Thank you so much for this video. Honestly love you for it after I struggled for around 2 days. Just succeeded with your small pipe method in around an hour. Works like an absolute dream and it barely cost anything. This was after trying and failing with an auger and extenders for much longer. Little tip for others. The small pipe method will work even if your pipe is too short. I used a slip to female adapter and a male to hose adapter. Got the first section in and unscrewed the male to hose adapter. Added a new pipe section via a slip to male adapter and slip to female adapter and reinstalled the male to hose adapter.
No problem. Your comment is motivating me to make more how to videos. What other diy projects or issues around the house would you want to learn how to do? I need ideas from my viewers
I'm about to try that pressure washer set up under a corner of my concrete driveway. 4 inch drain line is what I'll be trying to install. Hope it works.
Interesting and useful video!! Thanks for uploading and sharing. Question - when using the hose or a power washer, is there a risk of washing out too much dirt under the path causing a cavity to remain?
Thanks. It usually makes the hole slightly bigger than the pipe. I’ve never had problems with concrete cracking. The deeper you dig your trench and start you pipe the better for supporting the concrete.
Hardpan! How can I not forget that, being from Kelseyville. Now, here in Sandy Florida and thanks for the advise. Need to run 18' under a driveway! Remember, you're just one cast away...
Good video, I appreciate multiple options of digging the tunnel. How wide of a driveway do you think this would work for? I'm guessing no more than a single, it would get pretty hard.
The last method I mentioned will work for a 2 car wide driveway. It is more difficult the longer the run under the concrete. It might take multiple attempts
All fine and dandy until you hit rock. Most walkways have some sort of foundation. If that happens you have to do method 1 with a small hole shovel. I also had to use a ramming bar because I had random 6-8 inch rocks in the ground. This will be great fun as you lie in the mud trying to bust up a rock 2-3 feet from you. If you don’t mind getting dirty and doing some hard physical labor then it is really satisfying seeing the pipe emerge from the other side.
By foundation do you mean a gravel bed? Yes sometimes you may hit rocks. If that happens you can use a steel pipe slightly bigger than the pipe you are installing and pound that rock out of the way. They do make a special tool called a bullet mole that can push or split the rock out of way. Check It out bulletmole.com
Can u do this water technique underneath pavers??? Or will all the mud compromise the integrity of the soil underneath and cause problems with my pavers?? Thanks!
I think it would cause problems for pavers. It might make them skink some. It could be possible if you start the pipe deeper in the ground like 2 feet but that’s a big trench you would have to dig on each side. A bullet mole tool might be a better option. It doesn’t use water, you hammer it in with the pipe attached. bulletmole.com
This hammer+hose method is (hopefully) what I've been looking for. I'd seen hydroexcavation in a lot of videos, but my walkway doesn't have a strong foundation and I'm worried about washing away too much dirt.
@@TheUltimateHandymanKyle it worked pretty well! I didn't have a pressure washer but a normal hose + drain snake worked for clearing out the dirt in the tube. Unfortunately I wasn't down deep enough and the pipe turned upwards a bit, so I ended up messing up the brick a bit anyway. Very solvable. Thanks for the video!
It’s possible but hard depending on the soil you have. I recommend using a copper pipe and attach some type of nozzle with a strong jet to help cut through the soil. They do make a tool for this job not sure if you can rent them. Check it out ua-cam.com/video/psLEq0WUSC8/v-deo.htmlsi=QimuHJNNw6cLoX_Q
You can pack it back in with a pice of wood and a hammer.1.5 square chunk. It depends on if you under cut it to much. Digging it out by hand for a bigger pipe will do that sometimes. The lawn trench should be the length of the pipe going under the walkway. If you use pvc it can bend up out of the hole so you don’t have to dig a big trench. It is easier if the trench is level and long enough to fit you pipe and hose. If you have more questions or need help let me know.
I was told that you should fill in the area around the pipe after setting it with a product similar to right stuff spray foam that you can use with dirt so that you have no cavity under the walk to prevent the sidewalk from cracking. Are you aware of such a product and do you know the proper name and manufactor of it?
