REPOINTING STONE WORK (Part 10) Mike Haduck 

When Mike drops a video, I drop everything to watch the best 👍

best channel for no non sense, good advice and excellent work.

I saw another guy fixing a driveway last night on here and he made a huge deal out of everything and I was saying to myself that Mike would never do all this and your fix would last decades.

"Stay small and keep it all" One of the best lessons I ever learned. Thank you,Mike.

Thanks for all your videos Mike, helped me a lot with my old 1940 house

Fantastic repair of a fine old stone wall, supplementary materials are obtained from the wood.

You are hands down the best resource I have found. Extremely knowledgeable and thorough. Thank you!! You are huge in the development of my skillset you have given me enough knowledge to be able to experiment and find what works in my area, cannot thank you enough!

Thanks Mike Haduck Masonry! Love watching and learning masonry techniques.

Loved every minute of this one. Looks like Florida is treating you well!

Mike, I learned so much from your videos. The foundation work we did saved us a ton of money and it's held up great for years now. The Portland cement 'paste' is great for a bonding agent as well as blending colors together. You showed us masonry is fascinating and not out of reach for the average Joe. Thank you. :)

i just replaced 12x14 feet worth of my driveway thanks to all I learned watching your videos. thanks Mike!!!

thanks for posting

Thanks Mike for the video, I'm still learning stuff from you. I'm out doing brick pavers and stuff like this.

You make it look so easy Mike, I know it’s not! Thoroughly enjoyed the presentation.

I'm getting old for the stuff at 53,lol. But keeps you in shape 💪

Mastery masonry. I learn something with each video. Thank you Mike

Love it when a Mike video drops. Instant like and watch.

When i see that there is a new post from Mike i stop everything and watch it......even if my dinner is getting cold !!

Another great video! Thank you, Mike!

now mike is from Florida he has forgotten us up here in PA our state has been falling apart without you here.

Thanks Mike! LOVE IT! Great video! Very cool! THANK YOU! Keep the vids coming!

Excellent video as always...

Another fantastic tutorial Mike. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, it’s been applied to many projects.

Great video Mike, very interesting.

I have been following you. Trying to get the nerve up to fix the wall at my mom's house in Scranton. I was surprised you mentioned you worked on a church in Scranton....I did not realize you had a Scranton connection. Small world. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Always great knowledge to share. KUDOS MIKE 🎉🎉. Your videos give everyone such confidence to do a great job!

wow. that was awesome - well done!

A pleasure, Mike. Thanks.

Hi Mike. It's always good to listen and learn from you...calm and just doing what needs to be done. A person can put this to good use in many situations. Take care.

Thanks, Mike, n good to see ya

Great video mike!

Mike, I fought cracks in a concrete sidewalk for years. Last year I used a diamond grinder to clear the cracks down one inch (limited by grinder). I cut one inch strips of felt paper (tar paper) and cemented it into the cracks with mortar. One part Portland, two parts sand. It hasn't cracked anywhere! I realize "fixing" cracks is usually an annual job. I may do the same thing on the sixty-plus year old patio this summer. Probably get a bigger diamond wheel for that. May make my mortar softer too.

Well done, Mike! Over 30 years ago, we used the retouching technique to retouch (in this case with pigments and paint) a whole ca 7 meters of new constructed sandstone structure on a church tower.

Nice to visit you again to catch up Indianapolis Jerry ya taught me much upon my own residence only

Brother..... Just one more GREAT TRAINING VIDEO on a subject that is important to many people.... Thanks for sharing your MASTER SKILLS.... GOD BLESS.... Ernie

brilliant mike

I add portland to my toothpaste.

Really helpful information! Thank you.

You're the best !

Its always a great day when you upload mike! I hope im still healthy and working with a trowel in my hand when i get to be your age too, its incredible!

My jumbled brain read, "Returning to work". But it looks like that's what you're doing. It all worked out. You're the best, Mike. Please do a BIG DEAL job before you really retire. Thanks

Top tradesman mike 👍

Another banger, and just before i repoint my stone on my house.

👍👍👍. Thank you Mike

hello mike getting ready to do a little cement work thanks to you I know how

This is what I tell myself when I get into a project and I might be a little intimidated. "Not going to make a big deal about it" Works great.

You have to track down the old timers berfore you kind find out what works in your area. Some of them in Pennsylvania fly south. I'm an Eastern PA raised fella that fids himself in Central PA now and use more portland in my mixes. I have a few decades left on this earth and don't want to do things twice years down the road. Good luck down there and hope you live to a ripe old age so that the knowledge keeps flowing..

