Irrigation System Installation

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This is not a How to! I did my best to take you along while installing my own professional irrigation system. This is not a DIY kit you buy in the big box store. I'm sorry I wasn't able to film every single step, it became more trouble to film than I had expected. Not including the back flow preventer install, with 4 guys it took about 12 hours to install the pipes and the sprinklers. I hope you get some entertainment out of this video.
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[@misohoney4656]

Laying pipe always seems easier in the dark, especially when working around a thick bush.

[@johnnytest9988]

Especially if your tools aren’t covered by the plastic packaging and you can really feel the tools underground and digging around

[@bscott33]

Lmao

[@trentwood1449]

When you exerted enough pressure with your digging tool, you might notice a surge of pressure that releases a lot of moisture. She might tell you that's never happened before, but don't worry about that.

[@Lemarr02]

Leave it to a man to find a hole in the dark

[@danielbradshaw4068]

Solid joke! Love It.

[@bermudaandbeyond1125]

When I bought our house 2 years ago, the irrigation alone was a huge selling point. 😂 Welcome to a much easier life!

[@thomasgraf4631]

It’s going to look amazing! About 3 weeks ago I did this same for my new dental office. I ran 1250 ft of poly pipe and put in 49 sprinklers. Once you turn them on and can watch all your hard work running it’s a pretty incredible feeling! Props to you my friend!

[@hothmobile100]

I did an entire irrigation system for my house this summer. Dug all 800 plus feet for the zones by hand. No machine. I even moved the source of the artesian well pipe and installed a sub panel and 50 feet of conduit before I even wired timer, start relay, pump, and solenoid valves for the three zones. All on the summer humidity and heat.

[@brandonsittler6145]

As a professional utility locator, thank you for telling people to call 811.

[@OliverKlohzov]

811 is definitely a lifesaver.. Ive seen some companies hit a fiber optic and that is probably the worst thing you can do.

[@MatsDawson]

Yup good call on that. Gotta love when a bore team doesn't wait for marks and scrapes a 12 inch transmission gas line.

[@Jim-iq6bx]

Brings back memories of almost 3 years ago this July. Installed 350 feet of 2” PVC with 11 heads right down the middle of my corner lot. Pump water off of the lake in my backyard. I went with the sod cutter prior to trenching. Also, had to trench 75’ to the lake to get power to the irrigation pumps. Oh the treasures I found from construction 10 years prior. Best feeling seeing the water fly for the first time. Have mine set up with a Kasa smart plug and contactor that turns the pump on and all 11 heads, 17k sqft at once. Toughest DIY project I ever did.

[@colinridenour8361]

I’m planning to install my own irrigation, including pulling water from a lake. Would you mind providing any resources you found helpful? Thanks! Trying to find a good resource on necessary pumps, etc. for a lake water source.

[@JimmyLewisMows]

NOICE!!! Pro tip: When connecting funny pipe, heat up the end with a small blow torch to soften it up. Will connect much easier with much less effort.

[@OmarGarcia1]

Jimmy Lewis yes! When I was watching him stick it in cold I said nooooo! Mini torch for the win. You get better every time you “lay pipe” and learn something new 😂

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

@@OmarGarcia1 sometimes you just have to stick it in cold...

[@OmarGarcia1]

The Lawn Whisperer you sure do! Btw I didn’t know you lived in Indiana too! I’m not to far from you bro. On a side note what attachment did you get for Your flowzone. Picked one up yesterday. It’s 3:16 am right now and I’m up spraying haha

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

@@OmarGarcia1 it's a teejet nozzle. I have them pinned in a comment on my get your lawn ready for guests video

[@DMSDitzz]

Im sorry but you guys must have soft lady hands if you need to use a torch at all LOL XD

[@brendandennis5868]

15:15 I laid a rainwater drain pipe under the sidewalk by using a piece of (75mm) pvc pipe and a water hose on full blast inside the pvc pipe pushed up to its leading edge. The water acted like a drill against the dirt. All the mud washed out back along the pipe. I just pushed the pipe and twisted it little by little until it was under the sidewalk. My friend's idea but I can vouch for it, it worked a treat.

[@cwilks5592]

I’ve done 3 full installs and a bunch of renovations. Put a system in my current house last spring, about 800ft of pipe. Should have asked for help, it was a physical beat down. Well worth it, I love to sit out after a good mow and watch it run. With the app based controller, I’m able to adjust it from my deployed location in the Middle East.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Thank you for your service!

