Commercial Installation

Frequently Asked Questions

• How much damage to my existing lawn can I expect from a new installation? 

  The equipment and machinery we use to install the pipe underground is designed to have limited damage or scarring to your existing lawn.  There will be a small amount of scarring from the machines blade that pulls the pipe underground.  Many customers can’t believe how little damage we do.  A few weeks of regular watering and your lawn will be back to normal. 

• Will a lawn sprinkler system use more water than hand watering? 

  No it will in fact use much less water.  A properly designed and installed sprinkler system will have a limited amount of overwatering on driveways, sidewalks etc and you will never have to worry about leaving your sprinkler or hose running if you were hand watering. 

• How long is your warranty?

  “8 Days” is the only irrigation company in Ontario that offers a Lifetime Warranty.  This warranty does not cover any physical damage to your sprinkler system.  To qualify your sprinkler system must be installed by “8 Days” and we must continue to maintain and service your sprinkler system each and every year, Spring and Fall.

• Will an automatic sprinkler system save water? 

  If you are making the comparison between watering by hand or traditional above ground sprinklers versus automatic underground sprinklers, then the answer is YES.  There are many reasons for this; 

  A well-designed “8 Days a Week” SMART watering underground sprinkler system applies water to your softscapes much more uniformly.  Also, the fact that it is automated and programmed to come on in the early hours of the morning when less water is lost to evaporation.  Using a SMART WIFI water savings controller gives you the ability to pull local weather data to generate more water savings than traditional conventional irrigation controllers.

• How much will an installation cost? 

  It all depends on where you live, the size of your property and how much you want to irrigate.  In and around the Hamilton area in 2024, for the average sized residential subdivision home, the average cost was $4,500.00 or higher.