In-Ground Trampoline in the Backyard!!!

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4 жыл бұрын

We've always wanted a trampoline, but I didn't want it to be above the ground and have to move it every time I cut the grass. There are a few options for putting trampolines in the ground, but most are so expensive. We found a cheaper option and ran with it. I think it turned out really well.
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@TheLawnTools 4 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! I would have loved that when I was a kid!

@diyard3001 4 жыл бұрын

Your kids will have many years of enjoying that thing. This fall I finally took ours down for the last time. Now I have a reno project next spring. 👍

@paultanner2007 4 жыл бұрын

That is very cool!! My kids would love that, forget the kids I would love having that!! Lol. Thank you for sharing.

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

I'm excited to have it too! It's tons of fun.

@rickkc6599 2 жыл бұрын

The the biggest backyard I’ve ever seen!!

@richardwalter9055 4 ай бұрын

That was so cool that junior was able to help even in the excavator. Now you have to move your house closer so you can JUMP OFF THE ROOF!

@mikek7523 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe put a 1-2 foot ring of that wood or rubber mulch around the edges to make it easier to mow around. Cool project.

@Vmwhittier1 4 жыл бұрын

Obviously the first thing to do is get a friend who owns a backhoe!

@Quapadople 2 жыл бұрын

Nope. The first thing to do is metal detect for any interesting relics that you might lost and never see.

@charleschi843 2 жыл бұрын

Or…a trampoline!

@blackl1steddrums 4 жыл бұрын

Youre a good dad for this! very cool and safe.

@TheRealLawnFather 3 жыл бұрын

I really like this idea.

@arthurdunn3007 2 жыл бұрын

Nick the top of the corrugates and the tin will bend around the posts very neatly,will leave a small gap,but that would be acceptable.From Australia

@gracepeixoto 4 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome!

@trevormuggeridge4560 4 жыл бұрын

First Aussie 😁. WOW. Jimmy you are a great dad . 😎👍👍

@acesagarrard2266 4 жыл бұрын

Jimmy did you consider taking out the leg extensions to lower the depth needed? Something I’m considering. Also if you put the wood and sheet metal on the inside do you think allowing the soil to settle over the bars would give more support?

@patricksquires6348 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Wondering how to do this myself. Thanks for making this vid. Rebar that size is not housing material from where I am from. Could be a cheap fence post or something from the past but that piece was fat big!

@lucyfoster4082 4 жыл бұрын

Such lucky little boys! A dad who knows how to build things, and an excavator, a big hole to play in, and ultimately an in-ground trampoline!

@RVALawnLove 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea for the kids man! Love the drone footage too. Nicely done sir

@JC_wonderland Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you started off with call before you dig

@globglobglobgalab889 3 жыл бұрын

Can we just talk about how nice his yard looks!?!

@jpshowpro8408 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work Jimmy! Looks great and nice job to bond w your dad and boys . I look forward to seeing it later in videos when the grass is a dark green again, Cheers pal

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I look forward to that as well. 🙂

@YardGuy 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool James!! I knew you were up to something!! 😉

@matthewstorey5927 4 жыл бұрын

Burying it so you don't have to move it when mowing is like cutting your head off so you won't need haircuts. Much easier to just move it. But you did a good job, and got it done cheap, so cheers.

@bwest2005 Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure why you just wouldn’t landscape underneath it and not have to cut under it lol

@marktra8two Жыл бұрын

It's safer for the kiddos to be ground level. Don't have to worry about them falling off of it.

@TheLawnWhisperer 4 жыл бұрын

I'm coming over

@TheLawnWhisperer 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome shirt too 😉

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

Come on over! But wait until spring haha

@alexlanders9005 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Jimmy! I just did the same project last month but didn't think about drainage which nobody ever talks about. So what you end up with is a 3ft deep retention pond in your backyard. Please comment back on what happens after your first rain. I ended up getting an automatic utility pump which I buried in a plastic square bucket in the middle/low spot and I ran a hose into some 3" pvc (10ft piece) which jets out from the trampoline right underneath the edge of the top frame. That seems to have solved my water problem because before that the entire pit filled with water.

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's what happened to my next door neighbor. Hopefully the gravel will help.

@alexlanders9005 4 жыл бұрын

@@JimmyLewisMows I put three inches of pea gravel down but the pit filled up like a bathtub after the first rain and didn't drain out because I have so much clay here in Illinois.

@theoyancey 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't you lay down about 5 to 8 inches of sand and then pea gravel on top to help with drainage?

@familybarton 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! We're planning to do this in the spring. How has airflow been, it is sufficient to get normal bounce?

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

Airflow seems fine! Really happy with how it turned out.

