PART 2: PVC CHRISTMAS TREES - COST SAVING ALTERNATIVE!

[@bamamike0762]

Also you can use the PEX connector and just use 2 hose clamps. You have great ideas. I've used a few this year! Keep up the good work!

[@focusprocess]

Very shining at night! Thanks for sharing

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Thanks for watching!

[@wjf213]

Another cheap way is to insert a wooden dowel and drill a hole in each end and add a screw. Now you can break them down for storage. Also, if you ever kink the pex tubing, take a propane torch and carefully heat the pex tube and it will turn almost crystal clear and straighten right out after it cools. I've laid miles and miles of pex for floor heating and a couple times we've kinked a tube and needed to remove those kinks, and that's how you repair the tubing. Keep up the great work.

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Thank you so much for this awesome tip

[@Matty_ice429]

They also make a shark bite tool to remove the fitting for easy breakdown too. This is a much better idea if you’re never using Pex outside of this. Thanks for the great video.

[@robertstewart9658]

That's what I did. 7/16 dowel fits the Pex nicely.

[@thomashp]

I made it even cheaper by just zip-tieing the pex to itself to make the circle, and then zip-tieing the pex circle to the pvc uprights. I also just used a long screw to go threw all three pipes at the tip instead of using the 2" cap. Thanks for the ideas!

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Glad you made them 🎉

[@robertstewart9658]

I did that also. I bought the wrong size cap and shaved the pipe for the first one but that was too much trouble so I just drilled holes and zipped them together.

[@andrewstillwell5332]

I used hose clamps and it worked great

[@squishyy3]

I freaking love your mushrooms 😩

[@scottmason8078]

Made this at 5ft using a set of Twinkly 400, looks awesome in the front yard with the effects going. Going to make one more so I have a set next year. Thanks!

[@GaryTBuffalo24]

Perfect timing...we starting to shop for the supplies. Thanks for keeping us up to date.

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

You are so welcome! Merry Christmas

[@GaryTBuffalo24]

@@IsaacAlexanderDIY Merry Christmas to you as well. Keep posting!

[@brianrichards8079]

Thanks for the update and it's always a pleasure watching your tutorials. Love the giant mushrooms.

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Glad you like them! Mushrooms are one of my favorite creations

[@benjaminnnkt]

great cost effective option Isaac

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Thank you, plebeian 🅰️

[@BrooklynDave718]

What a great video Isaac. I have been making these trees for years but the way I made them was very time consuming. It would take me 7 hours to make three trees and I would dismantle them every year. This is genius. It saves me hours of work and I can just store them from year to year. Thanks so much for sharing this. I love your videos. Keep them coming. Great job.

[@RaeAnn_1202]

These are beautiful! I have also been watching your other videos since this one popped up in my feed. You have great ideas and explain them well. I am going to make some of your DIY’s this year. Thank you!

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Thank you so much! I’m happy to have you here and that you enjoy my videos !

[@theresachucle5362]

Great update video thank you for sharing have a wonderful week 😊🤗🤩

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Thank you! You too!

[@robbhunt4142]

Hey Isaac, Wow!!! Another great video!!! Now onto watch Part I to see how you created these wonderful tree's!!! 🎅🎄🎁😀

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Thank you so much Rob! Hope you like it

[@robbhunt4142]

@@IsaacAlexanderDIY Omg!!! Amazing as usual!!! The trees are so pretty!!!! 🎄🎅🎁

[@chrissmith513]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄 2023

[@StacyGebhart]

Absolutely gorgeous to love them my next project. Thank you

[@victorrafa6540]

Great video. Thank you.

[@MrGreenvision]

Brilliant tips! That’s going to save us a lot of money. You’re a genius 🎄🙌🏼

[@sandywhite4042]

Thank you for sharing another idear for the trees. I was at my job yesterday in Plumming department. Oh,I think I'll be ( hopefully making a tree or two or three. Thank you once ,again Love watching your video over and over again.

[@slbentley]

I saw the cheaper option listed in the description of video 1. Made a tree today using the push-to-connect coupling. Worked great. Made a 7 foot tree with 11 boxes of lights. Had to use incandescent or it would have broken the bank. Need to keep my eye out for cheap LED strings for next year.

