CONCRETE STOOP(Porch) CONSTRUCTION (Part 1) Mike Haduck

[@Mikidy303]

Great video! You're always saying "it's no big deal" but your skill and ability is a big deal. Thank you for sharing this.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mike, Mike

[@BillLowenburg]

Excellent point about not letting the concrete you pour on top get down into the block. I’ve seen a number of porches that looked like your example where it cracked and now I understand why! Thanks again, Mike!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Bill, mike

[@jameshutchins3396]

I love what works vs what people think works. Experience is everything

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks James, mike

[@cheshstyles]

Mike you said a while back "Stay small, and keep it all'. That really stuck with me. Now I have you to partially thank for my small expenses going into this recession. You are a stud, thank you for making your channel

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi rzi, that's very true, I've heard years ago and it stuck with me also, thanks Mike

[@paulsautocm]

Thanks Mike for the professional pointers, I appreciate you passing your knowledge along. Your music isn't too bad either.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks paul, I appreciate it, mike

[@BillLowenburg]

Excellent tip about not letting the poured pad touch the block. It's fun to go around and find the cracks on porches and patios where they didn't follow your advice! Of course, it's not nice to point it out to the homeowner. Nobody likes a know-it-all. Thanks for sharing your experience, Mike.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Bill, mike

[@peanut71968]

You know? If ANYONE is out working today, it would have to be Mike!! Ain’t no big deal!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Shawn, mike

[@vstone3533]

My teacher says ," If you want it to stick, you have to wet it." Mike Haduck school of common sense. Thanks for the video!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks you, Mike

[@jimcramer9696]

Love the detail of the video and your hammer cutting skills are fun to watch.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jim, mike

[@bsd9230]

What amazing old school knowledge and handiwork.... makes it look like its easy... but really its probably 50+ years of experience there since he was a kid doing this... wow

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Numis, mike

[@gabec6522]

I give you props for using the premix..... when ever I do I add at least a hardy shovel full of type S to it..... but I like it in the winter because it dont freeze and basically use it for the sand in it... great video

[@gabec6522]

Or I should say if in the bag it dont freeze like a sand pile

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Gabe, Mike

[@osu041]

Thanks for the tip! I'm putting in some similar stairs and I would have poured that concrete right in

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Vali, Mike

[@ianhoward4246]

Respect!!! "Ain't No Beauty Contest"

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Ian, very true, mike

[@richmarsh5029]

Love it Mike.... Rainy day here in Australia so a day off...spend it watching Bricklayers... Lol... 40 years of laying so far and I wonder what I'll do when I retire....If I retire..

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Rich, mike

[@tomnapper101]

Proper tradesman Mike 👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tom, Mike

[@robertcalamusso4218]

A true pro The paper tip ~ genius

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Robert, I appreciate the kind words, Mike

[@FishFind3000]

2:30 I’m surprised how accurately you can cut block with a hammer.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Fish, a little rough but close enough, thanks mike

[@jimcramer9696]

He makes it look easy.

[@MMGJ10]

@@MikeHaduck I get called "stone age" or "Fred Flintstone" for hammer cutting block on jobsites today. Ha. It seems most younger masons rely on the damn saw for every cut nowadays. I'm only 40 but it seems it's becoming a lost art. Good work Mike.

[@T3hJones]

I think Mike have hammered one or two blocks/stones before :D.

[@TheBockenator]

@@MMGJ10 Simple tools require more skill. Whether they realize it or not, they're giving you a compliment.

[@TheRealTonyCastillo]

Great video as always, this is helpful as I am about to make a square block around an existing hand dug well a few blocks high.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tony, mike

[@h.b2029]

Excellent. Very helpful. Thanks. God bless.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks HB, God bless, Mike

[@davemiller7633]

Love your videos Mike! You're awesome!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks David, mike

[@Jack.333]

Thanks Again Mike. Always a step ahead of the season. Run for the far side of the curve and hope for a shot in the arm Help slow the train.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks John, mike

[@_TTT__]

Beautifully done and explained, Mike. Two things struck at me 1. the precision of your hammering. Watching you etching out a line with your hammer with the first block and i thought to myself: there's no way the cement block will break right at that etch. It did. 2. You weren't wearing any safety goggles. Obviously you aren't an amateur. And i am genuinely curious if there was a striking techniques with your hammer that you could demonstrate on future videos.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tian, I think it's a experience thing, I do wear glasses depending what I'm doing, thanks Mike

[@jaxwykoff79]

