How I prep to run pvc pipe under a driveway

[@prophetanarchy2355]

I did this 2 days ago, burst mains under driveway, so I diverted my mains. I did the same as this bloke, using 20mm pvc, although i cut teeth into the penetration end, went through 5 meters in 10 minutes. I then slid 3/4 cooper through the pvc. Job done. A mate of mine is pissed off, when I told him what i did, he got a plumber fix his leak and they cut holes in the driveway.

[@intuberably]

I respect a man who shows his mistakes and how to correct them.

[@hothmobile100]

Thank you for this video. I need to do this and since I'm a public school teacher I have to do all my own plumbing and irrigation work. I will try this.

[@MorenoLandscapingMaintenance]

If you need to do this for an irrigation valve . Check out Orbit Battery Operated Timer before you do anything. they are not that expensive and no need to do any digging. Hopefully this was helpful

[@davidburlash803]

Thanks for the idea on how to install a pipe under a driveway. I put several pipes under my drive and concrete sidewalks 34 years ago when I built my house and have used two so far. The others are capped and ready to use if I ever need to access the other side of the drive.

[@albertbatfinder5240]

What about next time you show us your skydiving holiday. Start with prepping the parachute, getting into the plane, then cut to you standing on the grass after you land, haha.

[@josephsteffen2378]

Pretty cool tip , trick: guiding the pipe to stay along the slab. ...I never heard of that one before! I've poked pipes under ~3 foot wide sidewalks. Just a random depth. That's all. I can visualize yir pipe skimming along the bottom of the slab... The water flow is blocked from traveling upwards by the slab. So you get twice as much water volume directed perfectly. Yeah, I've helped friends, replace a water main, underneath their driveway. ...We did it the HARD way: rented a concrete saw, spent a few hours cutting the slab and digging a trench. And then we had to fix the driveway! We filled the cut with some dirt, packed it, then dumped in cement. Finally, we placed brick in the slot and grouted. That took forever! We didn't know about yir cool trick. Man! My back hurts just thinking about it. If we had known...we would have been done in 20 minutes!

[@texican5lc]

I loved how you didn't edit the errors that you made when building the water jig. Made me smile! Kept it real. We all make mistakes. It was good video.

[@faithjones9157]

Hello, I was thinking the same thing😊

[@TheWarrior831]

Thanks for the video. I applaud you not editing inevitable mistakes. It takes courage to show it all.

[@BKWHISPERER]

Nice video! I used a edger to make my cuts in the grass, especially that long. Made it easy to move the grass and it gave me a straight line.

[@faithjones9157]

Hello, I admire your honesty of damaging the pipe😊

[@chelereyes3305]

I did this once but didnt know they sold a part for it. Thanks for the upload

[@Comm0ut]

That trick with iron pipe and a drilling head (we used a hunk of mower blade welded to a slit in a ~ 1ft pipe nipple) is an old shallow well trick to cut and flush while driving well casing in non-rocky soil. The old boy who showed me did many wells in SC that way and it works because I helped while learning. I never thought of it to go under a slab! Cool video!

[@johnsmithth3318]

Geez good job dude. I'm a wireman for many years and I'd like to run whatever wires,waterlines below my concrete pathways, driveways w/o saw cutting. Good job. BTW I'm never to old learn a new trick

[@vernroach3413]

This was a very good video and very helpful...I have a similar job ahead and have just learned from this man how to save some bucks....My thanks to the Gent that made it....Personally, I think I'd enjoy having a beer or two with this guy.

[@Methodical2]

I tried that method on some clay soil and was not successful years ago (using water). They typically use an auger around these parts. I ended up using a metal pipe and sledge hammer. I went about 10" below the sidewalk and I'm glad I did because they came through about 2 weeks ago to replace some side walk area and probably would've damage the water line if I had the pipe sitting just under the concrete. If I buy another house, I will make sure there's no public sidewalk in front of my house.

[@WizmanG1]

Before anyone attempts this I would check with your local building codes and inspector. A quick check of the NEC requires a minimum of 18" under a residential driveway regardless of type of conduit used.

