How to Run Wires or Drainage Under a Sidewalk or Driveway - The Great Outdoors

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Instructions for Hydraulic Mining
Hydraulic mining is actually a method of mining gemstones! We’ve adapted it and used it as a method of digging a hole under an existing sidewalk or driveway without having to cut the concrete. It is useful for placing drain tile, pipes, or electrical wiring.
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Steps Involved In Hydraulic Mining
Dig a pit on the side of the sidewalk closest to the house.
Dig a trench on the opposite side of the sidewalk.
Start the hole on the trench side of the sidewalk and seat the PVC pipe in it by placing the 2X4 against the end of the PVC and lightly tapping it into place with a mallet.
Attach the water hose to the spigot and pressure washer.
Start the pressure washer.
Place the nozzle into the PVC pipe and pull the trigger.
As the mud and water begins to flow back out of the PVC pipe, periodically drive the PVC pipe further into the hole using the 2X4 and mallet. You must have the pipe aimed slightly upward- this allows the mud to flow back out of it.
Repeat steps 6 and 7 until the pipe starts to come through the other side.
Drive the PVC pipe into the hole with the mallet and 2X4 until equal amounts of it are on either side of the sidewalk.
Place the drain tile into the trench.
Attach the drain tile to the PVC pipe with the fittings and use a screw to secure them.
Cover the drain tile with the dirt from the trench.
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@Guillotines_For_Globalists 3 года назад

The brown splash on the house reminds me of the good old evenings after a dinner at Sizzler.

@Brain_quench 6 месяцев назад

You mean Great American Steak & Buffet?

@Guillotines_For_Globalists 6 месяцев назад

@@Brain_quench Never heard of her!

@fredgarvin716 3 года назад

The way this guy is dressed, I imagine he and the wife are about to leave for an early dinner at Sizzler, but why not dig a hole for some drainage pipe while she finishes getting ready.

@wilsonandlucy 3 года назад

Freakin hillarious Wyatt---thinking the same thing. Oh, and where does he live. that he didn't hit a single rock?

@emcee2603 3 года назад

Sizzler 😂

@kczephyrscraig5126 3 года назад

That is awesome!

@elation8101 3 года назад

My elderly neighbor is the same way. I've never seen him without buttoned shirts/pants combo. He and his wife keep their lawn in immaculate condition, so they are getting their hands dirty everyday.

@s_p7231 3 года назад

Do people still call it Gristler ? Haven’t seen one in 20 years. Lol

@kennyBFD30 4 года назад

I had a drain pipe that collapsed and needed to run a new one under a sidewalk. The thought of digging by hand gave me a headache. I used my pressure washer to bore underneath the walk and it worked great! Thanks for the tip!

@stephenneville7841 3 года назад

I have a ten foot pipe, I need about 4 ft so I’m gonna cut of 6in👍

@Zurvan101 3 года назад

Mafs

@celso422 3 года назад

I just thinking the same 😂😂😂😂😂🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@browncoconutable 3 года назад

he is just showing off his hacksaw, women love a hacksaw.

@wb3161 3 года назад

I thought i was stupid or something 😁

@napalm3899 3 года назад

"Measure zero times, cut once for no reason."

@davidblue435 3 года назад

As a contractor we would attach a jet spray from any hardware store attach to a garden hose then clamp it with a stainless steel clamp to a 20 foot 1 inch pvc pipe and run it through a 3 or 4 inch pipe depending on what needed to go under sidewalks or driveways. Surely beat cutting through concrete and leaving the owner with expensive replacement of concrete. The customer appreciated not having an eye sore in their driveway. We have had to cut driveways due to rock bed prohibiting this method, Many have failed in not backfilling with #89/10 slag and tamped properly causing settlement and separation of repaired concrete from the original causing dips and eventually needing the entire panel of concrete removed and replaced due to heavy rain from erosion. Caution should always be used when using "too much water" under concrete avoiding erosion of the soil that supports the base underneath concrete. This procedure can save you thousands of dollars up front "IF" precautions are used. But could end up costing more than you bargained for in the end if you aren't very careful using water as the main force getting that pipe from one point to the other. Sidewalks and driveways for the most part have been prepped compacted to be a suitable support base for concrete. When using water it should only be used to moisten ground as you pile drive the pipe avoiding eroding the support base for the concrete. Unless you have the means to dig very deep leaving a healthy support base for the concrete. It's not a question to IF but when the cracks will occur. Water is a powerful force that damages foundations, sidewalks and driveways. Undermining the soil of concrete never ends well without costly repairs if adherence to certain precautions. Kudos to this gentleman for showing us a quick fix to go under sidewalks. Please use caution when doing so!

