"STONE" FOUNDATION REPAIR (Part 8) Mike Haduck 

I think that whole town is still standing because of Mike. Great transformation Mike.

Best teacher around these parts … NO BIG DEAL

Make sure you liked and subscribed as you’re getting an education that’s very VALUABLE for free. Mike’s generosity in sharing has helped me be far better in doing repairs.

I have learned so much from Mike he is simply the best at what he does....

I don't know if he realizes that he has a specific understanding of chemistry, but his understanding of chemistry to this application is ultimate.

That broom looks exactly like the same model my ex-wife rides. Good video, Mike! That was a large job.

Mike, you are a true artist. I hope you are teaching someone all your talents.

“No big deal”! Nice work

I just love the way Mike talks. He has a truly unique way of doing things. Thinks like( the witches broom) (and throwing it in there) are just a few catch phrases that are Mike's trade mark. Oh yah don't forget to make it wet or it won't stick. Just love it...

It’s really amazing how that pattern really does hide all the in and out and variability of the wall. It’s awesome.

We have , Amazon prime, HBO, Netflix, Gaia and cable TV but seeing new videos on your channel gives me most joy Mike. Thanks for all you do.

I wasn’t sure about this at first because I love the stone look , even if it is “ junk rock “ ! But you made a believer out of me for this particular job because the stone work mixed with the other materials just didn’t look so good. It looks great now Mike ! You are a magician ! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

A really good primer on how to repair an old field stone/ “mine rubble” stone foundation

The detail is phenomenal. I thank you. Exactly what the world needs.

Just wanted to say Mike, I bought a brick house with a stone foundation built in the early 1900's. I am a Journeyman welder but You truly explain things top notch and give me the confidence to tackle Mason repair around my house.

One of my favorite videos you’ve done so far. Really like the details.

Mike you honestly transformed this house into something respectable. beautiful job you are a master of this trade

Old world charm, for some reason i like that look better than the modern stuff.

Beautiful job Mike. Love seeing your finished work, it's always amazing to see your finished product.

Thanks Mike, this is the video I’ve been waiting on, how to just go over old cinder block. Thanks again

Hey Mike, thanks for opening your school. I am currently tackling my old stone foundation on my first house. Helped save money, built more equity, & learned something new! Thanks a lot!

Makes me want to work on the foundation of my old 1870 farmhouse . Looks great Mike ! Thanks for another great video .

You never stop learning . Good video Mike 👍

I really like this type of repair/restoration!

Mike Thank you for doing these videos ! I’ve finally just got myself into doing a repoint and parge on my garage’s rock foundation here in NEPA! Glad to hear someone local ! These videos from a veteran of the trade in real world scenarios I’m out area is great to learn from!

Great job Mike, always enjoyable to watch you work while I'm sippin on coffee..

Thanks for your informative videos. I’m restoring an old house in Portugal and you have given me the confidence to get stuck in an enjoy the process. Cheers

I don't watch cable or normal tv anymore. I like watching your videos, they're way more entertaining and educational.

Mike, your videos are great, I've never done masonry or cement work before, and your vids have proven to be a great learning resource and have insured successful completion of my first project. Thanks so much. Maybe offer a vid about constructing in an area with active water constantly coming in. Again. Thanks so much. Most gratefully, "j"

Thank you Mike, i appreciate your videos and channel.

Thank you so much ! I have an old house and had to repair a retaining wall. I was about to tear it down ! thanks to you I was able to fix it ! For inspiration I just keep saying , " no big deal ! " lol ! I have never worked with cement before , but now I am going to fix all the cracks around the foundation !

the only channel where you can actually learn something...the other channels the so called workers look like they never worked a hard day in there life and dont teach anything you can learn from. keep up the videos please, i just used some of your tecneks just yesterday and today to do some cement work in my yard.

Another Great Video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience!

Mike it's been a while since checking in on your channel; your an impressive, and unstoppable machine of masonry! Hoo-ra!

Another great job Mike!

this is perfect ... thanks again for another great and informative video ... been working on a pre world war 1 building in MN and this is happening.

Great job mike I always learn something from your videos

Wow, thats a huge improvement, great job!

Thank you Mike for share this knowledge. Best regards from spain

Beautifying Pennsylvania one house at a time.

Nice work Mike, simple is sometimes the best.

Thanks . Very informative. Great job

Excellent! Perfect and practical!

Looks great, keep up the good work.

Youre S P E C T A C U LAR, Mike! Love your style!

Great video Mr Haduck. I met you in Live Oak, Florida. It was through your nephew Mike that we met. God Bless you. Also, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

Thanks for the video. I've learned a lot from you.

Great job Mike

More education! Thanks Mike! Randy Thomas North Carolina

Great video. Thank you

Great video Mike!

Beautiful done Sir. As always.

These videos are great thank you

Awesome job mike

Nice job Mike!

