BRICKWORK IS DEAD (Mike Haduck)

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Mike Haduck Masonry

Mike Haduck Masonry

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I give my opinion on the state of Brickwork in the U.S.A. I have noticed over the years the decline in the use of brick in building. All my videos are my ways and ideas, I always suggest anyone doing any type of work to consult professional help.
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@ktmcc4360
@ktmcc4360 Ай бұрын
No bricks, no mortar , nothing but Chinese panels and no masons. Will look like crap in 5years. One less union and thousands of jobs gone. Everything is disposable today. Especially tradesmen.
@bumpty9830
@bumpty9830 Ай бұрын
Ironically Chinese workers' lives are _improving_ as ours get worse. China lifted 800 MILLION of its workers out of poverty while America was gutting its unions. This country is f*cked until workers organize and take over.
@JesseVanPelt
@JesseVanPelt Ай бұрын
It's sad to see but I have mixed feelings about it.
@Mike_Bloomberg
@Mike_Bloomberg Ай бұрын
And the Chinese don’t even use the Chinese panels, should tell you everything you need to know.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi KTM, I hear you, Mike
@j.d.1488
@j.d.1488 Ай бұрын
I watch a lot of British brickies. Have faith. Still use a lot of brick in NE.
@AStanton1966
@AStanton1966 Ай бұрын
You're spot on. For years, there was a family-run masonry supply store in a neighboring town. I walked in there one day to buy some replacement bricks for my chimney which was constructed in 1986. The owner looked at the brick and said "that brick is a Mohawk and they come in 2 sizes." I happened to visit the store recently and found that the whole place was shut down and that they went out of business--very sad.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks AStanton,, I have seen it also, thanks Mike
@cr1424
@cr1424 Ай бұрын
As you stated "everything is all fake" So true, not just for masonry, everything and everyone around
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks cr1424,,
@Zander7.5
@Zander7.5 Ай бұрын
"The Matrix is real"!! 🤔🤨
@wanderingwarrior5626
@wanderingwarrior5626 Ай бұрын
Cheap stick homes, now, fake brick walls. The U.S. was never built to last, just temporarily impress the world. Don't you want to be just us? If so, here's a gun to help us fight wars of aggression, or, a shop job, to produce war materials. Ain't fake democracy, freedom fun and exciting?
@DS-lk3tx
@DS-lk3tx Ай бұрын
I hate this world and being in it.
@wanderingwarrior5626
@wanderingwarrior5626 Ай бұрын
@@DS-lk3tx Where do you live? Sounds like the toxic U.S.!
@SilvasSmallMining
@SilvasSmallMining Ай бұрын
Unfortunately, skilled labor/workers are a dying breed. Cheaper and faster is the modern way now. Until it all starts falling apart fast. This is why I started watching your channel Mike. So I could learn as much of the skills you have generously been demonstrating for years now. Thank you again Mike for everything you do. God bless you.
@Guillotines_For_Globalists
@Guillotines_For_Globalists Ай бұрын
Falling apart fast = Job security. Our economy is a joke considering the only way to make money consistently is constantly fixing shit that has been purposefully engineered to fail. There has to be a better way to earn a living!
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Silvas, God bless, Mike
@swamp-yankee
@swamp-yankee Ай бұрын
Aw we got a good crop of folks coming along to spite it. I know tons of folks doing quality work. There’s always been hacks too. I’m working on a colonial from 1775 that had a locally famous inhabitant in 1840ish who was recorded to have renovated it, and his work is garbage. Like new walls framed up under original plaster ceiling level short cuts. They hacked the timber frame up to raise the ceiling. Cut half the middle out of an important post to keep their flat stick frame consistent. I could go on but nobody wants to read it. He did the same thing to the house across the street too. Absolute hack work all over.
@Guillotines_For_Globalists
@Guillotines_For_Globalists Ай бұрын
@@swamp-yankee It lasted 180 years so apparently those hacks weren't too hackey.
@daveassanowicz186
@daveassanowicz186 Ай бұрын
Depends on where you live in the country. Some places have been doing the Slap-it-up Cheap & Easy for decades
@surefireKorea
@surefireKorea Ай бұрын
Brick jobs maybe dead for the mainstream, but the Legend Mike Haduck and the knowledge he has bestowed on all of us will be preserved forever. Thank you so much Mike!
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks surefire,, I appreciate the kind words,,, Mike
@creativeobx8367
@creativeobx8367 Ай бұрын
I concur that.
@petenestor1
@petenestor1 Ай бұрын
I can tackle almost any repair job with a bag of Cement All, my bucket of mason tools, sponge and brush all thanks to Mike! LOTS OF FUN. It ain't no big deal brother. Thank for continually sharing your wisdom, masonary technology updates, travel adventures, humor and talents Mike.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
@petenestor1 thanks Pete, I appreciate the kind words, Mike
@LF12468
@LF12468 Ай бұрын
​@@petenestor1I hear that, Mike's videos have been by my side for over 10 years now and I have a stucco and masonry repair company in FL. Thanks Mike! PS: still waiting on those constitutional law videos you promised me years ago! Most people can't even tell you what an amendment is in this country no more!
@davelowe1977
@davelowe1977 Ай бұрын
Since probably 1600 nearly every house built in the UK has been either brick or stone. But in the last 10 years we're seeing lots of wooden framed houses with single leaf and cladding etc. It's very obviously cheaper and less durable and faster to build. My own house was built in 1870 and has 16" thick solid stone walls. It's literally bullet proof.
