On Jul 7, 7:08*pm, "Ray" wrote:
We have a shrub-free lawn about 60 feet wide, 15 feet deep, divided by a
walkway.

I'd like to get a SIMPLE sprinkler system to help avoid dragging hoses all
over the yard. I don't want some system that measures rainfall and
automatically turns on and off -- just something that I can turn on at two
locations and do the job -- then turn it off. I would think that two jets on
each side of the walkway would do the job.

It seems to me that this should be a fairly easy job that I could do myself.

Am I right? Where would I go to get the materials?

It depends on "simple" With exception of programmable timers, most
lawn irrigation components are pretty cheap. Some folks run
underground sprinkler system from a hose faucet. I had one installed
at our last home and the full system, which included six zones, a
programmable timer and the rain sensor was in the range of about
$1,400 installed. Installation is a pretty straight forward do-it-
yourself project but when I looked at component prices, cost of
renting a trencher and back pain, I was doing a lot of work for about
$300-400 savings.

The system you are describing, if adequate, should be cheap. BTY, the
rain-sensor option was about $30.

RonB