I also hate paying others to do something I'm able to do myself. I take the approach that I'll do it myself but I'm going to use equipment (rent or buy depending) to get the job done without being miserable. Only get one life
Been in the sewer buisness for 25 yrs, the county i work for is responsible for 15ft off the main line toward the home. We put a cleanout in and the rest is homeowner responsibility. I mainly do sewer pumping stations , you dont wanna know some of the messes i have been in. Nice work.
I went into a plumbing/hvac supply house recently and was asking about a fenrco. Multiple clerks had no idea what I was talking about until an older man (70ish) came out of the back and said “he needs a flexible coupling”. I was informed by the old man that he hadn’t heard anyone call that a fernco in years. I told him I’d never heard it called anything else.
@@AmyLouiseDens I may be biased as I work for a manufacturer of plumbing products. However, a sewer backup happened to a neighbor after they had finished a basement remodel. They were left with 4 ft. of raw sewage in their new basement. The village did pay for the repair, but it was a horrible situation.
Good solid repair. Cast iron pipe I understand, but I'd like to smack the guy that thought clay pipe was a good idea. I know its held up a long time and was probably the best,most affordable option at the time,but dang.
Murph that’s a great idea and you’ll have some people saying “yeah but if there’s a city backup and the swing check slams shut you can’t flush toilets or use appliances” Meanwhile you couldn’t do that ANYway during a backup lol
Greetings 🙏 You're doing amazingly well, and what you say is NOT whining! Remember the old saying - A joy shared is doubled, a pain shared is halved. You are an inspiration with your honesty and your ferocious work ethic, an example for us all. You can and should speak of what you can, share elements of an issue without divulging confidential information. Keeping things in is not the healthiest way to deal with stress. As a suggestion, you might consider something going forward - SIMPLIFY your life. Leave behind things, people, and situations that no longer serve you, as much as you can. Not all at once, a little bit at a time. Be well and rested, 🖖🙏
Ignore some of these comments. Ya got the nasty job done. Its going to look great when everything is finished. I love all ya content its really interesting to see someone explain what they are doing and what to expect. I understand replacing pipes its important to do. Love y'all
Great job. We just bought about 6 of those 4” pipes and 6 2” pipes. They’re not cheap. Plumbing is a lot of work. Those angled pipes are what’s expensive. We plan to run the new pipes into the old cast iron pipe that leads outside. The septic and outside lines were all replaced before we moved in. Thank you for sharing. I’m a little order than you, and I get it. You get to the point in life, where it’s not fun anymore. I’m in same boat. Don’t have money to have other take on, and the trades where I’m at aren’t that great. My husband and I tackling so much alone.
Great job! Currently living in the Land of Red Clay Soil. Digging that trench woukd have been at least 2X the work. I have to remember that when i wonder why even digging a hole seems daunting yet you just dug a trench! Thanks for the continued inspiration to do the hard, crappy things with a better future in mind.
I'm 52 years old. We needed a second garage as our single car garage cannot cover two cars. I got quotes to have it built. The only company I hired were of the same mindset as myself, go above minimum code. They were the concrete people for the pad and driveway. None of the "builders" like the fact I want 16 on center walls and trusses. They all wanted to stick with minimum code standards which mean much thinner sheathing. No house wrap and so on. So, I built the garage myself. Not only did it pass inspection but impressed the inspector that I did things that weren't even a code requirement. My whole reason was, I want the stupid thing to outlast me. And a lot of my neighbors roofs sag in the middle because code requires min 2 foot on center walls and trusses, 3/8 sheathing on walls, 7/16 sheathing on the roof, no house wrap, no hurricane straps, no H clips in the roof sheathing, and minimal anchoring. I exceeded all of those requirements because I was willing to do it myself the right way. Chances are, had you hired this job out to someone else, they would have done the bare minimum and not though to measure into the existing clay pipe under the street, and shove the PVC all the way in there. I don't know code for your area but it was a darn good idea on your part to try and avoid future issues.
If you have "retired" relatives, maybe they can help you out? Get as much as the small stuff done, like cleaning out the house in this vid. Then prioritize what house is going to get you money faster? I figure it's this little grey one? It's already getting too cold to paint. It gets below 40 at night and it's Texas. The work doesn't get any easier, either. You are now fighting father time. Great vid, this was a job you absolutely had to do. It's all coming together. Can't wait to see you tackle the basement. You have been hauling ass for years. It's going to get better for you.
