Abstract: A sprinkler head installation tool and a method of using it comprising at least one elongated member adapted for spanning an opening in a ground surface area having a surface plane, the elongated member having at least one stabilizing component, and at least one holding member capable of releasably fixing at least one sprinkler head to the elongated member, said holding member being independently moveable along, and adjustably connected to the elongated member, to hold a top surface of the at least one sprinkler head in a fixed position within the opening and substantially level with the ground surface and while the opening is backfilled.