Sprinkler King

What Sprinkler King does

Sprinkler King, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned field service company that provides irrigation, landscape design and installation, landscape maintenance, and outdoor pest management services to residential, commercial, and government customers across California's Central Coast. Founded in 1986 by Dave Wesolowski and headquartered in Atascadero, the company operates from a single regional office and serves clients throughout San Luis Obispo County, including Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Atascadero, Templeton, and Arroyo Grande. Over nearly 40 years, the company reports having served more than 7,000 customers, and it maintains a documented municipal water conservation track record, most notably a 2009-2016 partnership with the City of Arroyo Grande that delivered a 30% reduction in municipal water usage and 14 million gallons saved annually.

The company's service offering is built around four core lines: irrigation repair and installation (including drip conversions, smart controller programming, and backflow service), landscape design and consultation, year-round landscape maintenance, and pest management (rodents, fleas, ticks, weeds, and plant diseases). Its technology stack centers on water-efficient irrigation equipment sourced from Hunter Industries, including HydraWise smart controllers, MP Rotator high-efficiency nozzles, Solar Sync weather sensors, electronic wire and valve locating diagnostics, voltage leak detection, and rainwater harvesting systems. The Annual Sprinkler Maintenance Contract program is the company's primary recurring-revenue vehicle, providing managed irrigation system oversight to customers. The company is licensed in California under Contractor License #C61-D12-645593 and operates under California Department of Pesticide Regulation oversight.

Sprinkler King generates revenue through a mix of one-time project fees (irrigation installation, landscape design, pest treatment) and recurring service contracts (annual maintenance, weekly landscape maintenance). Pricing is quote-based and requires on-site assessment; the company accepts PayPal for online payment. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and direct: customers initiate contact via phone (two local numbers covering North and South County) or through an online service request form, and technicians are dispatched for assessment, installation, and repair. There is no e-commerce or self-serve digital channel, and marketing is primarily organic, driven by word-of-mouth referrals, a 40-year local brand, and a light presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Nextdoor. The business remains fully owned and operated by its founder, with no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or external investors.

Name

Sprinkler King

Legal name

Sprinkler King, Inc.

Website

https://sprinklerking.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sprinkler King provides irrigation, landscape design, landscape maintenance, and pest management services to residential, commercial, and government clients across California's Central Coast, operating as a founder-owned field service business since 1986.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Irrigation and Landscape Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730), Landscaping Services (56173)

akta.pro primary industry

Sprinkler System Installation (New Systems) (HSAIAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial & HOA Irrigation Services (Large-Scale Systems) (HSAIAEAJ), Drip Irrigation Installation & Maintenance (Gardens/Planters) (HSAIAEAE), Irrigation Systems Installation & Maintenance (IMAIAIAC)

Keywords

• Irrigation installation
• Landscape maintenance
• Outdoor pest management
• Water management services
• Sprinkler repair

Headquarters

HQ city

Atascadero

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Irrigation Installation and Repair Services: One-time service revenue from professional installation, repair, redesign, and retrofit of outdoor irrigation systems for residential, commercial, and municipal customers. Includes drip conversions, smart controller installation, backflow service, and water feature development.
2. Landscape Design and Installation Services: One-time revenue from expert landscape design and installation services, including site mapping, water-efficient designs, pond and water feature installation, and resource management consultation.
3. Landscape Maintenance Services: Recurring revenue from year-round landscape maintenance including weekly full-service grounds maintenance (lawn mowing, blowing, pruning, sprinkler adjustments), aeration, overseeding, and fruit tree trimming.
4. Annual Sprinkler Maintenance Contract: Managed services contract where Sprinkler King proactively manages the customer's irrigation system year-round, providing recurring revenue and customer lock-in.
5. Pest Management Services: Services addressing outdoor pests including rodents (gophers, ground squirrels, mice), fleas, ticks, weed control, plant pests and diseases, and flying insects. Billed as one-time or recurring service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sprinkler King provides irrigation installation and repair, landscape design and installation, landscape maintenance, outdoor pest management, and water management services for residential and commercial properties. The company delivers field-based services across the California Central Coast using Hunter Industries products and smart irrigation technology, with offerings available as one-time projects and annual maintenance contracts.

Product overview

Sprinkler King is a service-based company offering four core service categories: Irrigation Repair/Installation, Landscape Design/Consultation, Landscape Maintenance, and Pest Management. These services are provided to residential, commercial, and municipal clients across the Central Coast of California. The company operates as a unified service offering without a modular software platform architecture. An optional Annual Sprinkler Maintenance Contract add-on provides ongoing irrigation system management for customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Irrigation Installation and Repair
• Landscape Design and Installation
• Landscape Maintenance
• Outdoor Pest Management
• Annual Sprinkler Maintenance Contract

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced City of Arroyo Grande water usage by 30%, saving over 14 million gallons (60 acre-feet) annually from 2009 to 2016
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of Arroyo GrandecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Sprinkler King partnered with the City of Arroyo Grande from 2009 to 2016 to implement water-saving infrastructure and irrigation retrofits across the city's landscapes. The project involved retrofitting residential neighborhoods, schools, and public city properties with modern water-efficient irrigation technology. This partnership was central to Sprinkler King's water conservation expertise and resulted in documented water savings for the municipality.
• California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA)coreOthersProfessional industry affiliation with CLCA, the leading trade association for landscape contractors in California. Dave Wesolowski has worked with CLCA's water management program advisors and the company has received CLCA awards for outstanding landscape design/build projects.
• California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)minorOthersLicensed and regulated pest control operator under California Department of Pesticide Regulation guidelines.
• Hunter IndustriescoreTechnology or IntegrationSprinkler King specializes in Hunter irrigation products including HydraWise smart controllers, MP Rotator high-efficiency sprinkler nozzles, and Solar Sync weather sensors. These technologies are integral to the company's water-efficient irrigation solutions and the documented water conservation outcomes achieved for clients.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SprinklerKing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sprinkler-king

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Sprinkler King