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

So happy you were able to use the cheaper option. All the lights that I’m using this year I purchased a year ago. So definitely plan for next year. When the lights go on sale, purchase them and save them for next Christmas

[@dianeladico1769]

Don't know if this is an option for you, but Amazon has some good deals on lengths of LED lights. Right now there's 147' for $18 with decent reviews. A 6' tree with 25 strands needs around 150'. It may be cheaper with the after-holiday sales but these have the thin wires are are easier to work with, if that idea appeals to you. There's only one plug but the downside is if it goes out, the whole tree is down, rather than replacing a section.

[@slbentley]

@@dianeladico1769 I think I found them ,$18 for warm white or , if I want a funky tree , only $13 for purple lol. Anyway thanks! I think I’ll go ahead and grab a set of the white. Even if they’re cheaper later this is still pretty good !

[@dianeladico1769]

@@slbentley Those are the ones! Happy you found them. I ordered a set for myself. I keep saying I'm done decorating and then Isaac posts another video. My husband's going to restrict my internet access pretty soon. 😀 Merry Christmas.

[@susangoodman7930]

@ Diane ladino could you please put a link up for the Amazon lights, I can’t find them … thanks!

[@GlassCaedmon]

When I was a kid, our township used to decorate the public pool (emptied) with trees like this for a Christmas scavenger hunt. Very nice 😁

[@laurahubbard9470]

Awesome!! Thanks for the updated video!! 🎄 And I loved your book! It’s so cute. I’m certain when my Nephew is a little older he will love it 🫒🦇

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Thank you so much for your kind comment, Laura. And I’m so happy that you got the book. I’m sure he will love it when he is a bit older as well. Again, thank you so much for the support and if you do get a moment, it would mean a lot if you could leave a review on Amazon. Amazon reviews help an author so much

[@marmie580]

You are amazing!!!! 😍

[@KimRadlo]

Thank you for sharing these! I have been experimenting with pvc structures for Christmas lighting display for years and love working with it. I choose to work with 3/4" as it is less expensive than 1/2". Was curious if landscape tubing could be an alternative for another cost reduction (currently $10/50') than the pvc flex tubing w/fittings.

[@tshell41]

Thanks! I love this 😀

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

I'm glad you like it

[@Ricks2Cents]

Great Tips!

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Glad you think so!

[@FernandoFlores-jp9eg]

Awesome video

[@alyh3]

I’m glad you lead your video with that cause we just made 4 😆😅 thankfully we already had Alex clamp and crimper!

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Nice work!

[@surya71]

Hi Isac, can u suggest what led lights to buy for these trees. Please share a link..i really appreciate. Thank you!

[@fredbaria5290]

Merry Christmas and happy new year Your tutorials are wonderful, and thank you for the idea for the Christmas trees but I took a one 6 inch bolt and cut three 2 inch pieces out of the bolt and slid pipe over them you can't see where the pipe stopped or started my next project is the mushrooms if I can find some blocks I haven't watched all your tutorials but I will and your yard looks beautiful have a happy and wonderful holiday to you and yours

[@joemiddendorf2076]

Can you use a hula hoop for the base instead of the pex pipe?

[@nursmaj]

Absolutely love your videos! Very thorough and easy to follow instructions. From North Carolina myself!! Would love to know where you live so i could see your displays first hand!!

[@SidebandSamurai]

do you disassemble each tree when Christmas is over?

[@christoscharalambous597]

the best idea

[@esh1877]

Loving all of your decoration videos. Great instructions. Unfortunately some of the supplies aren’t available online like white jumbo pool noodles for the candy canes. Curious how some of the pieces you’ve made would hold up to cold and windy Manitoba, Canada winters? Spray insulation and snow fleece (snowman video). Anyway can’t wait to see what’s next. Giant snow globe ??

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

We have mild winters here in North Carolina and only get about 2 to 3 inches of snow per year so I wouldn’t know how my props do in bitterly cold conditions or heavy snow 😕

[@centralminnesotamom]

I’m in central Minnesota and I’m going to try out the gingerbread man out of foam board. I’ll let you know how it works!

[@loloholmes2793]

@@centralminnesotamom I'm in western MN, on the prairie & I look forward to your update

[@BizarreFacts23]

How long was the strain of lights per tree

[@adonismohtar]

👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 great tips 👑

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Glad you like them!

[@adonismohtar]

@@IsaacAlexanderDIY you have earned an extra cup of hot chocolate 👏🏼🙏🏼👑☕️

[@Gampy]

If the cross connectors are half inch the 1/2-in PEX would not slide through there The cross connectors need to be three quarter inch correct?

