How to Parge A block Foundation 

Here is a 1 Year update/inspection video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6dSdWSwFuDA.html

The gentleman that runs this RU-vid channel has been a great help to me, he has responded to any questions I have had.. I am at the point now where I am getting ready to Parge ... Wish me luck and thank you to this channel for everything

This was in my playlist and was playing when I was sleeping and it worked into my dream that I was helping my cousin with a concrete repair issue. When you were going over the tools and PPE, it was him reminding me of the things I should have brought to the job and forgot, but would go pick up at home during lunch break. Lol. Funny how dreams work like that. :-)

This is a great video. As a new homeowner and DIY I will be attempting to re do this around my home and found this video very helpful.

Thanks so much for taking the time to show us your skills. Much appreciated!

My neighbor asked me if I could do this for her the other day! I’ve been doing my own research and this is by far the best well explained video I came across. Also gave me the confidence to do it. I’m a plumber and the only time I mess around with concrete is when I’m working on showers. Great video!

Nice job and well explained. And thanks for not ruining your great video with music.

I’m going to echo MrHasFun here and say that this has made a fairly intimidating job a little less intimidating. Thx for the post.... - Adam from Ontario

Nice video, this is exactly what I need to do in my house this summer, I didn't know how to start and now I do..thanks!!

I found this video very helpful. I keep going back to it just to make sure I get it right. Excellent tutorial for DIYers.

This video is awesome. I need to re do this around my whole house and this video definitely gives me confidence to do that.

Nice video. If the rain ever stops and it ever gets above 70 here in upstate NY I'm ready for this job 🙋‍♂️

I have to thank you, I learned a lot from your videos. I just turned 60 and I'm a woman, only I think my brain thinks I'm 20, but I am doing my Foundation, there's a lot of holes in it that I'm repairing and when I'm done repairing the holes, I have to parge it . I think maybe you may have watched videos from Mike Haduck cuz you do a lot of the things that he does, I love him, but I just wanted to thank you for teaching an old woman some new tricks, lol.

Great video....by a good instructor.

Thank you for your Video! Excellent tips!

Just did the same thing last summer. Looks great good job!

Thanks for the tips and doing the research to make it look easy enough for a novice like myself.

Thank you just got an estimate of $4,700.00 to do couple of lower areas around my house. I've wrote down all your ingredients used and going to attempt todo this myself. Really helpful video

I’ve been watching this video over & over again, to make sure I don’t mess up my house,lol. Great Video 💪🏽

Real nice job, Mr. Hunter :)

great video, thank you

Very well explained.

Nice flipping job man. Looks great 👍🏼

Quality video my friend!

Thank you for this video

Thank you!

You always do nice work!

i like to watch this video man.thanks for it. it is good to know your channel

Great video! I've seen people that also cover their finished job with plastic or at least shade it at the end to make the curing time longer and not let it dry too fast (which can affect its durability long term). Nice work

You're no Italian, but im giving you an A for a good job on your foundation. Kudos!

I think the sun hat deserves its own video.

Thank you

This video is great. I'm feeling more confident on a parging job I've been dreading for a while because I've never done it before. Thank you! Your work looks amazing; you should be very proud.

Good video, I suggest giving a shoutout to the masons you've been watching on RU-vid who shared this knowledge.

amazing ...it looks great. My foundation has a corner crack and some water damage at the bottom..the sand or aggragate used looks like different color stones like a gogi sand ... can I take pieces that fell off and smash it up and added to the new mix so it will match?

Thank you for this tutorial. I am going to do this on my garage on my own. This video makes me confident to do it myself. I live in Canada where we all four seasons, especially long and cold winter. Do you have any tips for the right concrete material to use in this type of weather conditions? Thank you.

Looks like mike haduck has some influence on this video love mikes videos and this one was great as well awesome job!

Imma get this started tomorrow. Off to Lowe's to get some stuff!

Wow what a crummy job. Thanks for the help. I didn't watch anyone else's. Right from the start, there are so many different concrete products at the store, I would have just chose mortar mix without knowing otherwise. I had to do the walls of my bilco basement door so it didn't have to be pretty. I ended-up just mashing it on there with my hands and slapping it in rather than using the trowels. Looks fine. I should have done better with gloves because my hands are REALLY beat-up now. For this project I used 1, 95# bag of Portland and only used half. Bought 3 bags of sand and used 2. The smaller thing of the adhesive was just enough for me. It was really unpleasant doing my basement entry since it's a confined space and also it's tough to use water without making a big mess so I couldn't really clean-up as I went along. Thanks again.

Thanks

Looks great. If you could do a video of you do8ng it at my house that would be great. Lol If not this is a great step by step for me. Thanks

You added another useful technique but using a mud hawke is quicker if you slide the mix off onto the wall. When your low to the ground you just take the handle off. This saves you time and makes less of a mess when transferring to the wall.

Mike H would be proud… Good Vid

Thanks. My next project.

thanks

I am in the northeast I just did my entire foundation as well. I used RapidSet, came out great. Ran into some issues found a dead stump in my foundation, a hole in the cinderblock etc. redid the whole thing, what didn't come off I did go over and floated the entire thing. RapidSet is strong, but you need to be fast when working with it. Good job!

My first attempt at this was a total disaster, but thanks to this video I am certain my next attempt is going to be a success.

I’m going to try this this weekend. Your video is great!!

How do you do a corner loved the video

Thanks man, that was awesome. Nice work.. I can complete my project now : )

Old Mike Haduck would enjoy this video.

Keep practicing...time on the trowels is what it is all about...