[@Ooo-vz3jd]

18", 12" if GFCI protected, 7" if run in rigid conduit.

[@hothmobile100]

This is just 24volts for irrigation.

[@Fauxjob]

You did good, in both the job and filming, I knew when to fast forward. I need to run PVC under our drive for a drain in an area that pools and this helped me figure that out, thanks, subscribed!

[@daxinventor3542]

That was some trick dude ! We have no idea of what you did after you made the pipe connections half way thru the video.

[@tjam4229]

Damn, you left out the part where you start the pipe going under the drive

[@supertruckerrolling]

Only thing I'm not sure of is wouldn't that weaken that area and when weight is on it crack over time?

[@dhansel4835]

Thanks... it was better than trying to use a diamond saw to cut the driveway and then try to patch it up. You did a good job :-)

[@mikelennon7062]

Great information, thanks especially for the secret tip of angling towards bottom of slab, wouldn't have thought of that. thank you very much, you are the man. Wonder if it would work here in northern Arizona, we have tough sandstone that is just below the thin layer of soft sand everywhere. I think it might just work. Thanks man, very helpful info.

[@MorenoLandscapingMaintenance]

Thanks for watching and sorry for the rough ground I guess were kinda spoiled over here in Florida.

[@proppo4924]

They blast right through sandstone where I live with pressurized water. but the sludge gets pumped out.

[@michelel1852]

You didn’t film the most important part! How you hooked up and started water and placed hose! Grrrrrr. I needed to see that part.

[@chelereyes3305]

What do you mean? All he had to do was turn the water on and guide the pipe. Like he said at the end, push the pipe downward so the end goes up along cement. This way it comes out close to the surface.

[@victor_hugo250]

@@chelereyes3305 hahaha ..funny it is not that easy .....he did not show how he started pushing the pipe and boring under the driveway....they may have used a boring machine, not easy to open a hole for a pipe like this.....

[@mr1derfl13]

I agree. I’m an irrigation tech, and if I could make money (from advertising) I’d show exactly how and explain why I do things. I wonder if I should start a channel (with detailed videos) showing homeowners how to make irrigation repairs?

[@rodneyashcraft4440]

Hey man thanks for the video.

[@kenfox22]

Smart idea piling the dirt on a bag. Never seen that

[@hopechristianboysbasketbal6918]

Where or what kind of flex pipe did you use for your water hose.

[@skeepee]

I’ve watched a few videos about this and most are digging a longer entry trench and using longer length of PVC. Curious what the reason for that is and what is the downside, if any, to using a short entry trench like this

[@leyroy1980]

Soooooo where's the part of you sending it under the driveway?

[@BradThePitts]

Thanks, I have to do the same. I'm assuming if it all possible, do not trench directly beneath an expansion joint?

[@janetyeoman1544]

Another easy way to cut sod is using a battery powered sawzall. Use string to mark a straight line first.

[@YANKTON1000]

The results of frost heaving have been observed from earliest times. Swedish literature dating back to the 17th century indicates that the uplifting of boulders in the field and the breaking of plant roots in the winter were associated with frost heaving. At first, frost heaving of the soil was thought to result from the expansion of water on freezing. The present concept is that growing ice crystals draw water from the surrounding soil and develop into ice lenses.

[@andymuradyan3061]

Just what I was looking for in the video, guess I will be busy this weekend

[@marcusgarrison288]

That's all fine and dandy until you live in South Texas! Nothing but ROCK! Suggestions?

[@faithjones9157]

Hey brother, should I backfill that hole with dirt again,?

[@gregorybrinson8438]

I just received a job proposal to do this. With all the risk, I think I'm going to pass on the offer.

[@JetLag613]

Question, besides the obvious backfill next to the driveways, do you need to backfill the space you washed out with water on the way across to the other side beneath the driveway? Wouldn't the void cause a space for possible future location of a crack to happen?

[@Beobout6]

You took out the important part.

[@franksuesmith5607]

Beobout6 to

[@Ranchready496]

I know

[@DANT98]

Yeah, I wanted to see how bad it was to fight with to get it through. What if it hits a rock? What if it starts to go down instead of straight?