[@DaveGoodwin-g5m]

I'm assuming that you used 1/2" pex pipe? 10' for circle?

[@seanoregan998]

How do you store them after the holiday?

[@emmastrausbaugh1227]

How many strings of Christmas lights did you use?

[@dannymarkgraf34]

could you also use your coupling piece, and then use cheap radiator hose clamps to connect it? same effect as your pex clamps. great videos. definitely want to make these this year

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

I posted part 2 so you don’t need the regular coupling or the tool :) check it out

[@dannymarkgraf34]

@@IsaacAlexanderDIY i watched part 2. it is a great video as well. i love how simple you made them

[@FernandoFlores-jp9eg]

What size is the base

[@JefferySapp-k8k]

Could you put a link to where you really got your Christmas lights at the LEDs?

[@GeorgeBilnoski]

Is the upright pvc 3/4 or 1/2”? How tall are the the pvc heights?

[@rcbchannel74]

Great Idea, How do you take them apart and store them after winter? I am doing xlights display and didn't want to add one of the big trees but wanted a tree in my display and this a great and simple way. Thank you

[@darcy1750]

How do you store the Christmas Trees? Do you take them apart and can you reuse the pcv?

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Yes I remove the lights and unscrew everything

[@robertstewart9658]

I just made three of them this week. Christmas is not catching me off guard this time. Instead of the Pex clamps I used 7/16 dowel and a drill point lathe screw. For the smallest tree (4 ft) I cut the pex a bit smaller, about six foot I think. Much tighter than that and the circle may be a little wompy, although who can tell in the dark?

[@donnaroper-dk5ki]

Where did you get those mushrooms?? Love them!

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

@@donnaroper-dk5ki I made them! Tutorial is on my page

[@clowry1000]

I love these, I do have a question, how do you store the trees?

[@sirlivingalf4381]

Instead of the shark bite connector. I used your original pex coupler and two hose clamps. Hose clamps were about $2 each. Coupler was $3. But you can easily take it apart for storage. They do sell a push to connect removal tool but it's a hassle and not very good for reinstall. Just my opinion 🤷 😌

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

I don’t like the removal tool either. Thanks for the tip

[@quinnshurian4201]

#SWOON #thosearms #dingdong #hubbahubba #thatsmile Man, you are so good! I mean, such creativity. I need to try to make one of these! For even less, you could us a tomato plant cage. Although, it'd look better from far away... #swoon #dingdong #handsome

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Thank you Quinn! I’ve seen the tomato cages and not the biggest fan 😅

[@quinnshurian4201]

@@IsaacAlexanderDIY ooh . there's a story there! 🤭

[@justice4all170]

I would use small hose clamps to join the pex ends. This would allow easy disassembly for storage if needed.

[@tphawk9282]

can you go 8' or 10' with 1/2" pvc or would you recommend 3/4"?

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Definitely use 3/4 PVC! The taller you go, the thicker you should make the pvc

[@travisbelair2652]

Awesome stuff! Watched both videos. I have a roll of C7 led so I can’t count my strands. I tried counting your up and down rows. Looks like 24 +/- rows of lights up and down?

[@anthonydelannoy4036]

🤭Tu pourras nous faire une vidéo de toute ta maison et la coure avec la déco de Noël la nuit je quifferais voir le tout 😁👏

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Très bonne idée !

[@cwescapexlt4x4]

Great tutorials - thank you - Question about storage, what do you do? I would think you could "stack" them but i don't have a ton of space (run out almost) and trying NOT to get a storage unit but i am almost at that point. :)

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Time to build a shed brother! Haha I’ll unscrew the pvc tees and store them that way because I too am almost out of space

[@cwescapexlt4x4]

@@IsaacAlexanderDIY yeah.... The lot isn't that big and we've already got a pool 😎

[@LFSMUSIC]

Brilliant! What size are the ornaments you used up top?

[@wejogirl]

Hi, love your creative videos. I have a question. Can you nest these together in a stack for storage?

