HEAVY CONSTRUCTION of a Sewage Pump Station - Ep 4

[@PracticalEngineeringChannel]

🚧Can't wait to see the final episode? It's live now on Nebula! nebula.tv/videos/practicalconstruction-heavy-construction-of-a-sewage-pump-station-ep-5

[@sobertillnoon]

Then what? Back to PE videos? No more PC? Channel spinoff?

[@moegraph3316]

I'd like to. But I don't have a credit card (here in europe.) I have to wait patiently for the next video and miss out quite a bit of interesting content. Luckily the internet is big. I really like the Series.

[@a_funyun]

Grady, thank you so much for this series. This has been one of the most interesting things I've ever watched, you just don't get to see this kind of process, it's "invisible" and there's so much effort, work, planning, and care taken to make things that are "boring" to most people. I was mesmerized on every video, and I subscribed to nebula after the first episode JUST to see these episodes faster. I've watched every episode at least twice, once on Nebula and once here. I REALLY hopy it can continue. This is why this channel is one of the best on the platform, and we are so lucky that you and people like you are excited to explain how these things get done. 10/10! I just wish there were more than 5 episodes, looking forward to the next one!!!

[@jakobpeters6068]

This series was AMAZING!!! Would love to see more in depth content like this. I think it’s fantastic into see how such a ‚simple‘ piece of infrastructure is not simple at all. Can’t wait to see more long form content like this.

[@bluegecko6770]

I have Nebula, and KZbin premium I choose to watch here, so you get a bit of ad revenue

[@vahgarimo9864]

I hope that Grady continues doing this series for other construction projects as well. The general public should know more about construction, and this format is very conducive to that!

[@mrmonkeboy]

would love to see an electrical substation or similar

[@namAehT]

Agreed. History, Science, and Discovery used to be chock full of educational stuff like this in the 2000s, but now there are very few shows that cover this sort of interesting infrastructure stuff. KZbin (and Nebula) seem to be the best place to find this style of content now.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

@@rainerrillke5660 invest?

[@ignisgecko4565]

I’d love it if he got to make an actual tv show out of this.

[@chillaxter13]

Fully agree! Would love to see more projects!

[@cheweh842]

I didn't even realize your Practical Construction series is getting less viewership than your normal videos until you mentioned it :( That's terrible, because this series is the best! It's amazingly rare to get such a look into how civilization is built.

[@matthewbeasley7765]

Yep, I'm amazed that it is getting less coverage. This is a wonderful series.

[@paulhimle]

If that means the feast of the viewers are on the other platform it’s actually really impressive

[@akamesama]

@@matthewbeasley7765 I suspect that part of the issue is that this is a serialized series. Someone might drop it in their watch later list, but in the mean time, they aren't going to watch any of the later videos. Thus, you have a compounding decreasing view count on each video in the series.

[@Aa-ron01]

It's much tougher to do the series because of it's in depth nature and subject matter, some tasks / jobs will take in different viewerships. It's too early to say if this format isn't working. You'd need multiple series before you could make an assessment that's in any way valid.

[@Ultrazaubererger]

I just noticed this channel has 3.5M subscribers and is getting over 2M views quite regularly. Wow. Imho the biggest problem with this series is it being too different from what many subscribers are here for. Previous videos have always been 15-20 minutes of theory about one topic with a model. This series is 5 videos each with over 20 minutes of people doing stuff from many of those topics. In my opinion this should be it's own channel so it can find it's own audience. There are many viewers like us that want to watch both but there are evidently many who are not interested in this and I'm sure there are many who aren't interested in the usual videos but would want to watch this series.

[@KnowArt]

sad that these videos perform less well than your regular ones, it's one of my favourite series on youtube! I'd love to see more

[@alveolate]

thing is, these are also forever-resources... any civil engineer in training or otherwise could always look this stuff up and get a good glimpse into how a site works - any time from now into the future. grady's not just creating an entertaining general knowledge series; he's also adding to the great library of humanity.