Wow that was shallow. Really fascinating to see how different construction is in the southern US. Here in Ontario, our sewer is below the level of the basement, so likely a good 6ft or more deep in the ground. But so is the water line. Electric is not so deep, and internet is barely below the level of the sod, which is another pain in the neck.
I'm sorry you had to endure the replacement of the sewer pipe, but I know it is a big relief off your mind to have it done. I bought my house new 40 years ago and the first thing I learned was that there is nothing a little water and / or strong sunlight cannot destroy in a house regardless of the age. That is with zero storm damage, too.
In our town, when you sell your property, you need a sewer inspection, if it fails, either the buyer or seller will need to pay for replacement, average cost, between $8,500, and upwards of $25,000
Pipe within a pipe is called slip-lining. It's quite common in the water industry instead of digging the old pipe up and replacing it all to save money.
I probably could have done it but would have had to get the roots out the way somehow. I think having them jetted out would probably have done it....but I had this done before I probably could have lined that up.
@@homemadehome5575 you did the right thing. Slip-lining that with the roots and break would have been a nightmare. Not to mention the room you have because that PVC hasn't got much flex in it.
Hi, I don't know if you are going to do this when you are done with the outside for safety reasons, but as you were showing to us the trench you made for water drainage on the porch, I see the gap from the door to the porch. If you are going to rent this place, you could add a grid to cover the gap so people won't trip and fall. I just had a bad fall 2 weekends ago on the sidewalk. I'm a senior, and sometimes we miss even a hair difference in the concrete. That is what happened to me.
Oh! Now I'd be interested in knowing what all you have going on! Especially since you frequently work at night. I'm also curious about your fine arts degree. Because of your music choices, I'm guessing music degree? 🙂
I really like the background music. So refreshing after all of the "hi-energy" (I'm being polite) video intros, etc. Question: Did you put sealer on the concrete gutter? Thanks, I've enjoyed your videos over the years.
If people only understood the amount of money this man saved by not only doing this job but also understanding how to do the job. A crew to do that job is not cheap especially when they have equipment.
Yeah, that whole digging thing 🥵😖 I would have used the tractor to maybe do the that first groundbreaking, then dig to expose the pipe. The full pipe inside the clay pipe, very good idea.
What are the benefits of keeping this to rent out rather than sell for the ~$150k you ballparked in one of the earlier episodes? Won't it take many, many years to get that kind of return on your monthly rental income? (And a ton of upkeep/dealing with tenants/etc.) I'm no money-man, but taking the 150K and dumping it into some sort of interest-bearing fund for a while could yield some pretty favorable results.
Jealous of how shallow your main line is. Mine was 100' out the house and starts shallow, but wound up being almost 9' underground at the town connection.
Dirty job but definitely one that is necessary. No one wants sewage backing up in the house. Thankfully you didn't have too much to dig out since the house is close to the road.
take it from someone who knows.....paying someone else to do the work you used to be able and willing to do may sound nice from a distance, but it gets more and more expensive as time goes by and really adds up too, plus you get none of the satisfaction and assurance of a job well and properly done....but I get where you are coming from for sure LOL
I can’t wait to know why you don’t just sell one house as is to increase your bank roll and more importantly take something off your plate that’s not making you money.
Are you not afraid to spread yourself too thin? I mean youre working on like 4 houses at the same time? I could never handle the stress for juggling all that.
You quickly commented on it in the end of the video. Would love to hear more about your reasoning and why youre not completing one project before starting on another.
He hasn't been able to work on the $9,000 house because the concrete lump in the basement crawled out of its grave and now controls the house. Please be patient as he locates a priest who is well studied in concrete exorcisms.
The $9,000 house needs some expensive items before it's rentable - new air-handler, kitchen appliances, stair railing, flooring and trim, toilet, vanity and tile for upstairs bathroom, etc. In comparison, this house needs less work and the sooner it makes money, the sooner he can afford to finish the $9,000 house. Of course you're welcome to join us on his Patreon if you want to help speed up the process.
Please stop with the patreon begging in your videos and maybe concentrate on releasing good content on a predictable schedule. I Used to watch your channel all the time, but you got busy with life and let the channel fall off.