So after you wet the brick, you can paint on the Portland/bonding agent mix a couple times ? In between coats, does it matter if it dries before 2nd or 3rd coat ? Or even come back the next day before moving on to the next step ? Thanks

Tanks

Great video How would a guy do this to a foundation that’s been painted and now the home owner wants covered ?

My exterior concrete block wall was painted over which causes spalling due to the paint trapping moisture. I used paint stripper to remove the paint and now want to parge. Will it be a problem if I could not get all the paint and stripper residue off? I am worried about the same problem repeating itself if the residue is not permeable to vapor.

I'm wondering. I have small areas on one foundation wall of my house that need filling in and smoothing out. The foundation wall is only about 8 inches high before the stucco starts. I got some ready-mix concrete patch which says the surface must be dry and doesn't say anything about keeping it wet afterwards for a few days like the portland cement videos say to do. The Home Depot guy said this would work for what I'm doing. Would anyone agree with that? I don't want to have to mix that portland cement up. Will it help if I also brush on some concrete adhesive to the wall prior to putting on the ready mix concrete patch? I really want to do this myself. I had a guy who does this for a living do a row of my back wall and he didn't wet it down and I don't know if he used adhesive in his portland cement mix and he didn't say to keep it wet for a few days after, but it didn't last but 2 or 3 yrs.

Going to be giving this a go myself in a few days. All materials you used are solid for New England winters / exposures? Also, are you able to do this in stages? One day do a bit and stop, next day to a bit more and stop, or is it intended to get one side done all in one day?

I'm wondering how much water you added to mix with that ratio of portland and sand 🤔

Does painting it with foundation seal help protect it ?

Thank you for this. How long in between coats should you wait?

I wonder if a gunnite gun would work. One guy sprays and another uses a long trowel to smooth it out.

What would you say about parging with something like a quick set cement or hydraulic cement?

What was the recipe for the bonding agent and water and Portland

Polyurethane Coated Gloves is the go to

How did the repaired areas look next to the untouched areas after the repaired areas dried? Did you go back over everything with the portland paint so all was uniform? Would have been nice to see the finished/dried result. Well done video and thanks for taking the time to do this. Cheers!

How long after parging do you do the final step of smoothing with a hand sponge. I have a corner repair where the cinder block crumbled and I did the repair and now I need to parge and smooth it out. I don't want to knock concrete off if it is not dry/hard enough. Thank

Would that technique work on a painted interior foundation?

Can you post a link to the exact sand you used?

how to remove paint from my old cinder blocks so i can parge? Also how to fill holes that are like 1/2'' wide and 1'' deep between the blocks... Can I Just use mortar caulk to get in there and fill them?

Sounds just like a Mike haddock video

Thank you for the video… Would you say parging offers waterproofing? I am guessing not since cement lets water in. If not, how to waterproof it. Use dry lok?

not bad .... please note , it's MASONRY , not , MASONARY ..... sort of like CALVARY vs CAVALRY ..... and it's also good to have a "magnesium float" to "smooth things out" before the finish troweling .... sort of gets' out the "moonscape look" and makes it flatter ..... even a 2x4 screed board would do . gets out that wavy look ....

How bout some of the rapid mortar mix products? They have quite a variety and engineering science put into thier products

Sounds like you've been listening to Mike Haduck

How's the foundation parges holding up, any expansion cracking?

How is this holding up 2 years later?

For parging, does it matter if the block is painted? Can you parge a cinder block wall if it is painted? Should one avoid painting their cinder block wall in general? (Not sure how true this is but some say that you never want to paint it because it stops the cinder block from breathing which does not make sense to me for painting an exterior cinder block wall in the northeast. )

I usually just take off the sprayer and let it pour in.

You watched some mike haduck videos.

They sell parging cement, makes it easier

Only thing I can say is if you put mesh for tiles or just a cage works to it holds up longer alot of fly by night guys do chimneys like that never lasts

what are the temperature/seasonal requirements for doing this parging? Can you do it as long as it does not get below 32 at night? And it should not rain for about 24 hours I assume?

I was just quoted $3400 for a two floor house about 125 linear feet by a guy who advertises 35 years experience.. The guy said he would chip off the old loose stuff, anchor galvanized mesh with concrete nails and then apply the parging over the mesh. Never said anything about wetting the walls or using a bonding agent. Said the parging material he uses has fiber in it. no talk of keeping it wet, or covering with water. I have health problems. Can't do it myself. Does this sould reasonable?

I would just go to hardware store and buy bag of mortar specially made for footing that includes additives for frost protection, better adhesive and also fiber reinforced but i guess you don't have that luxury there so you have to make grabby mortar which gets peeling off.

hey so can you explain the mixture part differently ..... i get everything else just not what i mix and how much i mix lol

Can i put cement over painted foundation

Im doing the same to my stone foundation. Im having trouble getting it smooth (its level finally). Wanted to do it completely smooth without a sponge texture. Would the pool trowl help with that? Great video btw. 🐙

Planitop Xs fiber reinforced with bonding agent in one mix... Well worth the price

How has it been holding up 4 years later? 🤔

"This is a good time to put on a respirator." * Doesn't put on a respirator *

did you learn this from mike haduck?

But why do people parge? Why not just seal and paint ?

The dog wasn’t hurting anything.

Thanks. Good video. But why did you have to chase an innocent dog away? There was no need for that. Geez.

Looks good, good job but Leave the dog alone man

Not to change the subject , but Jesus return is very near

Don’t be so mean to the dog!

I love the video but give the dog a treat before sending it on its way. Lok

Masonry not masonary