary, NC

Drainage trench dug along a brick home foundation for water management in Cary, NC

Close-up of color-coded zone wiring landed inside a Hunter irrigation controller in Cary, NC

Cary Sprinklers crew installing irrigation along a fence line by a pool in Cary, NC

Cary Sprinklers technician replacing a pop-up sprinkler head in a Cary, NC lawn

Purple reclaimed-water irrigation mainline repair in progress on a lawn in Cary, NC

Cary Sprinklers & French Drains service truck parked in a Triangle, NC neighborhood

Cary Sprinklers technician mounting an irrigation controller beside a home in Cary, NC

Reviews

What our Triangle neighbors say

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   Shahar Moscovits 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I’m so glad I found Cary Sprinklers! Adam, the owner, is incredibly friendly, honest, and straightforward.

He found several problems with our sprinkler system and was able to fix them for a very reasonable price. We had other companies come out who tried to upsell us on repairs costing thousands of dollars, so the difference was unbelievable.

I have some experience in this field myself, so I know how to evaluate vendors and recognize when someone is being honest and when they’re simply trying to sell you more work. Adam was clearly focused on actually solving the problems rather than taking advantage of us.

He saved us a tremendous amount of money, and we really appreciate it. Thank you so much, Adam, for your honesty, professionalism, and excellent work. Highly recommended!
  
 
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   cyndy White 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. This is the second time we have used Cary Sprinklers, and both times involved dirty digging and repairing complex leaks. The first was an underground valve leak and they put the dirt and our sod back as if it was their own home. The site around our second job by our backflow was also filled in nicely.
Adam the owner, Matt the estimator, and Colby the irrigation magician were all great to work with. We think our irrigation in our box came apart when TOC main busted and the extreme pressure of 200+ psi was too much. Matt did a thorough job looking at our issue, answering all my questions about the possible TOC main break playing a part, and giving quote for the time he felt it would take. Keep in mind, this is the type of small business where you need to be flexible on the time of arrival since prior jobs may put them behind. With this said, the crew will spend all the time needed to repair the issue you have at your home and not rush to make things just good enough. They want to make sure the repair is done to your satisfaction.
I texted Adam several times and he had a prompt response time. He was also prompt via email with a post work invoice question.  We recommend supporting Cary Sprinklers for the reasons above and because this is a small business growing roots in our community.
  
 
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   Matt Pickens 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Very fast service and Colby was very professional. Highly recommend using Cary Sprinklers.
  
 
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   Lynne 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Fantastic company!  I highly recommend Cary Sprinklers. They did a great job!
  
 
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   James Cleary 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Cary Sprinkler was easy to get an appointment online, they kept me informed every step of the way. The technician was on time, knowledgeable and personable. Would use again and recommend.
  
 
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   Beth K Mandell/Lerner 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Adam and Gerald showed up right on time and kept me updated with texts the night before and the day of with their ETA. I needed a new zone added for part of the yard that wasn’t getting enough water anymore, and they did a great job. Fair pricing, excellent communication, and very professional — I’m really happy with the result.
  
 
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   Kate Wotton 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. 5 stars — Highly recommend Cary Sprinklers!
We hired Cary Sprinklers to expand our existing irrigation system by extending one zone and adding a completely new zone. From the beginning, they were professional, knowledgeable, and very easy to work with.

What really impressed us was the equipment and efficiency. They used a Toro Dingo to trench the new lines, which allowed them to get the work done quickly and professionally while keeping the disruption to our yard to a minimum. The crew clearly knew what they were doing, and the installation was done right.

Adam took the time to explain what we needed and why, and the communication throughout the project was excellent. The new zones give us much better coverage of the property, and everything is working exactly as it should.

We couldn’t be happier with the finished system. The whole process was smooth, and the work exceeded our expectations. We would definitely use Cary Sprinklers again.
  
 
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   Beth Turkish 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Cary Sprinklers is amazing. Adam is professional, capable, and wonderful to do business with. We called him because we had trouble with our timer app and controller. It wasn’t a brand that he usually works with, but he figured it out and fixed it anyway. Additionally, his team did an amazing job removing this massive root to get a broken sprinkler out of the ground and replace it and even under budget! I’ve done business with a few sprinkler companies in my lifetime, and these guys are the best!!
They are honest, reliable, and very detail oriented. You will not be sorry if you call Cary Sprinklers.
  
 
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   John Donellan 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Adam came out and made adjustments to several unfamiliar sprinkler heads that had been causing some lawn coverage issues.  He worked quickly & efficiently to correct the issues to my satisfaction.  A very good experience!
  
 
  
  
 
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What the 12-month workmanship warranty covers — and what it doesn’t

Workmanship means our hands. For twelve months after we finish a job, if something we did fails because of the way we did it, we come back and correct it, and that visit costs you nothing. A fitting we glued that seeps. A head we set that settles. A splice we made that goes intermittent. A zone we re-nozzled that turns out uneven under a full run. All ours.

What it isn’t is a service contract on the whole system. It doesn’t cover a mower deck or an aeration machine taking off a head we installed dead level, a crew putting a shovel through a lateral next spring, a hard freeze on a system nobody asked us to blow out, or a component that simply fails on its own with no connection to anything we touched. Manufacturer coverage handles that last one, and we’ll help you use it.

Making a claim is simple: call and tell us what’s behaving oddly, and we come look. The satisfaction guarantee sits over the top of all of it — if the work isn’t right, then as far as we’re concerned it isn’t finished yet.

Six towns that don’t water alike

Our range covers Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, and Raleigh. You can drive corner to corner of that territory in well under an hour, which is the practical reason the person who quoted your job is the one who comes back for a warranty visit two summers later.

Those towns share a county and very little else where water is concerned. Cary and Morrisville both run on Town of Cary supply, with year-round alternate-day watering by odd and even address on potable water and an exemption for the purple-pipe reclaimed neighborhoods near the water reclamation facilities. Apex sits on the shared Cary–Apex supply and adds an irrigation permit to the list. Holly Springs will let you meter irrigation on its own line, so what goes on the lawn isn’t billed as sewer, and it tiers watering back in a drought. Fuquay-Varina stages restrictions too, and checks backflow every year. Raleigh Water keeps its own testing calendar and is particular about who performs the test.

Two identical houses on identical lots a few miles apart can owe different paperwork and be allowed to water on different days. Keeping all of that straight is just part of working here.

The work we talk people out of

A fair share of this job is telling homeowners they need less than they walked in asking for.

Whole-system replacement is the big one. A yard watering badly is usually a yard with sunk heads, mismatched nozzles, and a schedule nobody has touched in years — a day of work, not a rebuild. We’ll also argue against hanging another zone on a system already short of pressure, because the new zone will disappoint you and it’ll drag down the ones that currently work; splitting an overloaded zone is the honest answer there.

Smart controllers are worth owning, but not bolted onto a system with a leak in it. Automating a hidden fault just wastes water more punctually. And when somebody wants heads added to a corner that never dries out, more water is exactly the wrong prescription — that’s a drainage question, and irrigating it makes the situation worse.

We’ll tell you when the work isn’t ours at all, too. If the trouble sits on the house side of the meter, or in the water service itself, that’s a plumber’s job, and you’ll get told so instead of getting handed a quote.

Give a local company a shot

Repairs, installs, and drainage from a team that treats your yard like it’s on our own street. Upfront pricing, always.

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Local & insured
Upfront pricing — no surprises
100% guarantee + 12-month workmanship warranty