I find it to be extremely rude how you ask for patreon funding when you barely started making videos again after going on multiple hiatus. I'm assuming you couldn't beg any money from SimpliSafe anymore? So now your begging subscribers. No shame
And you even put the bush back in place. Job well done!
I also hate paying others to do something I'm able to do myself. I take the approach that I'll do it myself but I'm going to use equipment (rent or buy depending) to get the job done without being miserable. Only get one life
1:00 AM ---?!?! Now there's a work ethic!
Great fix for a problem that was never going to go away!
Bought my first fixer upper because of you. Much love
Me too!
But I'm in Europe so we have brick houses.
Bought the cheapest one around.
Been loving this series. Keep up the good work!
Been in the sewer buisness for 25 yrs, the county i work for is responsible for 15ft off the main line toward the home. We put a cleanout in and the rest is homeowner responsibility. I mainly do sewer pumping stations , you dont wanna know some of the messes i have been in. Nice work.
Holy moly my first spouse ran sewer lines think rotorooter lol I know about the disasters.
Please please please ... tell us just a few stories. 😇
I bet youve been in some deep shit.
I went into a plumbing/hvac supply house recently and was asking about a fenrco. Multiple clerks had no idea what I was talking about until an older man (70ish) came out of the back and said “he needs a flexible coupling”. I was informed by the old man that he hadn’t heard anyone call that a fernco in years. I told him I’d never heard it called anything else.
im so impressed by how many trades you can do
You may want to consider adding a back flow valve to protect your house from the possibility of the public sewer backing up. Cheap insurance.
Boy, is this advice GOOD. That happened to me once. It was NOT fun. City said, Oops, sorry.
@@AmyLouiseDens I may be biased as I work for a manufacturer of plumbing products. However, a sewer backup happened to a neighbor after they had finished a basement remodel. They were left with 4 ft. of raw sewage in their new basement. The village did pay for the repair, but it was a horrible situation.
Good solid repair. Cast iron pipe I understand, but I'd like to smack the guy that thought clay pipe was a good idea. I know its held up a long time and was probably the best,most affordable option at the time,but dang.
@@ciphercode2298better than orangeburg which is common in my area 😀
Murph that’s a great idea and you’ll have some people saying “yeah but if there’s a city backup and the swing check slams shut you can’t flush toilets or use appliances”
Meanwhile you couldn’t do that ANYway during a backup lol
That was a major repair to check off your list!!!!! Nice one!
1ft frost line is pretty helpful here haha I want to do mine at home but 6ft+ of digging 😭
Greetings 🙏 You're doing amazingly well, and what you say is NOT whining! Remember the old saying - A joy shared is doubled, a pain shared is halved.
You are an inspiration with your honesty and your ferocious work ethic, an example for us all. You can and should speak of what you can, share elements of an issue without divulging confidential information.
Keeping things in is not the healthiest way to deal with stress. As a suggestion, you might consider something going forward - SIMPLIFY your life. Leave behind things, people, and situations that no longer serve you, as much as you can. Not all at once, a little bit at a time.
Be well and rested, 🖖🙏
Ignore some of these comments. Ya got the nasty job done. Its going to look great when everything is finished. I love all ya content its really interesting to see someone explain what they are doing and what to expect. I understand replacing pipes its important to do. Love y'all
Always so inspiring! Best wishes to you and your family
Great job. We just bought about 6 of those 4” pipes and 6 2” pipes. They’re not cheap. Plumbing is a lot of work. Those angled pipes are what’s expensive. We plan to run the new pipes into the old cast iron pipe that leads outside. The septic and outside lines were all replaced before we moved in. Thank you for sharing. I’m a little order than you, and I get it. You get to the point in life, where it’s not fun anymore. I’m in same boat. Don’t have money to have other take on, and the trades where I’m at aren’t that great. My husband and I tackling so much alone.
Nice of you to keep the noise down
Great job! Currently living in the Land of Red Clay Soil. Digging that trench woukd have been at least 2X the work. I have to remember that when i wonder why even digging a hole seems daunting yet you just dug a trench!
Thanks for the continued inspiration to do the hard, crappy things with a better future in mind.