[@randallsluder8289]

I know how to glue pipe and dig a hole! Which you spent a lot of time showing. The only thing you left out, was how to run it under the driveway.

[@cms5241]

Do you refill the trench? Will the driveway crack there?

[@davidyerushalmi415]

Hey moreno landscaping, this was some valuable info! I plan to do this in two areas in my home now. However in one of the two areas, i want it only to go about 10-14ft and 90 up so i can install an island sink in my backyard. It will be almost centered between my slabs. How should i go about cutting a hole in my slab to run the hose? Any tips? Is it feasible?

[@alchemy1]

Of course he is not gonna show the actual feeding of the pipe. Duh. All of a sudden I see water and it was over and finished. Job done. The actual feeding of the type took 3 seconds to come out of the other end. Thank you.

[@knutkviten633]

It was not clay. An rock. I yous to hortal boring. But i wanted too learn. So l wached vedo. No complaints. Good work

[@larrysmith909]

Some people need to see everything. Just keep shoving on the pipe Its kind of like watching grass grow a little at a time you will get there.

[@Son_of_Aragorn]

Very helpful...thank you! Trying it later today 👊

[@elcomandante9299]

That's a piece of cake in the Florida soft sandy soil. Try doing that in the South Texas cement they call dirt. You'd need 4 shovels for a task like that.

[@austinsonger388]

That's fantastic now how do u fill in all the void???? Call back when the concrete breaks.

[@nml4546]

I agree with many of the bad comments, the "soil" looks like sand and so, yea no big deal, but out here in California, away from the coast, all you have is composite, meaning, clay and rocks (lots of rocks, bib and small), so not sure how well this technique would work.

[@andrewcairnes2491]

Nic Lira

[@williamjver]

Thanks for the valuable tip and for keeping it real.

[@tvtvvtvt8017]

Good job bud!

[@chip12424]

What city are you in? I sure would love to hire you for a job.

[@johnvance9648]

Well Done Bro

[@yoviss-vsz8851]

How many hours it take to do this a cross

[@tammygurl64]

Hmmm... Pretty cool. 👍 I always wondered how pipes were run under a street or driveway. Good video. ☺

[@kelly806]

Great video. I need to run a pipe under a sidewalk. I'll try this out. I might put a shut off on the hose so I can stop the water from the sidewalk when it comes out on the other side.

[@JohnRussellJeff]

The video was good to a point. Much of the detail about the water auguring was not shown. Is this low voltage wiring or what? You don't say.

[@LaughingRandomly]

So many armchair quarterbacks that are only "great" at being negative! The "most important part" was the preparation, the jet creates the path for the pipe, in case that's difficult for you to understand! lol Great video, great job, thanks for sharing, in spite of the ignorance!!!

[@deconteesawyer5758]

More video on fixing the bad wiring on our broken immigration controls please. Where is the emergency shutoff valve ?

[@johnclowes3894]

Very good tip. But if you're running electric cable under ground aint you supposed to have it properly sleeved and marked up? Just in case someone else starts digging later on. They could be electrocuted. They could easily hit it like you hit that pipe whilst digging.

[@derrickchennault6562]

Thank You I need to do that but did not have a clue.

[@TNRonin]

Like that you own the goofs!!!

[@SavinggraceSavinggrace]

How do you fill the void under the driveway so it doesn't crack ?

[@mrc3458]

I would think that the driveway is now weaker at this location and will collapse from no support under it.

[@PRG013]

Step one, dig access holes on each side of driveway.Step two, glue water fittings to pipe.Step three, attach hose, turn on water and then play video backwards.Step four, Done!

[@laffilmfest3759]

Learned a lot....thank you!

[@fernesal]

How long from start to exit the other side? I see your soil it's pretty sandy. Now I wonder on clay and rock mixture

[@TheRemyRomano]

Wow! You made easy work work of that! Nice!

[@dwhitehomesteadaerial6147]

Good video, I have to do that with some downspouts. Thanks

[@Shawn-rq4py]

Where’s the part where it goes under the concrete? That’s what I needed to see.

