BIG ALTERATION JOB PT 5... BOTCHED DRAINS

[@howardmarshall5713]

Just a suggestion guy's might be a good idea to put a tarp over the diggings when you leave at the end of your day. Then if it rains you off you are covered

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@IgorsUncleDave]

New to the channel and have a feeling we are from the same neck of the woods, although I'm now in Runcorn. Love watching quality tradesmen doing a quality job. Nice one lads

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Welcome to the channel Dave 🧱👍🏽

[@davecleggett9371]

Danny Elfman - 'The Little Things' springs to mind when I watch you two guys working. It's the work practice of attention to detail that makes your work stand out from 'The also Rans'. As the old saying goes - 'Quality is never accidental' Great job yet again, even the squealing hips from Steve wedged in the trench didn't stop progress!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

😆😆cheers Dave 🙏🏽🙏🏽🧱👍🏽

[@edwardmurphy4637]

Man holes are now called inspection chambers according to the policable group

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

😏🧱👍🏽

[@keithrimmer3]

Wow that's a great job there lads it reminds me of my first drainage job in 1969 all glazed pipes then calking with tarred hemp and pointing all the joints all the falls had to be bang on for the inspector he came and rolled a ball down each length to the manhole and if it got suck it failed all the falls had to be bang on and he plugged up the pipes in the manhole and filled all the pipes with water to check for leaks, bloody hell hey lads how the times have changed nice one Steve and Alex keep up the good work.

[@riptiz]

Years ago we fitted some 24” steel pipe underground and connected it to a cast iron pipe. The connection was a spigot that was leaded. First it was tallowed and hemp string driven in, then we had to put a rubber pipe around as a mould and poured molten lead in the joint from a pot on a crane. Once set we had to go round with offset chisels to drive the lead in. What a job that was!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

I still remember the hemp joints too 😬🧱👍🏽

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Woah 😳🤯. Very cool 🧱👍🏽

[@marcwalters7541]

Nice gravel action 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

😏🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽

[@Moochein]

Looking forward to this one!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@DarranCariadCoins]

Awesome work guys 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Ta Darren 🧱👍🏽

[@johncoppock3823]

Top job. Well, being a bit slow I had to look up why it's a "Rest bend" - Simple: it takes the soil pipe from the vertical to the lying down i.e. resting 😊. It's an education - thank you both.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@davidmarshall5603]

Nice work, guys love watching you .

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks David 🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽

[@johnboy2984]

Hi Steve &Alex. Botched house. At least it was a good dig. Drains looking good. All nice work not to be seen again. Good work guys. Have a good week

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers John you too 🧱👍🏽

[@denniswray470]

rest bend is the answer you're looking for Steve

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@Charliegeorge65]

I want to know what Alex buys at ASDA🤔

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@Gerry2210]

You both do great work, as often as possible you tidy up your workspace, something that’s very important for your safety, and makes working a bit more pleasant. I imagine you are kept very busy with word of mouth recommendation. You deserve it. Thanks for sharing.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Gerry . Yes we like to keep things tidy . We get most work through word of mouth plus KZbin and Instagram more and more lately 🧱👍🏽

[@Garyoneball82]

Nice pipe work Steve and Alex very satisfying to watch but can you change the music at the end of videos it freaks me out Lol

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Gary 🤣🤣🤣🧱👍🏽

[@nigel1964]

Brilliant work chaps. Nice that you got a relatively straightforward job for a change.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks Nige, definitely 🧱👍🏽

[@123mikeyd321]

Excellent video both of you. Liked it.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks very much 🙏🏽🧱👍🏽

[@rayclark44]

Skillful work Gentleman never to be seen again. Unlike your beautiful brickwork that's in full view for all to admire ❤ Take care & stay safe S&A 👍🇬🇧🍀

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Ray 😁🧱👍🏽

[@sgtmark8844]

Lots of digging I can only imagine how many sq yards of dirt I moved in my lifetime. Good thorough job as usual fellas. 😊

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Mark, very easy digging on this one .. almost enjoyed it 😁🧱👍🏽

[@Tom_Plumb_PHS]

Swear you guys are spoiling me with all this plumbing content recently 😂 Do like a it of drainage, very therapeutic. Just the digging you got to do first 😂.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@Tom_Plumb_PHS]

​@@SteveAndAlexBuild you've probably already seen them but in case you haven't polypipe do an adjustable bend that makes life a bit easier and fernco do some icon couplers for clay to plastic. They're ribbed shove inside the clay and then just push the plastic on. Great bits of kit.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@Sean006]

You could grow potatoes in that soil, lovely stuff to dig. Size 10 soil compactors used at the end. Excellent work. You deserve an easy job once a while 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Definitely ! lovely dig, even enjoyable 😁🧱👍🏽

[@strummer6642]

Brilliant video, love anything underground and how you explain it in such detail. Is there any other way to avoid a potential kink where clay meets plastic (27.34)? Do they sell oversize collars so plastic fits over clay thus aiding flow. Or is it always a case of lining up the bottom of plastic with bottom of clay and trying to avoid a kink?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