[@jlambo9757]

The trick to going under the sidewalk is to do it with a garden hose on a pvc pipe. It softens the dirt and bores a hole as you work it with a little patience.

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Man, I'm jealous! That is going to be nice. No more dragging the hose around the yard. Nice job.

[@BudgetLawns]

Dang dude. Props to you for taking on so much of this yourself. Will be extra rewarding in the end. Good job!

[@fabiannino4106]

I did my own 2 years ago. I used 150psi poly pipe. Its way better than working with pvc. Especially if you have lots of clay in your soil. I rototilled my lawn and leveled it before I installed it. Seeing you tearing up that great lawn is hard to watch! Welcome to the good life! Ha

[@IsaacMomperousse]

Awesome, I did my system by hand, 23 heads...was a labor of love...so happy to have it done now though....you see that the lines where you trenched will get weeds but also the grasss will be the greenest on the trenches..Gonna be great when its all done

[@donaldpope2155]

“I’m no good at laying pipe”. That’s what she said...... That made me laugh out loud! 😂😂😂😂 Great video!

[@tdotbones]

Nice lawn and I feel your pain digging up your lawn! I did the same late last summer because like you, I was tired of getting up at 4am to position sprinklers. Then I got a timer to attach to my outdoor water spigot, to alleviate some of the early morning risings. But I said to heck with all that and wanted a full automatic irrigation system, sprinkler heads, back flow preventer, control box (Hydrawise by Hunter) , yada, yada yada! But I opted for Blu-lock, no glue just push together fittings. Good Job!

[@rbraz4308]

Good work man. I did the same exact install but with Orbit rotors and Rainird RVAN’s. Trenched everything as well. Now, I can control all 5 zones off of my phone. So much work but so rewarding. Now, it’s the greenest lawn on the block while everyone else’s is burnt to a crisp.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Awesome! I'm still trying to get mine back. I knew it would be a struggle growing new grass when it's this hot, but I can fix the rest this fall 👍

[@wef0711]

Awesome video man! I did ours about 5 years ago and never regretted it. I added a pneumatic fitting at our valve box so I could attach my air compressor to it and blow all the water out at the beginning of winter. Worked pretty well and was super easy to do. It was such a gratifying project.

[@tduven]

I just installed a system myself about 2 weeks ago. I rented a vibratory plow and pulled the pipe through. It still requires digging to install the T’s between the pipes along with the heads. I felt your excitement! I’ve got my seed down and I’m loving it!

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Oh yeah! I had grass pop up a few days ago! Love it

[@jesstaggart4159]

Best use of a baking pan that I have ever seen!!!

[@ayy1n]

😩😩😩 I couldn’t bring myself to do this .. Speedy recovery 🙌🙏💪

[@fathan16]

I really enjoyed the quiet talking and explosive transition music from Spain.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Good that’s exactly how I planned it 👍

[@lowKut]

6:37 good info right here. I never knew of this option that would save the grass.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Yeah I wish I had had more time and had done that!

[@TheLawnGuardian]

I'd say the labor is probably the hardest part to all of this. Congrats in the system!

[@bryantgraham1303]

To b honest that wasn’t as bad as I thought it’d b. That’s actually the best case scenario. But it ain’t my yards so..... good luck with restoring.

[@YardGuy]

Never used PVC with funny pipe before. We always used poly pipe up here. I have put in whole systems myself. It definitely is a process.

[@Lawnvolution]

Yo Jason G!😎👊

[@daily2255]

It’s always interesting seeing how others install systems. The way we do it at my company is poly pipe not PVC and for the back flow we just have it plumbed from the utility room, or we take the spigot and extend the copper and run the back flow off that stub and put the spigot off the back flow of the copper was plumbed correctly. Enjoyed your video tho! Good work!

[@jrobertraymond]

When I had my system put in they had a machine that would pull the pipe under the ground and only made a slight scarring where they pulled the piping. They was done in like 4 hours. The machine you are using is really brutal on the lawn. I have 9 zones and 36 heads.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Yup

[@graceortiz9494]

Wow Justin that is a lot of work to do by yourself (and some helper). But I'm proud of you for finishing the job.

[@Nyck461]

Very very god video. I am planing to do this on my house but before doing my lawn. I feel sorry for the damage on your beautiful lawn.