@motavice3499 6 месяцев назад

There's a reason this video got 1million views. You're a life saver.

@johng9461 3 года назад

What a lovely paint job he gave the house

@bsowieja 3 года назад

I used this technique yesterday to span under 4 feet of sidewalk. Used a 6” diameter PVC. Then threaded a piece of 4” corrugated through the PVC. No joints this way. It worked great. I did Hit a root. That sucked but was able to reach under the sidewalk cut the root with a 26” hand saw. Another benefit of the 6” pipe. I was able to back out the PVC and then have room for my arm and saw to cut the root. Wouldn’t have been able to do that with a 4” pipe.

@prettygirlus9008 3 года назад

I have skinny arms, so the 4" pipe would work for me.

@allenlamb8240 3 года назад

I'm thinking of doing the same. Are you worried about the integrity of the sidewalk?

@bsowieja 3 года назад

@@allenlamb8240 no signs of sidewalk failure 8 months later. Looks good! Works Good!

@jefffuhr2393 Год назад

@@prettygirlus9008 Don't know if you meant to be funny, but it was! 😁 Come to think of it, 4" pipe might work for my arms too. 😂

@scottys1423 3 года назад

This can easily be done without the pressure washer if you don't have one and don't want to mess with renting one. Just get one of those little tapered jet-type hose nozzles and run the garden hose into the pipe. There's also a neat little device for deep watering of tree roots called a hydrospade. Great for boring small holes through dirt.

@mlt6322 Год назад

You can also use a shopvac with the pipe and suck the dirt out as you push the pipe through.

@madmaximilian5783 Год назад

@@mlt6322 yep because once the soil is wet its much easier to remove it with a shop vac and avoid all the mud and water.

@ShalahMarie_Go4au 8 месяцев назад

@@madmaximilian5783People like posting smart @$$ comments without realizing that they're the ones being goofy. There were two proposed options 1) Flush out the soil with a hose if you don't have a pressure washer, or 2) Use a shop vac. The proposal would be to loosen the soil (with a waterless tool) and then vacuum it out. Come on...think!

@derfskittlers6125 3 года назад

Al, I'd like to apologize for all the stupid comments. Thanks for the video. 95% of us understood. 😉

@tcmtech7515 3 года назад

Never reduce a drainpipe run in the direction of flow. Especially in a situation that will have debris of any kind in it. The reductions in size even if small will eventually catch something leading to the whole pipe system getting clogged up. My Grandpa did this with a home sewer system and all it had was a 1/4" lip right at the point where the 4" pipe went into the septic tank. Sure enough. It was enough to cause it to catch something and back up the whole system to where they had to dig up half the yard to fix it. TWICE!

@blackhouse7646 3 года назад

Can you explain a little? Water on a part in my yard and i was about to do this instead of cutting the concrete drive way. Is this a good technique?

@j.ballsdeep420 3 года назад

@@blackhouse7646 -- The coupler from the PVC to drain tile flex pipe: You would want a coupler _larger_ than the pvc so it went around the outside, maybe toss a little pipe cement, so that it doesn't reduce the diameter if of the pipe with a ledge but rather transition with a wider gap.

@tsnstt 3 года назад

I’m so confused on what you’re saying.

