Foundation Watering,
Right Here in NRH.
North Richland Hills sits on some of the most foundation-cracking clay in North Texas, and I live and work right here in it. A dedicated foundation drip zone keeps that clay steady so your slab stops moving — and under NRH's watering rules, it can run any day, not just your two sprinkler days. $0 service call. Free on-site assessment. And if your house doesn't need one, I'll tell you.
Foundation watering in North Richland Hills means installing a dedicated drip zone that keeps the expansive Blackland Prairie clay around your slab evenly moist, reducing the shrink-swell movement that cracks foundations. It's done by licensed Texas irrigator Landon Melvin (TCEQ LI0031476), who is based in NRH. Foundation drip is exempt from the city's twice-a-week sprinkler limit, so it can run any day. $0 service call, free assessment, and an honest answer on whether you need one.
It's the Clay Under Your House.
North Richland Hills is built on Blackland Prairie soil — dense, expansive clay that behaves like a sponge with the seasons. That's the whole reason foundation watering is such a thing here.
The clay shrinks
Weeks of heat and no rain pull moisture out of the soil. It contracts and pulls away from your slab, leaving gaps underneath.
The clay swells
A downpour swells the soil back up — but unevenly, faster on some sides than others. Every swing flexes the slab.
The slab cracks
That repeated, uneven movement is what cracks foundations, sticks doors, and splits drywall across NRH neighborhoods.
Keep the soil around the foundation at a steady moisture level and the swings stop. That's all a foundation drip system does — and it's why it works so well on NRH clay specifically. The full science is in the complete foundation drip guide.
Your Foundation Can Run
Any Day.
This is the part most homeowners get wrong, and it matters: NRH's twice-a-week limit is for sprinklers. Your foundation is treated differently.
Sprinklers are limited. Foundation drip isn't.
North Richland Hills runs the permanent, year-round twice-a-week watering schedule used across Tarrant Regional Water District communities. In-ground sprinklers are held to two days a week and may not run in the heat of the day. But drip, soaker, and hand watering for your foundation are handled separately — they can be done any day. That's exactly why a dedicated foundation zone is the right tool: it keeps your slab's soil steady on the schedule your foundation needs, without touching your sprinkler days.
NRH residents can request a free Residential Sprinkler System Evaluation through the Tarrant Regional Water District conservation program — a licensed irrigator checks your system's efficiency and tunes your controller at no charge. It's an evaluation, not a repair service, but it's a genuinely useful first step and it's free. I'll happily point you to it; that's the kind of answer you get from a local who isn't trying to sell you something you don't need.
You Get Landon.
Every Time.
A lot of the trucks you'll see in NRH belong to big outfits running crews across the whole metroplex. That's not how this works.
A crew from somewhere else
- A rotating crew you've never met, dispatched from across DFW
- Priced to feed a sales team and an office — and to upsell the whole house
- Here today, hard to reach when you have a question next season
- Generic schedule that doesn't account for your specific NRH soil
The licensed irrigator who answers the phone
- Based in North Richland Hills — Landon does the assessment and the install himself
- $0 service call, and only the sides that need coverage get scoped — no default upsell
- The same person every time, who knows your system because he built it
- Programmed for NRH's Blackland clay and the city's watering rules, firsthand
- Licensed Texas irrigator (TCEQ LI0031476) — the work is done to code and built to last
The Short Version
for NRH Homes.
It starts free, and it starts honest. The full process, components, and cost breakdown live on the installation page — here's the shape of it.
A free on-site look at your soil and which sides need coverage, an honest recommendation (including "you don't need one" when that's true), then a dedicated drip zone — its own valve, an inline filter, a pressure regulator, and pressure-compensating line set about a foot out from the slab — programmed for your soil and NRH's rules, with a walk-through and a yearly check. See the full breakdown and honest cost drivers on the foundation drip installation page.
Yes. North Richland Hills follows the year-round twice-a-week schedule across Tarrant Regional Water District communities, but that limit is for in-ground sprinklers. Drip, soaker, and hand watering for a foundation are treated separately and may be done any day — so a dedicated foundation zone runs on the schedule your slab needs. Check your exact sprinkler days and the official source on the watering-restrictions page.
NRH sits on Blackland Prairie clay — a high-shrink-swell soil that expands when wet and contracts hard when it dries out in summer. As the soil pulls away from the slab and the moisture underneath gets uneven, the slab moves, and that movement cracks foundations. Keeping the perimeter soil steady is how you prevent it — exactly what a foundation drip system does.
Yes — Spray Irrigation Co. is based right here in NRH and owner-operated by Landon Melvin. You get the same licensed irrigator who answers the phone showing up to do the work, not a rotating crew from a franchise across the metroplex. I know the local soil and the NRH watering rules firsthand.
For a permanent irrigation system tied into your water supply, yes — Texas requires it be done by an irrigator licensed through the TCEQ. Spray Irrigation Co. is licensed (LI0031476). A DIY soaker hose on a garden spigot is a different matter, but a proper installed foundation zone with a dedicated valve should be done by a licensed irrigator — for code and for a system that lasts.
Yes — NRH residents can request a free Residential Sprinkler System Evaluation through the Tarrant Regional Water District conservation program. A licensed irrigator checks your system's efficiency and tunes your controller at no cost (it's an evaluation, not a repair). It's a genuinely useful, no-cost first step, and I'm happy to point you to it even though it isn't me.
Installs start at $1,500, and the final price depends on the home, so the assessment is free and there's no service call fee. The main drivers are how many sides need coverage, the linear footage of drip line, and whether it ties into an existing controller. I quote it straight after seeing your house — and if your home doesn't need a system, I'll tell you. The full breakdown is on the installation page.
Let Your NRH Neighbor
Take a Look.
No trip fee. No pressure. No contract. I'll walk your property, check your soil and drainage, and tell you honestly whether a foundation system is worth it for your home — and quote it straight if it is.