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In this video I’m showing you how I installed plumbing, with hot and cold water, for an outdoor shower. Having a shower outdoors in the hot Texas summers feel amazing! Be sure and check out Part 1 of this project, which covers building the structure.

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34 Comments

  1. April this is one of the easiest designs with the greatest looks that I think that you have done. Very beautifully done!

  2. Are sharkbite style connectors permitted by Texas code? I do the odd diy plumbing in my house, and let me tell you – I'm not going back to sweating / soldering copper. For the extra cost of the fittings, the hassle of maintaining my pipe soldering skills so the joints don't leak is worth it!

  3. Hi, April. I bought a 2-acre land I Houston Texas. I hope to build my house from scratch. I hope to learn from you

  4. What did you do for drainage of the dirty water? Rocks and sand? or just let it run onto the grass?

  5. Great job April, this is such great information and step by step instructions that anyone can follow. We just became aware of your channel and love what you're doing!

  6. Really want UV protection for the PEX, and where I live it seems better to have thick insulation for freeze protection, perhaps heat tape (does that work for PEX? Maybe on an outer galvanized protector?).
    I'd go deeper with the trench and put cheap concrete paver blocks and surveyor's tape over the pipes. First person doing e.g. landscaping who chunks their shovel into the ground…

  7. You can add an outdoor deep sink for gardening.

  8. Hi April. Excellent video. I never knew pex was so strong. Looking forward to seeing future projects. Good job.

  9. You should cover the vertical pex lines coming from the house with painted PVC, or something to protect them UV and a string trimmer.

  10. I could be wrong, but I think pex will degrade when exposed to sunlight for long periods. I live in CA and some of my plumbing and my water heater are outside under a covered porch. I had a contractor replace a broken line and I asked about having pex installed because I thought it might be cheaper and faster. He said since it was exposed to UV, pex couldn't be used, so we went with copper instead (original pipes are iron). Maybe that's pex-a or something? Anyway, something to think about.

  11. Perhaps I am overlooking something but it seems to me that it would be difficult to drain from your low point without a means to vent.

  12. You did not indicate to check for power lines in the wall before you drilled your pilot and final pipe holes.

  13. Hey April, what happened to the bloopers you used to put at the end of your videos? I really miss them.

  14. Beautiful! The only thing I would have done is put another wall on the outside right that comes back to the center of the front pad in order to add a little more privacy. My girls would require that. 😉

  15. I see I'm not alone in scorching the paneling when sweating an under-sink fitting. Even the professionals do it from time to time. 😉

  16. What was that white goop you put on the shower head pipe before screwing on the shower head (8:07)? Some liquid Teflon tape?

  17. How are you going to keep people from seeing above that shower, what if a random person was flying a drone over your shower, are you going to cover it with a Tarp?!!

  18. I would think a 1-1/2” ish LB and pipe from the electrical section would do a lot to protect those pipes, it looks like an accident with an errant weed wacker would be all too easy with those just hanging there

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