McKay Irrigation Systems

Mar 26th, 2023

I have a 30 year old irrigation system. It has seen better days. I recently hired McKay Irrigation to replace a large drainage pipe under my deck that was broken and causing flooding. They also replaced my very old and outdated irrigation controller with a state of the art, wifi/app, controller. As well, they tested my system and made some upgrades to valve boxes and other areas where needed. From the first meeting, Sherman and Julio and crew were professional, highly communicative and performed very high quality work. (not my past experience when hiring for this type of work). Always on time, impeccably neat despite difficult work, always keeping their word, always extremely responsive, very very thorough. I know I will be able to call them in the future for anything and they will be there for me. I feel fortunate to have McKay Irrigation as a resource. (photo is of my app irrigation controller :)
Mar 8th, 2023

I did not choose to work with them BUT the owner was super cool! His systems are out of my budget and figured that out quickly. None the less, he spent at least 10 minutes discussing my project, offered some great advice was very helpful. On a bigger project, he'll be my first call. I was going to give them 4 stars, since I didn't do biz with them. That seemed unfair. It's a 5 star experience, for me. And my gut says it would be for most customers who had the work done.
Dec 3rd, 2022

We decided to install a new irrigation system in our home. McKay came to the rescue, with Julio, Santiago, and the crew and proposed a subsurface dripping irrigation system that resulted more effective and efficient than the sprinklers (worth every penny). Using the Hunter smart controller and the Hunter water meter, which allow you to track water usage, made a big difference. We also put new trees in the sidewalk strip, and McKay followed the recommendations of the City of Berkeley about irrigation (a bubbler for each tree). They have been very responsive about everything: timing, running lines, adjusting flow, teaching the app, making adjustments, etc. Highly recommended. We're very happy with their work and the result.
Aug 28th, 2022

We hired Sherman and Julio to install an entirely new irrigation system for us this fall after we realized our newish watering system was either over-watering all of our plants or not watering them enough.  The system they installed is the Hunter Pro HC smart controller along with the Hunter Flow meter, so that we are able to see how much irrigation water we are using at any given time, and adjust accordingly.  And they also installed a meter which provides leak detection.  In addition to the new irrigation system, Julio and Sherman (and crew) installed a french drain along the bottom of our property, as we live on at the bottom of a hill and the plants at the bottom of our yard were drowning.  Since McKay irrigation completed their work a few months ago, all the plants in our yard have been thriving.  I would like to add that Sherman and Julio go above and beyond, their work is impeccable, they walk you through every new item and how it runs, and they are incredibly professional and kind.  Additionally, Sherman is always available to help, answer questions, and/or update watering times remotely.  The way they work with their team, have lunch together as a group and stay completely involved in every step of the process is also highly unusual and really stood out to me.  I cannot say enough good things about McKay Irrigation.
Dec 12th, 2022