If you take out to much around the pipe you cam push in back in with a long pice of wood like a 2x2 . Hit the end of the wood with a hammer to pack it in
How wide is the concrete slab? I would just run a new water pipe under the slab and cut out the old section of pipe. Then reconnect both ends to the new pipe. You can use the method I showed in the video.
I have done it with a copper pipe. It is much harder the longer you go. The copper will not deviate from its corse like PVC. You can also solder on a copper fitting to the top of the pipe to hit it in with a hammer as you go.
what do you use on the end of the pipe to that it isn't an eyesore? My project is to remove the tons of rainwater that comes off my roof so to help protect foundation.
Try your best not to under min the walkway. If you do you just have to pack it back in with with your hands and tamp it with a thick pice of wood and a hammer.
I’ve hammers pipes in before. I thought about buying a bullet mole but wanted the video to be helpful to everyone on a budget. In the future I can revisit this video and add these in.
@@TheUltimateHandymanKyle some people have access to a Tool Library, so cost is not an issue. But they have to know to ask the tool library for the Bulletmole.
Anyone try this with larger diameter 4-6” under a 30” asphalt driveway? Thinking of starting with an 8” auger from the hillside then hammer the pipe in with the pressure washer the rest of the way. Only need a 3” pipe but might as well have room for future.
4” pipe should be plenty. Unless you have some extreme flow of water going through it. Don’t make the hole way bigger Thant the pipe it should be tight agents the soil. You might get cracks in the asphalt because the pipe isn’t supporting the soils. If you use an auger use a 4”. Good luck with you project.
It’s possible. Be careful hitting the end of the pvc because it can crack off into sharp pieces and hit you in the face. Use a pice of wood against the pipe and hit the wood with the hammer. Also if you have a cap on the pipe it would make it hard to hammer through and if you don’t have a cap it will fill with dirt and need to be rinsed out with water. They do make a tool called a bullet mole that’s made for this. Check it out bulletmole.com
Demonstrates his jet nozzle as his garden plants scream silently in fear. Oh, my bad, I guess he's using that to run more pipe. That's makes more sense.
Great stuff but when all the fails, I’ve had to resort to using oversized electrical conduit, crimped to a sharp point and a sledge hammer, then using the metal conduit as a conduit for the pvc.
It was all fun and games until I discovered that my concrete sidewalk was 7" deep with a gravel bed...just trying to run a 5 ft PVC 5/8" diameter under front walk so I could link garden hoses with each other for flower bed sprinklers. Working around already planted flowers, so moving out trenches farther than 4' on each side not really an option. Sigh.
I was trying to keep this video short and to the point. You can use a 2x2 pice of wood and pack the soil back in the hole. Then hit the wood with a hammer to pack it in.
Dynamite is want you need😂. How far are you running the pipe? You could try using the power washer method. Drive a bigger pipe under the walkway and wash out the clay with the washer. Then run whatever size pipe through your conduit pipe. Let me know how it goes
What part of the nation do you have your business at?
That’s the most beautiful display I’ve ever seen. I’ve been a landscaper for 36 years and try to teach this to young people all th time. Thanks
Thanks. It a good skill to know
I particularly liked the 3/4" pvc installation using hose& pipe Thank you
Glad you liked it
Awesome. You got to the important part without a long buildup.
That was the goal. I always hate when people make videos and the first few minutes are them taking about something other that the videos title.
Exactly
Thank you so much for this video. Honestly love you for it after I struggled for around 2 days. Just succeeded with your small pipe method in around an hour. Works like an absolute dream and it barely cost anything. This was after trying and failing with an auger and extenders for much longer.
Little tip for others. The small pipe method will work even if your pipe is too short. I used a slip to female adapter and a male to hose adapter. Got the first section in and unscrewed the male to hose adapter. Added a new pipe section via a slip to male adapter and slip to female adapter and reinstalled the male to hose adapter.
