DIY Landscaping around the AC Unit (Step-by-step)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video, I will show you how to make the area around your AC unit look very nice and at the same time, it will save you money and time. Easy step-by-step explanation. I hope you found this video helpful and if you have any questions just comment below.
All the items I used in this project:
Landscape edging: amzn.to/2yFXRVa
Landscape fabric: amzn.to/34mW9DW
Fabric/Garden staples: amzn.to/2wtY25o
Vigoro 0.5 cu. ft. Bagged Marble Chips (Home Depot)
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#landscaping #AC #DIY
Thanks for this idea. My ac unit always gets dirt splashed up in the coils after a rain and we have had lots of rain in the past 2 weeks.
Love the video 💙 what the name of flowers again?
Thank you for watching!! The flower called tulip, it's one of my favorite flowers, because it closes up at night making it look like it's going to sleep. Please consider subscribing!
@@ivantheDIYguy I sub💙
@@nicole79804 thank you so much :)
Awesome great idea. Have the same problem going to Home Depot today to get my stuff thank you so much love your video 💪
Thank you very much for watching! I hope it all goes well!😊
It turned out so beautifully! Great job!
Looks clean! I used these same rocks for a cactus/succulent garden and loved how it came out, then searched TH-cam to see what other people did. Probably going to do my A/C perimeter too, thanks for the video/idea.
Awesome, I love these rocks. I appreciate your kind comment!❤️
l literally just got dose confidence watching this. I’m on it 💪🏾
Awesome!!!
Me too! The best tip was the fabric staples to hold the fabric in place. I never knew those existed until watching Ivan’s tutorial.
Hi there did you plant the tulips in the ground with pot or did you take the tulips out of pot and put them in the ground? Cameras moving too much for me to see
Hi! I apologize for the camera movement. I removed the tulips from the pot
That looks pretty cool!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Good work, but swinging that camera around is making me dizzy
I am sorry.
Looks great brother! Good job. I’m going to try to do it myself too.
I'm a bit dizzy but great job!
Sorry 🤣
Awesome. Planning to do something similar around my new ac install Saturday
That's awesome!! It's a quick project.
Simple and straightforward. Thank you.More videos please!
Thank you very much! I'll make more as soon as I can😊
Looks great! You're lucky to have a nice flat yard. Both my condenser units sit on a slope that continually erodes away when it rains and I'll probably wake up one morning to find both units rolled down the hill. I'm not really sure how to remedy this situation other than installing retaining wall blocks and gravel. I blame the installer/builder as there are better areas around my house these units could have been placed.
my condenser also sat on a sloped slab... I fixed this by adding more concrete to the existing slab and leveled it out... now the condenser sits perfectly level
What about water going toward your house?
When preparing the soil you need to make sure it's slanted away from your house. I talk about it in the beginning of the video
Thanks for the video. You told me exactly what I needed to do. I appreciate you taking the time to shoot this and share.
No problem at all man, I am here to help!!👍
What would you recommend for landscape edging with concrete around ?
Great video! One question, where did you decide to put your drainage tube for the unit?
Hi! Thank you for your comment. My drainage tube is over the rocks. It was high enough so I didn't have to move it.
I found this video VERY helpful. Thank you. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for watching!!
Thank you for showing us how to do this. Now, I believe that I can do it myself. I need to get new A/C units,b ecause mine gonna cost $4000+ to fix. So, I am trying to think of how to make it more efficient like you said. To me, a new A/C unit is a big purchase. It's like $14000+ in Houston, Texas. But, you have to have it here, so I see that it has to be done.
I hope everything goes well for you. That's a lot of money, but yes you definitely needed one down there. To make it even more efficient you should use your hose once in awhile to remove dust, dirt, and other stuff that gets stuck in there to help improve airflow👍
Great video dude, thank you!
Thank you for watching!!👍
Did the tulips continue to grow well in the rockbed?