@frotobaggins7169
@frotobaggins7169 Ай бұрын
Some of it is energy. The solid brick homes are cold and cost a lot to heat. as there is no where for insulation. The wood homes have ample room for insulation lowering heating costs and improving comfort year round. Not as durable though. I favor ICF homes, the durability of brick with the energy efficiency and comfort of wood.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Dave, Mike
@davelowe1977
@davelowe1977 Ай бұрын
@@frotobaggins7169 All the houses here since the 1930s are insulated cavity wall construction. They're very well insulated and have a large thermal mass meaning they do not experience large temperature swings.
@MrPeachblossom
@MrPeachblossom Ай бұрын
mine to dont think these wood uns will be up in 200 years. but what worries me is this insulation boarding etc releasing chemicals into these sealed airtight houses
@petercollingwood522
@petercollingwood522 Ай бұрын
@@frotobaggins7169 No. All of it is cheap.
@L1n34r
@L1n34r Ай бұрын
You know, it's a real shame. I always said, you can judge a society by their brickwork. Bricks are accessible to everyone, from the richest to the poorest. As long as you have dirt you have clay, and as long as you have clay you can make brick. And if you lay it elegantly, or if you lay it sloppily, that's up to you... it shows the kind of person you are... the kind of society your people are--whether they value beauty, order, artistry, etc. And these days, where ever you look, it's nothing but sloppily laid running bond. Now they're just nailing fake panels and calling it a day. It's sad, really. Clearly our values have shifted from "let's build something to be proud of" to "make it look almost as good as the building next door, so long as it's cheaper". And it's not just the US. It's everywhere. I hope someday people wake up and realize that the wealth of a nation is in tangible things, not in the amount of money sitting around in bank accounts. Sure, you save a buck here and there building a bare-bones structure, but when everybody does it we end up living in a cheap, brutalist landscape full of gray concrete houses--but hey, so many dollars were saved to spend on additional cheaply made stuff.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks L1n,, very true, Mike
@pcno2832
@pcno2832 Ай бұрын
Not everyone had the dirt, or at least not dirt that's suitable for making bricks. I was just reading that Ireland, which has had a rash of building failures due to defective cement, makes many of their bricks out of cement because they don't have enough clay. I guess it's too expensive to ship them across the Irish sea. Here in the USA, we get similar situations with bricks being cheap and plentiful in Texas and Oklahoma, but pricey in New England. There are even places where they have the clay, but it's not of the quality to weather well , so they have to cover it with stucco. Wherever you are, you have to use what's easily available, or pay a steep premium.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
@pcno2832 thanks pcno,, well said, good point, thanks Mike
@L1n34r
@L1n34r Ай бұрын
@@pcno2832 If your bricks are expensive and hard to make, then all the more reason that where they are found, they should not be found sloppily laid. But to add to that, if wood is much cheaper than brick in your part of the world, the same concept applies: you'd expect to see some beautiful wooden structures, if people take pride in their work. The brick ones should also look nice even if they are fewer in number... at the very least not carelessly sloppy. I guess I just mean in general, you can tell the way a population thinks by how much care they put into their building materials. We no longer seem to build pretty buildings, which ultimately means, we've stopped valuing beauty when it comes to buildings--or started valuing other things relatively higher.
@SexyThyme
@SexyThyme Ай бұрын
Go lay me some brick roads. Or shut it.
@nixplix
@nixplix Ай бұрын
"What do you do, staple them on ?? ...." Epic question. Mike is the best.
@jimmccoal2693
@jimmccoal2693 Ай бұрын
I think that worker was slightly insulted.
@garylivingston9052
@garylivingston9052 Ай бұрын
Yeah, that was funny...:)
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi nix, I think they were using screws, thanks Mike
@dangates3022
@dangates3022 Ай бұрын
true storey and also true ha ha they were stapled on
@suep4530
@suep4530 Ай бұрын
Everything seems to be fake anymore including people. Thanks for sharing the old ways.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Sue, Mike
@floridaredneck
@floridaredneck Ай бұрын
He also showed the new ways. Facades have been around as long as buildings have, they just evolve.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
@@floridaredneck very true
@ramos6784
@ramos6784 Ай бұрын
I'm a mason apprentice and from what I can tell most companies prefer production over quality.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks ramos,, I agree, Mike
@raisetheline
@raisetheline Ай бұрын
@@ramos6784 not in masonry they don’t, not if they been around a little bit. You get a bad name real fast doing that. Where are you located?
@randross4655
@randross4655 Ай бұрын
get out of that trade bro. I'm a journeyman bricklayer simply trying to safe you the grief. Take your knowledge and put it towards a new career. The IBEW, Linesman, Plumber, Heavy Equipment Operator, anything but masonry. The trade is dead and CMU block doesn't count.
@ramos6784
@ramos6784 Ай бұрын
@@randross4655 cmu block doesn't count? Please explain.
@randross4655
@randross4655 Ай бұрын
@@ramos6784 It takes less skill to lay block and your body won't last. Some contractors will even buy heavy weight units to save money, not giving a second thought about their guys. If you want to stay close to the trade then get into high-end marble and tile. It's more precision work and requires more skill, especially with luxury showers. Good luck out there.
@treydowns4710
@treydowns4710 Ай бұрын
Thankfully my company still has no shortage of commercial masonry work doing traditional brick, in cities all over the southeast. We've probably got about 1-1.5 million units of full-face brick accumulative per year on our projects. We've been on projects where others who aren't masons have installed these panels and I've also seen precast concrete panels and they always look awful. I think architects are seeing that and can understand that there is still a need for traditional masonry. Can't beat history. Thanks for helping keep it alive Mike.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks trey,, Mike
@timlevey
@timlevey Ай бұрын
Im looking to find someone in lower east alabama to quote a 3000 sq ft house and cant find anyone? Got any leads?