[@KnowArt]

@@alveolate absolutely

[@SillySpaceMonkey]

​@KnowArt it's also a new long form series, so it will have to grow its audience out organically from the subdivision of current subscribers that gave it a shot. It's doing pretty well so far - imo - considering the ways it's meaningfully different from the average content. I think it doesn't help that if you "give it a chance" and then just seek around the video to "check it out" you're essentially just watching construction being done. I think it will find a meaningfully sized audience, in time. I think all of us that *are* here right now are big stans for this series, and we're all somewhat offended that more people aren't watching, and I find that that is usually a good sign of overall quality.

[@Xamy-]

Great series

[@KumquatChampion]

​@@alveolate100% correct. This will be invaluable to the people who actually need this information, as much as I like it I probably won't apply to many concepts to my job.

[@jamesogden7756]

The lack of drama with clear concise explanations of everything going on make this genuinely informative. Tying the multidisciplinary construction approaches together in such an easy to watch format is brilliant. Thank you.

[@Dr_Nick_]

It's like How It's Made, but for infrastructure.

[@JOSEPH-vs2gc]

A spoof episode should be created in honor of the degenerate Reality tv genre. I'd like to see one of the workers complain about the food, and other worker related gossip that would titillate my senses into watching the next pointless episode... perhaps a brawl in the sewege tank? Two rats making love? who knows!

[@connorbarthelmie5313]

I love how, up until Grady said this project took 10 months, it looked like each episode could almost have been a day. That added some true scale to it!

[@anormalusername2748]

I hope he includes a timeline or something because that is difficult to imagine.

[@Tr1sh4Lynn]

@@anormalusername2748Agreed. Knowing more about exactly how long it took to do each thing could be highly important to helping those of us who aren’t in the business understand what is actually involved.

[@ADR1fley]

A reason for that, as he's shown in other videos, a lot of projects require wait times for settling and curing. Concrete can take a while to fully set, and for projects like these, giving the 'crete all the time is worth it.

[@AndreySloan_is_a_cnut]

I’d love for him to do one explaining why it took over a month from milling the street in front of my house before new asphalt was laid. Perhaps it was just how the contract was written with the construction firm, but I’d like to believe there was a more significant reason. Perhaps Grady can explain it, since no one else seems inclined to do so! Grady rocks!

[@Tr1sh4Lynn]

@@AndreySloan_is_a_cnut I'm not from any construction firm, but based on Grady's explanations thus far, it could be because there was demand elsewhere for the material that hadn't been anticipated when the contract was originally written? You're right in that there has to be some sort of explanation, but whether it's a reasonable one depends on the firm, it seems. What have you found out so far?

[@theoldfart6404]

Grady, I hope you can consider this series a success - because I'd love to see more similar content. It's both interesting and educational. Gives us mere mortals a better understanding of the infrastructure we rely on every day, and builds respect for the good folks who build and maintain it. Much appreciated.

[@derpmanTV]

I’m building office furniture for my work, while these guys are building critical infrastructure that everyone relies on. Huge respect.

[@explorer914]

Well good office furniture is important for fast and efficient work, as well for the workers ergonomics. 😊

[@stagehits]

Yeah but you're both building things for people's butts.

[@misteral9045]

Speaking as a wastewater treatment operator, unfortunately they don't always do as good of a job as shown in this video.

[@votive7478]

Absolutely massive respect. Gotta respect the sewage construction workers too😂

[@joseluisblanco8074]

Well, furniture is needed by everybody, your works deserve respect too

[@ChrisCrozier]

Really dig how one guy with a youtube channel can produce content on par with Discovery or TLC in their heyday. Great job Grady.

[@sootikins]

At least 7 people worked on this video. Read the credits at the very bottom of the video description.

[@eastendyves]

Haha so true!

[@doomtho42]

@@sootikins There were definitely a lot more resources involved in the production of this series than just one guy with a camera and some video editing software, that’s for sure. With that said, I think it’s pretty remarkable that an independent creator was able to successfully produce something of this scale.

[@captainobvious9188]

I’m in I.T. but this has been an absolute gem. There are so many things this has covered that you would have to be in the industry to otherwise know.

[@monad_tcp]

this is real work, it makes IT seems like girl's job , ( I work in IT )

[@nebula_wolf3132]

i must say, grady hillhouse, a civil engineer, is a perfect example of nominative determinism xD I do love this series, and hope to see more in future

[@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke]

you got me to google "nominative determinism"... thanks

[@kindlin]

I've definitely thought about that as well.

