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A drip-irrigation quote should trace the water from the source to the beds, including filtration, pressure control, connecting tubing and the emitter layout. The price of a roll of tubing is not the price of that whole system. A kit supplies a better starting comparison, but labor and a long route can still add cost.
The examples below use DripWorks’ own kit prices and assembly instructions checked in October 2026. They show the materials and measurements behind a garden quote. They do not establish a national installation rate or guarantee that every collection of raised beds fits a kit’s stated capacity.
Key figures
- $98.75 DripWorks Small Garden Bed kit, timer excluded
- $166.85 DripWorks Medium Garden Bed kit, timer excluded
- $338.75 Example: Small kit with installation labor
Published kit prices depend on capacity and the timer
DripWorks lists the Small Garden Bed kit at $98.75 in its without-timer configuration and the Medium kit at $166.85. The difference is $68.10. Record the selected configuration before comparing prices: a timer bundle is a different order from the base kit shown here.
The Small page describes up to three beds approximately four feet by eight feet. The Medium page describes up to nine beds of that size. Their combined planted areas would be ninety-six and two hundred eighty-eight square feet, but area alone does not determine whether the water-source route and emitter arrangement fit.
| DripWorks base configuration | Small kit | Medium kit |
|---|---|---|
| Published price without timer | $98.75 | $166.85 |
| Listed maximum 4-by-8-foot beds | 3 | 9 |
| Mainline tubing | 50 feet, ½ inch | 100 feet, ½ inch |
| Micro transfer tubing | 50 feet, ¼ inch | 100 feet, ¼ inch |
| Emitter Soaker Dripline | 100 feet, ¼ inch | 300 feet, ¼ inch |
| Emitter spacing | 12 inches | 12 inches |
| Included pressure regulator | 30 PSI | 30 PSI |
Source note: DripWorks’ own Small and Medium Garden Bed kit product pages, checked in October 2026. Selected base-kit prices exclude timer upgrades, installation, tax and other separately charged items. Tubing quantities describe the box contents, not one allowed continuous emitter run.
Dividing $98.75 by three listed beds gives about $32.92 per bed; dividing $166.85 by nine gives about $18.54. Those are material-budget ratios only when that many beds fit the design. A one-bed garden buying the Small box still pays the full kit price rather than the three-bed average.
The source route consumes tubing before the beds
Mainline brings water from the header to the beds, transfer tubing bridges gaps without watering them, and Soaker Dripline supplies emitters. These three lengths serve different purposes. Adding every roll together and calling it irrigated bed coverage would overstate what the kit waters.
If a hypothetical faucet-to-bed route consumes forty feet of the Small kit’s fifty-foot mainline, ten feet remains for branches and adjustments. That is a layout example, not a manufacturer’s guarantee about a property. Measure the path around obstacles and gates rather than taking only a straight-line distance.
The assembly guide limits an individual Soaker Dripline run to twenty-eight feet. A hundred-foot emitter roll therefore does not permit a single hundred-foot watering run in this kit. Divide the layout into supported runs from the supply and follow the instructions for tubing, pressure and connections.
For instance, three twenty-four-foot runs use seventy-two feet of emitter line and leave twenty-eight feet from a hundred-foot roll. Whether that waters three beds depends on row spacing, soil and the planting arrangement. Do not infer that one line along one edge supplies every plant in a wide bed.
Filtration and pressure control are included parts
Both cited kits include a garden filter and a thirty-PSI regulator. Their product pages also say the source needs at least fifteen PSI to operate effectively. That minimum source statement is not a promise that a fifteen-PSI supply will emerge from the regulator at thirty PSI; a regulator limits pressure rather than boosting a low supply.
The manufacturer’s assembly guide puts the filter before the regulator and connects the mainline through the hose-start fitting. If the quote includes a timer, confirm its place in the manufacturer’s ordered assembly. Ask the installer to identify which supplied parts are used rather than charging for an unexplained second filter or regulator.
Discuss source capacity, water quality, connections and any locally required backflow protection. The kit’s filter catches debris for the emitter system; it does not by itself establish compliance with plumbing requirements or make unsafe water potable. A rain barrel or other source may need a different pressure and connection design.
The drip-versus-sprinklers guide compares watering approaches. The rain-barrel guide covers another supply option; do not assume gravity pressure from a barrel substitutes for the kit’s faucet conditions.
Installer hours and timer options change the total
For a budget illustration, pair the $98.75 Small kit with an assumed four installation hours at $60 per hour. Labor is $240, making $338.75 before other charges. Pairing the Medium kit with an assumed six hours at the same rate gives $526.85. Those hours and rates are hypothetical, not DripWorks’ installation offers.
If the Small layout instead takes six hours, its total rises to $458.75 under the same assumptions. A quote should therefore explain trenching or surface routing, bed penetrations, connecting and testing. A supplier’s general easy-install description cannot predict a contractor’s time on a difficult property.
Timers, splitters and extra tubing need their own quoted price or a selected kit upgrade. Ask whether the installer includes setup of the schedule and later adjustment. A timer automates the chosen run time; it does not measure plant requirements simply because it is digital or connected.
Testing confirms the system before the invoice closes
The assembly guide ends with turning on the water and checking that all emitters work. Include that test in the installation scope, along with fixing leaking connections and closing the line ends. The final bed should receive water as well as the one nearest the faucet.
Ask for the layout, selected timer settings and instructions for cleaning the filter and repairing a damaged connection. Retain the spare fittings and identify where shutoff occurs. Seasonal draining or winter care should follow the equipment and local conditions rather than assuming every surface system can remain full all year.
Have source, pressure and backflow requirements checked by the installer or relevant plumbing professional. Keep unsupported watering lines within the manufacturer’s limits and check for leaks; neither a filter nor a kit-capacity label proves that an improvised supply is suitable.
The garden-fence quote guide explains another project that can intersect the line route. Tell contractors where irrigation is placed before they drive posts or sleeves. A finished irrigation quote should cover material configuration, route, labor, testing and maintenance rather than only a box price.
Questions people ask
What do the cited base garden-bed kits cost?
DripWorks lists $98.75 Small and $166.85 Medium without timers. Selected timer upgrades, installation and other charges require their own prices.
Can the hundred-foot emitter roll be one watering run?
Not under the cited assembly guide. It limits each Soaker Dripline run to twenty-eight feet. The roll is divided among connected runs in the layout.
Does the thirty-PSI regulator raise low source pressure?
No. A regulator limits pressure. The product pages' fifteen-PSI minimum source statement does not mean that fifteen PSI becomes thirty PSI downstream.
Does the kit price include professional installation?
The cited figures are material prices. The labor totals in this guide are labeled hypothetical examples; obtain a quote for routing, assembly, testing and any timer setup.
Where these figures come from
- Small Garden Bed Kit: Base Price and Parts List DripWorks · dripworks.com
- Medium Garden Bed Kit: Base Price and Parts List DripWorks · dripworks.com
- Garden Bed Kit Assembly Instructions DripWorks · dripworks.com
Figures last checked October 2026.