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
@timlevey hi Tim, at one time a mason could work in any area or town, city etc in our country, now it's all red tape, zoning, licensing, insurances, inspectors, code officals, etc. etc, I am glad to be retired. It's not easy to do business anymore, thanks for asking Mike
@raisetheline
@raisetheline Ай бұрын
Same, Trey. It’s sad, we can’t find the guys that can do the job .
@raisetheline
@raisetheline Ай бұрын
@@timleveyif it was crappie season me and some masons just went to bunch of flood lakes down there and got skunked this spring
@johnb5519
@johnb5519 Ай бұрын
My great grandfather was a bricklayer, and he taught his five sons to be bricklayers too, and of course my dad and his brother became bricklayers. A lot of the knowledge they had has disappeared today. The stone fireplaces my dad built for people, and at home, are a testament to his skills.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks John, I hear you, Mike
@jonp2171
@jonp2171 Ай бұрын
I'm in the bricklayers union out here in NJ. Schools & Municipal buildings are the only Jobs you see REAL brick.
@frotobaggins7169
@frotobaggins7169 Ай бұрын
Only government doesn't have to make a return on investment. They just steal more of other peoples money.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi jonp,, I hear you, Mike
@just_observing1
@just_observing1 Ай бұрын
That's because theyre easy to turn into a prison. I've built a few schools and we built them same as prisons. Get ready
@marvsmith8137
@marvsmith8137 Ай бұрын
I'm still learning a lot from you, I appreciate you sharing many years of experience. ✌️
@marvsmith8137
@marvsmith8137 Ай бұрын
Us old school dudes are the only ones that know how, I'm trying to pass it down, but you know how it is nowadays. Thanks mike
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks marv,, Mike
@Doomzdayxx
@Doomzdayxx Ай бұрын
My future dream is to build a brick shed out in the back yard. Probably something like a 12 x 14 shed. I will use real brick and do it the old school way (English bond). It would be far cheaper, easier and faster to build the shed out of sticks, but it wouldn't be as fulfilling for me.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Doomzday,, Mike
@j.d.1488
@j.d.1488 Ай бұрын
@@Doomzdayxx Im in my man.
@Don.Challenger
@Don.Challenger Ай бұрын
Excavate and build it underground, the zombies will never find you, @Doomzdayxx, and you'll still have the experience and pleasure of the masonic art.
@jimmccoal2693
@jimmccoal2693 Ай бұрын
It is very gratifying. I built a compost box out of some gorgeous stone , it looks free standing but its not , no mortar to be seen until you look inside. Anyways ,I love that compost box.
@Doomzdayxx
@Doomzdayxx Ай бұрын
@@Don.Challenger I dont know. The zombies are getting pretty clever these days.
@hwhise
@hwhise Ай бұрын
Mike, I was mason contractor for 40 years in Texas. Mostly custom stonework on high end projects. The price per square foot dropped due to massive amounts of illegal labor of poor quality. I was in deck building and room editions, remodeling and carpentry for 5 years before I retired. There was mostly manufactured brick and stone ,( phonystone ) on commercial buildings. Love your channel
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks hwhise,, I hear you,, Mike
@T12J7
@T12J7 Ай бұрын
It warms my heart that you care about masonry so much. God bless you.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks T12, God bless, Mike
@someguy8109
@someguy8109 Ай бұрын
Hey Mike were building a 6 storey condo near Vancouver Canada. Real concrete brickledge, real facebrick. Full brick on the outside of a stick frame wood structure. 15 masons mixing mortar like nuts. You'd appreciate it.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks someguy,, I hear you,, Mike
@raisetheline
@raisetheline Ай бұрын
@@someguy8109 I would too! Hell yeah!!
@wcole1385
@wcole1385 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the update Mike, and one would wonder how safe this material is because the elements has not change.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks whole, Mike
@toddavis8603
@toddavis8603 Ай бұрын
Thank God bricklayers have plenty of jobs here in NYC. Brick facing, brick porches, brick closeups in windows et al..
@bigmacdaddy1234
@bigmacdaddy1234 Ай бұрын
Um, no they don't. Those are just crappy little repair jobs that go to the cheapest unlicensed worker. There aren't any new brick buildings going up and no real mason intensive brick projects going on.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Todd, Mike
@Christhecarpenter345
@Christhecarpenter345 Ай бұрын
Lots of brickwork here in toronto canada. I'm a carpenter, have been working on houses getting brick cladding all the time.
@asintonic
@asintonic Ай бұрын
in Chicago too.
@newalbanycox
@newalbanycox Ай бұрын
@@bigmacdaddy1234 There are some where I'm at. New Albany, Ohio
@artbyty
@artbyty Ай бұрын
I’m surprised it’s not just plastic. Everything is fake or plastic. Living in a fake world pretending it’s quality.