I think it’s the latter and relying on the installer to get it right. 😬🧱👍🏽

[@eddieMurphy11111]

Did i see a 90% bend wow! what a crazy bunch put that in ,thanks for the video

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@nigelsmith1198]

I was told not to use fairy liquid as apparently it rots the rubber.? 🤷how true that is I don’t know… good work as always.. how’s the hip Steve.?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

I heard that too nige . Hip is grim mate 🥺🧱👍🏽

[@nigelsmith1198]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild is it.? Mmm feel for you Steve, my knees are shot but nothing compared to a hip.!!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Not fun but my new hip is imminent 😬🤞🏼🤞🏼🧱👍🏽

[@williamwilliam7100]

can you hear me now.......🤣🤣🤣🤣 brillient the way you say it Steve.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

😏🤣🤣🧱👍🏽

[@robertmorris5214]

Great work guy's

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks Robert 🧱👍🏽

[@Questionablethings]

Great work and video (and music) as always boys.........its a pleasure to watch skilled men that know what they are doing.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks Dave , much appreciated 🧱👍🏽

[@kevincorbin6273]

Quality workmanship never goes out of style, Well done!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks Kevin 🧱👍🏽

[@MrSortedbob]

Good work lads enjoyed the video👍👏

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks Bob 🧱🧱

[@davidcort2857]

Hi Steve and Alex, sorry for asking what may have been a stupid question about the fit of the 'y' pipe to the clay, i have watched it over again and have got the idea now, i will be doing the same thing soon, thanks for some great videos.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

No worries David 😁🧱👍🏽

[@kevinjohn725]

Another great job !!!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks Kevin 🧱👍🏽

[@markworthington3893]

Not having a go, and it’s easy looking at a finished job and seeing something you would have done differently. But if you had put the coupler on the other side of the branch the pipe would have be in a better line/ straight, and why wouldn’t you replace the old gully when you have the opportunity to connect onto the new drain.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

The old gully is for surface water and we were doing the foul 🧱👍🏽

[@markworthington3893]

⁠@@SteveAndAlexBuildyeah I can appreciate that ,but it’s a combined system as you discovered during your dig so it a like for like replacement.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

It’s not a combined system

[@markworthington3893]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild really 🤔see the bit you said on camera about the Robbie’s altering the guttering and putting the new downspout into the new gully. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

They are dropping the surface off the roof into the gulley for the kitchen 🧱👍🏽

[@MrGvdmast]

And again a good job done

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks 🙏🏽🧱👍🏽

[@Stop..carry-on]

I found exactly the same in my garden only it was serving the neighbours garage it was after my connection - the building inspector said it was redundant and to cut it off the utility company repaired for free as the 6” pipe serves several other houses.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@garysmith4717]

Those band seals are the best, great to see you don’t use washing up liquid anymore , looking good lads

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Gary 🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽

[@wayneevans2605]

The wind looked hellish,,and that wasn't a joke

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@jackharrison2785]

good m work

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks 🧱👍🏽

[@grahamblackmore6169]

are you a licensed plumber/drainer?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

No pal 🧱👍🏽

[@philstation335]

All u need now Steve is the DJI drone to show ur quality work from above

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mmm 😍. I’d love one of those 😁🧱👍🏽

[@TheKruizr]

That shot was almost like Luke Skywalker destroying the Death Star.. 😁👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

😁🧱👍🏽💥

[@callumdurham7777]

Another good video lads👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks Callum 🧱👍🏽

[@SteveBernard42]

Another job done right! Always a pleasure watching you fellas and your attention to detail.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Steve 🧱🧱👍🏽

[@davidschank956]

Hay guys tell me. What pay's better bricklayers wage.! Or plumbers wage.? It looks like you have both covered.!!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Plumbers by a mile mate 😫🧱👍🏽

[@garysmith4717]

A plumber wouldn’t be going that sort of work, that’s ground work lol

[@wayneevans2605]

Brilliant channel but didn't know you was ground workers aswel as brickies either way absolutely class 🤜

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks Wayne . We do the smaller stuff . That’s why our KZbin handle is @steveandalexbuild to better reflect our work 🧱👍🏽

[@wayneevans2605]

And fabulous work it is 🤜

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@kasper52173]

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[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@johnburrows9558]

That was far to easy😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thats what we thought 🤣🧱👍🏽

[@simonfield1266]

Rest Bend

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@riptiz]

It’s a dummy leg on the bend to support it.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

brain freeze 😆🧱👍🏽

[@barryhall7]

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[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@jackferraro7628]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild

[@markdauncey927]

Ar c10 minutes you shouldn't be talking about putting roof water into the foul sewer when there's a separate surface water drain. Very neat work on what you did though. FWIW I reckon to set gulleys and rest bends into a shovelfull of 'compo' to give the plumber a hand when he's pushing and pulling later

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Dont get many easy digs Steve glad it all worked well for you. Still hard work though mate .invent a few phone calls thats what i do to get out of doing it 😂 😂 👍👌🧱🧱🧱

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

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