[@AmazinglyAdamToo]

Having formerly been a construction PM, I've been absolutely loving this series. Not a lot of people get to peek "under the hood" at what a construction project actually takes. (Myself included for Civil projects like this, I worked in a completely different industry.) Keep it up Grady!

[@cwildeman]

This series is fantastic. I was really unaware of the amount of time, planning, work, and skill that goes into even a relatively small scale construction project like this. Interesting and educational! Thanks a ton, Grady. And thanks to the construction crew for letting us peek over their shoulders for almost a year!

[@owenbegowin9335]

I’m enjoying this series! It feels like a cross between PBS Nova’s old episodes about infrastructure and How It’s Made, which I haven’t seen since I was really little. I can’t wait to see what’s next once this pump station is completed :)

[@cals4887]

It also reminds me of Build it Bigger, especially that intro. I watched that show so much, along with How Its Made, when I was younger.

[@Jammermaker]

I prefer How It's Actually Made.

[@joshuacheung6518]

The intro music really reminds me of how it's made

[@Jammermaker]

@@Iris-lh7rf leave.

[@BirdbrainEngineer]

6:55 "Construction schedules are not made with narrative structure in mind"... of course... But it'd be absolutely awesome to see the timetable of a construction job like this shown in one of these videos! What things are done in which order, what things can be done in parallel, how rescheduling would work if say the weather prohibits work on a scheduled day and so on!

[@NoNonsense316]

I, for one, love this construction series. So much goes into infrastructure projects, it almost boggles the mind.

[@philstuf]

I have worked for a water/wastewater organization for 6 years... Never knew this was what went into building one of our wastewater lift stations... It is fascinating to watch.

[@kindlin]

I see things shown on drawings and plans all the time. Foundations, beams, and columns mostly, but I get other drawings with allllLLLLLLlLLlLlLLLL kinds of stuff. For every possible part of a building you could imagine. So this series is super fun to watch, seeing how they actually build all of these things that mostly exist to me only on paper. (Not to say I don't go on site visits, but often not to active construction sites)

[@urieaaron]

Normally I fast forward through a lot of videos, but have watched every second of this series, so don't take this personally. Watching this, I couldn't help but believe you would be a great teacher and your videos would be just as great in a classroom and that reminded me of a college class decades ago that I attended. It was a early morning class and all of us taking it were midnight shift trades people. We were going to watch a training video. The instructor turned the lights off, because that is what you had to do in the old days and started the projector. When the movie was over and the lights came back on, all of us trades people were asleep. Never turn the lights off on midnight workers, it is a signal to our brain that we can not ignore.

[@YourThermalWorld]

I am a Mechanical Engineer and am enjoying your series. Keep up the great work!

[@Arcexey]

@YourThermalWorld you are? says who. I'm an interplanetary drainage scientist. just kidding. =)

[@BOB24502]

I'm surprised this series isn't performing as well as your regular videos. I'm 100% involved in this project now and I've been waiting for the new episode to come out each week! With the amount of time/money you've spent making this series, I hope you are recuperating your costs.

[@jacksonbennett6151]

I’m a construction super in Boston, I watch guys work at work, then come home and watch guys work on KZbin! I like this series, it’s cool seeing a different type of construction in a different region and spot the similarities and differences from my world.

[@kindlin]

I mostly just see this stuff on drawings, so this fun to see for me.

[@eriklunden5218]

I did not expect to be as excited as I am about a sewage pump station construction. I know this series took incredible effort, but I hope to see more like it. Being educated and entertained in the same video is such a gift.

[@riffzifnab9254]

I hope the people who worked on this project are enjoying this video too and all the people nerding out about their daily job. Thanks for letting us literally look over your shoulders. (:

[@adamowen4586]

This series is my favorite thing you’ve done on KZbin. 🎉

[@MikeHarris1984]

I just watched the final episode on nebula. This series was awesome!!! I hope you get more of these types of infrastructure projects!!! How the station works And designed are fascinating to me and have been since I was a kid. Which is why I'm an engineer now.

