My irrigation installation disaster

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[@restoblastrestoblast154]

Good work Brentton, you got most of it done before the rain mate and it looks really good. Always lovely to see Dad out working with you. They will love the projects you do for them, and it should be some great content for us. 👌

[@theaussielawn]

I appreciate it mate

[@RaditzAus]

About to put a tap or two into my property and this has cleared alot up. Thanks a bunch

[@theaussielawn]

Most welcome mate

[@jasongarbutt4242]

Also, fabulous work. I could sit back and watch you clear out trenches by hand all day....

[@theaussielawn]

hahaha geez thanks mate

[@emmett3067]

Yep. Nothing like watching someone do hard work.

[@Philipk65]

Hopefully the weather improves while you are at Brenton. While rain is good, it is the curse of anyone doing any ground works. The irrigation system should be great once all done.

[@theaussielawn]

Thanks mate yeah I'm stoked hey I cant wait to get it up and running

[@whickey03]

Looks great, looking forward to seeing the whole yard coming together

[@shaunray6660]

Geez mate, head back to school and resit english 😆

[@theaussielawn]

Yeah I cant wait to get the lower back done it's gunna look mint.

[@dalewalters4240]

Unlucky with the weather mate. I’m sure you’ll have it looking mint soon enough 💪

[@theaussielawn]

Cheers for that. Today was a tease. Woke up to rain then mid morning sun was out and it was all systems go again

[@Mr_Mumble_PSN]

Is it possible (when the time comes) to show some in-depth leveling techniques? I really struggling to level my lawn

[@theaussielawn]

@@Mr_Mumble_PSN I’ll do my best mate

[@Leo_S94]

Trenches....lower back nightmare. Id love to do them with a machine but when against kerbs or garden borders I just am not comfortable with it. Did you use a trencher along the kerb at your place or by hand? I installed 25m2 of beautiful Ironcutter and bloody regret not putting in irrigation before, even though we don't need it in Brisbane. Its a nice luxury to have on super hot days. Big respect as well to helping your parents out, so many people don't do that enough these days I find. Top effort mate !

[@theaussielawn]

Thankyou mate, When i did mine at home I dug them with a excavator, Id be reasonably confident to try with a trenching machine I think 😬😬 but id be ultra steady

[@Mr_Mumble_PSN]

Great vid mate really enjoy this style

[@theaussielawn]

@@Mr_Mumble_PSN thank you

[@calebevans8437]

Nice big property and gonna be good having water tap all the way down the back👍 i always wonder what dogs think when we are digging a hole seeing as when they do they get told off🤣🤣

[@theaussielawn]

Haha Max had a ball he was in his element but yeah I wonder what goes through their minds haha

[@mickdemi6]

What slop they have for soil. Wow You must be getting some rain over there. Good to see lots of blue line and hard poly risers for taps

[@theaussielawn]

Yeah no sand here mate just hard clay thats boggy when wet and rock hard when dry hahaha

[@mickdemi6]

@@theaussielawn yeap know the feeling all to well

[@mkii9110]

damn, I'm in Valley too and was planning to level my back yard a bit and putting new irrigations but due to lower on one size it has been wet for weeks. also stuck my mower yesterday.

[@theaussielawn]

It's been so wet hey. Hopefully it calms down a bit so we can both get our yard projects sorted 😎

[@KiwiLawnie]

Nice one BK interesting video! Hopefully dries out for you soon and you can get it finished off :) Keep it up mate

[@theaussielawn]

Glad you enjoyed it 😎

[@clint2336]

Looking forward to the SGZ project.

[@theaussielawn]

Me too mate, there isn't a lot of content out there with it

[@phillipmills474]

i have a few of the easy on easy off tap heads in my yard (half turn heads) they feel so much easier to use and much better flow control, rather than the old school spinning tap head

[@theaussielawn]

I probably should have gone with a similar design come to think of it

[@philrokz833]

Bloody glad it was you clearing all them trenches not me hahaha

[@theaussielawn]

Saves on gym membership 😜

[@mini_steve]

For some reason, I've become slightly obsessed with Sir Grange Zoysia. It would suit me on so many levels. Irrigation is not my strong suite, can't seem to figure out the 5 W's when planning.

[@theaussielawn]

Im keen to run some SGZ myself mate plus there isn't a lot of aussie content out there

[@mini_steve]

@theaussielawn I feel it would be perfect for S.E Qld and my particular use. Would enjoy seeing how the plugs you did are going, feels like decades ago.

[@joshuaprice2714]

great video, been looking to irrigate my small block (160m2 of turf). noticed all your parents taps appear to be on one side of the driveway, are you planning to go under the driveway or the long way around the back to irrigate the lawn on the other side?

