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Install a Sprinkler System
If you ask the lawn experts they'll tell you the two most common mistakes homeowners make is watering their lawns too often or not enough. To eliminate those problems and give your lawn just the right amount of water it needs, consider installing an automatic irrigation system. You'll never have to drag out the old tangled garden hose again.

A professional installer will charge $2,000 for a system covering a 3,000-square-foot lawn. The components will cost $650, which includes a day's rental of a trencher to expedite digging trenches for the piping. The job will take you the better part of a week and you'll save almost 70 percent for your efforts.

You'll find several sprinkler systems designed for do-it-yourself installation at home and garden centers. The components are basically plastic piping or tubing with valves and sprinkler heads that fit together with an automatic timer that controls the watering cycle. The system connects to the water spigot on the outside of the house.

Pick up a planning guide that describes the components and how the system works. These brochures are required reading because they take you through the installation steps and explain how to design and lay out the system.

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