@bdm408 2 года назад

@@tsnstt what he’s trying to say is you want to avoid having any debris, from your gutter downspout, get caught on the edge/lip of the coupling where you connect two pipes. In this video, the black plastic he connected to the white pipe which went under the sidewalk, created a lip inside the white pipe. So debris could potentially get caught and could create a clog. Instead, in the video, the man should have used a connector which goes over the white pipe instead of inside. Hope this makes more sense now.

@tsnstt 2 года назад

@@bdm408 yes that helps tremendously. thank you so much for such a great explanation, bdm408 😊

@goaheadmakeourdayscooterpe9644 3 года назад

I like how he cut 6" off that pipe , that sure made a difference.

@cfoskeeter 3 года назад

Yes, after he had already cut about 3 1/2 feet off the pipe. All for show, because he said he bought a 10' length of pipe.

@notahotshot 3 года назад

@@cfoskeeter, yeah but you know, if it didn't happen on camera, it didn't happen.

@rooftopvoter3015 3 года назад

I like how he cut 6" off that pipe , that sure made a difference. Yep it sure did on the downside of the pipe away from the house and it is buried anyway. Should have used the entire 10 feet and ditched that corrugated stuff.

@jayprimo Год назад

This is brilliant. The thing I didn't like the most about the water method was with the nozzle kits on a tube you displace way too much earth. This way it'a contained to the pipe diameter. Brilliant.

@francfurian8215 3 года назад

That was clever I wouldn’t have thought of doing it like that. Thanks for sharing. Cheers😊

@TankSherman 3 года назад

Huh, takes me back to when home improvement shows actually had repair tips instead of showing mostly the drama of the remodel.

@garymccurry8105 3 года назад

For Real

@rooftopvoter3015 3 года назад

Remodel, you mean like Flip or Flop? Little cutie pounds a nail while dressed to the nines and then you only see her again on the final money shot. Yeah, that is so real world.

@scottys1423 3 года назад

Remodel or model? Heidi was the best part of Home Improvement.

@aussie2uGA 3 года назад

@@rooftopvoter3015 Bob Vila doing real work vs Miss Christina and her always white subway tile... Yeah, I hear your arguments but it's tough not to see why Bob Vila can't rake in the views.

@simpleminded5215 3 года назад

Back in the days when you could learn something instead of “entertainment”.

@jazzjohn2 3 года назад

Now I see my error in excavation projects. I never wore white pants!

@stephenmorrissey1254 3 года назад

Typically I'll wear old torn jeans when I'm digging out a drain, but from now on I'll be wearing Gap Pleated Khaki's.

@frankthetank1369 3 года назад

Yeah wearing church clothes gets the job done faster.

@chuckmathews2808 3 года назад

It's like on Green Acres when Mister Douglass would wear his plowing suit...lol

@rogersayer5714 3 года назад

You possibly could use your garden hose and the right nozzle and save the rental on the pressure washer depending on your soil type.

@micahwest5347 3 года назад

I would definitely try that first if I didn’t have a pressure washer.

@Supersonicff-dw6bs 3 года назад

3:10 FYI, you're installing that coupler wrong! It should go over the PVC and inside the corrugated pipe for proper downstream flow. How you installed it will result in leaks, turbulence inside the pipe. The leak will erode the soil and an eventually create a nice sink hole to highlight your improper install. Also, stop using that crap corrugated pipe and just use PVC the whole run.

@72huntster 3 года назад

I’m doing this currently. Clay soil. Slow moving at this point. Using rubber mallet. Would the solid hammer and block make this go faster?

@simpleminded5215 3 года назад

Supersonicf111f I could not agree with you more. Bells look uphill in every gravity flow unless as you pointed out you are ok with a leak. Especially with that sloppy transition from PVC to that corrugated junk.

@TheDogDad 3 года назад

He did it correct, your method is wrong. Also, you don't use straight pipe in areas that freeze.

@foxyroxstar 3 года назад

thanks for the link at 3:10. why now watch it at all at this point! a wood stove..roofing..plumbing..septic..landscaping..without common sense we may be somewhat of an asshole. How about a few bags of concrete ta just create a sarcophagus wth! Like 65.

