Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

I bought two 10' sticks as I was in the Camry picking up stuff. $332 worth of fittings

I did buy extra as I do not want to have to run to the store in the middle of doing this. I also bought some SHTF stuff just in case.

 

He does have a skid steer.. with multiple attachments.. he runs a firewood business but also has a large wood mill. Makes it easy for me to get decent wood. The cutting board I posted the other day is all from "scraps" from his place

 

It’s not what you know, it’s who you know

 

Though you do have to know what to do with who you know.

 

Could have saved you some $ for that PEX. Apparently we are giving away the flood poly pipe just set it up and take how ever much you want.

 

Saw a 16' trailer of that stuff go out the other day all sizes.

 

Nice upgraded!

 

Was bout 15 miles south
https://www.wkyt.com/2025/05/17/least-20-dead-after-tornado-rips-through-southern-kentucky/

 

Welp maybe not since you'd have to come down and fetch it. But we would give you whatever you wanted.

 

@six5crèéd

I know you expressed some interest in my softener setup I was doing. For a DIY unit install was fairly easy and initial setup was simple.



Final cost softener and fittings $867.

Longevity will be determined, but my water feels much better now!

 

YIKES!

 

Oh man, 15 miles is way too close… I hope you and yours stay safe this season.

 

@six5crèéd my buddy doesn't mess around.. he picked up this load today...

 

First we dug the hole where the hydrant will be.




Then I got the poor man’s trencher, with official depth mark.




Worked alright, had to do a lot of shoveling.





Who put those gutter drains there?



Yes, we shoveled all that to the sides. I’ll cover the line a little then patch those pipes. I got to get some underground wire so I can get the drop cord out of the yard going to the fencer for the garden.







Got the line in, no hammer drill to go through the foundation but I did use a hammer and a chisel.





I would have hooked it up but I got a 3/4” pex to 3/4” female NPT fitting yesterday, I need a male fitting. Oh well, I’m tired anyway.

 

Gotta love the ease of working with PEX. Can have everything functional in a fraction of the time of copper. Plus it's flexible so good for if the pipe shifts in the ground.

 

Damn...

 

Nice looking job as usual.

I like the attention to detail putting the instruction sticker and wrench near by.

 

You guys busted @$$ today, good job.

Great idea using the fork as a trencher.

 

I try and keep from making it look like a total DIY amateur

There's also a total of 4 valves going on there. Excessive? Yes. Easy to isolate and change the filter, and an emergency shutoff that's easy to get to. Yeup.