[@theaussielawn]

Hi mate we will be going under 😎

[@joshuaprice2714]

@@theaussielawn will watch with great interest as I have this issue!! Cheers

[@Serpsor]

Looks like some drainage work in the future around the planned sir walter

[@theaussielawn]

@@Serpsor na it’s actually not too bad tbh once the turf goes in I’ll aim for a slight fall to the fence and down to the road

[@plattze]

Would love more irrrigation content mate

[@theaussielawn]

Its coming mate

[@lesnish226]

Your old boy didn't get out there once on the shovel? Definitely stiched up there mate.

[@theaussielawn]

Na he went pretty well mate.

[@dylan8285]

Wonder what the pressure difference will be in the front yard compared to the back fence up that slope

[@theaussielawn]

We have amazing flow and pressure , My static pressure is about 800kpa

[@velcroman11]

Our house has it first tap on the side wall at the front of the building. I had a plumber put in a stop cock after that first to allow me to cut off the water to the house but allow me one tap that was still connected. Best thing I ever did next to marrying my wife.

[@theaussielawn]

haha smooth mate, Yeah forward planning makes life so much easier down the track!

[@JACSS76]

I'd like to see how you are going to get water to the other side of the driveway

[@tobywoods7938]

A lot of builders these days put some 90mm pvc under neath the driveway to feed irrigation line through, since he asked for a joiner in mains water I’m going to assume he asked for pvc under the driveway aswell. Havnt watched hole vid tho so he may say he doesn’t have that later on in the video

[@theaussielawn]

Great question yeah I arranged for a 90mm pvc pipe under the drive plus i have pipes under the pathway too 😜

[@theaussielawn]

@@tobywoods7938 You would be correct , I have a 90mm pipe and pipes under the path too haha

[@lesnish226]

Not hard to get a horizontal borer. Cost me a slab to have a guy get under my driveway.

[@Icemane1995]

This is a dumb question. But in Western Aus would i need to be a plumber to add in a tap?

[@theaussielawn]

Im not sure about WA for me Im covered under my trade cert.

[@julianchang9234]

Sorry what's that pipe you have for the tap? Poly pipe?

[@theaussielawn]

Hi mate it’s Blue stripe metric poly .

[@rhysdejager]

12:55 What's Stag? how is it applied?

[@theaussielawn]

Stay tuned mate it’s in the next vid

[@silverstonegardening1605]

Started making an irrigation line, ended up with an aqueduct

[@theaussielawn]

@@silverstonegardening1605 haha tell me about it 😝

[@lvond555]

Are you going with the same Hunter heads you have or another option?

[@theaussielawn]

looking at a few different options atm considering R vans or MP's for this project

[@philrichmond5919]

@@theaussielawnthat’d be a good subject for a video, r-vans compared to MP. Put catch cups out and test how even the coverage is and rate of precipitation. Seems like sellers are in one camp or the other, it’d be good to get an unbiased comparison.

[@theaussielawn]

@@philrichmond5919 yeah I've been looking into them both lately and im kinda split down the middle, My usual goto are PGP's but wanted to try something more relatable to suit smaller area

[@velcroman11]

If you want the skies to open up dig a trench that can not drain.

[@theaussielawn]

hahaha or wash the cars too

[@lawnsandlandscapes]

Now your channel has reached the pinnacle… #SGZ

[@theaussielawn]

haha I was waiting for you to chime in 😂

[@clint2336]

@lars are you planning on putting out an update vid (end of winter, start of spring) on the SGZ? Keen to see how it’s looking now.

[@lawnsandlandscapes]

@@clint2336 Definitely. Just waiting for the sun to get higher in the sky & the sgz will come to life.

[@clint2336]

@@lawnsandlandscapes is it maintaining colour but just not growing?

[@lawnsandlandscapes]

@@clint2336 I’ll cover it all in the next vid. But yes, the area that gets sun is holding brilliant colour. Hasn’t been mowed since I applied a pigment spray 3 months ago.

[@dalewalters4240]

First

[@theaussielawn]

Well done 🏆

[@danielcollins9954]

Wouldn't you need to be a qualified plumber to be doing this type of work?

[@theaussielawn]

Great question so it will depend on your local laws etc but my trade cert in green keeping covers me for everything my side of the water meter. Further more if you are running from a tank for example then no you dont need to be

[@jasongarbutt4242]

How hard was that soil in the back yard. Was it rock hard like yours?

[@theaussielawn]

not too bad because of all the rains

[@jasongarbutt4242]

How did you go with the earth quake mate?

[@theaussielawn]

I didn't feel it but i heard it, it was loud I thought Max had crashed into something inside haha

[@shaunray6660]

​@@theaussielawn 6.5 scale earthquake.."MAX WTF U DOING" 😂

[@theaussielawn]

@@shaunray6660 hahahaha