Hey Mike, good video. I knew a wall back in the 80s in my neighborhood in Los Angeles, bulging, top leaning out. To me it was never built right. One day I saw a couple of guys taking it apart, and rebuilding it. Took a couple of days. Looked great, but they were just building another 5' high cinder block retaining wall with no weep holes, no support back into the hill. I remember that new wall lasting about 15 years. Might've been longer but not much. Anyway they replaced it again. Another couple of days. I realized that was the plan. Don't over think it, engineer it, just rebuild it every 15 -20 years. I've got an almost 7 foot retaining wall along the front of my house, Behind it is a slope that goes up 50' in 170'. It wasn't new when I moved in in 2008, it's still in great condition, still almost vertical. Nothing indicating they'd done anything different. So I guess this one being more 'important' they built it better. Quick question. What is the purpose and method of the rounded bead pointing that sticks out proud of a wall? I saw that all over China. Occasionally here in the States.

Hi Mike, young homeowner from Chester county PA here and I came across some of your awesome masonry videos. I would love your advice on my 1800s stone basement. The previous owners tried to make a window that lead to the ground dirt and abandoned it by covering it with plywood that’s now rotting away I watched your window videos and wasn’t sure how to tackle this one as I don’t have access to both sides of opening. Thank you again for your videos

My flagstone patio repair went through 2 winters now, and thus far no cracks. I used 3 parts sand and 1 part Portland.

I go around the country telling people that cement is a glue, they should never use portland, and that they should make a big deal out of everything. One day our paths will cross and our battle will echo through eternity.

The bible quote was nice!

like the bulging wall at the cemetary...someday they may be surprised lol

Tried and true methods for the masonry in my geopraphic area!"I'm a carpenter in NYC, workin about 20 hours per week, until my daughter graduates NURSING COLLEGE.

On old brick houses built in the late 1700s - 1800s in the northeast. I have read about a mix of mostly lime and a small amount of portland the sand used was restoration sand which was a very fine sand.

Whenever I am laying down mortar, you know what I say…. “No big deal”!

Big fan of your videos ! I'm going to try to fix up my rock wall in my basement and fill in two old windows holes. The house is over 100 yrs old and I live in eastern Canada so we definitely have cold weather and snow. Based off what I've learned from your videos its lime not mortar that they used way back then. What should i use for a cement mix with the climate we have ? Any advice would be great.

Thank you Mike . I read your history. Your something! But can you tap dance 🕺🏾 😁

I think your bid for a slice of apple pie with the customer lady was accepted.

Hey Mike, nice work and thanks for the stiff mix reminder. I have a 1/2" wide, long vertical crack on stone garage from settlement. Do u ever use concrete caulk prior to mortar packing?

thxs for sharing, must be getting hot there...

Thank you. Enjoy the new content!

Wonderful video as always, Mike. Are you back in Scranton from Florida for the summer?

Hi Mike! Enjoyed watching your video. It's been a while. Did you move to Florida?

Thanks for the video! Did you use type N (50/50) because it was outdoor pointing or because it was brick? If this was interior would you use the same? Would you something different for stone interior? Thank you!

Hey Mike! Are you ever in the Pompano Beach, FL area? I am looking at enclosing a 1 car garage door with block.

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Hey Mike what is the best mix for pointing clay roof tiles in Brownsville, Texas, warm nearly year round and super hot in summer, I need to do this to my roof... thanks

Love and appreciate all your videos. I'm about 1 hour south of Scranton. This summer I'm laying up stone against a block wall. Not facing stones but real stones. What mix would you recommend for doing this? Also, is there really a difference in sand vs mason sand? You're no nonsense so figure your opinion would be valid!

So the two things I've gathered here 1. Don't make it a big deal 2. Pack It

what would be considered a big deal?

Mike, our masons poured a 30x32 slab for a garage over by Clarks Summit last week, and we have about five good shrinkage cracks running throughout the slab. Is there any way to resurface this for cosmetic appearance? FYI: They used zip-strips which worked okay but I would not recommend. Those are not where the shrinkage cracks are the concern.

Mike don’t you wet the cracks first ? And what mix do you get from Home Depot or Lowe’s ? Thanks your the mason man 👍

Mike, Florida USA? Did you make the move to Florida and escape the lovely NE PA winters?

I like it just he always said is not big deal

Mike, wouldn't you normally wet the area that you're putting the cement in to to make it stick better?

Mike can you point to the chapter in the Indiana limestone hand book that says it’s permissible to repoint stone work or brickwork that was originally built with lime mortar with a Portland cement mortar .

I like to make a big deal out of everything.

No prewetting for better adhesion ?

I think I recognize the house

Mike, i hope you rest in your bed peacefully. For the grapes are rotten, and vile, and we must do what we have to do.--Keith Joseph

I was shocked you cut off the part of the video where you wet it before you shoved it in😂

Keep all those women in Florida smiling Mike. Nothing like a miserable woman to ruin your day. Enjoy.

No bounding agent?

Mike, can I email you a question?

If possible, the Home Depot ingredient list.

I tuck-pointed my stone foundation and son of a gun if I didn't make a big deal out of it.🙂

Dont make a big deal out of it!!!