@RKOuttathebox
@RKOuttathebox Ай бұрын
That goes for more than construction techniques.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Art, very true,, Mike
@asintonic
@asintonic Ай бұрын
that faux brick stuff is probably made in chinah
@47nodoubt
@47nodoubt Ай бұрын
its just the ussa and kanada, my mexican friend build with bricks.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
@@47nodoubt I understand, thanks
@RKOuttathebox
@RKOuttathebox Ай бұрын
Just switched out three bricks on my house, they were bottom course just above my concrete driveway that had sank and water ate away at the foundation. Fixed the foundation and replaced the bricks in preparation for a new driveway. That is the only thing wrong with the brick work that was done in 1957 and it was because the driveway sank. They just don't make em like they used to. There is one spot just outside a door where it feels like the wall can move in and out, just slightly, guess I should take a couple bricks out and put in new ties? Thanks for all the great tips over the years and calling it like it is, love the old school ways.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks RK, Mike
@EOJ111
@EOJ111 Ай бұрын
Mike, I'm sad you left PA. We need real men around here, like you who literally built our towns. Your legacy is here with all the work you and your family has had a hand in over the years! Too hot down in Florida anyway! My whole life my Dad constantly pointing out all the different jobs he did in the past. Every single place we went. He's now gone, masonry is dying, now even my favorite youtube mason up and left! It is depressing.. but at least the legacy remains.. Much respect for you Mike from a 2nd generation Philly mason
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks EOJ, I appreciate hearing that, Mike
@mrbob19561
@mrbob19561 Ай бұрын
It's a rough trade an honest buck..got rods in this 68 year old body back to prove it
@EOJ111
@EOJ111 Ай бұрын
@@mrbob19561 yup i bet. But it's the most honest buck a man can make and it builds character. I love doing artisan jobs, stone and brick and pointing. but 95% of the time it's grunt work. Driveways, curbs, pads, sidewalks and steps, stucco.. it beats you down hard and fast
@TIM-E-R
@TIM-E-R Ай бұрын
I watched your channel a bunch this spring in preparation for a brick job. Been repointing the interior of an old building from 1900's this summer. Used lime putty mortar, and reconstructing what we can out old brick, and stone. Not quite dead. But there is only one guy, in Boston, that sells Lime Putty....which he uses on his own restoration work, and plastering business. Our repointing will probably last decades longer than the 'brick-style-wallpaper'.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks TIMEr, Mike
@jcsgaragejohnc.5027
@jcsgaragejohnc.5027 Ай бұрын
Hello Sir, which one of your past videos would I use to repair my home foundation outside wall , the concrete paint is falling off and the old parge is chipped away, it’s a cinder block wall, TYIA - I can send you pics to your email if that helps, TY AGAIN-JC
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi JC, watch my "foundation repair" videos. , I show what I use in each circumstance, thanks Mike
@jcsgaragejohnc.5027
@jcsgaragejohnc.5027 Ай бұрын
@@MikeHaduck TY
@robertyerry8118
@robertyerry8118 Ай бұрын
Love your videos and all of your knowledge that you share Mike. THANK YOU
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks robert,, Mike
@asintonic
@asintonic Ай бұрын
in Chicago after a building demolition, there is a company that goes in and picks out all the good old brick place it on wood skids and resell it. these are old valuable bricks.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi asintonic,, I hear you, Mike
@littleredhen3354
@littleredhen3354 Ай бұрын
They are called Clinker brick.
@bluesky6985
@bluesky6985 Ай бұрын
​​@@littleredhen3354The're old Chicago common brick, brick they used to use in side walls and alleys are very good looking and valuable. They're called used Chicago brick.
@mrbob19561
@mrbob19561 Ай бұрын
Gallagher and Henry are the only builders I know outside Chicago building brick all sides homes all to 8 plus feet high I contracted off them
@mrbob19561
@mrbob19561 Ай бұрын
Hopefully the day comes when quality matters again
@craignehring
@craignehring Ай бұрын
Always enjoyable learning experience here with you Mike, thanks !!
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks craig,, Mike
@patrickkeschl596
@patrickkeschl596 Ай бұрын
No such thing as a real brick fireplace anymore up here in the north unless your house was built decades ago.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Patrick, Mike
@ricktrogdon2332
@ricktrogdon2332 Ай бұрын
got to pour lot thicker slab where fireplace gonna sit. all about cost these days.
@mrbob19561
@mrbob19561 Ай бұрын
I built them in lodges in Colorado Shadow Creek ranch north of silver Thorne. Check it out yep that's real moss rock and timbers for mantels..that's weighs 25 to 30 sq a ton..lots of weight
@mrbob19561
@mrbob19561 Ай бұрын
​@@ricktrogdon2332go below frost levels
@corcoransullivan1562
@corcoransullivan1562 Ай бұрын
ive installed that product some years back. As a carpenter. always like your videos.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks cororan,, Mike
@domenicpetruso7751
@domenicpetruso7751 Ай бұрын
Local 21 recently sent out a glossy brochure to my retired dad. I looked at it with appreciation and a bit of sadness.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks domenic,, Mike
@moonwolf3378
@moonwolf3378 Ай бұрын
I have your recipe, for application over the exterior of a basement/foundation wall, inside my regular recipe box along with chicken Marsala and all… I appreciate you so much…I hired some guys to do the job but required YOUR recipe and watched them blend it with the exact ratios. It came out superb and my leaks are all gone. I appreciate Massachusetts old buildings now, even my own home built in 1908 fascinates me thanks to you.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks moonwolf,, Mike
@jazzcornertv
@jazzcornertv Ай бұрын
Hey Mike, the wolf said " I will huff and puff and blow your house down". Can't wait to read the next chapter.
@joesaf2273
@joesaf2273 Ай бұрын
😄👊
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks jazzcorner,, I hear you, Mike
@markadler8968
@markadler8968 Ай бұрын
Hi Mike I am from Vancouver Canada and there are 100s of buildings/houses going up in the city that are clad in brick. No one uses the system in your video except maybe on commercial properties. What we do use a lot of the time is what is called a thin brick and is a 1" thick brick veneer that can be applied to a backer panel or to a stucco scratch coat. I do agree that stonework is slowing down and I find I am doing pavers more than anything and am completely fine with that because they are more lucrative than stonework.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks mark,, Mike
@DAS-Videos
@DAS-Videos Ай бұрын
"At the beginning of the 20th century, brick manufacturing was the preeminent industry on New York’s Hudson River. In fact, it was the largest brick-making region in the world, with over 125 manufacturers employing upwards of 8,000 workers. From 1865 to 1980, The Hutton Brick Works Company operated on the banks of the Hudson, supplying this essential building material for construction projects throughout the Hudson Valley as well New York City- the fastest-growing metropolis in the world." My house is made out of sticks and bricks, and my parents got their supply from demolitions in Newark in the early 50's. I bet Mike has some great history stories he could tell us.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi Das,, I hear you, been up the Hudson to a museum on it, in our area it was the stone quarries, slowly they are also disappearing,, thanks Mike
@shure46
@shure46 Ай бұрын
and now we are a society of facebook programmers and social workers ....... we're doomed
@seanydoodgroovy9497
@seanydoodgroovy9497 Ай бұрын
I'm a bricklayer in the UK and have been for 30 years .theres not many youngsters going into the rade these days .but the money is good for people like me .most people want an easy life here and work from home .sad really but true
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks sean,, Mike
@iwantagoodnameplease
@iwantagoodnameplease Ай бұрын
Houses in the UK are still built with wall ties, as far as I'm aware. Sean, do you know of them rotting away and the brick face falling off the block, like he says in the video? I guess it's a different climate on the East Coast USA?