I'm 52 years old. We needed a second garage as our single car garage cannot cover two cars. I got quotes to have it built. The only company I hired were of the same mindset as myself, go above minimum code. They were the concrete people for the pad and driveway. None of the "builders" like the fact I want 16 on center walls and trusses. They all wanted to stick with minimum code standards which mean much thinner sheathing. No house wrap and so on. So, I built the garage myself. Not only did it pass inspection but impressed the inspector that I did things that weren't even a code requirement. My whole reason was, I want the stupid thing to outlast me. And a lot of my neighbors roofs sag in the middle because code requires min 2 foot on center walls and trusses, 3/8 sheathing on walls, 7/16 sheathing on the roof, no house wrap, no hurricane straps, no H clips in the roof sheathing, and minimal anchoring. I exceeded all of those requirements because I was willing to do it myself the right way.
Chances are, had you hired this job out to someone else, they would have done the bare minimum and not though to measure into the existing clay pipe under the street, and shove the PVC all the way in there. I don't know code for your area but it was a darn good idea on your part to try and avoid future issues.
Man, I've been there. Not a fun job.
Great to see someone I aspire to be like, also has the same problem with digging up and replacing sewer pipe
What a wet muddy job, looks great!!!
Wow! that was a big job to tackle on your own...Nice work!👍
Enjoyed from Texas 🎄
Your future tenants are fortunate indeed.
I believe you would be an awesome Landlord😊😊. You do great work on your properties as far as i see. Enjoyed the video😊. Tyfs God bless you
You're an inspiration. Keep up the good work!
What a dirty nasty job that was but you did it right, now you won’t have to worry about it anymore. Great job 😊
Excellent work!👍
If you have "retired" relatives, maybe they can help you out? Get as much as the small stuff done, like cleaning out the house in this vid. Then prioritize what house is going to get you money faster? I figure it's this little grey one? It's already getting too cold to paint. It gets below 40 at night and it's Texas. The work doesn't get any easier, either. You are now fighting father time. Great vid, this was a job you absolutely had to do. It's all coming together. Can't wait to see you tackle the basement. You have been hauling ass for years. It's going to get better for you.
Can't believe how shallow that pipe is. Had mine replaced $4,500) 5 years ago and it was 5 foot deep.
Great job. Just what i expected.
Wow that was shallow. Really fascinating to see how different construction is in the southern US. Here in Ontario, our sewer is below the level of the basement, so likely a good 6ft or more deep in the ground. But so is the water line. Electric is not so deep, and internet is barely below the level of the sod, which is another pain in the neck.
I'm sorry you had to endure the replacement of the sewer pipe, but I know it is a big relief off your mind to have it done. I bought my house new 40 years ago and the first thing I learned was that there is nothing a little water and / or strong sunlight cannot destroy in a house regardless of the age. That is with zero storm damage, too.
In our town, when you sell your property, you need a sewer inspection, if it fails, either the buyer or seller will need to pay for replacement, average cost, between $8,500, and upwards of $25,000
I have always worked 12-14 hour days. I am 58 and still doing it. Good job. The bible says if you dont work you dont eat. I like to eat😊
Have a 'like' for replacing the bush!
The neighbors must be sound sleepers! LOL!!
Pipe within a pipe is called slip-lining. It's quite common in the water industry instead of digging the old pipe up and replacing it all to save money.
I probably could have done it but would have had to get the roots out the way somehow. I think having them jetted out would probably have done it....but I had this done before I probably could have lined that up.
When I worked for my municipality we slip-lined an old storm sewer wooden pipe with PVC under the four lane Main St.
@@homemadehome5575 you did the right thing. Slip-lining that with the roots and break would have been a nightmare. Not to mention the room you have because that PVC hasn't got much flex in it.
Nice video
Hi, I don't know if you are going to do this when you are done with the outside for safety reasons, but as you were showing to us the trench you made for water drainage on the porch, I see the gap from the door to the porch. If you are going to rent this place, you could add a grid to cover the gap so people won't trip and fall. I just had a bad fall 2 weekends ago on the sidewalk. I'm a senior, and sometimes we miss even a hair difference in the concrete. That is what happened to me.
When I was a young man, it would have been fun, but now that I'm an old man, that shit hurts.
Oh! Now I'd be interested in knowing what all you have going on! Especially since you frequently work at night. I'm also curious about your fine arts degree. Because of your music choices, I'm guessing music degree? 🙂
Nice work. Do you need a back-flow protection?
I really like the background music. So refreshing after all of the "hi-energy" (I'm being polite) video intros, etc.
Question: Did you put sealer on the concrete gutter?
