Man, my IQ just went up. Thanks, Mike!

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Thanks Mike. Here in Michigan, our weather is similar to Pennsylvania. So glad you showed the ground level mortar falling out. I see it in many places. It's time to get some pointtuck done and i need to review your point tuck mix again.

So he makes his own parge mix, called comproco.

Hey Mike, can I paint with white portland?

I am a 64 year-old lady with cinder block foundation on my porch steps. They need sealer or something since winter is coming. So, I started watching your videos and find them fascinating. I watch from start to finish. I am going to give the cement a try because there are a lot of places where it just got filled in with mortar or something and it's crumbling. You are an inspiration. Thank you for your videos. I enjoy them very much.

What's the best choice for the outer layer of a indoor masonry heater?

You got those plastic pots at Lowes, didn't you?

Well, first thing,,, nobody's ever found a mummy's in a pyramid, they're NOT tombs!

Aren’t clay bricks a weak material to install below grade?

Mike you’re the embodiment of “don’t over complicate things.” Thank you

Very helpful! Thank you!!

For this type of historic restoration I specify for clients and personally use NHL, Natural Hydraulic Lyme 3.5 or 5.5 on my own 100 year or older properties in Philadelphia since I began renovations in 1991. NHL 3.5, typical uses are bricks, facings, commons, blockwork, sandstone, limestone, terracotta, general building work, cavity & solid wall construction, bedding, pointing, and re-pointing. NHL 5 is stronger and faster setting, more suitable for dense or impermeable materials with severe exposure. Type S is stronger and stickier that a lyme mixture and has a compressive strength of 1800 psi vs 750 psi but I don't see why that would be used for modular cut stone blocks that originally used lyme mortar. Typically using a "Portland mix" on historic stone walls is generally not recommended as it can damage the integrity of the old stonework due to its high strength and rigidity, which can cause cracks and further deterioration. For historic stone walls, a lime-based mortar mix is typically preferred to match the original material and allow for movement in the wall over time.

I'm not a Mason.I live near the Biltmore Mansion in N.C. I was looking up repairing mortar on my house. I watched the whole video and learned a lot am very artistic and appreciate the hard work and artwork you mason's do, you should have a Tv show I would watch every Saturday. God bless

All depends on how,(throughly wet the area, especially between bags)and when(before a light rain and spring fall winter in drier climates) you do your dry pour. With that said a wet mix will always be better.

I'm pulling out a Heatilator in my old fireplace. I want to convert it for a wood stove. I can't find any info on them though and not sure what all I need to be careful of removing old brick for the stove to set in. I can't find any of your videos on doing one. I would love to post a video and get your feedback.

🎉🎉🎉thx!

Appreciate this. Thanks Mike

Can you put blacktop over an old concrete driveway and how would you do it thank you appreciate all your videos

Thanks for this video. What about the small gaps here and there,especially the ones between bricks? Should not they be all filled with cement or something?

Another great video Mike !

Old school bonding agent aka Ginni glue 😎🇺🇸

I do hate that fake crap 💯

There are plenty of people still doing brick including me

your the best man thank you

Good luck down there Mike !

Is your sponge an old mattress topper?

Thanks for your videos. What do I need to fill in a deep vertical hole in my concerete foundation? Cement, mortar, conceret ?

Drinking game ! Take a drink 🥃 every time Mike says “no big deal “ 😎🇺🇸

I paint it mud too! It’s one of the best tricks for antiquing mortar 😎🇺🇸

Not a big deal! I love it man

Mike I love how you always have your hands in the mortar. I can just here my mentor telling me to keep my hands out of the mortar lol

What should I use to point my 120 year old sandstone foundation of my house ?

Do you ever use a drill to mix your premix ?

Outstanding video thanks for making this video it makes my life a little easier when constructing in puerto rico.

When I heard you say school of hard knocks I subscribed. A wise man was once a fool”.

Mike, I love your video's, I've noticed that at times you are referring to type s masonry cement as 'type s mortar'', which are two different things. I think it is important that there is no confusion when you are showing your blends and mixes that people don't actually use type s mortar when in fact you are using type s masonry cement. From Canada with love!

Just like that, no big deal… 😂

Mike, you are calling type s masonry cement - 'type s mortar'. Love you video's - I am hooked. Perhaps you could clarify the difference between type s masonry cement and type s mortar - two different things. Thank you, John.

Just a covering, but for $25 of materials and some Harbor Freight tools, it’s good for a couple of years. Tearing and replacing driveways, which is minimum $10,000 in No. Virginia, isn’t a solution as a lot of installers are not well trained. You just pay new price, and the new begin to fall apart in 5 years, and in 10, look like what you have now. I don’t blame the Latino workforce on the payroll of company owners. The Owners drive $80,000 vehicles, quote $150/hr for labor, and send over workers getting $25-$35 hour; the workers are not giving their bodies and time for that kind of money, while the owners live in the big houses. So, do it yourself if you can. I just have a quote to reline my 3 duct chimney and repair the 4feet chimney roof brick stack for about $15,000, and another quote for $32,000, replace but no repairing the brick stack on the roof. I can’t do that work, but giving you an idea of my area. The $15,000 was from a Latino owner who was a worker and now own his business, and the $32k from a “well known” business which I sure the owner lives in a bigger house than mine.

Quickcrete premix is garbage

How do you rep cender block in with a vert crack in a garage.

Thanks again Mike, for sharing your knowledge. Your videos have been helpful to me. You're kindness is appreciated!

Plus the salt they use on the front steps

FUCK YEAH MIKE ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK SIR 🫡🫡🫡

What's the point in "toothing" what purpose does that serve?

The estimated feed rate (the speed at which the drill bit advanced into the granite) based on the striations observed in ancient Egyptian granite drill holes is often cited as between 0.1 mm to 2.5 mm per revolution of the drill. This estimate comes from studies by researchers like Sir William Flinders Petrie, who first brought significant attention to this phenomenon in the late 19th century. Context of the Feed Rate • Modern Comparison: Using contemporary diamond-tipped drills on granite, feed rates are typically slower than 0.1 mm per revolution to prevent overheating or tool wear. Achieving a rate closer to 2.5 mm per revolution with ancient tools (e.g., copper drills with abrasives) would require an exceptionally efficient cutting system or an unknown advanced technology. • Implied Efficiency: If the higher estimates (e.g., ~2.5 mm/rev) are accurate, it suggests that the ancient Egyptians had access to a remarkably effective drilling process, especially considering granite’s hardness and abrasiveness. The Evidence • Uniform Striations: The spiraling grooves indicate not just a consistent rotational speed but also an unusually high downward force per revolution. This consistency is difficult to achieve without advanced mechanical control. • Core Analysis: Cores extracted from drilled holes, such as those described by Petrie in the Great Pyramid area, exhibit these high feed rates over their length, pointing to a continuous and efficient drilling method. Explain please.

This is a great video and I am a skeptic. I don't believe in aliens though. What would you quote for a granite or basalt vase, using only copper, wood, bone, diorote, whatever.

Your fuckin awesome 👍

You come off as extremely condescending. There are in fact perfect works of art found in Egypt.