Next on Drain Addict: Can tree roots destroy your house? Yes, they absolutely can. Here's Ollie, Ratty and Ivan to show you how in this 2 hour, 500th episode special! Allllll Good!
Of course they can! We had to cut down a huge pine tree that was slowly pushing against and damaging the foundation of my parents’ house with its roots. The previous owner had the great idea of planting it like 2 meters from the house.
Like my house...it's a mess but I know where shit is until my wife decides to "tidy up" then I got to ask her where everything is. Wait a minute...I see it now. She wants to ensure I keep her around forever haha :)
@@annasbadman The second Longest Video here is #488 at just under 1 hour long EDIT: I was Wrong!! #488 is not the Second Longest Video on the Drain Addict Channel! That Title belongs to Video #369, at approximately 1 and a half hours long!
I think the reason for the vac was to keep the water out of the soil. The house was having settling issues because of poor drainage so the engineer wanted to reduce the amount of hydraulic action on the soil as much as he could.
On each part at the begining there are people in trouble (other plumers, workers etc) saying 'hi Ollie'. Its like everyone knows him and they all know that eagle has landed and everything will be OK from now. This kind of respect takes years and years of hard work to earn it.
Loving the teamwork, the using of each others strengths, and absorbing knowledge from each other as you go. Really intersting and I learned a lot, thank you
Ah, i see. You uploaded an entire movie of unblocking a drain. Somehow i have no correlation to any of this, however i will still continue to watch the full 2 hours and 7 minutes while laying in bed after surgery. And i will for sure lighten up anytime you have any kind of interaction with Ratty. It is just so adorable to see whenever you interact with good old Ratty
don't know why but I really enjoy your vids. It took about 6 to realize the bird was added in every time you tell a joke. I was convinced coocies followed you around.
Trees cannot "bore through" drainage pipes, especially 100mm sewer pipe that was used here. There needs to be a break and water leakage in order for roots to enter. Furthermore, the roots travel a long way, so whether a tree is right next to a broken pipe, or 10 meters away makes little difference - the roots will find a way to get moisture.
@@johncoops6897 Technically you are right. Thin end roots won't worm their way through the solid wall of a pipe However.... Roots will grow around any solid object in the soil, then as the roots thicken with age, they squeeze that object. If it is a pipe, that pipe can be flattened/crushed. It might even crack, and then the roots will get inside the pipe too. If the roots are near an imperfect join (like between plastic and concrete, or a non-glued/pressure fitted join) or near the end of a pipe, they can and will get in through a hairline gap... and then clog the pipe, force the gap wider....
@@samuelmellars7855 - I guess that roots might apply pressure and crush a pipe as they grow, however that's an incredibly rare way for them to enter pipes. As for imperfect joints, leaky joins between concreteplastic and hairline gaps... yes, that's the whole point. You cannot have ANY of those things in an underground pipe run. And it doesn't matter how far away... the trees will find that pipe! Roots will radiate OUT from the base of the tree and find any moisture source within a surprising distance. In fact, the fine "water absorbing" root tips tend to be most prevalent well outside the drip line (leaf canopy) since more rainfall reaches the earth. So in many ways, putting your leaky pipe a fair distance away from a tree will make the chances of root ingress much higher!
One comment for Tim Anderson... I live in Sydney (like Ollie and Ratty) and we have a very dry climate. It can sometimes be years between rainfall, and my son (born 2004) was almost 6 years old before he ever saw rain! The soil here is BONE dry most of the time. Yet we pride ourselves in the bushland environment we live within, and there are trees absolutely everywhere. The native trees are highly adapted to the low moisture levels and have massive and evasive root structures (they actually die if they get too much rainfall LOL) We must built WITHIN the trees, and the planning doesn't allow clearing of land so we don't have the completely "tree-free" suburbs that we see in some parts of the USA. There are strict penalties for cutting down trees, and it's incredibly difficult to get permission to remove them, even if they are non-native or if they are dangerous. They even use Google Satellite View to find tree-cutters! So that means that in Sydney, like in other places, we have to live with the trees and plumb our drains accordingly. The Drain Addict channel shows what happens if the drains are leaky, rather than any inherent "danger" of trees. In dry environments the quality of the drainage pipes is even more critical - consider that tree roots in England don't need to seek out moisture since it's always raining and there's plenty of moisture in the soil.
So I just found this channel, and after watching 798 and 797, this epic popped up and it did not disappoint! Thanks for sharing your work with us. Cheers!
Congratulations Ollie and Ratty on 500 episodes!! What a fantastic achievement and such an enjoyable channel to watch. Fantastic episode with you and Ivan working so professionally together. All the best for the future and wish you continued success.
Congrats Ollie on this amazing milestone 500 blocked drains unblocked. Starting the channel you would've just thought it could be a fun hobby but now your like wow look how far I've come. Another great vid keep up the great work.
