"I had a relatively small job which required the installation of some additional sprinkler heads into an established lawn. Of the many companies I called, Perth Reticulation Experts were the only one to respond in a reasonable timeframe. None of the others were interested in doing a relatively minor job. I received reminder emails for the appointment and the technician Kevin, messaged me on the day with progress of his schedule. Kevin carefully assessed the existing layout and was able to suggest some additional modifications, he was great to deal with, and I'm very happy with the work and will be using them for any further retic work required."
Reticulation Westminster
PRE crews are in Westminster constantly — 235 of our 240 jobs here run under commercial facilities and housing maintenance programs, alongside repairs and installs for local homeowners. 22 of them in 2025.
✓ 24,000+ jobs completed across Perth · 245+ maintenance visits completed in Westminster · ★ 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
Whether it's an older system that's started playing up or a new landscape that needs waterwise coverage from day one, we handle the lot — repairs, servicing, controllers, bores and full installations.
Between 235+ commercial maintenance visits and our residential call-outs, Westminster 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. Our depot in Jandakot puts Westminster about 26 km away, comfortably inside our everyday coverage.
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
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| Year | Homeowners & businesses | Maintenance programs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2022 | 1 | 61 | 62 |
| 2023 | 2 | 66 | 68 |
| 2024 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
| 2025 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
Our latest retic jobs here
Latest job here: September 2026. Since May 2026:
27 housing and facility maintenance jobs.
Updated monthly from our job records. We publish the month and the fault type only, never customer details.
Sand over limestone: what it means for your retic
Soil — Spearwood sands. Quick-draining yellow sand where moisture rarely lingers; frequent short cycles and periodic coverage checks keep growth even across the limestone country.
Groundwater & bores. This suburb sits on Perth's sandy coastal plain over the superficial aquifer, where garden bores are common and generally productive. Bore water isn't metered like scheme supply, so a serviced bore slashes the cost of keeping gardens green — the standard 2-day roster and June-August sprinkler switch-off still apply.
Rainfall — about 718mm a year. About 718mm a year (Perth Metro), with ~79% arriving May-September — a smart controller with seasonal adjust handles the swing, and winter watering is largely unnecessary even before the ban.
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 Westminster job book
Working around broken field wiring in Westminster
A Westminster system had station 1 refusing to run. Our technician located all three solenoids and the master valve (the main valve that shuts the whole system off) in the front garden bed and worked through a series of tests, which turned up multiple broken wires out in the field — including the master valve wire, whose far end could not be found to reconnect.
The station 1 wire was either broken or badly joined somewhere along its buried length. Digging up an entire wire run to find a single break is expensive and destructive, so the practical answer was different: an add-a-station (a device that runs a second valve off an existing wire) device was installed, using the station 2 field wire to carry the signal for both valves.
Devices like that turn an excavation job into a component swap. Where field wiring has failed in several places at once, working around the wire usually beats chasing it.
A broken fitting found on a Westminster test
Quarterly testing on a Westminster property in March 2024 turned up a broken faucet elbow, the fitting a sprinkler riser screws into, along with the pipe and sprinkler attached to it. Our technician dug the section up and repaired all three, then replaced a nozzle on the front verge.
When a fitting like that cracks, the water escapes below ground. The only clues above it are a soggy patch or a sprinkler that has lost its pressure, which is exactly the kind of fault a station-by-station test is there to catch.
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 Westminster 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 Westminster homes. Book a paid site assessment — credited in full to your install if you accept the quote within 30 days.
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"Your impressive website and fast follow up after my enquiry made me decide to work with your company, the delivery of the work was second to none with John arriving on time, was efficient and obliging and solved our reticulation problem. I was hesitant at first as I wasn't sure how efficient you would be in containing costs."
Local reticulation questions
Yes, no prior approval needed. Westminster 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.
Generally yes — Westminster sits over accessible groundwater, which is why garden bores are common here. Iron staining and yield are the two things worth establishing before you drill, and both are local to your block. We handle bores, pumps and the reticulation they feed.
Westminster sits on Spearwood sands. Water moves through it fast, and the sand can turn water-repellent once it dries out. The most common thing we get booked for in Westminster is controller work, so that's where the technician starts. We set run times to deliver about 10mm on each of your two rostered days, and split the run into two cycles inside the same watering window where the soil needs it.
Water Corporation sets Westminster'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 Perth Metro station averages about 80 mm of rain in September and 40 mm in October.
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 Westminster.
Nearby suburbs we service
Balga · Nollamara · Balcatta · Mirrabooka · Girrawheen · Koondoola · Dianella and the wider Perth metro, from our Jandakot base. Read our pricing guide or call to get started.