@SwedishDeathLlama
@SwedishDeathLlama Ай бұрын
Heh. Reminds me of when we go to theme parks. Of course, everyone else is focused on the rides themselves. Myself, while waiting in all the lines I like to knock on every "stone" surface to see what they are made of. When I get to a ride where all the fake rock walls are made out of solid concrete, I consider that a good ride.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Swedish,, Mike
@JS-jh4cy
@JS-jh4cy Ай бұрын
Wood behind real brick won't dry rot if you have the correct number of weep holes in your brick exterior walls, am i correct, and how much cavity inside do you need on an proper house wall?
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi JS, actually I am not a fan of brick venner on wood houses, when I do repair work I see bugs, ants and termites in the airspace area, it's another reason brickwork is dying,, thanks Mike
@Guillotines_For_Globalists
@Guillotines_For_Globalists Ай бұрын
We recently moved to Florida 3 months ago as well. I was surprised to learn that brick homes - at least those that actually looked like brick - were actually stucco that had been stamped or "hand scraped" and died to look like brick. And it does look like phenomenal brick. To the average person they'd never know, but if you look real close, you can see, especially where the weatherhead and electrical conduit meets the meter box, that it's stucco. I have no idea how the dyes or paint or whatever they use to color the individual bricks are so perfect, and how this coating doesn't seem to fade. My Aunt's home for instance has never been repainted since it was built in 1996 and the faux-brick looks fantastic!
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Gill, Mike
@Guillotines_For_Globalists
@Guillotines_For_Globalists Ай бұрын
@@MikeHaduck Do you know what they might have dyed the stucco with for that brick appearance? And I assume that they have to paint every faux-brick by hand?
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
@Guillotines_For_Globalists I think it was just stamped out like a printing press, I can't say, thanks Mike
@Guillotines_For_Globalists
@Guillotines_For_Globalists Ай бұрын
@@MikeHaduck Similar to the silicone molds they use for stamping concrete perhaps? It is so perfect, though. And obviously the stucco coating on the block has to be considerably thick. The stucco coating on our block home built in 2004 is paper-thin by contrast.
@TokenTombstone
@TokenTombstone Ай бұрын
I appreciate the knowledge you are sharing about bricklaying.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Token,, Mike
@marvsmith8137
@marvsmith8137 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video mike 💪
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks marv,, Mike
@JayZx777
@JayZx777 Ай бұрын
I enjoyed your video. It motivates me to do a fake brick wall on my house as I have no bricklaying skills, but I like construction stuff and do things to my home on my own. Thank you for sharing, I will be watching more of your videos!
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Jay,, Mike
@joeyager8479
@joeyager8479 Ай бұрын
I don't have a problem with seeing fake brick panels used on wood framed fast food or strip commercial buildings because they'll likely be torn down in favor of the next "new" trend in about 20 years. It would be a shame to waste the talent and labor on that. On the other hand, I have a 50 year old all brick veneer ranch house. I added on to it about 15 years ago. The matching brick is newer and metric sized. If you look close, you can see there's a difference. But even then the brick mason tried to talk me out of using brick - I actually was the one that insisted that I wanted the brick.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi Joey,, I hear you, Mike
@FunwithBooboo
@FunwithBooboo Ай бұрын
Nice information, Mike. We enjoyed watching your video again 😀 👍 thank you
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks anna,, Mike
@Price-qd1cd
@Price-qd1cd Ай бұрын
I am in the process of building a 30;000 sqft building in Florida and the builder told me the same thing,it’s too expensive and they are doing pre fab concrete walls that are raised and bolted together
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Price,, I hear you, Mike
@eugeniebreida1583
@eugeniebreida1583 Ай бұрын
… mostly called “tilt-up concrete”…
@jamtlandhomesteaders2710
@jamtlandhomesteaders2710 Ай бұрын
Good Video Mike* I was in the trade dating back to the 1980's in Northern Ohio. I saw a big change over the years. I moved up here to Northern Sweden 9 years ago, and every thing up here is wood, except for fireplaces and chimneys and some foundation work. I've been retired since I've been here, did a few small repairs/tuckpointing. If I was young, and wanted to get in the trade, I would stick to small jobs/repairs.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi jam,,, I hear you, thanks Mike
@legendofzork
@legendofzork Ай бұрын
What happens if water intrudes behind the fake brick?
@tdgdbs1
@tdgdbs1 Ай бұрын
Bricks and mortar are not waterproof either.
@Phantoma3
@Phantoma3 Ай бұрын
@@tdgdbs1 Bricks and mortar don't rot either.
