STONE SIDEWALK INSTALLATION (part 3) Mike Haduck 

I enjoy your tailgate chats almost as much as watching the tutorial. Thanks for the effort you put into creating these videos.

Hello Mike, Thank you for your great videos. I truly enjoy watching them. I have been a landscape contractor in California for thirty years or so now. When I first started, I was fortunate to meet and learn from a mason named Ed Ziniker. Ed was a 3rd generation mason who was getting ready to retire, and he knew his stuff Ed loved to teach his kraft to those who were interested and was full of passion about what he did. Back in those days it was very rare to find anyone who would take the time to show you some of their tricks of the trade. Sad to say, that is still kind of that way today. You remind me of Ed and the passion he had about teaching the kraft. Without guys like you showing the "new school" and "old school" ways of doing things, a lot of that knowledge will be lost. Today everything about new school and as you demonstrate, it is not necessarily wrong, but it also may not be the best way to do something. I know this was a long comment, but I had to say thank you and tell you that what you are sharing is truly appreciated.

This video is solid gold!!! You are watching genius craft and 40 years of experience!

Hello Mike, Thank you so much for a simple, clear, and easy to understand details of how to build flagstone pathway or other projects. You make it simple . Thanks for helping us beginners. Stay safe and healthy.God bless.

Hi Mike. I live in the mountains of North Carolina (4M ft elevation) so the climate is very similar to Northern Pennsylvania. Been using your videos for over one year. Your adjustments because of our cold, wet climate have always been applicable. I'm finishing a flagstone walkway over concrete. There is a small porch at our front door. Originally, this porch was covered with solid brick flat down. I had a business ten years ago. There was a guy who did our maintenance work. He also claimed to be a qualified mason and showed me several jobs in the area that he claimed he had done. He put in a walkway with beautiful flagstone, but improperly laid down. I dug up his work, moved the Rock and re-installed them following your guidance on You Tube. Somehow, I agreed to his laying clay tiles on the porch. This was a disaster, which I'm now ready to correct. Plan to lay flagstone, using 1-Portland, 2-sand. Do I need any special additives or coatings? Does my plan appear sound?

Mike, You do a great service for us old timers and the new masons just learning the trade.-Mike Campanile

Thank You Mike! "If it works, it's right!" Great!

Thanks Mike for all of the effort you put in your videos I am not an expert in this field of work, I have worked 20 years in IT and quite frankly sick and tired of it lol. So moving on to something that is artistic and will last longer than a handful of years. Learnt heaps from your videos and love watching you hard at work.... I love the neandering you put into your videos, feel like a I'm an apprentice when I listen to you and really love that you are passing on your knowledge and experience to all of us here on RU-vid 😆 God Bless

Thank you for all your great videos , thank you for the simple understandable way you present each project . I am not a mason but I like to put my hands in the dirt and you inspire me to do so. great job !!!

I know I'm watching close to home when you "chrow" things... great video as always!

Just did a short pathway, love watching Mike to check my work...dude's a master.

Great video thanks for uploading and explaining, i look forward to all your videos. You are an artist of your trade, not many if any left nowdays. Great work and God bless from Australia.

Thanks for all of your videos. My back hurts watching though!!

Forget the line, eyeball it..love it. That's what experience brings! That road-base/ gravel locks in pretty good once it's tamped down and is a good foundation for heavy stone. Great videos Mike, I've learned a load over the years, thanks!

Hi Mike, hope you have a great day!!! i enjoy watching your videos and your Compassion for the trade my father was a mason and i learned alot from him hes been gone now for 13 years but i always remember certain things ooh thats right so i truly appreciate you too he was born 1949 so he was Old School mason like you take care God bless .. los Angeles Calif

I love your videos! This is exactly what I need to fix our stone walkway. This will be a DIY project, which I was dreading. But now, I can't wait to do it because your video has given me the confidence to proceed. Thank you so much!

Them rock and what you see in Tennessee.!

Mike another great video. I love the way you explain your reasoning for everything. I think it turned out beautiful for what it was. Thanks again for passing it along.

Thank you Mike- I’m moving forward.

Thanks so much Mike - this is exactly what we are wanting to do. Your comments are so much appreciated!

GOOD VIDEO MIKE..THANKYOU AGAIN!

Wow thank you so much for the end thoughts. I was worried about the mortar for stone not on a slab and you explained this is a quick and cheap fix. Good to know. Thanks

Thank you ive learned so much from you I've gotten so much better in all that I do because of you, I appreciate all your videos and you for taking the time to show us thank you

Mike, I love this video! I’m going to watch the others now! I wish you leaved near Chattanooga Tennessee because I could really use your help! ❤

you call it preaching....i call it the gospel according to Mike!! i'm just up the road from you. hancock new york...and your methods work out just fine for me!! thank you!

Now that looks beautiful Mike

Love your glasses 😎 Now I can relax! 😅

Great video Mike as always!

Hey Mike I enjoy your Tail Gate explanation videos very good job I am getting ready to attempt to put in a patio beneath my steps. And also my neighbor's rain gutter spout is flooding my yard so I hope to find a video to help with that so keep up the awesome job you are the teal deal.

Excellent, hard work. I just did my pavers.

Mike you are the man mike, i do a dry mix and and with a hose do a fine mist then let dry..

Excellent. Very helpful. Thanks. God bless.

You're Awesome! Thanks for making great videos.

