Save $$$ With This Diy Sprinkler System And Grass Combo! 

This is a lot of effort! ...in the UK, the sprinkler system was built into the sky when we moved in!

Tip for turf laying - always lay across a slope & stagger the laps. This prevents creating channels down the slope on the long seam which water will erode out while the turf is establishing. Also, a plain old serrated steak knife works great for cutting the turf. The yard is looking good!

Tip from someone who's done large installs: you never remove the outer shrink wrap on poly and funny pipe rolls. That's how you keep it from tangling. You slowly take it out as needed and have someone "unroll it" in the air as you lay the pipe. Other than that nice work!!

I’m the spider police and we have been looking for that guy for a while. Thanks for finding him. He was wanted for scaring me my whole childhood !!!!

PVC is what's used here for most irrigation system runs with flexible used to run in-between heads

I just finished my backyard project, new sprinkler system and laid the sod last weekend. Man laying sod is no joke! I'm happy that I had my father in law there to help me. But the hard work pays off for sure. Great Vid!

I laid my own sod and it’s hard work by yourself but you feel hella accomplished when you’re done and it looks nice

Very good job here. One of the best sod install I've ever seen, especially considering how it usually goes/looks on TV building show. It usually looks patchy with a checker board pattern of brown and green, but you had an almost perfect looking lawn right after install. Well done.

Beast! I did my own sprinkler system too and wow its work! Plus u did sod on top of that crazy amount of work for sure! Nice Job

🎉it turned out beautifully!! Awesome curb appeal. A home to be proud of.

A nice lawn can make such a difference. Well done, as always.

The house and yard look fantastic! Great work! I'm sure your neighbors are thrilled. I am really enjoying all the videos.

I thoroughly enjoyed your Sprinkler Install, and appreciate how you demonstrated that this job can be DIY friendly! Well done, Sir!

Damn taking me back! I did this all myself solo on my house, fun an rewarding project

epic work, this is fun to watch you progress through these projects!!! house is looking awesomee!!!

One of my favorite videos in awhile. Seemed like you did things right this time. House looks awesome!!

I have to give it too you do well for no experience! I laid pvc pipe, that roll of tubing would have killed me off! Bless you.

I planted grass last summer and now I want sprinklers. Wish I did it in the order you did!

The box really is not for access, but locating stuff later. If you ever have to replace a valve your digging it up unless you can a really big box. Not see one big enough for a manifold that size. TX has no frost line, but our backflow preventer is under a plastic rock. I made a insulation bag to cover for the winter and then slide the plastic rock over it. I drain it for the winter. I didn't blow it out, but relieved enough pressure that ice won't break the inside. I didn't do that in the previous year and had to replace the main flow valve for the system and rebuild the backflow preventer. No cracks in the housing, but did have reseal it with new springs.

New vid on a Sunday morning wooooo💪🏻🇺🇸

Man GREAT JOB! You sir have put in the work and it shows, hell of a job.

I just leveled out part of my back yard. 20yards of fill and 10 yards of topsoil. It raised about 6-10 inches.

Man, its been a hell of a ride! Its all coming together 💪

Amazing! Looks awesome

Just my 2cents here , paint the brick fire place on the roof and the side BLACK to match your trim. They stick out kinda and go go with the modern updates

The yard is beautiful

I hope we get a full house tour next video.

Great work man! 😄👌

That's the best looking top soil I've ever seen. Sure can't find that in western ky.

I don't even own a garden but still love these video's. Dude the house looks great!

Looks very nice

Lookin good man! Nice job. 👍🏼

Saw u in the family handyman magazine( this past month)

adjusting the heads directions open them twist top then turn and insert again so they dont break

Totally awesome video.

What I do with my funny pipe wanting to recoil is I lay it all out in as much of a straight line as possible. Then I hammer one end into a piece of wood and put weight on the wood... then do the same with the other side then let it sit in the sun so it straightens out

Man, sometimes I feel like I do a lot of work on my channel and then I watch your videos! You’re a hard worker my dude.

Thanks for shring

Love the content. For this video, I wish you used the spray on grass so we could see how it turned out over time

Good job

I did a sod lawn in my backyard and wish I had gone with something more drought tolerant and native. Slowly transitioning with native seed over time just to reduce the amount of maintenance and water required.

I wish u would have shown the sprinklers n operation on the grass. All n all, u did a fabulous job, on the house, yard, etc! 👍🏿

Can’t thank you enough!

