Shut down irrigation without leaving water in the line TL;DR Closing the valve on your irrigation system is only half the job. The water still sitting in the line is what splits pipe and cracks fittings once the cold turns up. Draining it takes an afternoon in September, and it...
Perimeter Drain Problems | 3 Checks Before Rain
Where perimeter drains fail first, and what to check TL;DR Perimeter drains fail in three spots: the downspout connection, the lowest corner of the run, and anywhere sediment has been piling up since spring. Check those three in September, while the ground's still dry and the problem is easy to...