Sprinkler installs, start-ups and blowouts, signed on schedule
Irrigation runs on the calendar. Installs are sold in spring, start-ups fill April, repairs come all summer and every system needs blowing out before the first hard freeze. The customer is rarely home for any of it. SignMaster gets the install contract, the seasonal agreement and each repair approval signed from wherever the customer is.
Updated November 5, 2026 · 3 min read
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What an irrigation company gets signed
| Document | Season | What it settles |
|---|---|---|
| New system contract | Spring | Zones, heads and drip, the controller, the backflow preventer, sleeves and lawn repair after trenching |
| Seasonal service agreement | Signed in late winter | Spring start-up, a mid-season check and fall winterization |
| Repair approval | All season | Broken heads, a failed valve, a wire break or a mainline leak, priced |
| Backflow test authorization | When your water utility asks | The test, any repair, and who sends the results |
| Freeze responsibility | Fall | What happens if the customer cancels or skips the blowout |
Installing a new system
- 1
Design and price
Lay out the zones and print or scan the plan. Fill the contract template with the zone count, heads, drip lines and controller, and let a calculated field total it.
- 2
Put the plan in the envelope
Send the contract and the zone plan together, with an initials field on the plan. The homeowner signs in person on your phone or from a link.
- 3
Cover what's underground
Utility locates cover public lines. Add a line for the homeowner to initial about private lines, like a dog fence, landscape lighting or a gas line to the grill.
- 4
Approve changes in the trench
Hit rock or need another sleeve under the driveway? Send a change order and get it signed before you go on.
Start-ups and blowouts from one spreadsheet
In late winter, export your service customers to a CSV with each one's name, email, address, zone count and price, and bulk send the seasonal agreement. Each customer gets their own envelope with their details printed in labeled text boxes. A dropdown lets them pick a start-up window, and the answers line up on the template's Responses tab on paid plans, which makes scheduling easier.
New customers can sign up from a public signing link on your website or a QR code on your trucks, each in their own envelope. On Crew and Company, a webhook can pass each signed agreement to your scheduling spreadsheet through Zapier or Make.
Put freeze damage in writing
Pipes and backflow preventers that aren't drained before a hard freeze can crack. Say in the agreement who is responsible when a customer cancels or skips winterization, and ask them to initial it.
Repairs while the owner is at work
The tech finds a cracked lateral line and a stuck valve. They fill the repair template with each item and price, and a checkbox per item with a calculated total lets the homeowner approve the urgent one and wait on the rest. Send it by link, and the owner signs from their desk without an account. If the email gets buried, the tech can copy the signing link and text it.
Backflow tests work the same way. Where your water utility requires a yearly test, send the authorization ahead of the visit, then file the results with the utility the way you do today.
Pricing
Solo is $15 a month for one sender, with unlimited envelopes and bulk sends of up to 250 customers. Crew is $49 a month for 5 people and bulk sends up to 500 rows, and extra people are $8 a month. Try it on Free with 3 envelopes, or take 14 days of Crew free. Compare plans.
What SignMaster doesn't do
- It doesn't design systems or calculate flow and pressure.
- It doesn't file backflow test results with your water utility.
- It doesn't schedule techs or bill customers.
- It sends signing requests by email, not text message.
Questions? Answers.
Can I send winterization agreements to every customer at once?
Yes. Bulk send the seasonal agreement from a CSV on any paid plan. Each customer gets their own envelope with their address and price filled in.
Can customers approve repairs while they're at work?
Yes. Send the repair approval by link from the yard. They sign on any phone or computer without an account, and you see it the moment they finish.
Can I attach the zone plan to the install contract?
Yes. Upload or scan the plan and send it in the same envelope as the contract, with an initials field on the plan page.
Does SignMaster submit backflow test reports?
No. It gets the customer's authorization signed. Submit results to the water utility the way it asks.