[@karryhardman8735]

I liked that you did a quick overview of confined space and that someone is always watching the person in the in the space. I still remember the day that I first learned of the dangers of methane gas in a manhole. We were about to enter a telephone cable manhole when a Ma Bell inspector showed up and told us to get out. He then pulled an air pump from his truck and told us we needed to pump fresh air into the manhole for 20 minute before entering and continuous when we were in it. He then stated that this was a new policy as two men had died the day before in a manhole that filed with gas.

[@alveolate]

would be nice to see a graphed overview of the entire project in terms of how much time each discrete job took, perhaps with notes about manpower, equipment, and costing... i feel so weirdly attached to this infrastructure now! if i ever visit san antonio, i've GOT to visit this lift pump!

[@HeroGuy3]

Imagine trying to convince your spouse that you want to visit a sewerage pump station on your holiday

[@alveolate]

@@HeroGuy3 a spouse _would_ understand and be enthusiastic.

[@theyxaj]

This is what happened to me watching the "sausage get made" during DoubleFine's productions of Broken Age and Psychonauts 2. Seeing the toil of individual people, the snags, the wins, the parts that didn't make it made me so curious about the games themselves. I highly recommend these series, I know Broken Age is on KZbin and I think Psychonauts 2 is too.

[@AllThingsMech]

Man, seeing the guy painting the inside of the manholes and wet wells brought back some memories. I used to work in a rail yard, shot blasting and repainting the rail cars. We used a plural component spray setup as well. Heck, was that Hempel 37300 being sprayed? Same light blue color. 😂 Another excellent episode, Grady!

[@AngeloGiles]

I’m just blown away by how much work this takes, thank you Grady for these videos!

[@groundcontrol6876]

I just watched all 4 episodes back to back after I saw the 4th one recommended and shortly after I started watching it, noticed it wasn't the start when you mentioned a "previous episode". Was amazing to watch, kept me engaged and it went by in no time. Kudos to your and your team for documenting all of this, and kudos to ALL the people involved in the project to make this happen, they deserve massive respect for their skills and labor.

[@Kx0195]

I've absolutely loved watching this series. I hope you bring us more content like this. Would love to see things like reservoirs, high voltage powerlines and substations, rail interchanges, sewage processing works etc. Potentially from a maintenance perspective as I'm sure theres not many accessible projects being constructed you would be able to wrangle your way into being able to document for us 😂 Keep it up guys, fantastic work. I'm amazed we are provided with such high quality educational content for free and people still choose to mindlessly scroll social media instead.

[@michaelcola3280]

I can’t say enough how valuable this series is. I want to see more of these for various types of projects, from residential to commercial real estate, manufacturing, and even more heavy civil. All my Lego building pales in comparison to the vast scale of construction projects but it’s what gets me invested in this type of stuff. I love seeing how the world gets built. Thanks, Grady. You are one of the GOATs.

[@iris4547]

this is amazing. you look at places like this from the outside and apart from a curiosity about what its there for, you never see what actually goes into its construction. all the small details that you know have failed someone in the past to get us to this point today are fascinating. keep making more.

[@jcprov9481]

Grady, I sincerely hope you continue this series. I work in construction but my job never gets to see a job from start to finish. I’m always in the middle of the job or beginning, so this kind of show fills in the gaps of knowledge and helps answer the: “why are we doing this?” Question I often have. I was hoping at some point my job would make an appearance as a Hydrovac operator, but alas no.

[@joshuamunson2876]

This series has truly been a breath of fresh air. I love the work and I hope these continue!

[@danneliu]

Liked this series so far! No screaming, not everything kills you and so on, just informative and calm. Even my GF said to me "I can watch that because he talks so calmly and in slow pace" (we are not English native) Thanks for the show!

[@BartdeBoisblanc]

As it has said been before we tend to take for granted systems we can't see. Thanks for the full length documentary on how sewage infrastructure works. If the average citizen understands a little of what goes into keeping their town or city working people might vote to keep it working even if it cost money, taxes.

[@mikeznel6048]

Video does not do it justice.

[@nickbob2003]

@@mikeznel6048better than nothing and I’m interested to hear what he is missing in this series. Are you talking about the design elements or are you just saying there is a lot more that goes into construction than was in this series. It seems pretty unrealistic to expect a show made for infotainment to 100% perfectly depict a construction site and what it’s like to be there

[@donsinai2554]

I remember be enthralled by shows of this style as a kid growing up in the 60s. There is no way you’d see this on modern free to air TV, which is a real shame. Love your KZbin channel and love the series, please make more.