No problem. Your comment is motivating me to make more how to videos. What other diy projects or issues around the house would you want to learn how to do? I need ideas from my viewers
This is genius. Most people would pay thousand$ to hire someone to do this project. Great DIY to save a lot of money.
Im good at saving lots of money
Short, sweet, great and to the point. Love it. Thank you.
No problem thanks
I'm about to try that pressure washer set up under a corner of my concrete driveway. 4 inch drain line is what I'll be trying to install. Hope it works.
Let us know how it goes.
I never understood the "power washer" method until I watched this video, now it makes sense. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I did subscribe.
Thanks for the sub
Very helpful and straightforward.
Thanks
Can this be done under pavers, or will it cause them to sink?
Interesting and useful video!! Thanks for uploading and sharing. Question - when using the hose or a power washer, is there a risk of washing out too much dirt under the path causing a cavity to remain?
Thanks. It usually makes the hole slightly bigger than the pipe. I’ve never had problems with concrete cracking. The deeper you dig your trench and start you pipe the better for supporting the concrete.
Hardpan! How can I not forget that, being from Kelseyville. Now, here in Sandy Florida and thanks for the advise. Need to run 18' under a driveway! Remember, you're just one cast away...
What kind of pipe are you running under the driveway?
@@TheUltimateHandymanKyle - 20 foot of 1 inch schedule 40. The driveway is 17 foot wide.
What do you recommend to fill all the gaps created under the walkway to prevent the concrete from later settling and cracking?
If the voids are big re pack the dirt in with a long 2x2 pice of wood and compress it by hitting it with a hammer
Good video, I appreciate multiple options of digging the tunnel. How wide of a driveway do you think this would work for? I'm guessing no more than a single, it would get pretty hard.
The last method I mentioned will work for a 2 car wide driveway. It is more difficult the longer the run under the concrete. It might take multiple attempts
Nice! Best method I've see so far.
Thanks
All fine and dandy until you hit rock. Most walkways have some sort of foundation. If that happens you have to do method 1 with a small hole shovel. I also had to use a ramming bar because I had random 6-8 inch rocks in the ground. This will be great fun as you lie in the mud trying to bust up a rock 2-3 feet from you. If you don’t mind getting dirty and doing some hard physical labor then it is really satisfying seeing the pipe emerge from the other side.
By foundation do you mean a gravel bed? Yes sometimes you may hit rocks. If that happens you can use a steel pipe slightly bigger than the pipe you are installing and pound that rock out of the way. They do make a special tool called a bullet mole that can push or split the rock out of way. Check It out bulletmole.com
How do you replace the dirt that was displaced around the pipes underneath the concrete?
Try your best to not take out so much. If you do need to re pack the dirt use a board to push dirt back around the pipe and tamp it in with a hammer
Exactly what I needed to learn. Thanks! Now, I’m back to work.
How’d it go?
@@TheUltimateHandymanKyle I got it through and will be doing the final hookups today. 👍
@@jaredc.1545 That's great.
Thanks for sharing this with us. You made it look easy. We shall see…wish me luck!
Good luck
Can u do this water technique underneath pavers??? Or will all the mud compromise the integrity of the soil underneath and cause problems with my pavers?? Thanks!
I think it would cause problems for pavers. It might make them skink some. It could be possible if you start the pipe deeper in the ground like 2 feet but that’s a big trench you would have to dig on each side. A bullet mole tool might be a better option. It doesn’t use water, you hammer it in with the pipe attached. bulletmole.com
This hammer+hose method is (hopefully) what I've been looking for. I'd seen hydroexcavation in a lot of videos, but my walkway doesn't have a strong foundation and I'm worried about washing away too much dirt.
I hope it works out for you. Let us know how it goes.
@@TheUltimateHandymanKyle it worked pretty well! I didn't have a pressure washer but a normal hose + drain snake worked for clearing out the dirt in the tube. Unfortunately I wasn't down deep enough and the pipe turned upwards a bit, so I ended up messing up the brick a bit anyway. Very solvable. Thanks for the video!
What do you suggest for getting a 1 inch pipe under an 18ft wide driveway?
