With all do respect, because I truly respect you and your work, I'm surprised by some missing info in this video. 1. Surface prep. remove the loose stuff with a wire brush. 2. use set control for more working time of the product. 3. Product directions and minimum thickness. This layer looks like it would crumble with one kick.4. Start from the bottom and pull it up. Spray bottle or hose on mist setting is also nice to use. Just saying this to be helpful to others.
maybe throw in some flashing to protect the framing... hell, after the flashing, make the durock a little taller (wider cut) to completely cover the 2 x 10 for some protection. Or, let the next homeowner repair and redo it all. Especially after this nice patio is installed and trapping all the water against the framing. Tyvek paper under the door sill is a good touch also.
Jeff I love your channel. I watched one of your painting videos the other day and feel like I've learned more about technique in 30 minutes than I did in 7 years of home ownership. I need to install a prehung door and putting in hardwoods in the coming weeks and you've been so informative and realistic. Even when you show shortcuts, you explain them far more coherently than any other home improvement channels. Keep up the awesome work. I don't even think I can ask friends to help paint anymore. They'd just slow me down and waste my paint.
Jeff, I just came upon the channel by accident and it seems like it was made for me! I have a 140 year old house in the exact same climate/area and doing almost everything you're explaining. Thank you for what you're doing! Makes my life WAY less stressful, lol
I'm currently doing repairs on my Foundation wall as well. Thank you for another great video. I just wanted to say one of the things that makes your videos great is that you get to the heart of the repair or modification. It goes beyond put this size screw this distance apart in this material. You go on to discuss why you need these kinds of screws, and why you made the decision with the housing wrap. Thank you for your unique take on teaching construction. Sometimes understanding why is just as important as understanding how.
Could not have said this better. WHY is very very important. Great point , and totally agree. Great vid, I have pockets in the foundation side wall where the previous owners must have let the sprinklers hit for a long time. Now I know how to fix.
Great review, Jeff. 6:50 If possible, use a water hose with a light spray nozzle to thoroughly soak the existing concrete. This video (@ 11:00) shows the importance of keeping the parge mix and concrete surface moist, as they become enemies when too dry. Two moist items hydraulically bond. A slow dry allows the Portland cement to bond best to the existing substrate. Mix your own parge with 2 parts masonry sand and 1 part Portland.
Love your videos, had to do this on my house lately great help. Now it may not be my place to say but as a medical professional I have to tell you your heavy breathing has me worried. From my experience I detect signs of lung damage and it's not something i'd ignor if I were you. We all love you and you're work, please get this checked out. Weight gain is certainly a factor but I think you ma have more issues to worry about. Just get checked out for your health sake. Keep on keeping on Jeff you're a legend!
Much agreed. You’re worth the check up ( & much more ). Re weight: Over a couple years I went from 189 to 169 with portion control, then to 150 lb.s by cutting back on the carbs and some intermittent fasts (just means eating in a window, which for me was noon - 6pm’ish. Also got rid of some minor pre-diabetes symptoms at the same time. Go for it !! You’re great and we want you around a long time. Cheers.
I was just looking at my home thinking how much will that cost then your video popped up. I learn so much from your videos and also learn from reading the comments and your answers.
Reminded me so much of The Red Green show. The gravelly voice, the heavy breathing and the fixer upper jobs. All you need is a dozen rolls of duct tape.
Keeping your concrete wet when parging. Wow, I continue to be amazed by the many tips and tricks you can't seem to find anywhere else on the 'net. Is there some sort of secret resource of knowledge where you get your information from? Is this knowledge only obtained from years of experience? You're not just a teacher but also a student of the craft who picks up important tips and tricks that can be easily passed along to DIY viewers. Your sons are lucky to get the wisdom passed along at a young age from what you've obtained over the years.
My 60 year old parging is falling off. Very small parts I used quick set concrete with great success. But I need to use a different product for the bigger parts. Researching now.
I’ve watched just about every one of your videos about bathroom renovations and I’ve learned sooo much. Thank you. I’m planning on renovating my bathroom and I would like to see a video on moving the shower 🚿 head to opposite wall.😁
@@dvxAznxvb It's a standard practice used to hide surface imperfections in the foundation work, cover form markings, etc. Primarily a decorative feature not unlike stucco, but stucco generally tends to have a pattern to it while parging is just a surface cover (loosely see it as paint for the foundation!)
@Crotch Banister That is my understanding. Don't believe it does anything structural and may add a layer to the waterproofing, but appears to be more cosmetic than anything.
Alkaline resistant tape would mean the cement is alkaline which is the opposite of acidic. You are correct about burns, but it is from the alkalinity of the cement not acidity.
Poly-dipped gloves. I'm a desk jockey during my day job and a DIYer in the evenings. My hands are baby-smooth with only the most basic palm callouses, so I get irritated if even the dust gets on my hands and they get a little wet. Poly-dips don't have a finger-crease at the tip so you get that "Latex glove" feel AND they're alkali-resistant. Absolute life savers, they are. Also: I hate respirator masks and in these trying times, an N95 is like gold, but I HIGHLY recommend wearing one when you're dumping concrete into a bucket. I take it off after I mix, but if I don't wear a mask and make a dust cloud, I get the most disgusting grey-black snot and my lungs hurt for hours if I get a wiff. Plus, pretty sure extended exposure will lead to silicosis so....