Another great video Mike, thanks

Great video Mike. Nice to see some country-stye masonry! Kinda reminds me of some of the stuff you've shown from Scandinavia. Was thinking about doing something similar with cobblestones for a rustic-looking staircase here in Northeast PA

Thank you sir. Totally get the down and dirty, just something to get by! I'm going to try same.

more folks like you should make videos

Great job as always Mike. 👍

Great informative video Thank You very much Mike ....redoing my walkway this summer and would like to follow this ....

Beautifully done!!

Looks good and appropriate for its purpose.

Thanks for sharing...this job was obviously done a different time of year...

Good to see your making sure to protect your eyes Mike, you only have the two....

Another great video. Always protect them eyes 😎

I did something like that years ago. I got grass to grow between the stones. I was working on a bigger project on the property, and in between I'd take some time to water it everyday, so it worked out good.

Helps a lot. Keep those glasses on. 👍

I like it,something different.

Thanks for the video Mike. Hopefully you are in Florida chasin Wimmin.

Great video. Exactly the problem I have. I will get some 1B and do this. I noticed you didn't wet the stones first.

Great Job ! Looks good !

great video Mike! thanks a lot

I think that's called 5/8's minus out here in Washington State. Packs down real good. Use it for driveways

Looks great and will be around loner than the house, but is hard work that is why you staying looking so young.

Put a blue stone patio in on stone dust with sand on top and then mortar with half inch stone. Found out latter the reference was from England. Its held up 30 years. Must be the 6 inches of stone dust compacted. I bedded the stone in mortar on top of the sand.

Good video!

Like always nice .

We use a lot of full color bluestone out here in California

That’s the bigger hammer!/still no big deal!!

You spoke about tree roots lifting the stones. I live in Texas. I think we have seen snow 2-3 times in my life here and the ground never freezes. Once the roots lift the pavers/stones how would I go about fixing this? Please if you have time maybe go into a bit more details on "modified", your approach to resolving this maybe even any advice when building over exposed roots.

thank you for yelling at em to put those glasses on

God video mike

I really enjoy all of your videos. You are a great teacher and your videos are chock full of useful info. I have a flagstone walkway to my front door with a concrete/cement base that has completely eroded and I also live in southeastern PA so very susceptible to freeze/thaw cycles. Would you recommend I chip out as much old concrete base as i can and put in a mortar mix or should I use a gravel base?

Good videos.

Hi Mike - can you use rounder pea pebbles - before laying down the mortar?

Great videos! What would you do if you're trying to make a driveway like this (lot of traffic)?

Hi Mike u are a master u ever come Trinidad and Tobago

Great video, I am about to do a patio too because I’m tired of all the mess in between. My question is what if I follow all your steps BUT add concrete/mortor to the bottom of the flagstone as well? Would that also be okay? Would it be stronger or isn’t necessary? Also if I did decide to add concrete to the bottom of the flagstone is it best to set it in like that let it dry then fill in the gaps or do it all at once as you are placing them in 1 by 1. God bless and thank you for sharing all your knowledge.

Hi Mike, Great videos! Your good natured way of speaking is a pleasure to watch. I have a question. In another video you placed wire mesh under the walkway that floated on gravel and in this one you didn't. I understand the owner may not have wanted to pay extra for the mesh but if I was going to make a walkway in my garden and did not want to pour a full concrete slab on top of the gravel base would you recommend the mesh or no? Is there a big difference in durability or movement with mesh vs. no mesh assuming they are both placed on 4-6 inches of compacted gravel? Thanks for all your videos. -Glenn

- Thanks. How do you know if its a "seamed rock"?

Nice job Mike , i was watching your other videos about how to repair pavers , as i was doing some repairing pavers with some guys at an intersection , they put the asphalt as sidewalk and the pavers has to comes up at the asphalt level . So we argued about having 2 differents grades when laying interlock doesn't work , this was my thinking even if we popped up the old pavers that has to come to asphalt level we still have the other pavers sitting on an old grade , the level said there is 3/8 gab , What is your point of view to do this kind of repairing .

Legendary

Hello Mike, do you think flagstone is good advisable for patio and sidewalk than small stone or gravel? Thank you 🙏

how is it holding up? Also you look so much like mike leach, college football coach

Mike ...Would this work in the Pacific northwest? I filled the cracks of my flagstone patio with 1/4 minus

The opening scene and ending scene with the final product doesn't match the video of the work being performed: there is a basement hatch during the video.

Which store carry them stone? Thanks!

How much gravel did u use?

Why not just throw light gravel on top and sweep with a broom??????

Mike...we all are very aware you live in Pennsylvania. There is really no reason to tell everyone this fact several times on each video. I grew up very near Philadelphia. So I'm very familiar where you live in PA. But please, for the Love of The Almighty, please stop telling all of us how the weather is where you live in PA. I would feel much better. On a lighter note, I really do love your site. It's very informative. You do an awesome job..really you do. Thanks for allowing me to get this off my chest......

Why is mix so dry ?

So someone pays you to do a job, and you're saying that you don't care if it cracks because it is only for a garden? I'll bet the homeowner cares. If I ever hire someone to do any job, I would want it done the proper way. And not for it to start breaking or cracking in a couple years.

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I CALL PEA GRAVEL..PISS GRAVEL ..

The reason why I disliked your video because you didn’t shout, swore, scream and yell at others.

Great video Mike as always!