So the other contractor wanted to flood out his basement. That was probably their way to tell him they didn't want the job because they were too lazy and it was too much work. With the pipe going right by, If I was the homeowner, I would have asked for a small catch basin to be tied in for me to drain the swimming pool into for when it was drained at the end of the season.
Nice job. My only complaint would be that you did not dig the sod before trenching. I would remove the grass 2 or 3 inches down and 1 shovel wide before running the trencher. then, put the sod back in place after putting the dirt over the pipe.
That would be a great way to go but would be much more labor intensive. We were all beat after this job, and that's with the ex and trencher doing most of the work!
I'm getting ready to do this with three of my downspouts. The pipe will be under flower bed river rock, no traffic. I plan to use DWV pipe, not PVC Schedule 40.
Just thinking of the difficulties you would. Face working in Colorado; sprinkler system lines and damage from aeration machines, but you likely have neither issue when you work!
We do occasionally have yards with sprinkler systems and we've found it's easier just to trench and repair any lines. All the irrigations systems I've installed were in Colorado when I lived there.
Enjoy you videos. Find myself binge watching. Keep it up! Working on correcting down spouts with crushed corrugated cheap pipe. Plan to rent a tracked trencher per your advice. I have good slop to shared paved driveway (90' from house). At the end pipe run will flatten out. Thinking of a pop up emitter at end. Thoughts?
I would daylight the pipe instead of a popup to allow a more unobstructed outfall. You want the debris to flow out of the pipes. Maybe dig an outfall and line with rocks so the pipe is completely open. I usually lay a paver under the pipe to reinforce the ground under it.
Great question. The best way is to trench through everything and repair the lines. The time spent trying to locate sprinklers is a complete waste. And then you hit one anyway. Just plow through them and repair on the spot. Easy and fast.
@@GCFD That just means some unburnt fuel made it into the exhaust and ignited in the muffler. Most small engine powered machines have a solenoid on the carburetor to solve this issue. Your machine might not have this solenoid or it might not be working. You could also be running too high ethanol fuel. Either that or the muffler is just badly designed. Its nothing to worry about though, it will not damage anything its just annoying lol
It's an accessory with the TRX line of Toro trenchers. Make SURE to get the crumber attachment too. That keeps the debris in the trench and in the chain. Before we got the crumber we had to clean out the trench with spades.
We thought about that but we have such a slope down to the drainage basin we stuck with 4." It's been working well for over a year. If there were a lot of trees overhanding the house I definitely would have gone to 6" for increased debris removal.
Yes, it's supposed to have about 2.5" (three fingers) of sag underneath the bar. I keep it adjusted with a jam nut and threaded rod, plus keep the chain lubed very well.
Good work, but it looks like you used more pipe than you needed to. There's no point in running lines parallel if you're just going to tie them together further down the line.
MrItsthething good point. In this instance we were going for the straightest line for the most water carrying capacity. Trenching and laying extra pipe is extra expense but for this job we needed to prioritize results.
There was an opportunity for this homeowner to install rain tanks and harvest water fir summer lawn mauntenance. But it too is another large expense. And not everyones choice.
dont you need permission do knock into a county catch basin or do you just hope no one catches you lolol and these guys call those selves professionals lolol another thing that blows my mind lolol 5 drain spouts into one 4 inch plastic pipe lololol who did the math on that lololololol i think there will be a back up there lolololol rookies rookies rookies lolol
Hi Mr Djagg - We core into the basin with permission. No worries. This system has been working fantastically for almost two years. Your statements don't seem to hold water.
So the other contractor wanted to flood out his basement. That was probably their way to tell him they didn't want the job because they were too lazy and it was too much work. With the pipe going right by, If I was the homeowner, I would have asked for a small catch basin to be tied in for me to drain the swimming pool into for when it was drained at the end of the season.
Good call Kevin!
When you drive up to a potential customer’s house, I know you salivate over fall like this ! About time you had a large but easy one. 👌
I love that you find and explain the critters.
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Felt good to see the kid watching and soaking all ur information in
The father was a super cool guy and the kids are coming up too.
GREAT WORK!!!
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Shawn, great job WTG to all the guys and gals on the crew. 👍
Thank you! This was an early project.
2x playspeed plus time lapse = win!
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Nice job. My only complaint would be that you did not dig the sod before trenching. I would remove the grass 2 or 3 inches down and 1 shovel wide before running the trencher. then, put the sod back in place after putting the dirt over the pipe.
That would be a great way to go but would be much more labor intensive. We were all beat after this job, and that's with the ex and trencher doing most of the work!
Gate City Foundation Drainage a sod cutter machine would work!
Surprised to not see a during rain shower bit at the end
For sure! This was an early job and it was about an hour away. So it didn't get an after-shot.
I'm getting ready to do this with three of my downspouts. The pipe will be under flower bed river rock, no traffic. I plan to use DWV pipe, not PVC Schedule 40.
18:46 Did you have your man put the extra concrete into the county catch basin? Other than that great job!
Lol those are poured curbs. Awesome job again bro.
Thank you! 👍
Just thinking of the difficulties you would. Face working in Colorado; sprinkler system lines and damage from aeration machines, but you likely have neither issue when you work!
We do occasionally have yards with sprinkler systems and we've found it's easier just to trench and repair any lines. All the irrigations systems I've installed were in Colorado when I lived there.