[@teamclarktrackfield]

Great job my friend. I commend you for doing it yourself. I reside in Northern VA. Got my irrigation system installed Aug 2019, in the middle of a super hot and dry Summer. What helped my lawn heal was watering each zone for 10 minutes per day, for 10 ten days in a row. By the time I over seeded the following month, the lawn had only a few areas that indicated where the pipe was trenched. By the middle of October after the new grass had been mowed for the third time, my lawn was as good as new. No need to worry, it’s worth the hard work you have put in...

[@Keith-ym3lm]

I can't believe you did this in late spring, almost summer. you're a WILD MAN!

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

I like to live on the edge 😏 it'll buff out! Wait til next vid 😂

[@Keith-ym3lm]

The Lawn Whisperer I have no doubt you will. Can’t wait to see.

[@snapperkc9317]

I felt your pain, it was tuff seeing a beautiful lawn ruffed up! To avoid that I hired a company during the dormant grass season, that was 5/6 years ago, the only regret was not getting one sooner. I feel this sprinkler and replacing all the windows were the best improvements we have made while living here.

[@swktg47]

"If life were all about laying pipe . . . " you could have stopped right there and a nation of men would have instantly liked and subscribed. Beyond that, your admission that you, personally aren't very good at it was both stunning and brave. The fact that you have a truly beautiful lawn in spite of your admitted manly deficiency is inspiring, as is your courage to persevere anyway, knowing the holes in your game. In all seriousness, your lawn looks awesome and it hurt to watch it get torn up, but the tips and laughs I got from watching you do it made it all worthwhile for me. Great video. I'll be subscribing. Thanks!

[@aaronfrankum8941]

Wait till next year when you put the first stake through a line or a head breaks... the best part of a sprinkler system is digging something up each year.

[@keylarosa5173]

Thank you for showing me that this is not a project I'm going to DIY.

[@LawnNOrder]

You’ll be thankful to have the system. I just had to raise 34 sprinklers to maintain good coverage. 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

[@deliriumstatus1333]

trenching in PVC pipe is such an old-school way of installing a system. When the company I work for installs a system, we pull in poly pipe. It makes way less of a mess installing and is much easier to service in the future.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Great

[@atypical_moto]

PVC is "Old school"...? Poly pipe was old school 20 years ago... In the commercial irrigation industry, we call stuff like poly pipe "Home owner crap". It's one of the harshest insults you can say to an irrigator. Residential irrigators are typically the half-ass guys that mostly mow lawns but try to do irrigation on the side.

[@christopherjames7233]

Thank you for showing us this. It's helping me make future decisions .

[@lovelyindeed4526]

Im not that confident! Much respect to anyone who is willing to tackle this DIY!

[@samanthaking8792]

Looks great! Your beautiful lawn will bounce back in no time!

[@michaelblue8942]

Happy for you. Love the comedic drop-ins

[@donslawns1]

Y’all laid a lot of pipe. 😂 at least it’s all done now! Ready to see the comeback!

[@MrTurbo87lx]

Never knew mike the situation was such a lawn connoisseur

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

The biggest insult I've ever received 😂

[@BoeingAviation737.]

“This is without a doubt going to be the greatest day of my life. WHAT!” 😂

[@joshbaker1639]

That’s the dream right there. In ground irrigation is the one thing I wish I put in prior to my sod when I built the house.

[@TMF-8400]

You'll love it! Good luck! You're life will be easier from this point on with watering the grass.

[@rbwoodwork1890]

Excellent video! You can use water or air to bore under sidewalks and driveways, water is a little messy but works great!

[@georgeakin9312]

Great Job. I will be doing my lawn in the coming weeks. I am a DIY guy. I don't trust contractors always cheeping out on everything.

[@okielawnguy]

That looks like a lot of work! I’ll continue with the hose & sprinkler for now.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

So worth it

[@okielawnguy]

@@TheLawnWhisperer maybe I can pay for your airline ticket to come help me install my own. I also need a drainage system in my backyard & the builder didn’t put in swales for water to drain out of my lawn.

[@mariameza9256]

An excellent video! I think that it is essential installing the pipe showing its information, I mean letters up; that way, you can see the kind of pipe used and how many psi can tolerate the system. Thank you.

[@tima9531]

Make sure you get the wifi rainbird then you can set it and forget it or turn it on whenever you want. I upgraded mine last year and its awsome!! Have fun!!

