MASONRY TIPS FOR BEGINNERS (part 1) (MIke Haduck) 

Hi Mike, I'm 78 and I love your "old school" teaching. I come back to your videos before doing any of my DIY masonry projects. Refreshes my OLD brain cells and confidence. I can't thank you enough for all the money you have saved me over the past few years working on my home and 4 plex apt bldg. Both with Stucco and sidewalks that are as old as me. It's great to know your teaching will be here for my children and grandchildren. I like to have a Miller's High Life and Toast you as I complete each job. "Here's to Mike, Thank you ! "

This is one of the best DIY videos I've seen. I appreciate someone who shows all the little techniques and doesn't make it overly complicated. Also, the video has cuts at the perfect spot. Normally I have to skip forward during the slow spots but I watched the whole video with great interest. Thanks a lot Mike!

Thanks, Mike. Nice, simple, thorough and good for this beginner.

Mike, Thanks for taking the time to make these videos for all of us "Novices"! I really appreciate it.

that was amazing, so many great tips!

Thanks for making this. Some great information in here, invaluable to those who want to try it themselves! Appreciated

Great video Mike, thank you for passing along the knowledge sir..

Thank you so much. You surely are helping many people across the country.

Great Info Mike; Thanks for your Time!!!

That rhythm of applying the mortars! You are an artist!

Thank you SO much for this info.

Excellent introductory video. Thank you for putting it up here.

Awesome video! So helpful! Thanks so much!

Mike, Thanks so much. I learned a lot.

Fearsome...!...thank you Mike..

Thank you for taking time to teach us, and passing on your knowledge!

Thank you Mike Haduck. Be blessed

Thank you Mike!

Damn straight to the point.. sharing knowledge. THANKS 👍

Thank you. You’re the best!

Excellent! I think I'm in love with masonry. I can't wait to get started!

This is great! Thanks Mike!

Thank you. Very helpful!

You, sir, are truly a class act! When I was a Journeyman painter, I always enjoyed learning the "old school" tricks of the trade. Thank you for passing on your "old school" tricks of your trade!

Thank you so much for your videos. You are a wonderful teacher!

Thank goodness for this guy

Great video! Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.

Very informative video Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I appreciate it.

Sure do appreciate you, your knowledge, and your willingness to help others learn the trade.

Thanks for the help Mike.

This video was straightforward, informational, and extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

brother, this video is perfect! your demo answered all the questions I could have had and more. Thank you very much

Thanks 👍 Mike.

THIS WAS FABULOUS and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

Another great job, Mike

Mike thank you for sharing your knowledge it is much appreciated. your awesome buddy

Great video, just the right amount of information needed for me to take on my project, thank you

Great video. Thank you for posting it. Very helpful.

Thanks Mike, always a pleasure to learn new stuff from experts.......now for some practising!!

Great video, thank you used this and your other videos to repair my daughters porch,came out great thanks!! Now I have to fix my other daughters brick steps! Your videos are the best,down to earth easy to follow,the best! Thanks so much!!

I find the attention to detail very helpful. I don't work much with my hands, but I am planning a decorative stone fountain, and all these tips ( from all the Haduck videos) make me believe I can do it and have it finished without looking sloppy.

Your are wonderful teacher! I'v been learning a lot form you!!!! THANKS

Mike, Thank you so much for taking the time to show us beginners how to get started. I have seen a lot of video's of guys with attitude but you show none of that and its so refreshing..

Thank you for this video Mike. I learned a lot and getting more confident to try things.

You’re very generous to share your knowledge like this - you put in a lot of work to make quality videos like this.

I watched a bunch of your videos today, and am feeling a lot more confident about an upcoming project. Thank you for taking the time to mentor people in your trade. Be blessed - Brian

Thank you so much Mike. I have an ugly cinder block wall that I wanted to repair and your video has given me some great basic techniques.

Getting ready to build a decorative well out of stones, this was very helpful..thanks!!

Great Mike. Thanks for all the info.

A younger Mike! I love you brother. Ya remind me of my uncle who taught me everything from riding a bike to building cabinets.

Great video. Really demystifies the subject. Great demonstration.

I just want to take a minute. I know this particular video and comment thread is older, but I want to give some incite into why I think Mike’ style of instruction is so valuable in case my comments could help someone else in their teaching or to just help us understand how we learn trades. See, I’m fifty and I can still remember making a series of cement stepping stones with my pap, who was from Pennsylvania incidentally, and he always taught me in the same manner that Mike teaches on these videos. Craftsmanship as we called it then - not artisan or “maker” whatever that’s supposed to mean was about common sense, grown and built from observation, trying, taking little risks, growing your knowledge, passing down and laterally and acquiring technical skills without being overly “technical” if that makes any sense. There’s another part of craftsmanship that works the line of contradiction that on one hand takes pride enough to say that there’s a right and wrong way to do everything and, on the other hand, is flexible and generous enough to accept that there might be many right ways at times. In other words, you start. You try to pay attention. You get inside of it so that it’s fun for you. Then you relax. Now the real observing and learning can start. Then you start to pass along and teach. And NOW the real learning can actually start. That’s what we called trades or craftsmanship. Thanks Mike.

