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January 4, 2017 in Latest Work

Native Landscaping in Malaga

Today the Property Care Guys did Native Landscaping in Malaga, North East of Perth

Several small gardens, part of a bigger job.

We are big on native landscaping because it supports the local West Australian environment in many ways. A major reason is that by keeping to the local flora, we are planting no invasive species. The other main supportive reason here is water saving. Any landscaping we do, we try to suggest waterwise and native. Less paving, less lawn, more native gardens will save you money in the long run and create a healthy environment around your home.

The average native landscape will consist mostly of these components: Native plants, Drip Irrigation and Mulch. Native planting over time requires less mulch and eventually none applied as time goes by because trees will mulch themselves. Drip irrigation is extremely water-wise and can be turned off once trees mature.

Won’t my trees grow too large? Not if you choose the right variety. Many natives will grow only 1-2m in height. You may find yourself with nothing to do!

November 23, 2016 in Latest Work

Bore Repair in Ballajura

Today the Property Care Guys did a Bore Repair in Ballajura, North of Perth

The customers’ tenants reported the reticulation was not working and said that a friend had repaired the pump only a year or so ago so the pump should be ok.. NOT the case! We have a bore problem again.

This pump looked 50 years old so something apart from the component which was replaced had probably failed. Anyway, the old dated centrifugal pump tested as not pumping any water so time for a brand new replacement. We believe in using good equipment to hold our reputation therefore we replace with extremely high quality pumps from Italy with a modest 2 year warranty (which should be 10 years they are that good – just like the Aussie submersible pumps)

Be careful when getting bore repair quotes as you will be ripped off with cheap pricing and Chinese pumps and you’ll end up spending a lot more within a couple of years when the cheap junk fails. The foot valve was good. We replaced some connections also and did a test run. This bore is now running like a new one for a fraction of the price of a new bore installation which we also quoted just in case the bore itself had issues aside from the failed pump.

Spend your money wisely on reticulation and bores. Get the job done right with high quality parts. Contact us for a professional diagnosis and written quote.

November 17, 2016 in Latest Work

Gardening in Churchlands

This week the Property Care Guys did Gardening in Churchlands, North East of Perth

Wherever you are within 45 minutes of Perth, we are your local gardeners! A PCG monthly maintenance service is recommended if you have a separate lawn mowing guy such as Jim every week or two. Otherwise we can do a complete maintenance schedule more often involving lawns, edges, pruning, weeding, spraying weeds, fruit tree care, general horticulturist work. We take away if a big once off cleanup or use your greens bin for a regular service saving you money.

We can spot any problems such as bug infestations, plant diseases, lawn issues, reticulation needing attention, or even give landscape upgrade suggestions. This particular job was a first time cleanup for a move-in rental agreement. A few weeks ago we gave them a complete rear yard reticulation overhaul to get proper coverage and solve low pressure issues.

Gardening services include:

– Litter Collected
– Plants and Shrubs Pruning
– Tree and Branch Lopping (Chainsaw work)
– Weed treatment and removal
– Garden Bed cleaning up
– Rubbish / Green Waste Removal
– Driveway and pathways cleared of debris
– Leaves removed (if desired – some like the free mulch)
– Hedging
– Mowing
– Brushcutting, Whipper-Snipping

Landscaping services:
– Roll On Turf – supply and Installation
– Reticulation – Supply and installation
– Native Garden Lanscapes
– Mulching
– Lawn and Garden Kerbing

Contact us for all gardening, reticulation, landscaping and hardscaping!

November 17, 2016 in Latest Work

Reticulation in East Fremantle

Today the Property Care Guys did Reticulation in East Fremantle, South West of Perth

During summer, PCG prioritises and specialises in reticulation repairs as it tends to be the majority of our calls in warmer months. There is just so much work that all of us are are working all day, every day to keep up.

