There once was a new home being built in a wealthy, very celebrated community. It was time for the sidewalk to be poured. The hardscape contractor noticed that the irrigation spray head was in the sidewalk and asked the landscape irrigation contractor to move it. He asked nicely three times. The landscape irrigation contractor didn’t move it. So the hardscape contractor couldn’t wait and because he was a professional, he went ahead and poured the cement but made sure the head wasn’t covered. Now landscape irrigation contractor and the hardscape contractor and the builder all got paid and lived happily ever after.

This home was built ten years ago, and my client wanted to renovate their front yard. I noticed the irrigation head and couldn’t believe that it was allowed to happen. Coincidentally, the hardscape contractor was working on a patio next door and he was the one who actually told me the story. Not a lick of shame as he told me that he just went and poured the cement anyway. I don’t know if the spray ever worked but it was never going to work now.

Just a blatant reminder of the lack of initiative and poor workmanship to move the irrigation pipe out of the way or demand from the builder that the problem needed fixed.

If you see something, say something.