Specializing in Irrigation, Drainage & Outdoor Lighting
Specializing in Irrigation, Drainage & Outdoor Lighting
It is our goal to provide you with the best quality service and technical expertise available for your area.
The owner, Rob Nicopolis is a Licensed NC Irrigation Sprinkler Contractor and Certified Backflow Tester. He takes pride in his work and with an extensive number of years in the industry; he is well-known and has received multiple reviews from satisfied clients. You may find these both on our website as well as on Home Advisor and Yelp.
We look forward to maintaining a continuous relationship with you for years to come.
We service Apex Cary Chapel Hill & Holly Springs & New Hill NC.
We have recently expanded! View our Drainage Website- rainorshinedrainage.com for information and pictures of our excellent drainage installations and French Drain systems. Fully licensed, bonded and insured Landscaping Contractor
Contact us today to schedule a free estimate to install, maintain or repair your Irrigation System, Outdoor Lighting, or Drainage System. Locally operated. We take pride in our work and strive to provide services that will last for years to come. Many of our newest clients come to us by referral. We can be reached by phone/text or email.
We have used Rob and his team on 2 projects. One was to install a drainage system between our house and a neighbors house, tying in multiple downspouts and adding several drains in the yard and carrying the water 100 feet down a slope. There was a great deal of water that was flowing and they effectively addressed the problem with a well designed solution that had more capacity than other quotes we received. They were very careful and preserved the grass we had so that in a few weeks you could not see the work had been done. As it turned out the extra capacity was critical as the water flow was greater than I had fully realized (they used a 6 inch main drain vs all other quote that had only a 4 inch main drain). A few months later we asked them to come back and install a channel drain in our driveway. They cut the concrete, installed the channel drain, connected it to a downspout and tied it into the earlier drainage system they installed. All of their work has more than met our expectations (which were quite high). From our perspective their solutions were well thought out and well executed. Thankfully we listened to his recommendation for a 6 inch drain backbone. We highly recommend this company!
Approved Back Flow Tester for our coverage area of
Apex, Cary, New Hill, Holly Springs, and Chapel Hill.
We are Bonded and Fully Insured. For testing please provide us with your CCN#/Group # or a copy of the request that you have received from your municipality.
Our owner, Rob Nicopolis, is a NC licensed and insured landscaping and Drainage Specialist irrigation contractor. We can design, install, optimize, and repair drainage and waterproofing systems to keep your home and yard healthy.
Rob can recommend a solution to dry out your wet yard with a new drainage system.
Let us keep your home and yard dry with drainage services that ensure proper water run-off. Poor and improper drainage around your home puts you at risk of spending thousands of dollars to repair serious foundation damage. Standing water issues, foundation water damage, and flooded yards are no match for our innovative solutions.
I called Rob after I had already gone thru frustration with a company with a very similar name. But don't be fooled. I had to have this company, go back and fix what the other guy didn't do right.
The one you need to call is Rain or Shine irrigation.
Rob noticed that the first company put in older mechanical equipment, not new ones. Also, they paired up a 1" line, with a 3/4" line... just to get the job done. It was never working right. The drip systems that were put in nearly ruined two trees, because they had the spray shooting a fierce jet of water about 2 inches from the small tree. Rob fixed all of that, for a much better price. He is the fellow you need to call. He will show up when he says, and get the work done and it will be done right.
By adding a Solar Sync™ to your Hunter controller, it transforms into a smart controller using local weather conditions to tailor watering schedules to actual conditions on the site. A Hunter controller with Solar Sync has been independently proven to have a detailed list of water-saving features and has been approved by the EPA as a Water-Sense Smart Watering Controller. All Hydra-Wise Control Units are equipped with Solar Sync.
Project: Service a Lawn and Garden Sprinkler System
Comments: Upon Robs’ arrival to deliver an estimate on the irrigation problem, within five minutes, he gave the low-down on what the problem was, what the needed fix was, and a ballpark figure. I was extremely satisfied with his estimate. Because of the irrigation system's configuration, its location, and the limited access, Rob gave me a couple of solutions he was going to take to fix the problem and what each option cost. Rob's first solution was the fix and the most cost-efficient...I had another irrigation system repair company give me an estimate an hour earlier for $200 more! Rob is now my go-to guy for my irrigation system needs.
Did you know...For each minute your system is over-watering, you are wasting approximately 15 gallons of water. That calculates to approximately 1200 gallons of water wasted per year simply from one extra minute of unnecessary irrigation. Some municipalities assess fines for overwatering or watering on a wrong day.
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Penalties for Improper Irrigation and Watering (from the Town of Cary's website)
· Watering on the Incorrect Day: Residential customers who violate the Alternate Day Watering rule receive an oral or written notice. Repeat violations can lead to civil penalties of $100.00 for the first citation, $250.00 for the second, and $500.00 for the third. Non-residential customer fines range from $250.00 - $2000.00.
With Spring just around the corner, it is so exciting to visit your local farmers market or garden center to see what beautiful blooms and greenery they have to offer. How could you possibly leave without purchasing several pots and trays for your new planter bed? To ensure that they are properly cared for, then let's go ahead and plan out your watering service for any areas not already irrigated.
With the Spring being an Irrigation company's busiest time of the year, it would be a great idea to contact us before you make your purchases so we can add some drip irrigation or whatever else is needed to make sure that your blooms are watered appropriately and continuously from the time of planting.
Contact us early for a free estimate and timely scheduling. We can include some time for you to share your planting ideas when we come to start up your system for the season. Feel free to email us your plans as well.