Thanks, I've enjoyed your videos over the years.
If people only understood the amount of money this man saved by not only doing this job but also understanding how to do the job. A crew to do that job is not cheap especially when they have equipment.
Yeah, that whole digging thing 🥵😖 I would have used the tractor to maybe do the that first groundbreaking, then dig to expose the pipe. The full pipe inside the clay pipe, very good idea.
Well done!
Let’s hope there are no leaves from the roof collecting in the gutter … Do you have any device to sift the rain water from dirt?
Yep!! just saying
maybe a dumb question, but would it make sense to wrap/protect the PVC pipe before re-burying it in the ground? excellent work BTW
Did you have to get permits or anything before doing that? How'd you figure out "How" you were suppose to connect into the sewer? Great video.
What is your background in building trades? Self-taught, schooling, apprenticeship?
What are the benefits of keeping this to rent out rather than sell for the ~$150k you ballparked in one of the earlier episodes? Won't it take many, many years to get that kind of return on your monthly rental income? (And a ton of upkeep/dealing with tenants/etc.)
I'm no money-man, but taking the 150K and dumping it into some sort of interest-bearing fund for a while could yield some pretty favorable results.
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Poop mud is the worst.. lol
Did you know it is illegal to dig a grave at night.
However it's same hole , however holy. As long as you get paid.
Night digging is expensive.
Jealous of how shallow your main line is. Mine was 100' out the house and starts shallow, but wound up being almost 9' underground at the town connection.
Dirty job but definitely one that is necessary. No one wants sewage backing up in the house. Thankfully you didn't have too much to dig out since the house is close to the road.
Doesn't even look like you dug it up when you put the bush back in.
So that is shit water.... was wondering .... LOL
Wonder if you're neighbor's lay in bed at 1 am wondering..who is that guy talking to😅 BTW.. you are still a young man 👍
take it from someone who knows.....paying someone else to do the work you used to be able and willing to do may sound nice from a distance, but it gets more and more expensive as time goes by and really adds up too, plus you get none of the satisfaction and assurance of a job well and properly done....but I get where you are coming from for sure LOL
First like, first comment!
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Hey! Who farted?!?!
Oh, wait, that's a dug up and exposed sewer pipe! 🤷🤷
Please get a Excavator
Listen man i just got a house and i would really really like to have the opportunity to have a conversation with you sir
I thought you bought a John Deere?
I can’t wait to know why you don’t just sell one house as is to increase your bank roll and more importantly take something off your plate that’s not making you money.
Are you not afraid to spread yourself too thin? I mean youre working on like 4 houses at the same time? I could never handle the stress for juggling all that.
You quickly commented on it in the end of the video. Would love to hear more about your reasoning and why youre not completing one project before starting on another.
It's so sad to see him give up on making videos for the $9,000 house. I used to watch every video, but now he's just quit making them.
He hasn't been able to work on the $9,000 house because the concrete lump in the basement crawled out of its grave and now controls the house. Please be patient as he locates a priest who is well studied in concrete exorcisms.
He's actually low on money for the $9,000 house so he's getting this one ready to rent for more income and he'll get back to it.
@@jodyrayvictor It's sad to hear that he works so hard yet he's broke. If only he didn't live in a have not state.
@jodyrayvictor than make a video explain why, I put so much into those videos explain why.
The $9,000 house needs some expensive items before it's rentable - new air-handler, kitchen appliances, stair railing, flooring and trim, toilet, vanity and tile for upstairs bathroom, etc. In comparison, this house needs less work and the sooner it makes money, the sooner he can afford to finish the $9,000 house. Of course you're welcome to join us on his Patreon if you want to help speed up the process.
Well crap. These jobs stink.
Schedule 40 Solid Pipe ???
Isn't Schedule 80 Much Thicker and Tougher For That Sewer Application ???
Sch 80 is for pressurized applications, complete overkill for a sewer line hookup.
Please stop with the patreon begging in your videos and maybe concentrate on releasing good content on a predictable schedule. I Used to watch your channel all the time, but you got busy with life and let the channel fall off.
I find it to be extremely rude how you ask for patreon funding when you barely started making videos again after going on multiple hiatus. I'm assuming you couldn't beg any money from SimpliSafe anymore? So now your begging subscribers. No shame
I find your comment extremely rude
Asshole
So do i