@bigmacdaddy1234
@bigmacdaddy1234 Ай бұрын
It will trickle down and out.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi legend, that's a good question, thanks Mike
@JeffreyFeyh-rb4xk
@JeffreyFeyh-rb4xk Ай бұрын
So it's basically like siding, I happen to like brick and mortar myself
@mrmicro22
@mrmicro22 Ай бұрын
I'm a handy guy but really have places to use the advice you hand out. But there is nothing like hearing from someone who knows what he is talking about. I appreciate your videos.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks mrmico,,Mike
@SOFISINTOWN
@SOFISINTOWN Ай бұрын
That was not brickwork or masonry, that's siding... 😕Definitely not the kind that will last more than 100 years, like the real thing.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Sofisin,, Mike
@rafaelmarin1963
@rafaelmarin1963 Ай бұрын
My favorite part is when Mike talks about the Ol’timers and old days. The amount of knowledge and experience this one has makes him legendary!
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks rafael,, Mike
@realnewsthatmatters9319
@realnewsthatmatters9319 Ай бұрын
CORRECTION………… Brickwork is Dead in Florida. And it has been for at least two decades. Those in hurricane areas are forced by code to use steel reinforced concrete to build, and those in other areas use siding or stucco. Florida has never really been a brick building state. GA, AL and MS is where you find brickwork still going on.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi real, PA was big with brick also, when I was a kid I carried brick all summer for the masons, not anymore, you will watch brickwork shrink also, it's a matter of time, thanks Mike
@bud5084
@bud5084 Ай бұрын
I thought all of Florida was a hurricane zone. And there are plenty of brick buildings at the universities
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
@bud5084 hi bud, the old stone and brick building survive, it's everthing else is the problem, thanks Mike
@seanpaul1551
@seanpaul1551 Ай бұрын
That's one hellava puzzle! Good catch because to the naked eye, most people wouldn't have noticed.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks sean,, Mike
@Dino_Buk
@Dino_Buk Ай бұрын
I like the smell of that old brick.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks akoznas, Mike
@74stevedc
@74stevedc Ай бұрын
Hi Mike, I noticed a cinder block building built probably 1960's im guessing but blocks weren't staggered. Im in Central Massachusetts. Ever see block not staggered ?
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi Steve, yes, they usually use a metal duro wall between them, thanks Mike
@TrogdorBurnin8or
@TrogdorBurnin8or Ай бұрын
Brick ties are only going to rot out if you don't manufacture them in stainless steel because you're trying to save money and the long-term doesn't matter to you. Many such cases.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Trogdor,, Mike
@streamscreen
@streamscreen Ай бұрын
Interesting video thanks.I still see brick jobs here in Chicago.They have a 8 story condominium up the street being built by brick.Chicago definitely still uses brick and a lot of good masons here.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi streamscreen, things are changing, Mike
@streamscreen
@streamscreen Ай бұрын
@@MikeHaduck Yes I agree if they can do it cheaper they will!
@mtgibbs
@mtgibbs Ай бұрын
I was going to say...plenty of brick still going on in Chicago. Exterior walls on a lot of new buildings are CMU inside and brick outside. Fur the inside of the CMU, insulation, and drywall. Great buildings.
@jims2165
@jims2165 Ай бұрын
Hi Mike! It’s definitely gone for commercial building. Even large warehouses are using these precast tall walls put together like legos….I’m sure you see them. However, what’s saving masons is the high end custom home where real thin cut stone is used. Or guys like me still doing stone columns. No one using full stone any longer. These light weight thin cut stones are cheaper and faster to instal. Doing a job now and they are cutting the stone in the quarry now and will call me in a week to pick up. They also do corners! Still have that crappy manufactured stone as well. We only use that indoors bc it fades outside.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Jim, I hear you,, Mike
@frotobaggins7169
@frotobaggins7169 Ай бұрын
They built a large, maybe 1/2 million sq/ft wharehouse here, they excavated, piled all the stone, crushed the stone on site. Put up a cement plant and cast all of the pannels on site with the stone from the site. I also saw someone bought some property that was part of a farm with the old Amish barn still standing. the stone gable wall was budging, so they tore it down, crushed the stone on site. They then built an ICF house using the crushed stone in the concrete. I'm not sure how they did it but once the house was built, half the stone was gone.
@lizzapaolia959
@lizzapaolia959 Ай бұрын
Outstanding video. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge. God bless 🙏
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Lizza, God bless, Mike
@ThePeachyCarpenter
@ThePeachyCarpenter Ай бұрын
Started as a painter. Learned quickly that it’s better to be a carpenter, due to supply and demand. Way more painters than carpenters. 8 years in, I tell young guys that if they want to make real money, to become a mason. I should have spent more time with those old masons on the job site, cause now they are retired, and you can’t find a single one in this town.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi Peachy, I hear you,, Mike
@remnantministries9398
@remnantministries9398 Ай бұрын
Mike I'm building a masonry stove with a high temp core,2000 degrees. I used a fire/clay, sand mortar mix for the high temp core. Can I use portland, Type s mortar for the outer shell? Can I mix the clay with the portland? Concerned about strength.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi remnant,, everything has gone to metal, nobody does masonry anymore , insurance companies might not insure your house, things changed, thanks Mike
@adevitis1
@adevitis1 Ай бұрын
Mike, I really enjoy your channel. Your message today couldn’t be more true and it’s sad that masonry is dying. The good news is, you can still get brickwork done, it’s just costly. We recently built an addition onto our business and it was done out of block and brick. Yes, the original building was brick and we needed a match. Tremendous amount of manual labor. The young guys are very inexperienced verses the older guys. The veterans lay about 4 or 5 to 1 to the new guys. However, the finished product is amazing. Keep up the videos!!
