Commercial Irrigation System Installation
Install only, no maintenance — smart-controller systems, drip lines, MP rotators, and pressure-regulated heads for commercial properties across the corridor.
Irrigation Built for the System Lifecycle, Not Just the Punch List
Most commercial irrigation systems fail at the same three points: a backflow preventer that wasn't commissioned correctly, a controller that was set to defaults and never reprogrammed for the actual hydrozones, and pressure-regulated heads that weren't installed because the spec called for them but the bid was won by leaving them out. RCG installs commercial irrigation systems with the lifecycle in mind — Irrigation Association best-practice install, smart controllers programmed to the actual landscape and weather data, backflow preventers tested and certified at commissioning, and pressure-regulated heads where the spec requires them. We install once, document the system, and walk away — your maintenance contractor takes over from there.
- Smart Controllers: Hunter Hydrawise, Rain Bird IQ4, Toro Tempus — programmed to local ET, soil type, and hydrozones at commissioning.
- Drip Irrigation: Netafim, Toro DripIn, Rain Bird XF — for shrub beds, planters, and tree wells where overhead spray isn't appropriate.
- MP Rotators & Pressure-Regulated Heads: Hunter MP Rotator, Rain Bird R-VAN — installed where the spec requires for water-conservation ordinance compliance.
- Backflow Prevention & Commissioning: Reduced-pressure zone (RPZ) and double-check valve (DCV) installations with certified testing at commissioning by an Irrigation Association-CIC or licensed backflow tester.
- Mainline & Valve Installation: Class 200 PVC mainlines, brass or PEB lateral valves, master valves with flow sensors for leak protection.
- Hydrozone Design & Sleeving: Proper hydrozoning at the design stage; sleeving installed under hardscape during the broader site work scope.
- Documentation & Programming: As-built valve maps, controller programming documentation, and a winterization checklist handed to the property manager at close-out.
Smart-Controller Programmed at Commissioning
A smart controller running default settings is just an expensive timer. Our irrigation commissioning includes programming the controller to actual hydrozones, ET data, and soil-moisture targets — and documenting the program so the property manager knows what's set when something needs to change.
Backflow Tested and Certified
Cincinnati Water Works, Northern Kentucky Water District, and most commercial water purveyors require backflow preventer testing at install and annually thereafter. We commission with a certified test, hand the certification to the building owner, and flag the annual re-test requirement.
Install Only — No Maintenance Contracts
RCG's Site Works division doesn't bid ongoing irrigation maintenance, monthly checks, or seasonal startup/winterization. We install the system, document it, train the property maintenance team, and step away. That focus keeps our crews specialized in install work and keeps the maintenance vendor relationship clean for the property manager.
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