Within reticulation repairs we sub-specialize in solenoid valve locating and replacement or repair. Fixing most 24 volt solenoid valves is just as good as an entire new valve as every moving part is replaced and everything else is cleaned and checked. Once we replace the old solenoid coil with new, the cable wires are connected with waterproof scotchlok electrical gel sealed connectors.

This job was a simple failed solenoid valve, requiring replacement of both the valve and the solenoid which is the electrical and mechanical component, which actuates the mechanical valve.

Call or online book for a Technician to come and repair a major issue with your system or test run all stations and program the control box (This is always done anyway) We can inform you on the day if more work than usual is expected! Pic attached of the newly installed Australian made Solenoid valve with flow control.

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November 2, 2016 in Latest Work

Reticulation Repairs in Perth

Property Guys provide Reticulation Repairs in Perth.

Water saving and efficiency is important for any Perth West Australia home with a garden or lawn.

Faulty solenoid valves and wiring, broken pipes, blocked or broken sprinklers, and bore pump failure are common ways water is wasted. The Property Care Guys will fix the problem or replace the parts and help prevent it from happening again. For over 6 months of the year the guys at PCG are busy repairing all kinds of issues with countless types of sprinkler systems.

These are all common problems our customers call about:

• Broken Popups or micro risers
• Sprinklers Stuck on
• Wires Hanging out
• System coming on during the day or twice
• Leak under paving or lawn
• Busted PVC Pipe or poly
• Low Pressure or too much
• Dog chewed something off!
• System won’t come on
• No display on controller box unit
• Fuse keeps blowing
• Bore water staining paving or walls
• High water usage, plumber cannot find leak in reticulation
• Can’t find solenoid valves or control box
• Can’t turn off sprinklers or close valve
• Lawn has dead patches
• Bore system not working
• Controller Blank Screen or flashing
• “Tried to fix it myself but didn’t work”

We specialize in locating and repairing solenoid valves with the best equipment. We invested in these tools so we can tackle any job.

Ring 0457 338 229  or BOOK

Ask us for a quote to keep your system in tip-top condition All Year.

Property Care Guys [PCG Perth]

Reticulation, Landscaping, Garden Maintenance

October 24, 2016 in Latest Work

Reticulation Repair in Gwelup

Today, Property Care Guys did Reticulation Repair in Gwelup, North of Perth.

Our Real estate agent had one of their properties tenants contact them over the weekend reporting a leakage in the reticulation. A plumber told the them over the phone how to isolate the solenoid to stop the leak and a work order was sent to us.

Our Technician and plumber were involved in this as the mains copper pipe had been crushed. We excavated the area ridding it of tree roots and located the leak. Then removed all faulty components, installed new components — being a stainless steel ball valve, copper pipe, various brass fittings and sealed them with teflon tape. The job was done as per Water Corp guidelines and the system was tested as good with no leaks.

Gardening services include:

– Litter Collected
– Plants and Shrubs Pruning
– Tree and Branch Lopping (Chainsaw work)
– Weed treatment and removal
– Garden Bed cleaning up
– Rubbish / Green Waste Removal
– Driveway and pathways cleared of debris
– Leaves removed (if desired – some like the free mulch)
– Hedging
– Mowing
– Brushcutting, Whipper-Snipping

We also do Landscaping services:
– Roll On Turf – supply and Installation
– Reticulation – Supply and installation
– Native Garden Lanscapes
– Mulching
– Lawn and Garden Kerbing

Call or fill out an online booking for all retic repairs, landscaping and garden maintenance!

October 13, 2016 in Latest Work

Reticulation Repair in South Perth

Today, Property Care Guys did Reticulation Repair in South Perth.

It’s been 3 straight days of warm weather and everyone in Perth is turning on their automatic sprinkler systems. Our customer needed reticulation repair and potential controller upgrade.