@reallyme3573 3 года назад

@@TheDogDad I agree with Supersonicf111f 19740186 and indeed if it ever freezes in his area, he will end up with a busted pipe. He should have put it at least 40 cm or 1.5 feet under the ground, that's what they do in my country, and they still use straight pipes. Deep under the ground it never freezes.

@TILLeyeBURN 3 года назад

My friend erik needs this done .... i cant wait to insert the pipe and drive the pipe

@henrygoodbar9477 3 года назад

Oh boy

@elblaise5618 Год назад

A rose by any other name is still This Old House.

@poisinkink 4 года назад

This was the most simple video on RU-vid

@raymondmoreno7442 27 дней назад

Thank you sir for great video helpful 👍 have a great day

@CrazyPetez 3 года назад

I have done similar with a 3/4” PVC pipe and a garden hose to run a 3/4” water line.

@JLT2342 7 месяцев назад

Wow, lucky I found this video. I want to run 4 in drain pipe through and below the wall footing, and this well help. Thanks

@learneraccount5244 3 года назад

Fantastic idea. Well done and thank you much. This is exactly what I was looking for.

@SSJIndy 3 года назад

It was fine until you inserted that connector INSIDE the downstream side of the PVC. Now you have created something for debris to snag on and form a blockage over time.

@MrBmxbrawler 3 года назад

Exactly! I thought he was using the white pvc as conduit for the black drainage pipe. Nope. Haha

@Supersonicff-dw6bs 3 года назад

The bigger issue is the connection will leak and erode the soil, which will eventually create a nice sink hole to highlight his improper install.

@ukob 3 года назад

@@MrBmxbrawler I was thinking the same thing just push it through and make it seemless

@Samuel-I 3 года назад

Yep

@mustangpassurchevy 3 года назад

Dont worry nothing is coming threw that pipe, he left 40 pounds of mud in it... LOL

@jeffcarter1641 3 года назад

This... is genius idea. Thanks for sharing!

@kwomack5399 3 года назад

Never use corrugated pipe on downspouts. After a few years the roof granules, leaves, seeds, dirt etc. get caught on the ridges and fill up the pipe. Use 4 inch rigid drain pipe instead.

@littlejackalo5326 3 года назад

Nope. They'll only fill up the bottom of the corrugations. The whole pipe won't magically become full.

@bobshanery5152 3 года назад

Thats not true. People been using rigid for dozens of years. My house has over 40 ft of it and Its never clogged in the 20 something years I been here. If your worried about leaves then get a gutter guard or screen cover.

@kwomack5399 3 года назад

@@littlejackalo5326 I say this because I had to dig up 30' of corrugated plastic pipe on downspouts that were full to the top. These had been in the ground about 20 years. Foundation blocks damp and had mold in basement. $20,000 bid to remove mold in entire 1500 square foot basement. That doesn't count the drywall replacement.

@twelchpx 3 года назад

K Womack "??"

@High-Flow-Drainage-Solutions 3 года назад

@@kwomack5399 Single wall corrugated works just fine. You just have to know how to install it correctly. Pvc pipe used for downspouts drains will clog as well if not installed correctly. You have to design your system to handle debris no matter the type of pipe.

@almilhouse9059 3 года назад

Good thing there was no stones or rocks like there is whenever I've dug.....

@rooftopvoter3015 3 года назад

Or you unknowingly uncover the trash pit that contractor and subs left and never told you.

@tek6423 3 года назад

No kidding

@davidrouse3157 3 года назад

Prayer in Texas there are no 9 to 16 inch size chunks lime stone under sidewalks backfill may prove helpful.

@davidrouse3157 3 года назад

@@rooftopvoter3015or finding 1960 to 1970s pull busch beer tabs.

@russefrance4869 3 года назад

Now, all together. 'Where do builders leave the rock spoil from the house construction?'

@rickrayn 3 года назад

Never thought of this approach. Nice.