[@alsothejiraguy]

I'm not an engineer - I work I.T. as my trade and practice. But I'm still fascinated by this format, and really hope you keep doing it after this project is completed.

[@almaefogo]

Similar to me, I work a ISP SNOC and I love watching this videos not because I like them but for the general knowledge and heavy machinery, growing up in a farm might be why I love heavy machinery and mechanical stuff.

[@josephbunverzagt9535]

Hi Grady, love your channels! This new sewage pump series has been great. I have 2 reasons it resonates with me. (1) I am a mechanical engineer and have designed similar (yet smaller) lift stations for small communities and apartment/mixed use sites. (2) I live in a small rural township, we are getting our own lift station installed right now! As the township expands the sewage will be lifted and pumped to the larger nearby city. This small rural township (Harlem) is located in Ohio. And in case you haven't heard "intel is coming to Ohio". Unfortunately I live 5 minutes away from that new Intel site. I really hate to see the development come, but watching your show and seeing it happen in my own backyard at the same time has been very cool. Thanks again for all your hard work. I am also anxious to see the last part and hear what the specs are for the pumps.

[@dleland71]

Fascinating, Grady! The work that goes on around us that is never shown. I appreciate the effort and cost that has gone into this series and hope there are many more to come.

[@IAmPGZW]

Hi Grady, I just want to say this series on Practical Construction has improved a lot on the way you shot videos. We need more of this type of content, and as you have rightfully said, we watch this because we do not want the dramas and cliffhangers. Much love from Zimbabwe.

[@granddiapason]

This is absolutely amazing! Thank you for working so hard to be able to share this. I'm amazed at the amount of fine work and super careful and precise measuring that has to take place for heavy construction like this to work out. I personally think a step by step build on an average single family home would be a worthy subject. We truly should not just take these things for granted in our lives!

[@moosesnWoop]

I love how Grady introduces these videos, it's not the stock standard intro, each video is curated and scripted well. It's enjoyable to watch and imo top shelf KZbin

[@AllHailKingGila]

This series brings me such an odd sense of camaraderie. I find myself just smiling seeing these workers all doing their part in unison.

[@scfjake4750]

70 days of filming!? That's crazy. Love this series, keep up the good work!

[@dreadpiratekristo]

I feel like this series is going to have a long tail on KZbin. Really well done, and super informative. Very cool.

[@theyxaj]

I do too and I certainly hope so!

[@agargamer6759]

Definitely hope so!

[@smivan.]

This has easily been one of my favorite things you've done on this channel, there's something very satisfying about the methodical process of how this infrastructure is made.

[@simon7762]

I was about to mention how professional this series looks and feels when you started explaining what went into making it. Remarkable!

[@mindonwarp]

It's been a pleasure watching not only this series but all of the other videos you've created so far. I hope to see many more in the future. Thank you for that! 😊

[@ToppyTree]

I really hope this series is sustainable for you. Genuinely some of the best videos on KZbin

[@telioty]

"The spotter's only job is to keep eyes on the worker in the confined space" This line had the phrase "OSHA violations are written in dead bodies" going through my head

[@twotoned2774]

I've been waiting patiently for this video. Feels like a good TV series. Thanks Grady.

[@keenanmcbreen7073]

I think this style video is extremely important, giving people an idea of how much work and effort goes into the seemingly simple things we take for granted.

[@user-uz1yv2oc9v]

What a surprise! Didn't expect this to drop today! This new "how stuff is made" type series is my favourite of yours yet. Unlike that 5 minute made for TV rubbish this is actually aimed at people who want to know how things work.

[@terencemerritt]

He usually drops Tuesday. I’m really enjoying these new series he’s doing!

[@greywolf6443]

The whole project sounds rather easy at the beginning but once you start to see all the small stepps involved you get a real appreciation for the complexety of the work and the skill of everyone involved. Also: So much concrete...

[@Appl_Jax]

I'm really loving this series. I hope you have plans to do more like this but for different projects.

[@LKLM138]

As a dude who has been doing various ( and I mean it) jobs at construction... There's only few things that are new to me in these videos. But boy those few things that are new, are mind explodingly genius. I love this series a lot. Hope I see more of these.

