"Excellent service from Gavin, Perth Reticulation. Didn't take Gavin long to trouble shoot, fix and repair my retic. Had other repair companies attend over the last 2 years and do half a job. Highly recommend Perth Reticulation as my issues are finally fixed once and for all."
Reticulation Forrestdale
With 24 completed jobs in Forrestdale behind us, our techs arrive knowing what usually fails here — which means faster diagnosis and fewer return visits. 13 of them in 2025.
✓ 24,000+ jobs completed across Perth · 24 local jobs completed in Forrestdale · ★ 4.7 from 236 Google reviews
Call (08) 6263 4644 to book a repair, or book a site assessment for a new system.
A regular stop for our reticulation crews
Repairs aren't quoted — you book a repair and our technician diagnoses and fixes on site, with the parts already on the van. New systems are quoted after a paid site assessment, credited in full to your install if you accept the quote within 30 days.
What do we actually fix in Forrestdale? Looking at our completed jobs, it's mostly controller work, new system installs and servicing & tune-ups — and with 23 jobs here in the last 24 months alone, we're in the suburb all the time.
Verge planting and reticulation rules sit with the City of Armadale, while watering days come from the Water Corporation sprinkler roster, not the council — worth checking both before any verge retic work. We're about 9 km from our Jandakot base, well inside the daily service runs.
We’re a Water Corporation Waterwise Garden Irrigator and an Irrigation Australia member, every job is backed by our workmanship warranty, and we’re rated 4.7 from 236 Google reviews.
Our latest retic jobs here
Latest job here: September 2026. The most recent homeowner and business jobs, by the fault we fixed:
- June 2026 · low pressure and poor flow
Plus 3 other homeowner and business jobs and 1 housing and facility maintenance job since May 2026.
Updated monthly from our job records. We publish the month and the fault type only, never customer details.
Clay-loam soil: slow to soak, prone to runoff
Soil — Pinjarra Plain clay-loams. Slow-draining plain country where runoff wastes water fast; a controller set for cycle-and-soak, with zones split by soil and plant type, suits these blocks.
Groundwater & bores. The aquifer is present but less uniformly accessible under this ground — get a local assessment before committing to a bore. Either way, a well-tuned system keeps watering inside the 2-day roster comfortably.
Rainfall — about 808mm a year. Roughly 808mm a year here (Jandakot Aero), with about 79% of it falling May-September — the long dry rest of the year is why controller programming and coverage checks pay for themselves.
Sources: DPIRD-064 Soil Landscape Systems (SLIP) · DWER Perth Groundwater Map / Water Corp groundwater areas (band-level) · BOM station 009172 Jandakot Aero climate averages · Water Corporation watering roster (verified Jul 2026)
From our Forrestdale job book
Consolidating two Forrestdale controllers into one
A Forrestdale commercial site had two controllers — one at the front and a second at the rear — and the system was not operating, with broken wires and one faulty controller between them. Our technician located most of the solenoid valves (the electrically-operated valve that feeds one station) and tracked the wiring to establish what was actually connected to what.
The solution was consolidation rather than replacement: the working controller from the front was relocated to the rear position to take over from the faulty one, new solenoid wires installed, and the wiring reconfigured so the whole system now runs from a single controller. Sprinkler repairs followed, along with flushing blocked pipes and replacing sections of pipework, until all five stations operated correctly.
Two controllers on one site is usually the result of an extension done in isolation, and it doubles the number of places a fault can hide.
Need the same kind of help? Book a repair or arrange a site assessment.
Retic & sprinkler repairs
Broken pop-ups, a leaking solenoid, dry patches or a controller that’s lost the plot? Our fully-equipped technicians diagnose and fix most Forrestdale faults on the spot. Repairs aren’t quoted – call us and we’ll book the visit.
Not sure what’s wrong? Try our 5 checks before you call.
New irrigation systems
Putting in a new lawn or upgrading a tired system? We design and install fully automated, waterwise reticulation for Forrestdale homes. Book a paid site assessment — credited in full to your install if you accept the quote within 30 days.
Hear From Our Happy Customers...
"George was excellent and professional as usual"
"George from Perth Reticulation did a superb job at our property, repairing ring-main pipework damaged by tree removal. He carried out in a few hours what would have taken me weeks. Very happy with Perth Reticulation’s service."
"I am a returning customer. Demand for the service was high during summer and I needed to wait for 1 month; I waited and it turned out that the decision is correct. Tom helped me this time and the complicated job was done brilliantly. I will use the service again."
"These guys came out and fixed my issue in short order. Great job!"
"Perth Reticulation have serviced my retic at a couple of my properties, including replacing a bore pump. Bookings are made easily, very fast service and always provide an understandable explanation for the work. I recommend this company to all! Thanks John!"
Local reticulation questions
Yes, but your landscape plan needs approving first. Forrestdale is in the City of Armadale. Synthetic lawns are not permitted in the City of Armadale, as the process of laying them creates an impervious layer.
It depends on your exact spot — groundwater access around Forrestdale varies, sometimes street to street. We can assess your block's suitability, and if a bore doesn't stack up, a well-zoned scheme-water system with matched nozzles is the next best water saver.
Forrestdale sits on Pinjarra Plain clay-loams. That soil holds water well but takes it in slowly, so sprinklers can easily apply it faster than the ground absorbs. The most common thing we get booked for in Forrestdale is controller work, so that's where the technician starts. We aim for around 10mm on each of your two watering days, and decide on site whether that wants one run or two cycles inside the same window.
Water Corporation sets Forrestdale's sprinkler days: check yours with your street number and postcode. In Perth and Mandurah that's two days a week, once before 9am or after 6pm, bores included; elsewhere the roster can differ. The winter switch-off runs from 1 June to 31 August. After it, the Bureau of Meteorology's Jandakot Airport station averages about 83 mm of rain in September and 47 mm in October, close to central Perth's 80 mm.
A controller repair isn't quoted: book the visit and it's diagnosed and fixed on site. An upgrade, say to Wi-Fi, can be quoted without a visit: tell us if your controller is hardwired or plugs into a power point (a photo helps). If it needs an electrician, we arrange one. Controller work is one of the jobs we do most in Forrestdale.
Nearby suburbs we service
Piara Waters · Harrisdale · Doobarda · Haynes · Hilbert · Seville Grove · Southern River and the wider Perth metro, from our Jandakot base. Read our pricing guide or call to get started.