Fixing up my very neglected property. part 2. worst case scenario
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- We dive back into fixing up my very neglected home/shop property, and it gets even worse than we thought...
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As a car enthusiast, and as a realtor, I'm digging this series. Good stuff
i see what you did there
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Ask "The Lawn Care Nut" for advice on the grass, he's a floridian and helped cleetus do his grass. I'm sure he could point you in the right direction for what's best in that area
I'd have to watch him again to get familiar Florida types. But he's probaly just gonna reccomend some type of st Augustine. Which is a type that handles that heat and climate. As long as he has a heat resistant grass and the water he'll be good.
@@WhatsIncluded I just checked his video and he used what you said "Scotts ProVista St Augustine grass". I think he picked that for different qualities because the infield needed a quick self healing grass. Idk if that's the best grass for a home or not
@@wcovey25 yes it's great for the heat since it's a wide blade grass type. I'm not in their climate but theres plenty of different types that would work there. Also to note he already has an established yard so itd probaly be smarter to just get whatever grass he already has. Seems like normal lawn maintenance was the only reason his yard doesnt look good so whatever is there should be fine.
@@wcovey25 @Whatsincluded it’s also really maintenance intensive because it creeps on everything it’s good for Allen or the racetrack because he like making videos and the track repairs itself after a event but it would cover over all his sprinklers in a couple of weeks without him ringing them every week and that’s before we talk about the driveway and beds
Keep in mind Allen is a obsessed yard work nut and expends a lot of extra and unnecessary time and effort in chasing a ocd perfection that ultimately doesn’t create a healthy or natural biome but a ocd “show yard”
Next time you are digging a trench, use plastic sheeting along it to put the dirt on so you can fill it back in
Either that or fill put it all on a big enough tarp to wrap around it like a burrito. Then you won’t have wet dirt if it rains heavy
Yeah that would work of you're only digging a pretty short trench... But who has enough tarp or plastic sheeting laying around to go 300 feet?
@@Imugi007 depends on how much your time is worth. Tarps are expensive. But plastic sheets are fairly cheap. And the time it saves from combing grass to put it back in is worth it
@@Imugi007 you do realize you can move the tarp or use a wheel barrow correct?
@@WideOpenThrottleC6 lol tarps aren’t one time use
That Florida dirt looks so easy to dig.
It’s 95% sand 😂
@MB-mx7vz I know it's nice (for digging anyway) it would take me a lot of time and sweat to dig a small trench like that where I'm at and there's still places worse off then I am.
grew up on a property with 4 big oak trees on it and holy shit this made me so jealous watching him not hit a root every 4 seconds..
Yeah nicer than running into rock only 4 inches deep.
Right, up here in southern Ohio it’s rocks and bubble gum clay with an inch of actual dirt haha
You should put a like 2 1/2 inch pipe behind the shop section and then slide the smaller hose through it so when you guys add that new slab behind the shop you have a perfect tunnel under it in case it breaks again
Agree. I did that but used 4".
I was thinking it wouldn't be too difficult to trench under the driveway, but after seeing it done, it was apparent that is was quite the task. Almost got it, but it may have been the same amount of work as just digging around the garage. The good news is hard work always pays off in the end and you got it done! 🙌
A thick bristle push broom works very well for getting dirt out of grass, do it all the time at my work.
You can rent a machine for running irrigation line… it puts a tiny tiny slice in the ground and pulls the pex behind it. Kind of like a small ditch witch. You can barely tell there was a cut when it’s done. And it’s fast.
Pro tip for clocking pvc. Do a dry fit mark the positions with a sharpie. then you can glue up all the pieces first.
Bullshit
Bingo… same with all the fab work in the shop
Really cool to hear Josue start talking in the videos, if hes your long time bro, hes gotta be cool. Gogo Josue!
who knew yard work could be so entertaining! actually hyped for Pt. 3
You should try and get in touch with the lawn care guy that did the freedom factory
Alan?
Alan was in the comments on the last video they have spoken.
A collab with @Thelawncarenut would be dope. He is in the Tampa area.
I think I would have reduced it down to 3/4 pex and just cut the old pipe and ran it through the old pipe under the driveway but it doesn't matter because it's done. Most importantly it works. Job well done👍
Can I just say José is a legend, mate is he the best friend that you could ever ask for, great video MEN, cheers from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
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I must be getting old. These house and shop upgrade vids are my favorite lol
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make a drawing of what you just did. label the zones. laminate it and hang it next to your control unit.
pex rolls are definitely the way to go, there are also black irrigation rolls that are longer and obviously made for irrigation
irrigation rolls arnt a thing in florida not sure if pex is but i beleive pvc is the only thing technically to code in florida
Black Irrigation Poly is wayyyyy cheaper too.