I remember an answer when he writes "I thought some 20 or 30 people might be interested" 🤣. I'm sure he sometimes scratches his head, I'm sure it gives him motivation and he doesn't mind getting many 👍 for hist had work from all over the world. But I am ABSOLUTELY SURE he never thought what it would take to keep It alive. Quoting him again: "it's turned into a second full-time-job". I hope he keeps the balance!
they sell lots of different kinds of 12 volt winches, can run it right from the battery on your van. a lot of atv's have them mounted right on the front. mine has a key chain remote
i felt like watching Laurell and Hardy show for two hours !!!! we can call Ivan the winch-man or the wet-vac man !! it is so funny when he runs for that winch every time or do the wet-vac every time. i can imagine how many times Ollie controlled hiding his laugh. did someone say it is the 500th episode ? oh my god, i mentioned to Ollie i watched all his videos....i am watching them for the past 3 weeks, non-stop !!! but now i realize i did not even scratch the surface !!! 500 videos one year back !!!!!!! i don't know when i am going to finish watching all 500 plush videos.....but i will, one day !!! sorry Ollie, i did not watch all your videos as i mentioned two days back; i never thought it is over 500 videos !!!!! well , i will continue to watch all the videos !!! this is how i send my respect to you and for what you do !!!
2 hours of dirty, dirty drain action!? Aww yeah! Eat your heart out, Hollywood! Happy 500, Ollie! And almost to 300k subs! Early congratulations for that, m8!
I so enjoyed this. Those roots reminded me of the horror flick tremors. 👍 good job Ollie. So happy Ratty got mud baths without the smell. Also impressed me a clean yard. Someone who cares where they live. 🌞
ratty "do you want some popcorn?" the movie is getting interesting. This movie has everything double barrel, roots and lots of them, root pulling winch, vacuum. adn of course Ollie.. I need some more popcorn. not one but 2 fine specimens
@@DrainAddict Hey Ollie, I bet you were rooted after that long job, and no Popcorn for poor Ratty, just "root abuse"! 🍿🌽😂(Kookaburra laughs in the distance, or falls off the Gum tree branch!). G'day from Kingsford 2032! 🦘🇦🇺👍
Thanks for giving us an AWESOME 500th episode Ollie!!! I enjoyed every minute of it! 🥳 Congrats on the 500th video!!! 🥳 Hope to see many many maaaany more in the future!! Thanks for all the hours of fun we have had from nr 1 to 500, you are the BEST
I can't believe I have now watched 500 videos on RU-vid of an Aussie clearing drains, yet here we are. Cheers for the achievement and I look forward to 500 more!
Rainy day here in Switzerland, perfect to re-watch the centennials. And they are epic! Now it was fun following you guys through the struggle and seeing these impressive roots and it sure reminded every home-owner among us to never let it get this far. BUT, as many others commented: Was it really worth it? The time and effort Ivan had already put into those 4 or 5 holes, the time you spent together ... someone as handy with a little excavator as you are with jetter entering the scene might have been quicker and a more reliable fix, no? But THANKS A LOT for the effort and also for filming and posting 👍💪😅!
An epic Root Extravaganza for the 500th episode!! Rattie was pretty quiet in this video, probably suffering from PTSD due to his fall into the sewer and boundary trap swim in the last episode! Great work Ollie!!
now you'll have to have a live event and maybe get a sponsor to bring NYDrains to Australia or the other way around because they give you a lot of shoutouts and give Ratty a lot of corn. I'm sure people have a lot of questions about you and your business. I personally would love to see a live event. Very popular with yourtubers here in the States.
I can't wait to get home after work and enjoy this from start to finish. Didn't expect "Drain Addict: The Movie" to be the 500th episode. 😁 Keep up the good work!
Congratulations Ollie on your 500th episode. Thank you for putting in all the time and effort for making these awesome videos for us to watch. This 2 hour video is perfect and something a lot of us have been dying for. Up next a Q&A session with Ollie and ratty. Seen people including myself have mentioned it before. Once again congrats 👍 from 🇨🇦
i love your videos my son and i watch them together when you post. I love ratty too. I am glad we do not have a root problem. But wished you was in the US so i could hire you.
Congrats on number 500 here’s to the next 500! I wonder how long these pipes have been blocked looks like quite awhile with the size of the roots! Another great job!
This guy is like the Post 10 in America. He is very entertaining with his rubber croc .and mini rat which brings humor to his page "Eh mate, here's some corn"! ⭐👍⭐👍⭐
Hey mate CONGRATS, who would've thought lil old you would be @ 500 video's? Just kidding Ollie, way to go bro and here's to ANOTHER 500 Cheers from Canada eh!
Congrats on 500 videos Oliver. Keep the corn, poop, piss, roots and all that mess a coming. Thank you for the satisfying entertainment and drain education. An extra long video to mark the occasion. Much love from Aberta Canada
It looks like when the drains were put in, the person flattened the ends of the pipe to fit into the curb drain slot. That then created a situation where there was always water sitting in the drain pipes and a prime water location for the tree. All of that has led to the home owner having a very expensive problem.
That's the way they (almost always) do it in Australia, it's not the smartest move but it looks neat, it's only rectangular at the opening, the pipe behind is round.
@@cjadventures8840 Hard Water refers to water with a lot of dissolved calcium, magnesium or other salts that react with soap to form an insoluble precipitate. This causes soap scum, and scale even when not mixed with soap.