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks adevits,, Mike
@kennethwilbanks7201
@kennethwilbanks7201 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the great video. I'm going to watch some of your videos on how brickwork is done. I lived in NYC Hell's Kitchen / Village for a few decades and had apartments with exposed Brick and walked by thousands of buildings over the years wondering how it's all done. I am in St. Louis (Dutchtown hood) taking care of my mom. She lives in a 20s craftsman made of all brick. Seems like almost every home in St. Louis is made of brick and the craftmanship is stunning - stained glass windows and so much woodwork. My mom's house has a lot of green and white glazed brick mixed in as well as many of the other homes in St. Louis. The brickwork architecture is stunning on some of these houses. Even ones that are falling down have superior craftsmanship and architecture. I drive by some of the same houses every day and notice something different. I'm glad this popped into my feed. I guess they know I'm here working on house as well as doing Hospice for mom. Even the wood in the house is super hard (old growth?)... So hard to get a nail through it. Thanks again.... Ken
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Ken,, I hear you, Mike
@patrickkeschl596
@patrickkeschl596 Ай бұрын
My house was built in the 1930’s. I just replaced my slate roof on my garage last week.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks patrick,, Mike
@RichardMills-s3y
@RichardMills-s3y Ай бұрын
THE REAL DEAL THANK YOU FOR THE AWESOME WORK MY BROTHER MAN ☮💕👍
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks, Mike
@guillermojacques6671
@guillermojacques6671 Ай бұрын
It's a shame that the old ways, the good ways, are being replaced with expediency for convenience. People can sense low quality. And everything either adds or subtracts to that quality. That's why I like your channel Mike. It may be no big deal, but there is still quality in what you do.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks guill, I appreciate it, Mike
@paulsautocm
@paulsautocm Ай бұрын
Florida is looking good on you Mike, thanks for sharing your wisdom and knowledge.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks paul,, Mike
@willhapeman4648
@willhapeman4648 15 күн бұрын
Another Great video! Nothing is built to last like they used to.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck 14 күн бұрын
Thanks will, was just in rome, Athens and ephesus, Mike
@gsm19911
@gsm19911 Ай бұрын
It’s nice to see here in upstate, NY that real brickwork is being used. Not on everything but in many cases.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks GSM, Mike
@KimboBravin
@KimboBravin Ай бұрын
Great video. I have a question. Maybe you've already answered it but what are those panels made of what kind of material is that?
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi Kimbo,, I am not sure but some kind of composit, thanks Mike
@VinceBlack536
@VinceBlack536 Ай бұрын
All quality work went down two reasons. Buyers want to spend less and builders want to make the most That really sums it up
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Vince,, Mike
@rndmcnflct
@rndmcnflct Ай бұрын
What's the best way to tie brick to block? Some sort of fiberglass tie?
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi rndmcn, I got a video out called "wall ties, anchors and brickbonding" Mike haduck, check it out,, thanks Mike
@KMac09
@KMac09 Ай бұрын
Thanks Mike for taking the time to pass on your knowledge! Love watching you from Chicago. Any chance you can do a video on brick house weeping mortar?
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi KMac on show it on my "brick laying": 1 to 5 videos thanks mike
@05glisedan
@05glisedan Ай бұрын
Gotta check out north florida. New buildings around FSU all brick work. Also several other buildings in the area.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi O5, things are changing, Mike
@tomdale1313
@tomdale1313 Ай бұрын
tilt-ups, fast track...thxs for sharing
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks tom,, Mike
@mrbob19561
@mrbob19561 Ай бұрын
Worked on the tabor hotel in leadville Colorado that building will amaze you .the common brick and red flagstone footers were 2 plus feet thick and end up on the 4 the floor 8 inch solid masonry wall all out of lime light cement mix so it good move without cracking up
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks again, Mike
@LuisRodriguez-zi1tf
@LuisRodriguez-zi1tf Ай бұрын
would you recommend getting into it? There's a union for bricklayers in Chicago, if carpentry or plumbing doesn't take me, should i look into that? Or is it not worth it anymore?
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi Luis, the money is mostly in concrete, or the other trades like plumbing or air conditioning, electriction,, thanks Mike
@blue03r6
@blue03r6 Ай бұрын
Makes more sense for a restaurant. They can change out the panels if it gets vandalized or to remodel to keep up with trends. That would also make great ledger panels for inside around fireplaces etc. Asphalt shingles are next to be replaced and good riddance to them. The steel roofs look good and go on super easy anad last 100 years.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks blue,, Mike
@mwnemo
@mwnemo Ай бұрын
Hi Mike, I’m in Florida repointing my old brick home right now 😅. My old church used these same panels.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks mwnemo,,, Mike
@WallyGon
@WallyGon Ай бұрын
Thanks for the teaching, great video.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Wally, Mike
@StrikeBuster-b2b
@StrikeBuster-b2b Ай бұрын
Yep here in South Mississippi after hurricane Katrina a lot of the houses are 20 feet off the ground to the bottom of the house. No bricks.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks StrikeBuster, Mike
@zachariahhoffart244
@zachariahhoffart244 Ай бұрын
As a mason in south florida, its true, we don't get a lot of brick jobs. But we still do our fair share of brickwork. Just need to go to where the money is to find it down here
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks zach,, Mike
@kenterline64
@kenterline64 Ай бұрын
Mike, I have an odd question for you. I do hope you will take time to answer. In regards to a mausoleum, how would go about laying the foundation for one? Thanks
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi Ken, That's a legal thing first. Then all the aspects later, thanks Mike
@haletches8997
@haletches8997 Ай бұрын
great vid great thumbnail style. unmatched
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks haletches,,, Mike
@Jonathan-y3e3l
@Jonathan-y3e3l Ай бұрын
That’s not masonry we still do brick jobs here in Lynchburg Virginia 💪🍻keep our trade alive Mike love your knowledge of masonry 👍😎
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks again,, Mike
@joshlabouff7370
@joshlabouff7370 Ай бұрын
Thanks Mike for another great video! I never made it up to see you and your brother. I was going to go to the stone quarries with you guys but life has been crazy. Hope your doing well brother! If your ever in Washington State or Montana let me know. Josh
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Josh, it's good to hear from you, Mike
@cvello3275
@cvello3275 Ай бұрын
Hi Mike I have a block garage that I want to lay real brick. What would you recommend using to secure the brick to the block. Thank you in advance
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi cello, I have a video out called "wall ties anchors and bonding, " Mike haduck, that might give you some ideas,, Mike
@cvello3275
@cvello3275 Ай бұрын
@@MikeHaduck awesome thank you very much I watched about 7 of your videos. I love the stone column you built in the garage then brought it to the site!!