Poly pipe is only to connect the head to the PVC pipe , gives you more flexibility to allow you to put the yard head in a corner you always use poly to connect it , but you also need barb fittings that go on the 1inch pvc
@@chrisgreer1911 nah. We run 1" poly pipe from the output of every valve/zone.
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Adapt one of those bad boys into an under-body/chassis washer. Fun project! Jose was right with his 100% prediction! Give him a raise!
Might need a few pavers or a small slab outside your shop access door, would neaten that area up nicely! I'm sure you are in and out of there multiple times daily!
Taylor it would be cool to see some more turbo truck content in the future. Maybe some sticky tires and the drag strip?? I love all the different stuff you do to keep us entertained!
Can not stress enough how badly i want part 3
Grass seed: Not sure about Florida but where I live, I usually buy the 40lb bags as soon as they are put out around march. I cannot find any of the 40lb-ers later in the season. Sometimes I overseed in January/February, I have to buy it the previous year. Check with your local stores to find out when the seed you need is available. Some wholesale or bulk stores will sell to non-business owners but you may be able to use your business name. Nice job, irrigation system.
Loving this series, no point having a fantastic shop if it's not set in beautiful surrounds....
Car guy here, and love working around our house as well. So, this type of content is A1 for me! Great work on the irrigation. Wished our GA home had a irrigation system on a well!
So, for about 10 years we had a temporary car shelter. One of the tarp style ones in our side yard. It was storage and shop at different points. We never thought grass would ever grow. But we raked it real well and put a bunch seed down. Then covered the space with burlap. The burlap kept animals and birds from eating the seed. With in a few weeks we had grass growing up 1-2 inches through the burlap. At that point we gently pulled up the burlap and had the most lush velvety grass.
I love seeing homeowners do the work themselves! It's such a rewarding feeling! Jealous of the digging though, I've got just enough dirt to keep the rocks from rubbing together.
Rent a Trencher tracked walk behind machine with a chain saw looking attachment that cuts the ground works mint
Was super stoked that you guys got it working only to be highly pissed off that the well stopped working 😂 I can only imagine the stress 😂😂 I’ll be here for PT.3
Love these property and handman vids! So chill to watch
Call one of those trench-less pipe repair specialists. I had that done and it cost me less than it would to run all new pipe. Worked flawlessly for five years or so now.
Need a shed update video now lol! Cool project Taylor, enjoyed the series.
Judging by the end of the video, the shed feels the same way.
Taylor, your best route was to make a trench over by the asphalt in your driveway enough to get a Part. Through lay it and repair the asphalt then connect through.🤔🤓👍🏼🤙🏽
and then how does he get across the concrete?
@@russellv6234 cut the slab across the driveway, even a trench and put pavers over the top for easy maintenance and repair in the future
@@jamesfcookjr Ok so you first idea was dumb because you didn't actually think the problem through. Then you followed it up with and even dumber fucking idea. I'm actually kind of impressed.
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Connect the pvc pipe to a water hose and then you can feed it under the driveway
Hey Taylor, I love the 2:42 garage door entry scene transition, it's like the evolution of the finger snap.
great work taylor.. your friend is always there when u need him, he is one of those friends you never want to lose!!
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I love Taylor ray home improvement videos. Not afraid to tackle any project, DIY it
Can not stress enough how badly i want part 3. Would love to see more home/yard videos!.
I do recommend using Bahia grass. That what I have in my yard, very low maintenance.
Also if you need a new barrel? I currently have 4 new ones that I get from me job you can have.
Let me know?
Really enjoyed this two part series. Even smiled a little when I saw at the end that part 3 is coming.
Great job! Persistence payed off!
For future reference. I find a hoe very useful for filling in a trench. It’s not very fast. But saves a lot of straining with the shovel.
Good work! I’ve learned a lot working on mine it’s 9 zones, 60+ heads and I’ve replaced more than half due to age. Best upgrade (even better than wifi controller) was replacing the old, waterlogged well pressure tank with the biggest one I could find (86 gallons). Pump will cycle less and live longer.
Highly recommend St.Augustine grass in Florida. It is the easiest to take care of, drought tolerant, repairs itself, etc. only issue is that you cannot seed the grass. It has to be put down via sod. So a regrade of the lawn and fresh sod with some starter fertilizer. It would really fill in well here and the lawn would look great.
Its the little things , they require the most work but always give the greatest satisfaction!! Great vid
You have a seam from blacktop to concrete right where you were trying to tunnel. You could have cut the blacktop out and filled that in with cold patch at the least. But going the long way around you know you can always get to it if you need too.
