When we added our porch to the back of our house, we did not realize that we paved over the top of a sprinkler. Apparently the sprinklers had not worked for a number of years because we had never seen any evidence of the subterranean sprinkler fitting that was missing a head. But we found plenty of evidence last night when the water forced its way up through the packed dirt and sand and raised some of the pavers. Fortunately, it is a relatively easy fix. As you can see I plugged the hole with a $.77 part from Lowe's.
I am glad that our maintenance crew is fixing the sprinkler system. Sprinklers are easy to take for granted but you can sure tell the difference between those areas in our neighborhood that are getting watered and those areas that are not. Thanks, maintenance men, for fixing the sprinklers around our building!