@TariqYasiinProd 3 года назад

I don't even have a sidewalk, nor a house 😂 still I'm watching this at 1 am. That's a great video my man.

@martinradtke5181 3 года назад

Great video. I have to redo a poorly installed black drain from middle of yard to house roof drain. I'm going to use a pressure washer. But.....I strongly suggest not using black flexible pipe - it's junk. I'd use Schedule 40 all the way to house and maybe 10 ft away from sidewalk. After 18 yrs our contractor installed black flex drain pipe is leaking.

@917Stefano 3 года назад

This is a very clever solution!

@pauld6967 3 года назад

Thanks for demonstrating this concept. I had not considered using a pressure washer/hydraulic mining.

@davidrouse3157 3 года назад

You can actually excavate trench and start holes under both sides sidewalk curb etc from 2 access holes. A curved washer sprayer outlet would be extremmely helpful. I personally ran 4 water lines crossed 2 pairs under 2 sidewalks and a third concrete slab slash fence line edge. I got 2 PEX 1 inch and an electrical outlet using direct burial 12/3 UF UNDER GROUND FEEDER GREY WIRE IN A 2 5" PIPE AND A 1 INCH PLUS 3/4" PEX INSIDE A 2" PIECE OF WHITE PVC.

@davidrouse3157 3 года назад

This is not easy peasey in Texas. But perserverance spraying from both sides plus a big sledge hammer proved helpful. Kansas a breeze I would guess from living in Wichita and having basements. I would say sharpening pipe on starting end intio dirt with a bench or angle grinder may prove helpful.

@travislamming3282 3 года назад

I like it. That's exactly the trick I needed. Thank you for sharing.

@travissmith7471 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing... A very handy idea to use...

@jl3390 3 года назад

Sure, that works great if you have topsoil or loose, sandy soil. Try doing that anywhere in the northeast on the Somerset shale formation, and you'll be running that pressure washer for days to cut through it.

@michaelking42 3 года назад

Great video, great idea, thank you! I'll try this on my next tunneling project.

@BIGSNAKE16 3 года назад

You'll being digging that back up to unclog the debris that'll collect in that connection over time.

@TheJustinCase101 3 года назад

He will just use his pressure washer again.

@rihamy2nd 3 года назад

@@TheJustinCase101 LOL

@earlle3406 3 года назад

Super cool idea! Thank you!

@jamesvillone3000 3 года назад

Used this method to run new hose under an 8 ft. slab of cement patio for a pool back in the 80s

@coloradostrong 3 года назад

No you didn't. I lived next to you. You brought out a surf casting rod and tried pushing the garden hose under it on high and it broke. Then you got mad and tried using a shop vac to suck the mud up. That clogged up and you were trying to unstop the hose with the handle of the fishing pole. You finally gave up and had Ricks Landscaping come in and do it. Remember?

@TheBugkillah 3 года назад

Number one rule for pressure washers: connect and turn on water before you crank it up.

@youtubestolemyhandle1 3 года назад

And purge all air from pump before firing up.

@MrBmxbrawler 3 года назад

Hold on? You cut the bell off, then you placed the coupling inside the pipe? How will water step up into the coupling. It will drain right out of the white pipe into the soil. It will not step up into the black coupling

@rooftopvoter3015 3 года назад

A ''tech'' at a muffler shop did that with the downstream pipes on a car. He flared the wrong ends and the boss had to do it over. Moron

@paulmoore7064 3 года назад

I solved the same problem for a neighbor with a garden trowel. It took me about fifteen minutes and cost nothing.

@russefrance4869 3 года назад

Now you're just not playing the game. It's about toys and the bigger they are, the more havoc they can create. Personally, I'd have recommended renting a underground cable-layer for a day. The destruction opportunity with one of those is endless...

@lW9497 Год назад

THANKS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED

@jonathaneleby1112 2 года назад

thanks, great intel

@onor5950 3 года назад

We should ask el Chapo how to make it easier.

@Hoaxer51 3 года назад

He definitely had it down pat! Let’s see how he does this time!