I was thinking the same! Like why take the long route?
Since you had to cut the original pvc, any chance you could have routed the pex inside of the original tubing?
If that isn't an option, maybe you could utilize the old tubing for the new wiring your going to have to run...
As always, Love the Content 😎
Its definitely a hell of a job you had to do. Props for getting on with it. In hindsight did you ever consider digging a trench out if the driveway, lay a bigger conduit pipe in and re-concrete it?
You’d be left with concrete that doesn’t match, and a larger repair bill. Gotta account for equipment rental to cut and bust concrete.
Was waiting for another episode of you working on your property. Loving this series. Good break from cars! Keep up the work Taylor.😊
Send a borescope through the old pipe to see how bad the leak was.
Also, the pex might have fit through the old pipe, which would have worked like a casing. Or maybe pulled the old pipe out and pulled a new pipe in
For future knowledge. You can buy/make a 'Pull Plug'. Basically its a metal cone with a sturdy attachment at the tip and tail that you use a winch to pull through the old pipe. You attach the new pipe/conduit/cable to the backside of the plug. As you pull the plug enlarges the path and the new pipe/conduit/cable follows along behind.
Obviously this dosent help now but figured I would at least share the knowledge with ya.
That cliff hanger at the end though. Top notch Taylor, top notch
Love these little rabbit hole/side job vids.
Had the same issue at a property, Ended up with a concrete saw, 1hr later concrete was cut, 1 hr after that new pipe layed
Then just filled it with quick set concrete.
Perrrrfect!!!
Part 2 is just as great as part 1!!!!! I loved these videos!
They make grass that only grows 4 or 5 inches tall now. Thats the move. It resists weeds too. Look into it
Subscribed for the drifting/garage built content.
Currently hooked on sprinkler maintenance.
rewarding indeed. Glad you digged, and I watched. Now take it all the way. Do part 3 aswell
Love these kinda projects so satisfying. Would be so cool to get a sponsor cover for the barrel like nitto or Holly. Keep up the good work always look forward to the videos.
For seed, go to a local farmer, and ask where they buy their seed from. Most farm seed companies carry huge amounts of seed, or look for a sod company, many of them also sell their seed as well.
Damn man! That’s crazy digging right there. I would’ve rented a small trencher and been done.
love the DIY approach but you gotta have a rental place near by to rent a trencher a bit of money can save you a lot of work / time.
Glad to see these types of projects come together like this! Can’t wait for more yard and shop projects and additions.
Wow that had to be satisfying to finish, well done!
Being in Central FL, the grass you had was St. Augustine. You can't seed it, but now that you have irrigation, you could plug it and let it spread. It will require fertilizer, and a pre-post emergent weed control to keep it manicured looking, and mow it relatively high. You could also re-seed with different grass. I'm a fan of Zoysia and Bermuda, but Bahia is an option, although it's less ornamental, and more erosion control.
If you want to overseed, Bermuda and St. Augustine can thrive together, and creates a dense lawn, but doesn't look as nice as a single type of either. I think the fenced in dog yard section would benefit from Bermuda, while the open areas can easily come back with lush St. Aug.
Great work, as always! No matter the project, you get it done right! Excellent!
Look up Sunday, it uses a dirt sample that you send and sets up the right fertilizer for growing the grass
you see your drift son winning at FD, huuggeeee!!!
IDK if it can grow in Florida but Kentucky Blue Grass(not the music) is by far the best looking lawn grass in the world. This is the grass that you see in richie rich neighborhoods. Highly recommend researching it.
That is a cool season grass and doesn't grow in AR, much less in FL.
It was so weird to me how many water valves were above ground lol living in delaware could never do that because would freeze but obviously wouldn't be a problem in fl
It's too early to seed. Wait until September. And airate first. Up here in VA, Tractor Supply Center usually has the 50+ lbs bags
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Love these lawn videos so far, but please tell me you went back and painted the block wall behind the new controller. It’s gonna keep me up at night!!
I put a tarp down whenever I’m digging in the yard. Probably not practical for how far you went, but keep it in mind for smaller projects.
Man. "Do It Best Hardware" has rentals on things like walk behind slicer/seeders, aerators, and lawn rollers. All that paired with your working irrigation will make a beautiful lawn.
Great job guys. Very satisfying! Regards Nico.
Banger episode mate! Love all your content, the thought and effort you put into every project is inspiring and gives me motivation to push myself to try new projects and work on things myself!
i would have made a DIY hitch plow with some scrap steel and a jack for tilt/angling i need to make some plans for one of those :D
Awesome work guy's , loved that little serie on the housr !