[@mags219_81]

Laying pipe” is the easy part. Just need rhythm, Fast or slow or combo. Either way get the job done. 🤣 Reminds me of last year on my 7,500sf reno of the front/side. Had my local sprinkler company that I work with on my jobs trench the bare soil, then had my bro (IU grad) help lay the pipe and connect heads. Then test and backfill. Graded and seeded. It was a nice Saturday!!

[@crystalblueocean]

So glad to have been able to see that process. Nicely done, and thanks for uploading. Heartwarming when you were walking around with your beautiful baby. I was smiling like crazy. What a little sweetheart :):)

[@Aerialphotovito]

Congratulations Justin , definitely like Christmas , Lawn will heel up it always does .

[@heroknaderi]

Wow amazing job. I enjoyed watching. 😎😎

[@MeisterofMyLawn]

That’s awesome. Game changer for the grass for sure. Man, I want to do that to my yard. Maybe next season.

[@lalocina7630]

Only recommendation I’ll give is using marlex on spray heads . It helps with stability and avoid heads tilting.

[@2acresevolving777]

I am going to be completely reseeding my lawn probably next spring so it sounds like now is a great time to set up irrigation. Thanks for this video!!

[@insured2themax]

You should do the re-seeding in the fall.

[@eb6195]

Wireless valve controller will save future headaches with broken wires and/or controller. Hunter makes a good one that you can operate from your phone, though it is not cheap.

[@muhammadasghar246]

nicely explained dude. i really enjoyed it. and beautiful place and home to live

[@UremicFrost]

It's the Hey Bear sensory music for my kid, but it's the lawn for me. Lol!

[@CavanalK5]

“If life was all about just laying pipe, things would go a lot quicker.....” 😂

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

😳

[@FlawpyTawpy]

That's what she said

[@Prtygrl44]

They have Timers for that JS! :) I don't get up anymore I just use my timer and set it for how long and what time, Plus it rains so much here anyways! I did want one but I don't wanna mess my lawn up Lol, God bless you for doing it

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

I know how to kill a lawn and start over 😉

[@mcoy2027]

Not gonna lie Mr. Justin, I shed a tear for you and your lawn.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

RIP hahah

[@rudy6222]

Man your yard is immaculate

[@Brettsgrasscapades]

Justin: this is not a how to video Also justin: heres the step by step guide of how I installed an irrigation system

[@mr.c6674]

Agreed! Not at all a how to or DIY. More like "we/they did"

[@SunnyBermuda]

☀️ Upping your game!! Maybe one day I’ll get one. 😀

[@Byebyerain]

You're telling me that those idiots took that machine on your beautiful lawn AND trenched through your grass? Nope. I would have used a sod cutter for the trench line and plywood for the tracks. 3 pieces on each turn to count for tail swing. But I love your videos and appreciate them!

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

It grew back. No big deal

[@TurfTherapy]

Oh, that hurt my stomach to watch. Great work, brother. 👌🏾👏🏾🤙🏾🌱

[@daddysschoolbus314]

The music score during the "ripping up" of the lawn was so awesome😂😂 Super cool bro..... 🎶

[@tommarlow9404]

I love this channel! I love the humor and I enjoy the excellent content!

[@Hevesikarcsika]

It’s soo great i watch it to many times, also can you please show us your controller in a video. I would be really happy. Thank you

[@jonnyc8291]

Congratz bro! Working on the same project now. Seriously so excited!

[@CC-ip3ve]

I would've laid poly instead of PVC. A manifold with the valves right next to the PVB would be easier for any repairs needed. Also, good luck on having that PVC on the downstream of the backflow preventer. Hopefully you used schedule 40 PVC. The sun beats down hard on that pipe and will cause it to deteriorate. Consider using copper. But overall, great job man!

[@noeeon9910]

@@mattsorenson6656 Not if the valve manifolds are done correctly. Most of the time the valve can be rebuilt anyway. However if it has to be remanifolded so be it. Sometimes its quicker to replace all valves. Especially if they are weathermatic valves.

[@atypical_moto]

@@mattsorenson6656 if it's a long run on a large site, then definitely. But that means you'll have a hot mainline 24/7 all that distance too, unless you run a master valve. Your rodent control needs to be on point as well, lest you be hiring me to trace your broken wires. Pros and Cons.