@OwlingDogDesign
@OwlingDogDesign Ай бұрын
Very sad. I used to do masonry when I was a kid, for five years. You never lose the knowledge though. I've done a number of jobs and helped other folks over the years when they needed information. I refinish antiques now. But, it's rare that someone is interested in them. They cry about painters painting wood furniture, but if they had the chance to do a restoration - they're not interested. 🤨PS- like the song!
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Owling,, Mike
@tomfahy3617
@tomfahy3617 Ай бұрын
Hi, Mike -- I am 47 and just getting into masonry after laying brick for a local school and repairing a 90 year-old stone wall. Are there any books that you recommend reading for the burgeoning mason?
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi Tom, check out the book, "Modern practical masonry" ed warland,, don't buy it it is free on the internet, but take you into the cathedral, castle and major buildings , everything comes from that in my opinion, thanks Mike
@tomfahy3617
@tomfahy3617 Ай бұрын
@@MikeHaduck Thank you! By watching your videos, things that were formally mystifying are beginning to make much more sense. I used your wall mix ratios on an old wall today, with mud wash. Thank you, again. 😄
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
@@tomfahy3617 thanks tom,, Mike
@joeshmo5399
@joeshmo5399 Ай бұрын
Is 3 wire truss mesh a better wall tie method? I think it comes galvanized or stainless steel. They used galvanized at the schools I saw back in the day.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi Joe, it last longer from my experience, thanks Mike
@ectorcab
@ectorcab Ай бұрын
So 15-20 years go by and a car or storm damages the outside wall. However, the manufacturer no longer makes that panel model or is out of business. What are you supposed to do?
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi ectocab,, I hear you,, Mike
@johnnyjoey
@johnnyjoey Ай бұрын
I was a manager at home improvement stores for over 25 years. We sold some brick up until the early 2000’s. I haven’t seen any retailer selling structural brick in my city with a population over 100,000 in the past 15-20 years.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Johnny, I hear you Mike
@shd_khan
@shd_khan Ай бұрын
Me and a neighbor have been looking for a good mason here in Alexandria Virginia to replace old brick but can’t find one who actually knows his stuff
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks shd,, Mike
@jaydeebee3147
@jaydeebee3147 Ай бұрын
Does that make the building a frame building? Are they using cement columns to support the weight?
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi Jay, I think it is a frame building,, I am not sure, thanks Mike
@drescherjm
@drescherjm Ай бұрын
I find this very interesting as I am not subscribed to this channel and I had just thought about this topic seeing the local construction. It seems although many houses are being built no one is building brick houses around me.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks dtescherjm,,, Mike
@sirfortesque8757
@sirfortesque8757 Ай бұрын
That new stuff looks great!! with much less of a hassle in production, transport, man hours etc. I appreciate all your knowledge and experience but its like being a Blacksmith when cars came along. I mean other than losing the "craft" of the masonry techniques what is the downside? Are their any data sheets that say these newer products are defective? Do they last just as long or are they crap? Im sure 80 years ago some guys were saying the newer Mortar and other tools were inferior as well. I did paint houses for 5 years before i became an RN in the ER the last 40+ years but i love all the newer paint(built in primers etc) supplies/tools with much easier taping and clean up and brushes lasting longer and ease of use. So, i agree we are losing craftsmanship and knowledge but are these newer/fake brick products just as good looking aesthetically but inferior, cheap crap or not that bad? Thanks for explaining everything so beautifully buddy.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks sir,, Mike
@curtw8827
@curtw8827 Ай бұрын
There is a high school in Florida where all the brick/block ties rusted out and the brick facade fell off.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Hi Curt, I believe you, seen a lot of that up north, thanks Mike
@ranger178
@ranger178 Ай бұрын
we grew up in a really old brick house from 1800s those walls were crazy thick at bottom of house sitting on just stone foundation the bricks held up the floor beams, so it got thinner near top but with three full stories you had a lot of brick at bottom to support all those floors. new houses it is just a wooden frame house with brick siding.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks ranger,, I hear you,, Mike
@jackgentner9243
@jackgentner9243 Ай бұрын
this is so true in 2006 they were begging to train more bricklayers then after 2008 almost nothing. even the condos and apartment buildings use block for stair towers and elevators that's it .here in the Philly area the skyrises use brick panels no work for a bricklayer
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Jack, Mike
@Christofuzz-hc9xl
@Christofuzz-hc9xl Ай бұрын
Also wanted to say that I really like that proverbs quotation you included, and also that you had the fortitude to even include that in your video. These days it's almost illegal to include your beliefs in a video,or a conversation in general.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck Ай бұрын
Thanks Chris, I appreciate it, Mike
@ShannonKauffman-g8h
@ShannonKauffman-g8h Күн бұрын
We here in Kentucky still see a lot of brick on houses, even on the low end of the market. It always looks beautiful. I have noticed though that the newer garages have very little mortar between the cement blocks. That puzzles me.
@MikeHaduck
@MikeHaduck 16 сағат бұрын
Hi Shannon, yes there are pockets of areas still doing brickwork, but it's shrinking, thanks Mike
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