A house is only as strong as its foundation. A foundation is always stronger after Mike is done!!

You are the best.

Thank you Mike

nice job... we had an old stone foundation on our old house... lasted forever lol. it stayed about the same temperature in the basemen all year round.

Mike, Nice Job!

Thank you Mike 🥀🥀

Mike thank you for sharing with us. After hearing from others to use lime mortar as it is better I have learned the truth from you.

Mike is my age so listen to him - he does stuff right - rock on buddy

Great stuff.

Nice job Mike. Culm banks of NEPA, we used to ride our bicycles all through them.

You make it look easy

No big deal Mike 😎 job well done. Haha a magician with a combat finish.

Legendary!

It really is like magic!

You can really sling it Mike. Nice video, thanks. Paul

the No Big Deal! is well done , for sure! thanks mike.... wall looks reptile now!

Every mine in South Wales had a brick works clay they dug out . Dave from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Nice work

Even if ya don't answer thankyou for the video. BIG HELP!

Great video Mike! I've learned so much watching you work. About how long will a "fix" like this last? Thanks

I noticed as you were doing the final coat, you put the trowel to the wall and went up, leaving the shelf facing down to keep from holding water. Good work AND video,...

vary helpfull now im on rigght track to finish up my foundation wall before I put a waterproofing coating on it than you yes the work I have dine was I 100 5 protland to rebuild the wall

well done

Awesome trowel skills

I love your work bro. I would love to come work for you full-time

On the scratch coat...I thought you were going to plaster over those tall weeds. Mike telling us..."plaster over the weeds and tall grass, it adds lots of strength". "That's what the Romans did hundred years ago". Good video Mike!

Happy New Year! Get your corned beef and cabbage! Lol...

Love this and all your other videos. Approximately how many years would a coat like this last?

this was a masterpiece of cement work; .you should get someone to contact rapidset or home depot to get them to sponsor your videos and to play your banjo with steve martin at store openings in pennsylvania? or .get a female or male singer;steve martin has music group and he plays banjo. just used blue bag rapidset .ben

Ur the best 👌

Awesome thank you for your time .just the video I needed. Only difference is the stone is in the basement and the gaps are much bigger. I was thinking of using some spray foam for the deep ones .what do you think?

I’m learning a lot Mike thanks. Quick question, what about below grade? It gets wet, isn’t the lime mortar bad there too?

very nice stucco job

Love your content! Appreciate the wisdom!! I thought stone foundation were supposed to breathe? Is this sealing it from moisture?

At the very end for the final coat, can I use the broom method to get a smoother finish? When is all said and done after that, can i cover with a colored liquid rubber coating?

Great video. I have a 117 stone foundation house in MN that could use that upgrade. Settling has created some bigger cracks over the years I suspect but not sure there is much more settling still going on. So this type of job would make the foundation look much better. One question, if old foundation had been painted, how much of the paint should be removed before refacing the stones?

I repaired a similar foundation with your methods here. I did this in early Fall of 2020. Looking at one wall now, where the mortar went on thinner, there are now thin cracks where there were not last year. Should I wet area and apply a coat over these areas? Will this fill in the very small cracks and fortify it better? I plan on painting over this area in the next 8 months. Thanks. I've learned a lot from these vids and I tell others about your channel.

Hi Mike. We are using your videos as a guide for repairing our old stone foundation up here in Canada. I am trying to get the same consistency to my mortar mix as you, how much water should I add? Are you using 1 full bucket then adding more as needed? Any advice would be appreciated!

Mike's idioms "no big deal "😂😂😂😂.

You are awesome Mike, but I will have to light a candle and pray for that hatchet. Just curious- in a future video can you explain how you decided the 1/2 s mortar and half Portland? Would love to know the story there.

At the prep stage, would you say its the right thing to do would be to hose or blow out all the loose old mortar and leave whatever doesn't hose or blow out?

Highly impressive watching the transformation from distressing to attractive. When applying the mortar, sometimes you apply with the rectangular trowel, sometimes the triangular,; sometimes you feed the triangular with the rectangular, sometimes vice versa.I expect you do it unconsciously but I doubt it's insignificant.

So I'm pretty much doing the same thing. But i have a few qeustions, My first question is, i dont have portland cement, but i do have portland stright from the bag. Would this work just as fine on the first pass over for the "glue"? Or is just putting water on before with a spayer work judt fine? Only asking because ive just been sparying water, but aeeing this with the portland as cement makes me wonder if i need to do that? As for the masonary cement, would regular type "s" mortar work? And then usually add a few scoops of portland with sand. (Its not a big batch) Any help would be much appreciated. Starting to get into this trade and this video really helped!

Hey Mike, have you ever poured a 6" concrete layer around an old stone foundation? Because it pushes our the bottom sill i guess you could taper it?

Mike, will this the same method work for the inside of that foundation wall?