@RealMTBAddict 3 года назад

Yeah ask him. He's sitting in supermax right now in Colorado. Is he still your hero? What a loser.

@pearlperlitavenegas2023 3 года назад

😂

@moininfo 2 года назад

Very good technique

@go5582 Год назад

Hi handsome. Great video and tip. You helped a lot. I will apply your method to my house. Thanks.

@Station9.75 3 года назад

Check all the experts in this thread.

@stevendouglas6593 3 года назад

They are right about the coupling though.

@usmdude1983 3 года назад

This works, I paid somebody a good bit of money to add a power wire under a brand new triple car driveway. This is exactly what they came with pipe, pressure washer, and shovel. When the guy was done, I felt like a complete moron, for even calling him.

@YesuAiNimen 3 года назад

Everyone has to learn some time. Go easy on yourself.

@natej6671 3 года назад

Don’t feel bad because you came out on top. You were charged for materials and labor but you also got the education on how to do it. That guy won’t get your business again ... so who really won? The moron is the repeat customer.

@dulichion 8 месяцев назад

Damn you saved me so much work, thank you!

@alfredcalleja450 8 месяцев назад

Neat! from Australia.

@vgmijpn8ball 6 месяцев назад

Genius, thank you!

@atillausta8514 2 года назад

Thank you so much mister.

@darringifft9010 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip

@danyf3116 3 года назад

...you had me at "I'll lay some pipe..." LOL ☺ Neat idea I must say.

@andrewhiserodt2900 3 года назад

Love this guys pants.

@randybell3803 3 года назад

By the time you went to get the pressure washer and spend the rent for the washer you could have just dug out for the pipe with your shovel. The best way to solve a problem is usually the simplest way not to mention think of how much you would save.

@frankthetank1369 3 года назад

The way he did it he didn't dirty his pants. I agree with you I dug plenty of times under side walks.

@douglassmith1466 3 года назад

No bed of gravel under the sidewalk? Would have been harder had the walk been properly done.

@mtadams2009 3 года назад

I don't think many contractors do everything correctly. They cut corners where they can. My driveway is bad. I removed part of it and its just soil. It lasted for over twenty years and now its my problem. I will more than likely do the same as money is an issue and I am old.

@Power5 3 года назад

Depends where you are. Gravel base is not a requirement. Sure, it is the smart way to do it, but depending on the climate and how well that fill soil was compacted before the pour, it could be fine.

@donepearce 3 года назад

There's a video of a public road collapsing when a culvert gets washed away. same deal - tarmac laid straight on soil. Obviously nobody checks anything when public money is being spent. I presume they have codes, but the district surveyor's purse is well lubricated to make him look the other way.

@paulparoma 3 года назад

Good point. A bed of gravel is always necessary for a job done properly.

@trieule8092 3 года назад

Thks, good video.

@oscarbear1043 3 года назад

Now you tell me. I listened to the “experts” in a forum and hired a concrete saw to do this job only took 30 seconds but I had to repair the path.

@scottmerritt9877 3 года назад

The good news is that diamond blades are awesome and fun to saw concrete with.

@ttinnovations3310 3 года назад

great idea and video, better than drilling option if there are no rocks

@DavidLee-cf5lw Год назад

smart way。great tech。

@konradkasprzyk6971 Месяц назад

👍 Great job

@doak4886 3 года назад

Never thought of this technique.

@jerrymay3806 Год назад

Nice work! And ive got a pressure washer. Thank you for the tip!!7

@AtomicQuotient 3 года назад

Smart and efficient ..

@wendymangas5973 3 года назад

Thanks for the much needed information John Mangas

@SDeww 3 года назад

that lil concrete slab is what he calls a sidewalk... lol

@philnolan7193 3 года назад

Did this once with just a garden hose (with jet nozzle) and did not tap it through, so I can see this method would be quicker.

@JB409XX 2 месяца назад

Must be nice to have perfect soil now show me how to do it in rocky soil

@LTVoyager Год назад

This works well if you have topsoil. I have rocky soil and this just doesn’t work in those conditions. Or if you hit tree roots or such.