Great great video , I have to parge some block steps and this video gave me the know how to do it Thank. You

Excellent lesson! Thanks very much Mike

I am a beginner and have been watching some of your segments. Your knowledge and steps on how to work with cement and patching makes me feel a lot better about a small project I'm doing at home. Thanks a lot !!!

Mike you’re the man; your style of work and your knowledge about it reminds me so much my father in law back in Cuba.

Your videos are my favorites out of the many I watched about masonry. It’s very reassuring seeing how you just get in there and do it and explain it in normal language. I have little to no experience and was able to use your methods including the old school ‘bonding cement’ to rebuild a patio wall with granite? stones a few years ago. The hillside here in L.A. shifts a lot, and I expected my work to crack pretty quick, but it’s still rock-solid, and looks perfect for the job I was trying to do. I really appreciate you taking the time to make videos and share your knowledge, thank you!!

Really helpful thank you. The practice suggestion and the clean water makes lots of sense.

Very good video, well spoken, appreciate the time Mike took to make this beginners/starters video. It was helpful for me a DYI'er that is taking on a brick repair job at home

Hi Mike, I just wanted to thank you for taking your time to make this video. It is very informative and helpful. We are lucky to have people like you who are willing to share their professional expertise. Wish you the best and kindest regards, Sonny from Washington State

Fantastic practical video. Thank you

Greatly appreciate your time creating these videos. Thank you

Fantastic. Thank you.

I wish I could upvote this video a hundred times. Thanks Mike.

This man loves his work he works through the day. And he passes on his knowledge to others in his spare time. Great video as always Mike I’m learning from a craftsman.

I have learn I lot with Mike I am so glad he is able to teach us how to do the work.

Thx Mike I need to repair a part of an old rock staircase this was very helpful. Greatly appreciated for your wisdom 🙂

Great message mike! Practice makes progress

Probably one of the best instructional videos I've seen on here. Awesome job Sir!👍

Just wanted to say Thank You! I am going to be doing a few small projects to practice and then taking on some larger ones for myself and family and your video was straight to the point, and incredibly helpful to someone who is ignorant to the basics.

Thanks for the clear and fully detailed advice and step by step video.Great for newbies.

Thanks Mike. Even after years it's very helpful. 👍🏼

THANK YOU! That is by far the best video I have seen for beginners and appreciate you sharing your techniques!

Thanks Mate, you made my day! I love it.

Thank you so much for these beginers videos. Now that I've bought a home there are a few spots that need some fixing. Time to go practice.

Thanks Mike, i like your style, great videos thanks for posting

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!

Thanks Mike, i like your style of teaching/instruction, as always great video!

I really appreciate your details! I am trying to repair an old retaining wall and now I feel confident to do the job

I like your style of teaching, well done, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Well now! This is the vid I needed to see!! Thanks.....this answers all my questions! Thank you. I appreciate it!!

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Your sincerity is evident.

TY, very informative. I haven't mixed mud for 35 years, I have to repoint a stone foundation. You have been a big help. I was the 1K liked.

Great stuff. It gave me some good tips for pouring my birdbath. Thanks!

I am fairly handy and take on most small repairs around the house but know nothing about masonry. I needed to do a parging (new word in my vocabulary thanks to you) repair and didn’t have any idea of how to do it. This video including the old school bonding is just what I needed. I’ll buy my Mason Mix today and get ready to practice on a small area. Thank You

This really looks so doggone awesome when it's showin' off someone's Hascienda.

Thank you for the great tips, very helpful! 😃👍🏻

Thanks Mike - you're vids really help the home owner who wants to fix things around the house,

Thank you The old school bonding agent made my day.

Very encouraging video and insightful video for practical practice techniques. Very appreciated and no doubt timeless.

Great vid! Thanks for posting!

Cheers Mike,,,,much appreciated

thank you mike

Amazing. Thank you

Thanks Man! Your video helped me out. And, Mike, you did a good job with your explanations as well.

Thanks Mike, great job, I appreciate it!

I’m glad I found this. I can do most jobs but have zero hands on experience with masonry other than what I’ve ‘seen’ when managing on job sites. This really helps break it down and gives some great tips to get started right, on my home project. Thanks for the video. It was really good. It also showed me that it’s going to take me some time to do what I’m doing if I want to do it right 👍

Thanks Mike, this is exactly what I needed to get me back on track. Yes, last weekend my wife and I committed the cardinal sin! We just jumped in and started repairing our block wall. The old school adhesion advice will help so much going forward... IF last week's course doesn't fall over :-)

Thanks, good stuff.

Thank you so much for these videos.