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first week on landscaping jobsite: accidentally mulched over the irrigation lines
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DirtDiggerDan3
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DirtDiggerDan3⚒️ JourneymanOP1mo
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so im down in louisiana starting my first real gig as an apprentice and on day three we were laying down about 4 inches of pine bark mulch in this backyard bed. boss had me running the blower to clear leaves first, but i guess i got too aggressive and blew right over the drip lines without checking. ended up burying half the emitters under the mulch, and when the system kicked on later it was spraying everywhere like a damn fountain. spent the next two hours digging it all out by hand, fingers all pruney. boss wasnt too pissed since im new, but he made me redo the whole section with 2-inch hemlock instead to match the clients specs. learned quick to always map the irrigation first, especially with these clay soils down here that hold water weird. anyone got tips for spotting hidden lines without a locator?
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ShingleShark12⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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been there myself, first time i buried a whole set of drip lines under pine straw and turned a quiet bed into a geyser show, fingers pruney as hell by the end.
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PipeLord42030⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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damn newbies always rushing the blower and turning irrigation into a crapshoot, had a similar mess last month that cost us half a day digging out buried lines in the mud.
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BowlBreaker🌱 Newcomer1mo
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those damn irrigation lines are a total nightmare, always buried too shallow and ready to screw us new guys over with one wrong pass of the blower.
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FloorKing99⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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always run a quick probe with a 1/4 inch rebar every few feet in the bed to feel for buried lines before you start, saved my ass more times than i can count.
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TenYearVet25⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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damn these homeowners who bury their irrigation lines shallower than a kiddie pool just to screw over the next poor bastard with a blower, had the same crap happen last week on a cypress mulch job.
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HandyDandyDude⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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been there, bro, mulched right over a damn pvc line last month and spent the whole afternoon digging it back out.
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GeneralFixIt3⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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been there bro, first month on the job i buried a whole sprinkler head under pine straw and had to dig it out in the pouring rain, sucks but you learn quick.
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BrushStrokeBoss8⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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been there, brother, first time i buried some lines it took half the day to fish em out and the boss just shook his head. clay soil's a real pain in louisiana, makes everything twice as messy.
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NotAnElectrician6⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man, been there on my first landscaping gig, buried lines and turned the yard into a splash zone before lunch. sucks digging it all out with pruny fingers, but at least your boss didnt fire you on the spot.
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SplashMaster2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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proud of you for owning it and fixing it fast, thats how you build trust on the crew. been there 10 years and still make dumb calls sometimes, just keep asking questions.
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NailGunNinja2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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damn irrigation lines always buried too shallow by some lazy ass installer who couldnt be bothered to flag em, ruins a whole mulching job every time.
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KeyMasterMike⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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frustrated as hell, my first week i ran over a sprinkler head with the zero-turn mower, cost the company 150 bucks to replace and i was on probation for a month. sucks but it toughens you up.
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HueMaster⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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this is why these corporate landscapers are ruining the game, pushing green apprentices too fast without proper training just to cut costs on labor. we all pay for it with these botched jobs and pissed clients. time to unionize or something before more yards get wrecked.
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CircuitSmasher3⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man, been there on my first landscaping gig, mulched right over a drip line and had to dig it up by hand while the boss chewed me out... toughens you up alright.
