How Homeowners Can Get Rain Bird Design and Installation Help

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Rain Bird offers homeowners three connected paths: an online planner for a customized design, a product catalog organized by system component, and a free zip-code-based referral to pre-screened local contractors. The planner and referral are aimed at residential yards; the product catalog covers timers, sprinklers, drip irrigation, and bundles for do-it-yourself or contractor-led installs.

Start With the Online Planner for a Customized Design

Rain Bird's homepage promotes an "easy planner" that produces a customized design from its certified team, positioned as bringing professional-grade irrigation to a backyard without the stress of designing it yourself. The entry point is the "Get Started" prompt in the planner section of the North America homepage.

What to expect from this route:

  • Input: basic information about your yard and watering needs, entered through the planner.
  • Action: the planner generates a design tailored to your property.
  • Result: a plan you can use to buy parts or hand to an installer.

The page does not publish planner pricing, account requirements, or the exact question set, so treat cost and login status as unconfirmed until you open the tool.

Browse Products by System Component

If you already know what you need, the homepage organizes shopping around the parts of a system rather than a single product list:

Category Use it for
Timers Scheduling and automating watering
Sprinklers Pop-up and spray heads for lawn and bed coverage
Drip irrigation Targeted watering for beds, containers, and plantings
Bundles and kits Pre-assembled packages for common yard setups

Rain Bird also states that products ship to your home or business through its online store, available "anytime day or night," with genuine parts and replacements. The site does not list prices or payment methods on the pages reviewed, so check the store itself for current cost and shipping terms.

Get a Free Referral to a Local Contractor

For homeowners who want installation handled professionally, Rain Bird offers a free referral service:

  1. Enter your zip code in the "Find a Contractor" tool.
  2. Receive a list of pre-screened professionals in your area.
  3. Contact contractors to select and install the best sprinkler system for your yard.

Rain Bird describes these contractors as able to help both select and install the system, which makes this the simplest path if you do not want to design or install anything yourself. The referral is free; contractor pricing is set independently and is not published on the site.

Choose Your Path

  • Want a plan first, then decide: use the online planner, then shop timers, sprinklers, drip, and kits against the design.
  • Want someone else to handle it: use the zip-code contractor referral and let a pre-screened professional select and install the system.
  • Already know your parts: go straight to the online store for products and replacement parts shipped to your door.

For background on the company and the full range of users it serves—homeowners, professionals, golf, and agriculture—see the related questions on what Rain Bird is and who its products are built for.