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bookkeeping for Irrigation businesses

With irrigation, installs, service calls, and backflow testing all hit your books differently; but when they're blended together, you can't tell which one actually makes money. We separate your revenue streams so you can see the margin on every part of the business.

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Why irrigation books are harder than they look

An irrigation company isn't just one kind of business: it's three, running off the same trucks. Each earns differently, and each needs to be tracked on its own to know where your profit really comes from. Here's how yours should work.

Three revenue streams, three different margins

  • New-system installs are projects: deposits, materials, per-job margin. 
  • Service and repair is dispatch work: parts markup and truck efficiency. 
  • Backflow testing and service agreements are recurring: predictable, calendar-driven income.

We track all three as separate profit centers so a strong install month can't disguise a service side that's leaking.

Irrigation Installs: job-cost new systems like the projects they are

A full irrigation system install has deposits, and real materials - pipe, heads, valves, controllers - plus labor and a margin you can only see if it's costed per job. We track materials and labor against each install so you know which builds pay and which you're underbidding, instead of finding out at year-end (or never).

Service & repair: parts markup and truck efficiency

Repairs are a dispatch business: your profit is in parts markup and how many billable calls a tech runs per day. We separate parts revenue from labor so your markup is real, and track revenue per truck so you can tell whether more demand means a better schedule or another van.

Backflow & agreements: your most predictable money

Backflow testing is required by the Greater Orlando area counties every year; and maintenance agreements renew on a schedule, which makes them the steadiest, most predictable revenue you have. Most owners underestimate it. We track it as recurring income so you can see the base you can actually count on and build on it.

Florida: year-round Irrigation demand and compliance-driven work

No winterization blowouts here, but 3-season watering, drought water-use restrictions, reclaimed-water rules, and required backflow certification create steady, compliance-driven work all year. We help you read that rhythm so you can staff and price for demand that never really stops.

What Irrigation businesses need

Job Costing

Profit per install, materials tracked.

Recurring Invoicing

Automated billing for maintenance accounts.

Payroll

Crew labor, your biggest cost lever.

CFO Advisory

Route pricing, attach rates, growth calls.

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Common questions

Should I track irrigation installs and service separately?

Yes. Irrigation installs are projects with materials and deposits; service is dispatch work with parts markup; backflow and agreements are recurring. Different service models have different margins, so blending them hides which one is carrying the profit. We book them as separate profit centers so you can see the breakdown.

Is backflow testing worth treating as recurring revenue?

Absolutely. It's required annually by Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Polk, and Lake Counties, so it renews on a predictable schedule. Tracked as recurring income, it's often the steadiest and most profitable part of the business.

Where's my margin leaking on repairs?

Usually untracked parts markup and drive time. We separate parts from labor and track revenue per truck so you can see the real margin on service work.

See which stream actually makes you money

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