[@Ranchready496]

Shawn 😂

[@hotrodhog2170]

I guess it would work ok in sandy soil like in Florida but in places that have hard compacted soil or clay it won't work so well. Also in my area they are required to put 6-8" of gravel under any driveways

[@chargermopar]

In south Florida we have coral rock so it does not work here I have to use a skid steer auger and a skid steer trencher to go under driveways On th plus side you can go a foot deep or more without any more work than a shallow bore.

[@busyrand]

Super interesting!

[@missjennemeg1]

Really good instructions. Thank you so much. Very helpful!

[@aumafkg]

The pie that you broke, what was it and I assumed you repaired it before flooding it.

[@CMAenergy]

Besides taking out the important part. you created a hollow (weak spot) under the cement. So how do you fill that?

[@samnelson4975]

don't worry, be happy.

[@idontthinkso666]

While no disagrees that this technique worked, the concern about the void is valid. You can see it in the video. Cars driving/parking over unsupported concrete can cause it to fail. Again, yes, this works, but it's not a valid technique that should be used.

[@mustaphahalley3766]

Very helpful bud thnx

[@Butzy621]

Where did you get the jet kit. Do you have a link or anything?

[@nikkigrows]

Good job!

[@primalbiz]

Thanks for the info!

[@danilocayetano8794]

your video missed the important part of the process. How did you start running the pipe under the driveway? Men, you have to examine your video before sending it to U Tube.

[@supertruckerrolling]

All you do is keep working it around, the water is pushing the dirt away

[@patrickkelley3408]

Nice job.

[@rcdixon76]

Fantastic!😊

[@crispy8329]

Like others have mentioned, seems like you have created a large void under the driveway that could cause it to eventually crack.

[@crispy8329]

Your comment shows your ignorance!!!

[@samnelson4975]

eventually is a long time in human years

[@crispy8329]

Why does it have to be in years? "eventually" could be minutes, hours, or days.

[@Eric_W]

Maybe put the 1 camera you have on the side where you were feeding the pipe under the concrete so we could see how you did the little "trick" you had to verbally explain! Instead you go from water spraying in the grass to the pipe breaking through to the other side of the concrete... what happened to everything in between? was someone cussing at you or something so you edited all that part out? lol Otherwise, nice idea! Although to be fair, you did say you were showing how you go about "prepping" for it... cause that's basically all you showed. Here is my analogy of your video.... Prepping, prepping, prepping, prepping, victory!!

[@chado3000]

Better you than me. I've done my share.

[@ronaldsanchez1341]

Why didn't you cross the pipe further up the driveway and closer to the house then down the opposite side with the cables?

[@johnwaters123]

thank you for the overall concept but you omitted the key part of inserting the pipe repeatedly, I guess😢

[@BigDave71]

Awesome! Thank you

[@pattyleabo426]

That's christys red hot is good shit!

[@RobHTech]

Not sure where you are, but this would never work in PA or Philly. The dirt is clay and filled with rocks. mountainous region

[@drumtwo4seven]

Good video thanks for sharing it

[@SonShines1]

You glue outside pvc and inside pvc fitting

[@POPO-fy9hl]

thats working Man good vid

[@queondacanal4775]

What if you encounter rebar and gravel?

[@luisacevedo324]

That's pretty cool but you do realize that now you have a nice void underneath there .. that can potentially start cracking the driveway hopefully you try to pack something back up but pretty cool

[@samnelson4975]

life is full of challenges.

[@ocoab3223]

I'm still waiting for the main part.

[@anoka114]

Well done!

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

I just dug a 6 foot deep hole on one side then started to dig under the driveway until i got to the other side ...

[@darrenfidgeon111]

Good tidy workman Understand not showing entire process as probably would have extended the video to too long Viewers would probably then skipped to the end anyway!!!!! Your a credit to your profession

[@carlthornton3076]

Very Good!

[@SoumyaSarkarVirginia]

Good work!

[@_MiMiC]

Very intelligent, but idk if that’ll work in North Carolina, bc everything is clay

[@Mrworkout213]

Nice job bro👍

[@hotrodmurphy1508]

Thank you