Yes ma'am!! You can also put them in pots and bury it half way. It would be much easier that way
Great nice work thts what i want to easy way my AC unit looks 👍🏻 nice
Nice work, thanks for the video. Quick question though - scrape the land, put top soil, landscape cloth, tulip/other flower, and the rocks. Is this series of event? Also how did you ensure rain water isn’t an issue to this area? I mean will rain water be a problem or will they drain out and how? Thanks
Hi Rafi! Yes, this is the series of events. After scraping the yard the reason I put top soil is to make sure that the land is slanted away from the house. When it rains, the water will stay away from the house and the rest will just go down through the landscape cloth. In the beginning of the video I've used a peace of wood to make sure the ground is slanted away from the house.
Thanks ! Two more questions :
1. Won’t the no dig edge block and sustain the water in landscape area? How will water flow and away from house through edge?
2. What is the purpose of landscape cloth?
Will appreciate if you can clarify. Tx
Can you pls clarify, thank you
@@rafiahmad4090 sorry for a late response. The edge wouldn't be a big problem it's not that tall and it doesn't go underground. You can always drill few holes into it if you want or simply not use it at all. The purpose of the clothe is to prevent the weeds from growing under the rocks.👍
It would look really good if u do the other side of your porch to match
What type of flowers you use ?
How many bags did you use?
How has the fabric held up with the marble chips? Have you gotten any weeds or has the fabric ripped from the rocks/chips at all?
Hi Dennis! The fabric is holding up great, and I haven't seen any weeds so far.
Hey this looks great, nice as well I have the rocks at my house. Just thinking about what I want to do for my garden!!!
Hi! Thank you! Maybe do something similar in the garden, less work to maintain it.
How many lb per bag? I think the area where my unit is may be as big as yours so I’m trying to calculate how many bags I may need.
I have ordered 15 bags but only used 12. Each bag covers 3 square feet and cost $3.85. Not a bad deal at all.
IKnow where did you order it from? The ones I’ve seen are like $10 😭
@@gza864 Home Depot. Sorry for responding so late.
I'm going to try it
simple but nice
Will the air conditioner water overflow the area because of the garden tarp?
👍🏾
I’m doing this
BeUtiful
We are doing the same with ours!
Oh good! Let me know how it went.
Where did you got the bags of marble from?
I got them from Home Depot.
Thx bro I’m helpin my dad redo some stuff and needed ideas 😂
What the landscape cloth brand name you used ? Where did you get it from ??
Thanks,
Can’t wait to do this. Thanks.
No problem!
Nice!
Is it necessary to put down that black cloth ? The area I wanna install marble rocks dosent grow any grass or there is any grass right now. It just mud dirt right now. Can I just put the marble rocks llike that ?
It's not necessary to put down the cloth, it's mainly for grass. Thank you for commenting
Looks good. Thanks for the video
Good Job Brother!
Thank you very much!!!
Should you put weed killer under landscape cloth??
Hi! I didn't, but you can. Double protection from weeds😊
Beautiful
Thank you!😊
I love this
well done!
Hey there. what soil do i need to level it?
Hi! Go to home depot or Lowes and ask for low grade top soil. It's very cheap, should be under $3 a bag. You can also buy sand soil, but it's more expensive
@@ivantheDIYguy How did you get rid of grasses completely?
@@NiwradarwiN23 I pulled it out by hand and used the shovel to scrape it off
@@ivantheDIYguy thanks!
@@NiwradarwiN23 no problem at all!
Nice
Wow, that really looks nice! Thank you for making the vid.
Thank you for watching!!
I like your accent.
Thank you 😆
The video's title should be
How to give your viewers a headache and piss them off with your lack of camera skills.
RUDE!!! If you don’t like it, move on!! No one forced you to watch it! People can be so rude nowadays. 😡
Geez Tim who spat in your cheerios
😢
Dude it’s fine 🤦♂️ go watch HGTV or something if you want a 7 figure production budget.
Gay
Looks sturdy and beautiful. I watched lots of DIY videos on your channel and I'm wondering whether you also repair the yard equipment such as the string trimmer, lawn mower, leaf blower yourself? We are looking for DIYers to work with to share more tips on yard machine repair. Maybe we could collaborate?
Thank you! I use and work on most common yard tools! I am interested in collaborating with you. Here is my email: ivanofficialmail1@gmail.com