When threading together plastic to metal pipe threads, 1 - use thread sealant not tape, the tape bunches and applys added pressure to the plastic fittings and causes the plastic to crack. 2 - it’s best to use plastic male threads into metal female threads. I’m actually a plumber by trade so I might of seen a thing or two and caused a thing or two. Also your irrigation valves might have a knob on them to adjust the flow up and down.
I love this part of the world. "We need to get the sprinklers working in a hurry before all of this next rain shows up" Rains twice during video also just because...
You should think about testing the soil PH levels, along with watering, PH is something you can control (by using additives to raise/lower PH levels) and it has a huge impact on grass health.
Genuinely excited as soon as I saw this part. Keep it coming
Don’t worry about seeding till closer to fall then seed again in the spring it too hot right now for seed, good luck brotha
Late now.. but cut out the asphalt. They sell asphalt patch. Run through the yard. Then cut a chunk of the slab out to create a channel. Can reconcrete the section cut out or use bricks to fill it (makes fancy).
Search “Pipe bursting method” for any future repairs. Use pex. Essentially pull new pex through straight runs. Little late now but would have been perfect for under your drive.
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Several wraps of blue tape with the blue dope has always worked for me
As a new home owner myself, it is fun (sorry it is your expense) to see someone else going through the same random home projects! (and attacking it from a car guy mentality)
For anyone looking at doing this kind of work, DO NOT mess around with schedule 20 pipe. You will regret it. Once that stuff gets a little age to it, it cannot be worked with. You can't cut it because it embrittles with time. It's so thin that if you heat it up to cut it, it just deforms. Use schedule 40 PVC. That stuff can be hard to work with when it ages too, but it's strong enough that you can hit it with a heat gun to warm it up a bit, then it cuts like butter, and it won't just shatter randomly for no reason like Schedule 20 will. Oh, and it's more expensive, but PVC pipe is cheap! Don't cheap out on something that's already cheap. Just pay the little bit extra. The fittings are what tend to kill you on cost anyway. Get the good stuff.
Edit: Also, if you want to bend PVC to conform to a turn, you can do it easily. Just heat it up with a heat gun and you can put any angle you want in it. Trick is to not get it too hot so it doesn't fold.
I liked it change of a pace
I run a rental company in Kansas you should rent a seeder slicer. Billy goats are really good! But I would recommend you use a broadcast spreader to distribute your seed the seed hoppers on any slicer don’t work as good as they claim.
Just reclad the pump shed the same as the work shop then it's perfect, such a nice property 👍🏻🚗
Man the turbo truck sound so good.
Would love to see more home/yard videos!
Should go to a farm supply store for seed. You replace the full line and upgraded from a carburetor to EFI for your lawn care to keep it green. Then added CarPlay to control it all with your phone. Nice job. Will need a update on who you lawn is looking. Maybe get a Sunday Lawncare to sponsor your channel?
You guys should get ahold of The Lawn Care Nut that takes care of the freedom factory. It would be a good collaboration and get your yard looking great!
A couple of quick thoughts for "part 3". If you're going to reseed the entire lawn, wait until the fall. Trying to get new grass to grow as you come into the hottest part of the summer is most likely not going to work well. Second, when you're looking for grass seed, do your research on what will be the best grass type for you. Then, please do not attempt to buy that seed from any of the home improvement stores(except maybe Ace, but only if you check the label). A lot of the bags of seed they sell there are less than 50% actual grass seed. I'd look into finding somewhere online to order from, or else you could look around for a local nursery/garden center and they might have some. Just make sure you check the label on the back where it will list the percentages of material in the bag. Ace has some that are almost pure seed, but a lot of the other brands at big box stores will have crazy amounts of "inert matter" which is not what you want.
Ive always had the best luck finding bulk seed at Tractor Supply, at least as far as chain stores go. If they don't have it in stock, they can usually order it.
A Hackzall from Milwaukee is handy to have around working on a guys yard. And a 10x10 Tamper is 40-50 at the box store and it makes compacting quick. Yard is coming around. you fellas take care.
Get a roller, and an aireater. I would guess that you could rent them, or hit up Allen the Lawn Care Nut. They are designed to be dragged behind a lawnmower. The Roller should help flatten out the area that you dug up, and the aireater should too.
Hey Taylor, next time you need to run a pipe under a driveway. You can rent a machine called a "Mole impact." It works off compressed air, kinda like a impact hammer. It makes life so much easier. You can rent them from home depot i think & prerty much any equipment rental place carrys them. You can usually rent them for around $75 a day give or take. The amount of time & work it saves, more than pays for it self in my opinon.