Skip to main content
Stesso

Backyard Cleanup and Debris Removal

0:59
52:45
285.5K views

At 0:59 in

I Transformed The WORST Backyard In The Neighborhood

Watch on YouTube

What happens here

Begin the transformation by clearing all existing clutter and debris from the backyard. This includes removing children's toys like a pink Little Tikes car, old patio chairs, wooden planks, concrete pavers, and any other construction materials or garden waste. Utilize a wheelbarrow for smaller items and a mini skid steer with a bucket for heavier objects like the stack of concrete pavers. The goal is to prepare a clean, empty space for the subsequent landscaping work.

Goal: Clear all clutter and debris to prepare the backyard for renovation.

Tools and materials

  • Dump Trailer — Hauling away collected debris
  • Mini Skid Steer Ditch Witch SK800 — Moving heavy items and clearing large areas
  • Shovel — Loading debris and light digging
  • Wheelbarrow Husky — Transporting smaller debris and materials
  • Work Gloves Mechanix Wear — Protecting hands during manual labor
  • Children's Toys Little Tikes — Items to be removed (e.g., Little Tikes car)
  • Concrete Pavers — Landscaping debris to be removed
  • Lumber Scraps — Construction debris to be removed
  • Patio Chairs — Items to be removed

What they say

Hide

What is going on in here? Where's all your grass? Uh so, there's a story to that. Well, maybe start with this. Your kids are playing >> [laughter] >> with around spikes? I know, right? I honestly, I'm a working mom. I just [music] don't have time. And so, what ended up happening is like over the years, my sprinklers broke, my grass died. [music] Um I just couldn't keep up with it. And then it just became to where it's just a big mess cuz I also have dogs. >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. They'll help out, for sure. Yeah, right? >> [laughter] >> And so, yeah, I just uh This is how we got here, okay? >> That's how we got here, honestly. >> Okay, well, we won't be needing this for a while. So, let's put this uh >> [laughter] >> pitchfork or not pitchfork, this hatchet to the side here. >> [snorts] >> All right, so we got some concrete here. This is from a previous project, I'm guessing. >> Yeah, you're going to find a lot of projects I start and then don't finish it. >> You know what? That's everybody. You know, it's like, "Oh, I'll get to it later." Just couple more days construction, that's what we're talking about. Yep, so that's what you're seeing is >> [music] >> attempts for projects that never got done. Okay. All right, well, let's let's see what else we got here. Now, >> [music] >> you told me that the grass is you had a sprinkler situation, right? >> Yeah. I actually So, that corner of the yard has some kind of flooding. So, I hired [music] some sprinkler guy to come by and fix it, but then the flooding was never resolved. >> [music] >> And I paid the guy already, and then he didn't come back. >> Oh, that's cool. >> And so, [music] I just haven't had my sprinklers fixed since then. Okay. And it just died. >> You got some garden beds here. What do we got growing here? This looks just like Is this just That's not lettuce, I'm guessing. No. >> [laughter] >> So, that was my attempt to do some gardening that I just never got around to it. Okay. Okay. So, I actually know Caroline from before YouTube. I worked at the hospital in the ICU. We got some cute dogs over there. We're going to check them out in a little bit. Worked in ICU with her. I was a respiratory therapist. You were a registered nurse. [music] Yes. Uh and we've been part of some chaos. Yes. Back in the day, some uh war war uh war torn uh buddies. Yeah. And…

Auto-generated from the video audio.