[@nurfuerdieplaylist]

Love this series, Grady! There's just something so relaxing in seeing a construction project like this coming together. Gives me a lot of appreciation for all the hard work that goes into so much stuff like this we only notice if something goes wrong!

[@epicemmalee2000]

I just want to say that this channel is a huge part of why I got my engineering degree and now design substations for a living. This type of stuff will never not be cool to me!

[@Superminaren]

Love these videos! Would love some videos on differences in construction for Europe and the US.

[@nickwallette6201]

I'm very thankful for the little details, like slump testing. I've been looking into how to build a shed, and this is one of the things that "everybody already knows" -- except, I've never worked with concrete before, so I don't. I kinda got it from reading descriptions, but several videos I've watched just show someone pouring concrete into a megaphone, and ... that's the explanation of what's going on there. THIS finally showed all the parts of the process, and it makes perfect sense now. So, thank you!

[@Ttarler]

This is such a phenomenal and well produced series. You’re doing a great service to the public Grady. I’m going to wait for the last episode to drop but I might just have to sign up for Nebula…

[@ADR1fley]

You should honestly. I've had it for at least over a year and I've honestly only watched 1 creators videos, but only 30 of my dollars a YEAR enables creators I support to make projects they're passionate about, and takes away from KZbin's monopoly and bad practices.

[@ShawnTheHammer]

I hope this series works out. I like how Grady explains things. When tell people you work in construction they often have no idea how things get done. I love the practical engineering videos too. As a commercial/industrial electrician I interact with hydrologic systems and pumps and I appreciate the information on how they work/ have problems. Sometimes you hear about an issue without fully understanding what it is doing to the system.

[@KamikazeWombat]

I hope this is worthwhile for you and that other construction projects are willing to have you on site. I love this kind of stuff

[@mrmonkeboy]

the cardboard formers needs a video explaining them and what they achieve. I think I understood, they create a void for the top of the shaft to move down into. But a simple model or 3D reder would have helped. Also, another point (I'm a lecturer and I had this advice when I started teaching) the little nuggets of gold that you aren't mining are things like "to stop animals getting in" .... there must be some great stories about that! Some failure or a construction worker surprised to find a puma living in that little void?! Anyway, loving this series, very interesting. I'm glad someone is interested in where my poop goes after it leaves my .....

[@dawidcham]

Total respect. From the cloaca maxima to Joseph Bazalgette and beyond, we've gotten so used to the fantastic work that engineers do to hide away things that we'd rather not think about, that we end up taking all of that for granted, at our peril.

[@clemence8119]

Can we all agree that this is THE best quality documentary ever?

[@JoshuaMorgan]

I've personally really enjoyed this series and I'm excited for the final episode. The whole thing has given me a lot more respect and appreciation for the construction process and I really hope you make more episodes in the future.

[@skivvy3565]

Loving these heavy construction of a sewer pipe series. Thank you so much. Please keep em comin

[@InomonuxD]

Electrical engineer here working on building infrastructure / services. Absolutely loving this series - I hope you do more.

[@zeramino]

This has a strong "How it's made" vibe. I love it! Thank you.

[@AbhishekAgarwal14]

While I was always interested in mega projects, your videos are instilling a new appreciation for public infrastructure pieces, big or small. I now look at construction differently. So much to learn. So grateful for this. Thanks Grady, you are doing great work. Hope you will continue making video series like these.

[@jimmybonse7151]

I’m a construction professional and absolutely love this content. PLEASE keep making it! There is an audience

[@isavedtheuniverse]

Grady!!! I love this, its so amazing. This is like the adult/long form version of How Its Made. Hopefully it works out for you to do this with other projects because it is some of my very favorite stuff on youtube right now.

[@johnbiden7303]

Construction worker from Canada here, watching on my lunch break, it's cool to see the differences in US v Canada construction, hopefully there will be more practical construction videos after this series

[@CaptainJuiccy]

YES PLEASE LET THIS BE A SUCCESSFUL TEST PILOT FOR A NEW SERIES!!! Amazing work Grady :)

[@fordsfords]

I'm loving this series. I'm a software developer, so I know very little about physical construction.