@Tiaslaygirl 2 жыл бұрын

I just got delivery of 16' trampoline. I ma goign to do the same as you did. thanks for posting the video. How much you it should cost to dig out the material. I am planning to make raised bed garden s, i might keep the soil

@JimmyLewisMows 2 жыл бұрын

I'm fortunate enough to have neighbors who have access to excavators. My neighbor was kind enough to do that work for a plate of cookies. Obviously that's not going to be the case for most people. You can rent smaller, mini excavators, or you can look around on your local classifieds to see if anyone offers that kind of service.

@laureljensen796 2 жыл бұрын

now that lumber is 1000 dollars

@bryceglissmeyer1016 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work! Really enjoyed the vid. Awesome dinosaurs 🦖 bones 🦴 @10:38 😆

@LawnDad 4 жыл бұрын

The end project looked nice but man what a lot of work. Ha I probably missed it but why add all the wood and metal around it and not just sink it in?

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

It was a lot of work! I enjoyed it though. When you put a trampoline in the ground you need to have some way to retain the surrounding dirt. Keeps it from settling in to the pit. We did it this way because it was half the price of buying a pre-fabricated wall.

@LawnDad 4 жыл бұрын

That makes good sense and less expensive. 👍🏼

@AsLawnandLandscaping 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome Jimmy! Looks pretty good! You got a drone?

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yup. Got the Mavic mini

@jonathangarcia3531 3 жыл бұрын

thank you sooooo much this vid help me alot

@JimmyLewisMows 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

@jamzach4 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome job Jimmy !! Very cool

@senkona-5718 4 жыл бұрын

i like this guy

@freshoutofthemoneybag9168 3 жыл бұрын

Hi guys

@freshoutofthemoneybag9168 3 жыл бұрын

How do you

@joestamps4624 3 жыл бұрын

How is the drainage? How has everything been since you installed it?

@JimmyLewisMows 3 жыл бұрын

So far it’s been great! No issues at all.

@joelmcwatters7935 3 жыл бұрын

@@JimmyLewisMows you mentioned winter y'all get snow? , what do you do with the opening In tbe off seasons

@JimmyLewisMows 3 жыл бұрын

@@joelmcwatters7935 Ya we get snow here. Some people remove the jump pad and store it away. I keep it on and clear any snow off. Not a big deal.

@mushmmm1509 Жыл бұрын

Is there a sump pump in there for water? That holes gotta fill with water I would think

@Alexis-bg1iz 3 жыл бұрын

Is this trampoline still up and working good? We have been wanting to do this as well but don't want to get the in ground trampoline because it is more expensive

@JimmyLewisMows 3 жыл бұрын

Still just as solid today as it was when it went in the ground. We just replaced the blue padding around the top of the springs a couple of weeks ago.

@Alexis-bg1iz 3 жыл бұрын

@@JimmyLewisMows that's amazing, thank you !

@valentinibarra2661 Жыл бұрын

@@JimmyLewisMows love your content! How’s this holding up since the video release? Looking at doing this with my kids trampoline but not sure if I can place it where I want it yet. Need to get the dig guys to check out the yard before digging. 😅 Also what would you do differently if you had to do this again?

@JimmyLewisMows Жыл бұрын

@@valentinibarra2661 still holding up great. No complaints. Can’t think of anything I would’ve done differently yet.

@PacificNorthwestLawns 4 жыл бұрын

First... Jimmy what camera to you primarily use? The video quality is always spot on.

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

Primarily use a mic'd up GoPro hero 7. iPhone 11 Pro for secondary 🙂

@PacificNorthwestLawns 4 жыл бұрын

@@JimmyLewisMows thanks dude. Project looks good. I'm curious if you thought about water filling in the hole?

@giggettygoo 4 жыл бұрын

Great job I'm mad to do something similar with mine. Is there a benefit to putting the whole thing in the ground as opposed to taking leg extenders off and reducing the height? Just have the hole deep enough for the jump pad travel

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'm not sure there are much differences in either choice, but I wanted to be able to back fill with quite a bit of gravel to ensure drainage, and I've since put some leftover sand material in there. So it's kind of a little storage place now I guess. But yeah if you want less to dig, you can totally do that.

@umbibz6608 4 жыл бұрын

that’s raw.!

@hashamabbas1194 Жыл бұрын

What about the drainage of rain water ?

@JimmyLewisMows Жыл бұрын

This is essentially a small gravel pit. Haven't had an issue with drainage thus far.

@telinatorres6075 4 жыл бұрын

Hi we are getting my boyfriends son a trampoline this weekend for his birthday & came across your video and almost have the idea sold lol however he wanted me to ask...whats been the "con's" if any since the set up was complete?

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

Zero cons so far!

@thedeadender5486 3 жыл бұрын

Try to do that by hand

@edcarra113 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful flat fence backyard #dreams

@cagelexi8954 3 жыл бұрын

Can't you just toss the poles, build a wooden support in the hole and mount it directly to the support with no legs?