It’s possible but hard depending on the soil you have. I recommend using a copper pipe and attach some type of nozzle with a strong jet to help cut through the soil. They do make a tool for this job not sure if you can rent them. Check it out ua-cam.com/video/psLEq0WUSC8/v-deo.htmlsi=QimuHJNNw6cLoX_Q
How do you get dirt back in holebto support walk path and also how far do you need to cut a path in the lawn
You can pack it back in with a pice of wood and a hammer.1.5 square chunk. It depends on if you under cut it to much. Digging it out by hand for a bigger pipe will do that sometimes. The lawn trench should be the length of the pipe going under the walkway. If you use pvc it can bend up out of the hole so you don’t have to dig a big trench. It is easier if the trench is level and long enough to fit you pipe and hose. If you have more questions or need help let me know.
Hammering PVC can create micro cracks in it and reduce its life and pressure withstanding capabilities!
Yes you probably don’t want to take full swings with a sledgehammer hammer. You can also hammer in a larger pipe and use it as a conduit.
I was told that you should fill in the area around the pipe after setting it with a product similar to right stuff spray foam that you can use with dirt so that you have no cavity under the walk to prevent the sidewalk from cracking. Are you aware of such a product and do you know the proper name and manufactor of it?
Not sure on a specific name. You could use any spray foam. I like the Loctite brand
How to keep the pipe level when you're poundinĝ?
If you dig a level trench it helps keep the pipe in line. Just keep the pipe against the trench. This doesn’t need to be perfect, just get it close.
@@TheUltimateHandymanKyle mucho thanks for your response 👍
How do you pack the soil back in?
If you take out to much around the pipe you cam push in back in with a long pice of wood like a 2x2 . Hit the end of the wood with a hammer to pack it in
Excellent video, thanks! Now it's time to bore a hole...
Thanks. Good luck
@@TheUltimateHandymanKyle Got 'er done and worked out fine, thanks to you!
@@johnroberts3824 That's great. Good Job
Great options! Many thanks.
Your welcome
Suppose I do not have the space for a long trench. Could I use shorter sections of pipe, and add more as I go?
You could do that. What kind of pipe are you installing?
I got 7 meter driveway and need to install pipe for cable, any idea for 7 meter long, thank you in advance
You need one of these tools. Maybe you can rent it. Good luck with your project
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I have a broken sprinkler pipe under cement, what option do I have without breaking cement slab
How wide is the concrete slab? I would just run a new water pipe under the slab and cut out the old section of pipe. Then reconnect both ends to the new pipe. You can use the method I showed in the video.
Couldnt you cap both ends of the pipe with a lid or duct tape then tap it through? Would this eliminate the power washing method?
If the soil is soft enough you could possibly do this. You might have to hit the pipe harder and that could crack it.
@@TheUltimateHandymanKyle you could fit some sort of spike onto the end of it somehow. That might work.
Nicely done and thanks for sharing your channel 👍
Thanks.
How do you instal it under a driveway being much wider?
I have done it with a copper pipe. It is much harder the longer you go. The copper will not deviate from its corse like PVC. You can also solder on a copper fitting to the top of the pipe to hit it in with a hammer as you go.
what do you use on the end of the pipe to that it isn't an eyesore? My project is to remove the tons of rainwater that comes off my roof so to help protect foundation.
Is the pipe connected to a down spout or used as a drain in the ground?
Very helpful. Thank you :)
Your welcome.
This is some good stuff. I put a thumbs up. And subscribed.
Thanks I appreciate that.
Thank you sir for great video helpful
No problem
Nice work. 👍🏽🤠 02/14/24
Thanks
Let me tell you guys something, this only works if you don’t have big rocks in the way. Haha. Today was a mission.
Yea it’s a lot harder if there are rock I’m the way.
Great video!
Thanks
What do you do with the water left?
I use a shop vac to suck out the water and mud
Drink it.
How do you backfill it after
Try your best not to under min the walkway. If you do you just have to pack it back in with with your hands and tamp it with a thick pice of wood and a hammer.