Currently only one sprinkler head visible, an older house and doesn’t know where solenoid valve is. We replaced the old control box with a Hunter x-core, the old one could no longer be programmed according to local watering laws . We then repaired a broken PVC pipe, found the solenoid valve with the electro magnetic tool and then moved onto the sprinklers. He required extensive popup repairs and replacements of some, general system flushing and heaps of new spray heads. There were a set of mechanical gear drives one of which was broken. We carry Hunter brand of these so not a problem.

The rest just needed the arc reset as not to spray all over paved areas. Mechanical drive popups are favourable to some and rightfully so – they cover a much larger area of garden or lawn than smaller sprinklers, therefore needing less moving parts per square metre!

We have one week of repairs on the worksheet already so book us soon!

See more of our Reticulation Repair Works

October 11, 2016 in Latest Work

Garden Maintenance in Hammond Park

Today, Property Care Guys did Garden Maintenance in Hammond Park, South of Perth

A likely regular garden maintenance customer we have quoted 3 hours per month after doing an initial garden cleanup. We pruned shrubs along the driveway, mowing, whipper snipping / Brush Cutting / Weed Whacking, weeding and cleaned up around the pool area. Garden beds were tidied up and some dead shrubs were removed from the property.

Fill out our online booking form or call to lock in a work day for landscaping, reticulation, hardscaping or garden maintenance.

Gardening services include:

– Litter Collected
– Plants and Shrubs Pruning
– Tree and Branch Lopping (Chainsaw work)
– Weed treatment and removal
– Garden Bed cleaning up
– Rubbish / Green Waste Removal
– Driveway and pathways cleared of debris
– Leaves removed (if desired – some like the free mulch)
– Hedging
– Mowing
– Brushcutting, Whipper-Snipping

We also do Landscaping services:
– Roll On Turf – supply and Installation
– Reticulation – Supply and installation
– Native Garden Lanscapes
– Mulching
– Lawn and Garden Kerbing

You can check out our latest works for more photos of our offered services.

October 11, 2016 in Latest Work

Garden Maintenance in Dianella

This week, Property Care Guys did Garden Maintenance in Dianella, North East of Perth

A new customer, first time round. We quote residential properties on an hourly basis, but no fixed contract. This allows our clients to “Test run” our gardening service for a month or two while we bring your gardens back to a spiffy, presentable condition for that BBQ with the family. The first time tends to take the longest and by the third garden cleanup most customers decide we are doing well and stick with PCG. This particular job involved weeding of garden beds, mowing the verge, rear and edging, blowing of paved areas, pruning hedges and shrubs. We also unblocked and repaired some popup sprinklers.

Contact the Property Care Guys for all gardening, landscaping and reticulation/Bore work.

Gardening services include:

– Litter Collected
– Plants and Shrubs Pruning
– Tree and Branch Lopping (Chainsaw work)
– Weed treatment and removal
– Garden Bed cleaning up
– Rubbish / Green Waste Removal
– Driveway and pathways cleared of debris
– Leaves removed (if desired – some like the free mulch)
– Hedging
– Mowing
– Brushcutting, Whipper-Snipping

We also do Landscaping services:
– Roll On Turf – supply and Installation
– Reticulation – Supply and installation
– Native Garden Lanscapes
– Mulching
– Lawn and Garden Kerbing

Check out our latest works for more photos of our offered services.

October 11, 2016 in Latest Work

Garden Maintenance in Cottesloe

This week, Property Care Guys did Garden Maintenance in Cottesloe, West of Perth.

A strata/block of units we maintain on a regular monthly basis involving mostly hedge pruning, lawn mowing and edge trimming, blowing down paved areas. We can do carparks and commercial gardening as well. These guys only want a 6-monthly maintenance which is fine, though things get quite overgrown during this time. It works out cheaper, but looks a bit shoddy for a few months until due so we recommend once per month and even more often if you have no regular lawn mowing person. But if you want gardening once every 6 months or every 3 months, no problem!

Contact Property Care Guys for all your landscaping needs. We specialize in Reticulation and solenoid valve locating too.

Check out our latest works for more photos of our offered services.