Just came across your channel, great work. Been sitting here for hours just watching. I don't know if you or anyone has watched any WWE but i cant stop thinking you look so much like Randy Orton. Anyways keep it up!!

The other thing when running zones is you generally want to stay along the edges of the area where possible to make it easier to landscape. Nothing worse than hitting a line when your planting something.

You are amazing... the best for RU-vid... i watch every video....

The house is looking good! I bet the neighbors are happy you bought that place. Quite the turd initially

Maybe I missed it or you didn’t show it, but I saw you drilling out the saddle clamps that attach the 1/2” pipe to the 3/4” pipe with what looked like a 1/4” bit. Which if so, would greatly limit flow. Hopefully it was a larger bit or you opened it up to 1/2”.

nice work as always! you need to paint those chimneys though! White or black

As a person that recently installed a sprinkler system I would say to just buy way more of the fittings than you need and just return what you do not use. It's way more efficient than having to stop when you are in a grove. I do this for any work around the house. Also, leave the tubing sitting in the sun and it is way easier to insert the fittings.

Site one was my saving grace, fittings and pipe were 1/10th the price from Lowes/Home Depot, sprinkler heads were like 1/4 the price.

Normally, you can use a mapp torch to warm up the end and they slip right on!

12:19 yup

Hit the end a touch with the torch

Schedule 40 PVC should last 100 years but that funny pipe is going to be dead in 20. Ask me how I know. I definitely would not have run funny pipe underneath the PVC. Sucks for the person thats going to be replacing all that

Should of put down a base of stone first then place your sprinkler valves and box on top of it.

I'm really jealous of this DIY job and I'd love to do it myself but I have over 12k sqft of yard!!

I cant remember mate but did you put a weed barrier under the deck? Only reason i ask, depending on grass type may grow under it, not a big issue, but looks good mate 👍

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Ryobi doesn't make a trencher? LOL ... Looking Good!

Dudes biceps are looking large

I install water meter pits for a living and I can confirm that dump truck drivers and skid steer operators act like it’s their job to destroy meter pits😂 I recommend using wood stakes to mark meter pit when you are expecting delivery 👍🏼😁 they will still run it over half the time 😅🤣

You should hit the pipes with a heat gun when trying to straighten it out, will take a LOT of the work out of it for you :)

No backyard irrigation?

When I heard you call the trencher a Vermer I knew I was done

I thought the tree was going away? How can you use the gate you did last video?

Why not use PEX with expansion fittings?

you don't need an expansion tool for the tube?

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Big Salute🫡... before y'all critize this man, jus know this entire house sweat equity was done by ONE man, most of you can't go up one flight of stairs without needing a nap

Aren’t you in the Caldwell area? They don’t have irrigation water to hook the sprinkler system up to?

Hand water the edges of your turf the first week/week and a half

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Too late for this house, but you really should have a full box around your valves (not just that top cover). It keeps gophers from digging holes to the valves, eating the control wires, and filling the whole thing with dirt.

Why do you need sprinklers ? I'm from NZ so it's not a normal thing generally curious

How much do you have invested in this house so far?

Now it's a dead widow spider. Lol dad jokes

Hey Mr. Build It, I think you are a little too hard on yourself. You seem to have your Projects thought out pretty well & when you’re done, things have turned out very well. With the grass down, that place looks awesome!!

Lol. I'm a Brit. It rains. Plus, I think I'd rather let the grass die, than go through all that. Kudos for the effort, though.

drought tolerant > sod and sprinklers

7:58 I LOL at this part! and I see what you’re doing here too 8:16. Hahaha!

PVC pipes are easier to deal with - adapt to poly around curves.

So the top soil cost you nothing ?

Something’s up with RU-vid. I’ve missed the last 3 videos. Didn’t have a clue they were out and didn’t get a notification, even with having notifications on “all”.

Rent a grade box and level it out before you law your sod

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Why not just do drip? No moving parts to break last for long long time. Also much more economical on water usage with lot less waste.

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New truck?

What’s the neighbor across the street renovating?

I spit on it for grip too! 🤣😂🤣

I pour concrete for a living. If you want to redo/ add some concrete there let me know. (Free labor)

My son would have just moved out and let the spider have the house.😂

Irrigreen would save some much water and needed sprinkler heads

2200 for the materials but you have to rent the machines so that's added cost. But overall not bad.

PVC?

Yeah install a back flow so nasty water doesn't go back in the house but use galvanized pipe?!

Serious question... Did you youtube anything you didn't know about this project?

Did you call 811?

Is that crime scene tape in front of the houses across the street?