What is that round white thing on the house? It looks like it might go back into the house? It is next to the downspout
Mocksville, NC we got family there shout out from NJ! Shawn another awesome job what size trencher & what type of PVC glue do you use?
👍👍 We just medium PVC cement or rain-r-shine glue+primer.
Enjoy you videos. Find myself binge watching. Keep it up! Working on correcting down spouts with crushed corrugated cheap pipe. Plan to rent a tracked trencher per your advice. I have good slop to shared paved driveway (90' from house). At the end pipe run will flatten out. Thinking of a pop up emitter at end. Thoughts?
I would daylight the pipe instead of a popup to allow a more unobstructed outfall. You want the debris to flow out of the pipes. Maybe dig an outfall and line with rocks so the pipe is completely open. I usually lay a paver under the pipe to reinforce the ground under it.
@@GCFD Thanks Will do. I anticipated your answer after watching all your videos. Your surgeon with that backhoe.
Thats kwik kerb concrete edging, my dad does that stuff.
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How do you go planning something like this out if the homeowners have irrigation piping and sprinklers throughout the property?
Great question. The best way is to trench through everything and repair the lines. The time spent trying to locate sprinklers is a complete waste. And then you hit one anyway. Just plow through them and repair on the spot. Easy and fast.
I did not know they made gray schedule 40 pvc pipe.
That was schedule 80. We had a couple pieces left over.
Its 2022 here and today I paid $28.46 for 10 ft of PVC. I have to say this job must be Huge !!!
I know it's gone crazy pricing
that full throttle shutdown tho 😂
I don't know why it pops like that. Does it at FT or idle. Machine has 35 hours on it.
@@GCFD That just means some unburnt fuel made it into the exhaust and ignited in the muffler. Most small engine powered machines have a solenoid on the carburetor to solve this issue. Your machine might not have this solenoid or it might not be working. You could also be running too high ethanol fuel. Either that or the muffler is just badly designed. Its nothing to worry about though, it will not damage anything its just annoying lol
@@infl that’s good to know. It’s done that since it was new.
Who’s the music from? I love it.
It's from the youtube audio library
No after visit. 😢
Those 22's, 90's and long sweep 90's are like 1/2 the cost of a 10' piece of PVC40. I figured they'd be cheap. Wrong.
Yes the pipe and fittings are expensive, but they last forever.
Did you use schedule 30 and schedule 40 pipe?
No only schedule 40.
10' of 4" PVC40 is $27 around here...same in your area? Has that went up with all the building supply over the past year?
Yes, PVC has gone up by 61% here. It's crazy expensive.
So he uses 4" pvc?
@@dogerman11 Yeah in most videos. Some he’s used 6” too, but mainly 4”.
4" pvc sch40 10 ft runs 18.50 around where I'm at
Hi, where did you find your back fill blade for your trencher.
It's an accessory with the TRX line of Toro trenchers. Make SURE to get the crumber attachment too. That keeps the debris in the trench and in the chain. Before we got the crumber we had to clean out the trench with spades.
@@GCFD thanks
That's a lot of roof sq footage to drain through one 4 inch pipe. I would have changed to 6 inch before tying in the last 2 pipes.
We thought about that but we have such a slope down to the drainage basin we stuck with 4." It's been working well for over a year. If there were a lot of trees overhanding the house I definitely would have gone to 6" for increased debris removal.
I would agree but I think 4in should have enough volume easily over 100gpm
Could you please speak louder or turn the music down, I'm forever adjusting the volume.
Love the posts other than that 😍
John watch my newer videos and not these old ones. I've learned so much in the last year about making good videos. 👍
the chain on the trencher looks to be quite loose
Yes, it's supposed to have about 2.5" (three fingers) of sag underneath the bar. I keep it adjusted with a jam nut and threaded rod, plus keep the chain lubed very well.
Good work, but it looks like you used more pipe than you needed to. There's no point in running lines parallel if you're just going to tie them together further down the line.
MrItsthething good point. In this instance we were going for the straightest line for the most water carrying capacity. Trenching and laying extra pipe is extra expense but for this job we needed to prioritize results.
@@GCFD Fair point.
why do you use hay all the time? why not grass seed?
We spread grass seed and cover it with the hay. They protects the bare soil and the seed and releases nutrients as it decomposes.
easier to dig the entire trench with mini ex gives more room to install pipe
The trencher is vastly faster than the mini ex. We've gotten better at getting our angles right with the trencher. 👍
There was an opportunity for this homeowner to install rain tanks and harvest water fir summer lawn mauntenance. But it too is another large expense. And not everyones choice.
I'm not sure if harvesting rain is legal here in NC.. I know it is not in some western states.
@@GCFD Do you know why this is forbidden sometimes?
@@gaunerchen1729 people with senior water rights downhill. By collecting rain water it isn’t recharging the surface and subsurface waters.
@@GCFD Thanks for the explanation.
@@GCFD that's good to know, never thought about that aspect.
Do you do work in the Charlotte area?
dont you need permission do knock into a county catch basin or do you just hope no one catches you lolol and these guys call those selves professionals lolol another thing that blows my mind lolol 5 drain spouts into one 4 inch plastic pipe lololol who did the math on that lololololol i think there will be a back up there lolololol rookies rookies rookies lolol
Hi Mr Djagg - We core into the basin with permission. No worries. This system has been working fantastically for almost two years. Your statements don't seem to hold water.
@@GCFD Shawn, your pipes don't seem to hold water either. It all falls right out the end. 😉