@NoFlyDrone 3 года назад

This man just laid pipe like nobody’s business

@carlbarnett2758 2 года назад

Wow what an awesome tip

@onlythewise1 3 года назад

thats alot of work for a young guy

@BrianPhillipsRC 3 года назад

Nice video!

@williewaset 3 года назад

You should probably create a seal and pack some more cement down there to reinforce the space you created.

@derfskittlers6125 3 года назад

Watch the video again. There are no voids.

@toddh6234 3 года назад

@midnitesquirldog1 This video had nothing to do with racism or politics, you see the image of this guy and assume that he is affiliated with the democrat party. If you want to stop racism then start by making a change within yourself.

@truittmichael3645 3 года назад

@@toddh6234 the hell it wasn't did u not see the black hammer beating the tan wood and the white pipe that's racist these days

@kirkjohnson8589 3 года назад

Thanks for the Great Tip Awesome !!

@henrycagle7827 3 года назад

You can use a pipe connected to a hose and do the same thing without a pressure washer. Use a fire men’s hose end at the end of it

@paulsimkins3895 3 года назад

Great job I learned something thanks

@david84ss 5 месяцев назад

This works for going under tree roots as well

@faustdj7878 Год назад

Sweet - love it!

@thetwogardens6048 3 года назад

Good tip . Thanks !

@GB-vj4gj 3 года назад

At the width of that sidewalk you can just dig it by hand too , if you don't own a pressure washer.

@derfskittlers6125 3 года назад

The idea is to do it so you don't have to backfill. If its not compacted enough then over time that part of the sidewalk, if it cracked would start to settle there and be uneven.

@rooftopvoter3015 3 года назад

And while you are at it, you can pressure clean your boat, car, RV, airplane and don't forget the house. Right buddy, and get the unit back to the rental place before 6. Sure thing.

@tsnstt 3 года назад

Wow what an awesome video!

@orlas5861 3 года назад

I would call the developer straight back and make him sort and pay etc if it’s a new property ! ! Someone Signed off the house as complete and finished , but it isn’t. It’s what is commonly called ‘ snagging issues ‘ . Developer should make good ! However if an older established property with these issues , very good idea ! 👍🇬🇧

@philt1771 3 года назад

You've already excavated halfway through, just dig a little more!

@pf5658 3 года назад

Awesome! Might actually try this because it just so happens I have situation just like this.

@leewilliams1724 3 года назад

I just did this today, worked great. Mind you, I looked like I'd been mud wrestling for 3 hours, first 10 minutes of the shower and there was still dirt washing out of my skin!! There is no way you do this job in a dress shirt amd khakis and still have clean hands at the end. All in all, took about 3 hours to do the job, and another 45 minutes to wash everything!! Great technique though, wouldn't do again!!

@andy42x 2 года назад

"Hey Beavis, he's 'laying pipe'"

@rcks998 3 года назад

Black corrugated pipe is useless for drainage we only use sdr pvc

@tallygator2436 3 года назад

I've been doing drainage work for over 20 years and my #1 tip is to never use black corrugated pipe it is junk and won't hold up. Use pvc always.

@louf7178 Год назад

Brilliant

@Pw6872 3 года назад

When burying a pipe under a walk already in-place, the BIGGEST concern is backfilling around your pipe. If not strongly backfilled, the walk can settle, crack, and shift leaving you with a cruddy looking walk (and potential trip hazard). This is especially unfortunate if your walk is older and, say, darker in color. Now any newly-poured concrete is now hospital-white: looks nasty. Make sure your backfilling around the pipe is taken seriously and done well, otherwise this problem will visit your home.

@FlyNAA Год назад

It seems that under the sidewalk there is no trench to back fill, as the pipe dug itself a perfectly form-fitting channel?

@timmccarthy6374 Год назад

What are you even talking about. Your not going to backfill around the pipe it's under the sidewalk and it's got dirt around it because of how it was done.