@graceortiz9494 4 жыл бұрын

My word that is a bid log under ground and rebarb wow. No wonder ehy some of have bare spots in our lawn. Things that rob the soil of nutrients are under the ground. 👵

@andyvaldez26 3 жыл бұрын

How r u gona get the water out

@JimmyLewisMows 3 жыл бұрын

What water?

@andyvaldez26 3 жыл бұрын

@@JimmyLewisMows that get under the trampoline into the hole

@JimmyLewisMows 3 жыл бұрын

Hasn’t been an issue

@Jmfokken 4 жыл бұрын

How do you keep the snakes out of the hole?

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

Out of sight out of mind 😉

@AbraeBookerCurrin 2 жыл бұрын

10-4

@lashawnhenry7992 4 жыл бұрын

What type of trampoline do you have?

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

It is a Zupapa 15 ft.

@tiahays9158 4 жыл бұрын

We're getting ready to start this type of project this spring/summer. We bought a house that had an 8000 gallon pond in the backyard. We gave away all the pond equip and drained the pond. Silver lining is that we don't really have to dig out a hole to bury the trampoline. My question is this - was there an advantage to using the sheet metal instead of metal mesh and landscape fabric? I've seen it done both ways.

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! Metal mesh and fabric would probably work fine. To be honest I never considered it. The sheet metal I used was the more affordable option for us and still seemed durable. There are lots of different ways you can approach that.

@tiahays9158 4 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Lewis Thanks for your input!

@jtisaks8569 3 күн бұрын

Hows the Trampoline?

@JimmyLewisMows 3 күн бұрын

Bouncy

@jimmywinskowski5489 4 жыл бұрын

Your neighbor just happens to own an excavator??

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

Haha yes! And he was kind enough to bring it over and dig us a pit 🙂

@quiksilver6655 2 жыл бұрын

How about showing us the trampoline in-use in this video? Come on bro

@JimmyLewisMows 2 жыл бұрын

Tell me you didn’t watch the whole video without telling me you didn’t watch the whole video… Come on bro 13:42

@arnielegend 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool thing to do for your kids but be mindful of using power tools like drills around your kids without using eye protection.

@kove 4 жыл бұрын

Can I come over and bounce? I can teach you how to play popcorn 😉

@AsLawnandLandscaping 4 жыл бұрын

@TommyTester 4 жыл бұрын

We put one in and soon after we got a letter from our Homeowner's Insurance company that we had 7 days to remove it or our policy would be canceled. We ended up selling it. They are fun however.

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

Ouch. That's too bad.

@michaelmiller6843 4 жыл бұрын

TommyTester How did your homeowners insurance find out about it?

@TommyTester 4 жыл бұрын

They saw it while inspecting a neighbor's home. It was AIG insurance which many had at the time. Best to read your policy.

@melaniec463 2 жыл бұрын

Tommy Tester why did they tell you to remove it? It's your property!!

@s9benne 2 жыл бұрын

The retaining wall needs to go all the way up to the top of frame or at least above grade and inch otherwise soil will still fill in the hole as water pulls it in. They also make trampolines specifically for this. Also the center is only part that needs to be deep. Make it bowl shaped because obviously the edges aren’t going to go down 3 feet. Since your retaining wall isn’t high enough you now have a gap between soil and actual trampoline. This is an accident waiting to happen.

@yowalker5956 Жыл бұрын

i HATE this idea... our neighbors installed it too and now we get a constant noise from their jumps

@JimmyLewisMows Жыл бұрын

Neighbors…they’re just the worst.

@Sound_The_War-Cry Жыл бұрын

Mowing is your reason??? Just spray ground clear!

@richardrasmussen7334 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea but in ny/ny mos

@Jjredred 4 жыл бұрын

How deep you dig?

@JimmyLewisMows 4 жыл бұрын

About 3 feet

@endamoynihan 3 жыл бұрын

Why didn't you buy a specific in ground trampoline? In ground trampolines have short legs and only require one to dig a bowl, which is easier and there is no need for retaining walls. That's lots of unnecessary work. Final result does look the business.

@theoyancey 4 жыл бұрын

You actually didnt really need to dig the much because you could of taken out the leg extensions. You would need to dig about 18 inches around and about 3 foot deep in the middle.

@mmaonpoint8660 3 жыл бұрын

18 inches is not enough space, you’ll end up breaking your ankle when you eventually hit the ground from jumping too high

@theoyancey 3 жыл бұрын

@@mmaonpoint8660 18inches on the outsides with gradual depth increase as you get to the middle of the trampoline

@MFK1981 2 жыл бұрын

Yea...this costs me $450 dollars. Yea ok bro. The backhoe rental and dirt removal alone is over $1500. Its in the ground because you mow your lawn?....grass. lol!

@melaniec463 2 жыл бұрын

Apparently you didn't listen. He said his neighbor had the excavator and did the digging for him for a plate of cookies!!