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Not really, it would be a huge stack. I’m simply going to unscrew the pvc pipes

[@barbaraharrold5361]

You are amazing!!! Question for you??? You said the legs keep it up from the rain and snow. We have snow what will happen if the snow is sitting on the tree bottom:) tfs stay safe and God Bless:)

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Nothing should happen really. This is more of an extra cautious step. Christmas lights can handle snow, I’m just bring extra cautious

[@hwfranjr]

You can get led aoslo on line and cheap no plug in!!!!

[@BrooklynDave718]

I forgot to ask if you know what the circumference of the base of the tree is using 10 feet of pex tubing for the base. I am actually making these for a Christmas show in our local theatre. It’s a big stage so I am making the trees 10 feet tall. I may have to add another piece of pex tubing in the middle for better support.

[@chrissmith513]

Yea you can put tons of L E D s together 😊😊😊

[@tedmanczko6617]

Maybe a vid on the takedown and storage?

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Good idea

[@SwampWaterInfusions]

How did you build the very tall trees. They’re obviously 20 ft tall

[@shadowspace99]

I would just use a peace of wooden dowel and 2 small nails to connect the circle.

[@rearyt2069]

Can you make bigger

[@thepalumbocrew5947]

Would you be able to post in the description the link for purchasing the 1/2-in PVC pipe. I see so many on the Lowe's website. Thank you!

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

I did! It’s in the first tutorial. This is part 2

[@chrisfaina9838]

How many strings of lights and what lengths on each tree?

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

As stated in both part 1 and part 2, I used about eight boxes, and each strand is about 24ft

[@chrisfaina9838]

Thank you! Sorry I missed that part!

[@cameron6803]

How much was each pair?

[@redfoxcb9]

The other thing I would do is either wrap the screws at the top with electrical tape or put a piece of heat shrink tube over them. That way the sharp threads of the screws won't end up cutting through the wires on the lights. Love your videos and will definitely be making the gingerbread man soon!

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Sounds great!

[@jamesbutler1862]

I wonder about those deers you got

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

They’re from Home Depot 😊

[@erickamichelleb5110]

Not sure if this has already been asked… If I want to keep the pvc pipe 10 feet tall would I still use the ten foot pex pipe? Or would I need a larger one?

[@DavesCoolCustomBikes]

I made 2 and mine was 10ft but the pex diameter was to small and made them really steep so i bout 1 more 10ft cut in half add ed 5ft to each base and it’s perfect and instead of screwing the 2 in cap up top i found 3 way corners made it so much easier

[@jacobcheshire8907]

Could you use a Hula Hoop instead of pex pipe🤷‍♂️? TIA

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Technically you could but the coupling pieces would no longer work the same so you would have to use screw caps or duct tape to hold it together.

[@Motor-City_Ben-Diesel]

Led lights are the way to go trust me. It’s worst paying more for them. They never break, they are way brighter and they take less energy and will last basically forever.

[@phylismaddox4880]

You don't need the $8 connector. Use one of the crosses. Hold the pex in both sides with screws. Not my idea - I got it from another channel making the trees.

[@tiggarhill7269]

With the price and of all these pieces and your time wouldn’t it be cheaper to buy a premade tree?

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

@@tiggarhill7269 I think you’re the only person qualified to answer what works best for your budget

[@MashedPotatoes4FunAndProfit]

Even better, use a PVC coupling and some PVC glue.

[@BrooklynDave718]

2:53

[@tautvydas6406]

make big 2d lighting candy canes

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

Ok

[@MattWells0]

I do love the look of these trees but since you are going down the "save money" route here are some ideas: * Screw the PVC pipes to the PEX ring rather than using those 4 way joints * Use a wooden dowl that is a snug fit to the PEX rather than a real PEX connector, a wooden dowl could be cut up into short lengths to make multiple trees. * Screw the tops of the PVC pipes together, down a little from the top. You can then string the lights onto the pipe and stand the bauble between the pipes at the top. I'm unsure if zipties are cheaper than screws but you could drill holes and use a ziptie instead, one larger one for the top and 3 smaller ones at the bottom. The frame isn't really load bearing so doesn't need to be that strong. After I saw your video last year I have been thinking about use this design as the basis of medi pixel trees for my own Christmas light display this year but I ended up making an 8x4ft pixel matrix instead. Next year maybe :)

[@mitchbond529]

You're not savings money at $8a connecter. Buy your pex crimp tool at harbor freight for$20.

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

You do you

[@charlesblack2523]

They look good I am getting the urge to try it. 👍🏼

[@IsaacAlexanderDIY]

You should!