"George and his team were brilliant. Very professional, clean and tidy job.They made sure that I understood how the system worked prior to leaving. I would definitely recommend Perth Reticulation Experts to anyone getting any reticulation work done."
Reticulation Inglewood
We've completed 179 jobs in Inglewood, 154 of them through commercial maintenance programs — cyclical servicing, fault repairs and upgrades — plus residential repairs and new systems. 25 of them in 2025 alone — around 2 a month in Inglewood.
✓ 24,000+ jobs completed across Perth · 165+ maintenance visits completed in Inglewood · ★ 4.7 from 236 Google reviews
Call (08) 6263 4644 to book a repair, or book a site assessment for a new system.
Mostly housing and facility irrigation maintenance
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.
Between 154+ commercial maintenance visits and our residential call-outs, Inglewood is one of our busiest suburbs. On the tools, that mostly means controller work, servicing & tune-ups and sprinkler & pop-up repairs.
Verge planting and reticulation rules sit with the City of Stirling, while watering days come from the Water Corporation sprinkler roster, not the council — worth checking both before any verge retic work. We're about 20 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 retic work here, year by year
- Homeowners & businesses
- Housing & facility maintenance programs
Show the numbers
| Year | Homeowners & businesses | Maintenance programs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2022 | 4 | 36 | 40 |
| 2023 | 3 | 41 | 44 |
| 2024 | 4 | 38 | 42 |
| 2025 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
Our latest retic jobs here
Latest job here: September 2026. The most recent homeowner and business jobs, by the fault we fixed:
- June 2026 · failed solenoids and valve coils
Plus 4 other homeowner and business jobs and 15 housing and facility maintenance jobs 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. Fertile but heavy ground: winter waterlogging and summer surface sealing both happen here. Cycle-and-soak scheduling plus sensible zoning handles both.
Groundwater & bores. Mixed geology makes this variable bore country; success cases exist nearby but aren't guaranteed. Smart controllers and seasonal reprogramming deliver dependable savings regardless of water source.
Rainfall — about 718mm a year. Annual rain near 718mm and strongly seasonal (~79% May-Sep at Perth Metro); the practical schedule is full summer duty, tapering shoulder seasons, sprinklers off 1 June - 31 August.
Sources: DPIRD-064 Soil Landscape Systems (SLIP) · DWER Perth Groundwater Map / Water Corp groundwater areas (band-level) · BOM station 009225 Perth Metro climate averages · Water Corporation watering roster (verified Jul 2026)
From our Inglewood job book
Old brass fittings on an Inglewood system
An Inglewood complex had a station at the rear throwing water over the boundary fence — wasted water, and a nuisance to the neighbours. Our technician capped that pipe with a 20mm PVC cap, then found the more significant problem further along the same line: a leak on a very old brass pipe and joiner that had deteriorated.
Brass fittings of that age are a known weak point in older Perth systems. They corrode from the inside, so a fitting can look sound while its wall thickness has gone, and they tend to fail at the joiner rather than along the pipe.
As an interim measure the wire was removed from that station's terminal at the controller so the line could not be pressurised and leak again before proper repairs. Isolating a failing section electrically is often the quickest way to stop water loss on the day.
Two broken fittings dragging down an Inglewood station
At an Inglewood home in January 2026, our technician started testing the system at the valves themselves, running each station by hand until the homeowner got home. That is how the fault showed: two broken sprinklers on one station were dragging down its pressure and performance.
The breaks were in the nipples, the short threaded fittings that join a sprinkler to the pipe below. Both were repaired, the station was re-tested, and it came back operating correctly. A snapped nipple leaks under the head, so the sprinkler can look fine while the whole station runs weak.
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 Inglewood 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 Inglewood 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...
"Tom was great! Very knowledgeable and helpful throughout. Great experience for me!"
"Justin from Perth Reticulation attended my property and completed repairs and maintenance on my reticulation system to an excellent standard of workmanship and professionalism. As part of his work, Justin also installed a controller and connected it up to my retic system, after confronting some challenges in doing so, and I can now water my lawn automatically."
"Amazing service was provided, perth reticulation experts technician text when he was on his way and was ontime.He found underground solenoids with ease and expertise, replaced faulty one and also checked and replaced various nozzles, left work area tidy, nothing was a problem, he answered questions with ease. Cost was very reasonable and affordable. I personnally would recommend them and use again. Thanks Dylan and Clinton, both made task look easy. Gary"
"Thanks to Thibault from Perth Reticulation for your friendly service today. Highly recommended. Fast response time - and very efficient/thorough in both diagnosing and fixing the many issues in my reticulation so that my garden can recover and thrive over the coming warmer months. Thanks for a great job well done."
"Professional, get the job done properly and promptly."
Local reticulation questions
Yes, no prior approval needed. Inglewood is in the City of Stirling. Ideally your waterwise verge won't need a permanent irrigation system once established. If you do require irrigation, sub-surface drip irrigation is recommended. Watering days are a separate matter — those come from Water Corporation, not the council.
It depends on your exact spot — groundwater access around Inglewood 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.
Inglewood 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 Inglewood 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.
Inglewood is about 20 km from our Jandakot depot and sits on a run our vehicles work weekly, so most repairs here are booked within days, not weeks. Repairs aren't quoted — you book a repair and the technician diagnoses and fixes on site, most faults in the same visit, with the parts already on the van.
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 Inglewood.
Nearby suburbs we service
Bedford · Menora · Mount Lawley · Maylands · Coolbinia · Yokine · North Perth and the wider Perth metro, from our Jandakot base. Read our pricing guide or call to get started.