This was great thank you
Thanks
Try instead the dry version with a "BulletMole" or "Sidewalk sleever" or just a metal rod stuffed into a 3/4" or 1" pipe and hammered home.
I’ve hammers pipes in before. I thought about buying a bullet mole but wanted the video to be helpful to everyone on a budget. In the future I can revisit this video and add these in.
@@TheUltimateHandymanKyle some people have access to a Tool Library, so cost is not an issue. But they have to know to ask the tool library for the Bulletmole.
Anyone try this with larger diameter 4-6” under a 30” asphalt driveway? Thinking of starting with an 8” auger from the hillside then hammer the pipe in with the pressure washer the rest of the way. Only need a 3” pipe but might as well have room for future.
4” pipe should be plenty. Unless you have some extreme flow of water going through it. Don’t make the hole way bigger Thant the pipe it should be tight agents the soil. You might get cracks in the asphalt because the pipe isn’t supporting the soils. If you use an auger use a 4”. Good luck with you project.
30 inch could do that with a shovel bro
Can this be done without water? Like hamming in the pvc in the raw dirt? My dirt is pretty soft.
It’s possible. Be careful hitting the end of the pvc because it can crack off into sharp pieces and hit you in the face. Use a pice of wood against the pipe and hit the wood with the hammer. Also if you have a cap on the pipe it would make it hard to hammer through and if you don’t have a cap it will fill with dirt and need to be rinsed out with water. They do make a tool called a bullet mole that’s made for this. Check it out bulletmole.com
@@TheUltimateHandymanKyle Thanks
For the reply! did exactly what you said yesterday and worked great.
@@Fmunoz03 No Problem. Im glad it worked out for you.
2:02 Awesome!!!!
Pounding it in
Demonstrates his jet nozzle as his garden plants scream silently in fear. Oh, my bad, I guess he's using that to run more pipe. That's makes more sense.
You guessed right
Cool thanks. Going to get mine in
No problem. Glad I was able to help.
How do you prevent erosion on a longer run like a double wide driveway?
What size pipe are you installing?
Great stuff but when all the fails, I’ve had to resort to using oversized electrical conduit, crimped to a sharp point and a sledge hammer, then using the metal conduit as a conduit for the pvc.
Something you have to go to plan C to get the job done. Thanks for sharing with us. Iv done this method when there are rocks or hard soils.
wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks
It was all fun and games until I discovered that my concrete sidewalk was 7" deep with a gravel bed...just trying to run a 5 ft PVC 5/8" diameter under front walk so I could link garden hoses with each other for flower bed sprinklers. Working around already planted flowers, so moving out trenches farther than 4' on each side not really an option. Sigh.
That sucks!
Like a boss.
Thanks
want to do this on my driveway but cracks all over it😢
It’s already cracked might as well try.
How to refill the dirt under sidewalk
If you take out to much soil you can pack it back in with a 2x2 pice of wood. Use a hammer to compact the soils
If my asphalt driveway was only 3 feet across and not 13, then yes this would work.
I’ve used this method to run 1” copper pipe under a 2 care wide drive way. It’s definitely not easy but can be done
this is the encouragement i needed lol @@TheUltimateHandymanKyle
That sidewalk is going to fail. Your pipe should have been a lot deeper
There are no cracks. If your worried about cracking you could go deeper. The ground where I’m at is solid.
No, no it's not - not even close.
Seems like you skipped a major step not explaining how you back filled it all.
I was trying to keep this video short and to the point. You can use a 2x2 pice of wood and pack the soil back in the hole. Then hit the wood with a hammer to pack it in.
WHAT ABOUT EXTREMELY HARD CLAY?
Dynamite is want you need😂. How far are you running the pipe? You could try using the power washer method. Drive a bigger pipe under the walkway and wash out the clay with the washer. Then run whatever size pipe through your conduit pipe. Let me know how it goes
@@TheUltimateHandymanKyle TRIED THE POWER WASHER TODAY. WILL TRY THE PIPE TOMORROW. THANKS