@@flightographist Silica is a substance naturally found in certain types of stone, rock, sand and clay. Working with these materials can create a very fine dust that can be easily inhaled. there is more sand in cement than cement .
Great Video!! I’m actually looking to repair some cracking parging on my block foundation. The only problem is that no local home improvement stored carry “parging mix”. Not even the big boys like Lowe’s or Home Depot. Maybe that’s because a lot of new construction homes are poured foundations instead of block? 🤷🏻♂️ Any ideas?
Thanks Jeff because I didn't know to wet the cement board before applying and that I should add the cement to the water. I've always seen it done in person the other way round. It's a good job I stopped before I wasted my cement and frustrated myself out of this well needed project. Tomorrow, I should do a better job and be able to finish too. Thanks again for your vid because all the others showed something else which I just didn't feel suited my situation.👌👍👊
Exactly the video I was looking for. I took a deck out that had a set of concrete steps in the bottom of the deck. So I tore the steps off but in doing so I left a big hole in the bottom of the house around the concrete area. Needless to say “parging” is the term I’m looking for lol
Great video. It's funny how you have to go through the extra steps to get the cement to bond.b I've seen where a concrete mixer dripped onto the road and its there for years.
i'm a Brit so cement, bricks and masonry products are pretty standard here. It was only when I moved to Canada that I found all your homes built with sticks, plywood and pink fluffy stuff wrapped in plastic...
Wow. You are really on the ball. You must have lot of coffee the day you first came up with this one. I’ve made fixtures for particular jobs, at least once to cut circles with different tools. For whatever reason, I never thought of using a fixture to cut large circles in a deck.
What would be the difference in a project where you add a concrete skimcoat to smooth out imperfections in the surface, and one where you parge to smooth out imperfections? I can't seem to find the definitive answer, and am looking to create a smoother surface on a cinderblock wall.
I remember when the mason asked me to dung the tiles in a barrel and let them there for a week before tiling. It is amazing how much water they can soak and I was amazed that after many years not a single tile got loose. He also watered the concrete like crazy it was all soaked and dripping. I guess it is the same here, cement needs a lot of water to cure, that is why in my home country (tropical weather) concrete slabs are watered every day for 45 days. The first day you can hear the cement sizzling and absorbing water like a sponge, by day 40 not so much but still getting some.
Not to be picky here, but just to ensure correctness and make sure everyone understands. Cement (Concrete, etc) is not "Acidic" as described, it is Caustic (or Basic), meaning it has a high Alkaline or higher PH. Hence why the tape mentioned says Alkali Resistant. Other than that. Great video. Thanks for the good info.
Thank you so much for this video. I’m not a professional and have no money so I have to do the fixing myself. So I was very happy when I found you but I cannot find the concrete parging mix here where I live in the US. So what would be the equivalent?
Love all you videos always learn something new. Never notice that we’ll did n didn’t the part when you said name brand is always displayed is so true. Cause I always notice it but never thought about it how you said it. N also just learned something new about how to protect my home thanks
What about parging over rigid foam? I am planning to use fine galvanized mesh cloth but now I'm not sure its alkali resistant... thanks for the great videos!!
Great video! I learned every time I watch your videos!👍 Is this safe to be done in the garage?! The concrete on the bottom of the walls are cracked?! Thank you Jeff 👍👋🙏
Great video, Jeff! I have a question for you. I have an old (120 year old) house with limestone foundation and I bought a few bags of Natural Hydraulic Lime #3.5 from Merkley and I was wondering if, other than aesthetics, if there a benefit to parging vs just repointing and only filling cracks and gaps in between the rocks? Thanks!
Is this necessary for a poured cement foundation? Mine looks fine from both the inside and the outside and I was wondering why one would need to do this.
You nailed this job. A Master Mason taught me if you want it to stick you gotta wet it. Great job you're doing but would you like to have knees when you're sixty? Throw down cardboard, kneeling pad, or even knee pads. I'm telling you at sixty five you should hear me groaning in pain. I've knelt on pebbles that have brought tears to my eyes while cementing. Don't do it, knees are the largest joints in the human body and darn it you need them for your craft. I love your work, you are a wealth of talent. I've learned a lot but I'm getting older at 65 eek, I can't believe it I was 25 yesterday or so it seems. I'm slowing down, the knees are shot, the hands are arthritic but hell, I'm not giving up just yet. Not in this old house.
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY with what can I cover exposed exterior foundation foam? Ground grade treated wood screwed on the foam? Screwing cement board on the foam and then parging? Or mesh then parge? I want easiest diy to protect the foam from UV and weather.
Jeff, I need to parge the side of my house but I have a few cracks (vertical) on the exterior and interior on the foundation. My plan is to get them injected on the inside with epoxy but do I need do anything special to the exterior cracks before parging ? Should I fill them in with hydraulic cement? Or are they fine to Parge over once addressed from the inside?
I found ours was cracked and breaking off when the snow thawed after moving into our place. I've been putting off the repair, but now I think I'll be able to handle it. What do I do about turf and dirt that is in the way? Dig it up down to a certain level to clear the work area? And how far below the level of my turf can the parging extend? Not at all? A little bit? Three hundred feet? Please, Jeff, I beg of you: help this slightly better than useless fellow Canuck.
What about termites? Don't they get between the backerboard and the house foundation to come in? You had wood behind that cement board, what about the bugs?
I did know what parge meant till today. I have to get my basement wall done. The handyman asked me what that meant. So her I am watching your vivideo. Now I can tell him what it means...lol