[@chadbahan7255]

My Rachio just arrived in mail today and will be installing it tomorrow. I have the same Hunter PGP rotors and will be swapping a few of them this weekend with I-20 six inch risers. I cut my TTTF at 4 inches. In some areas of my lawn, the 4 inch PGP's can't really get over the top of my grass and it throws the spray off.

[@jamzach4]

Laying pipe....Hahahahaha. Great video brother. It was tough to watch through teary eyes though. Lol. That beautiful lawn. Can’t wait to see the rest of the process

[@keithsecrist]

This was awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@uwe5852]

Wow This is an „Terminator“ Great ! Greetings from Germany 👍👍

[@jordanblack3038]

That looks real nice! Very educational video. I’ll have to recruit you if I ever need to install one. Thanks.

[@preformancemustang]

Waiting to see your water coverage area video!!

[@DRK_BBQ]

It's exciting to see how easy it is to plan this out. I've been wanting to try an install on my lawn and been dreading it, but this helps. Obviously the labor is still not exciting, but I knew that was going to suck anyway.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Honestly the worst part is backfilling all the dirt into the trenches. And it sucked worse for me because it rained that night after I finished install before I could backfill so all the dirt was hard and compacted

[@DRK_BBQ]

@@TheLawnWhisperer Did you compact and water in the dirt after backfilling? I saw that ShortCutLawn did that but I wasnt sure how necessary it was

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

@@DRK_BBQ yeah you can do that or you can kind of mound it up so that after some rain or watering it will settle. I used sand (in the next video)

[@Hollingsworth1919]

The amount of times you said layin pipe with a grin on your face has me dead bro. that was hilarious!

[@MichaelSmith-bl4xl]

Too late for your project so this suggestion is for those still learning through you. When marking out project consider landscape lighting. Can easily drop wire into trench before you backfill.

[@1ronhall]

Nice work Pipe Layer ...... “no more waking up at 3am to water” ..... I’m surprised Mrs Whisper hasn’t stopped the “Pipe Laying” until the door is finally removed from the driveway! Nice Work Buddy ;)

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

It's gone now 😂😂

[@1ronhall]

The Lawn Whisperer ...... Lol, ..... I like you Pipe Layin Whisperer ......

[@BelcastroJR]

As someone who does this all the time. My advice for future installations. Leave yourself extra room to work with on your valve boxes & piece out your plan before glueing anything. And if you’re using pop ups just don’t put a nozzle on and don’t put rotor heads on and run water through the system to flush the lines. It’ll remove any dirt or gunk that gets in there.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

I appreciate that!

[@soilcreepsandgardengeeks71]

Congrats on an awesome accomplishment brother, nicely done.

[@Jube450]

No one trenches for less than Bob!

[@shawnotool5364]

Laying pipe one day, carrying a baby around the next day. 😆🤣 Your very talented !! WHAT !!- That's what she said. 😳 Nice job. I'd put that controller in the garage or someplace handier than the basement, your going back and forth a lot, just a thought.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

It's a wifi controller. All done from my phone 👍

[@adnantariq3346]

LOOKS AT THAT LAWN 😳😳😳👍

[@jumpsthroughhoops]

Awesome work. Game changer!!!

[@derrickwright1313]

Off topic but on topic... that grass is beautiful! Edit: it hurt me to see that grass dug up too🤣

[@scooterpoynter]

Oh I want to do this this so bad!! Nice work! You can tell how hard it was by your lack of innuendo jokes 😂

[@rcoffey2478]

Great video; can't wait to see what you did to repair your lawn. BTW, what type of grass is that? Thx

[@RabbitTits3]

And these are the try of diy systems I have to come and repair after the installers move out. And I hate them too many mistakes to list

[@sleepingpeacefully7434]

Hell yeah I enjoyed that machine trenching that beautiful lawn 😂😂

[@benhinton7421]

I’m no good at laying pipe 🤣 story of my like brother! Love the video, super glad you did this video I’m getting ready for the same thing, only I don’t have nice grass yet in the back

[@AsLawnandLandscaping]

Sweet! Turned out awesome! Going to do mine soon too!

[@tonychyn5280]

Greatest day of my life.....what!!!?!?!?. Lol

[@keifers]

Miss my system at my old house. Also. “Best day of my life.” “ what?!” LOL almost choked on my coffee! 😂😂😂