[@stelios278]

Grady, I can't express enough how informative that series is. In addition, the production is next-level. Hopefully, you will continue the series with other projects as well. Props to you and your team keep up the fantastic work.

[@Rienck]

I'm extremely happy with your style of presentation and all facets of it! Finally something that resembles the Discovery Channel like documentaries of 20+ years ago when they where still more focused on the technique instead of drama. Very well covered, think you so much! I subbed to Nebula to show my support

[@LordQueezle]

Grady this really does feel like a TV quality show. I'm glad you've shared this pilot with us all on KZbin as well as nebula!

[@bdubbsmark]

All the added extra production shows, and I greatly appreciate it! This series has gone above and beyond what you invisioned it to be. This is on par with what Discovery, History, and other channels used to put out in their former lives. Thanks so much for putting in all your effort.

[@justincabral1150]

Grady, I am thoroughly impressed with this series. I’m not sure I had really heard of you before I saw the first episode drop. I don’t usually do this, but I am happy to give you money for the value I received from this. I hope other people will consider supporting high-quality content. I would love to get on Nebula when I’m in a better financial position to do that. Here’s an idea for another series: Document the construction of a high-rise or large commercial building. Reply

[@TheSims0894]

Hello construction site manager from switzerland. Love this series it is very intresting to see how stuff is done on the other side of the world. keep up the work ;)

[@chillausmc]

This series is deserving of awards. Will you make more episodes? Even if this only comes out once a year, I will be eagerly awaiting its debut. I wish the Belle Chase Bridge project in Louisiana or the Huge Natural Gas Plant in Port Sulphur had documentaries like this.. Thank you

[@jeffsinsights]

I'm a civil engineer and you are basically living my dream. Back when I was "doing my time" as an EIT I used to love going out on weekends and finding stuff to film, and studying filmmaking and seeing how I could express civil engineering in a more creative way.

[@WilliamRozear]

I don't usually leave comments, but this has been such a fantastic series that I am compelled to do so. I love what you do and subscribed to nebula because of this series. Truly fantastic work! Thank you so much!

[@fensoxx]

This series is so fantastic. It feels like the culmination of the promise of KZbin (or Nebula). Very thankful you’ve made this. It is so interesting…and I’ve done some of this type of work.

[@RazingthenRaising]

I really enjoy this series. Talk about dedication and time taken! I hope this is something you can do again. It's ALWAYS amazing to see major construction happen!

[@jerplane400]

Grady, you effort has been nothing short of amazing! This has been better than the Discovery channels "How it's made". Thank you so much for all the time and effort you have put into doing this series!!!

[@iain3411]

Great content , I was a Boiler / turbine operator after USN then 20+ years building UL-508A boiler control panels for the lumber industry. Also worked 2 yrs City Carrollton TX. pump station operator. Great show Grady.

[@thesecretgames]

I wanna see Grady work these jobs as well! Getting his hands dirty with the crew helping out. It'll really make us feel part of the crew

[@fieryweasel]

This has been really fun to watch - the details, the 'why', etc. Great content.

[@talkingdot]

This series has been freaking awesome I really hope you can continue to do this for other construction jobs its so important for this stuff to be seen

[@neilsmith6461]

Who knew sewage systems were so interesting, another great video from Grady

[@azpcox]

What would be a great addendum is all of the actual things that each “contributor” did. A timeline of the actual start of the plan, funding, approvals, engineering, bids, approvals, re-engineering, etc. everything that happened prior to the first construction of the first video. Yes, a lot of it was planned when they built the first one, but there is a surprising amount of paperwork to make sure the drama is kept out of the construction zone. So glad you did this series!!! Love your book!

[@burke615]

I'm still enjoying this series immensely. Thanks so much for making it, Grady and team! This channel has given me new respect for civil engineering.

[@brunechib5501]

I'm not a heavy construction worker nor an ingeneer but I always like to know how things work. I do really like your videos. Keep this way and thank you for your efford👍 From Spain

[@taxi317]

You're darn straight we don't want no fake drama! You rock Grady! Love your no nonsense engineering videos. Better than any major network!

[@jake9705]

Love this series! Thanks for showing us the nutty-gritty.

[@SasobiUchihaBO2PB]

I can't explain how much "Modern Marvels" or "How its made" vibes these style of videos give me, and I love it so much.