Great job well done mike. Your work is very impressive. I know nothing about masonry work but watching you im learning.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Joel, mike

[@thomasheller1526]

Nice music at the end!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Thomas, mike

[@R900DZ]

Awesome video, thanks!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@daiburt1833]

I used the same trowel from the day I started to the day I retired and I don't mean the same type of trowel I mean the same trowel 13inch WHS narrow London made in Sheffield .it's about 9 inches now . After about 45 year's I needed a new one so I called it a day oddly enough the same hammer and it wasn't new when I got it and 38 year's out of my level stay safe Dave from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Dave, I tend to hold on to the same one as long as I can, you got to put that in a glass case, lol, Mike

[@Piterworkshop]

Other awesome video full of knowledge. I start to build my stone house with my hands and all those videos are the answers for many questions that I found. Thank you very very very much for share those videos. Best regards from Spain.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Piter, I appreciate it, mike

[@jimmymckenzie6986]

Give thanks.....Good work.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jimmy, Mike

[@spanzek]

Another great job Mike!! Thank you! Stay warm and healthy buddy!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks ,Scott, mike

[@frankflanagan109]

Great job as always Mike. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Frank, Mike

[@mickeygriggs]

Thanks for sharing Mike. You are an asset to the trade sir. Keep the videos coming .

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mickey. Mike

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

Nice work

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Luis,, Mike

[@cdbflynow]

Nice video Mike. Thanks for the effort to pass along some knowledge. Paul

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Paul, mike

[@remy9232]

Don't forget to quarantine Mike! I want to see more videos in the future.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Remy, very true, lol, mike

[@bobd.]

The crack in the top course of block is because the concrete top expands and contracts. If the concrete is allowed to enter the cores of the top block it drags the block along with it as it expands and contracts with the changes in temperature. The wider the concrete top the greater the more movement you will have. It only takes a fraction of an inch to break that bond in the mortar. Did I get that right Mike?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Bob, I would totally agree, thanks, mike

[@timcoulson7340]

I'm enjoying your videos and your work Mike. Do you have a video on the best way to repair those cracks? Thanks!

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Tim, I have video playlist, " concrete repair/ patch Mike haduck, and foundation repair videos, thanks Mike

[@dukeman7595]

Nice job Mike..

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Joseph, mike

[@johncasor9698]

Another Great Video... Thx...

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks John, mike

[@isdecor]

Hi Mike-your videos are always so helpful-I'm doing the same sort of stairway at my place. Thank you!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@joedominick7517]

Mike ,You make it look easy !!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Joe, I fake it, Mike

[@chrisroller1397]

I have known masons who make a lot of noise and dust cutting bricks and blocks with a stihl saw, but its faster, easier, quieter, less polution and cheaper to break them off with the chippy hammer like you show.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Chris, very true, mike

[@mtec8743]

I love the block jobs

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@cliftonsmith5451]

Good job Mike..keeping it simple I like your videos

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Clifton, Mike

[@lucianoraygoza6645]

Mike I really enjoy your videos thank you for putting all that hard work into God bless you

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Luciano, God bless you also, Mike

[@55098]

Another fantastic video Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sean, Mike

[@FAFOSanders]

Good advice to use a vapor barrier to allow expansion and contraction 👍😃

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@cornerstonecontractingserv5161]

Thank you master

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, I fake it, mike

[@Richard-qs8dn]

I think it makes a whole lot of sense to let the concrete move. No doubt.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Richard, that's the secret, Mike

[@Eman85515]

Thank you Mike🌻

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Eman, Mike

[@juligrlee556]

Your videos are inspiring as I look at what kinds of poor work has been done in the house in which I live. Next time I try to do something on my own or hire a contractor, I certainly will have a better idea of what is needed to prevent problems. I wonder what kind of flashing of felt you might be using where the top plate contacts the wall of the house.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Julie, this stop is under a carport so no need to worry about flashing here, but if it was outside in rain it would be a different story, thanks mike

[@newenglandyankeeliving5052]

I really enjoy your videos thank you for these

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks mike

[@wetsaw7869]

I like it

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mike

[@mikeysback70]

Say it's 30 degrees up there Mike? It's been like spring time down here in Alabama in and out of the rain. Good looking job my man!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Micky, I would rather be down there, thanks mike

[@alforliniteaching5670]

Hi,Mike that Rapid Set is a bit expensive in my area. Good product,but it effects my cost. Cheers.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi albert, I talk about it on my what cement should I use part 3, I use it for very small jobs, Mike

[@alforliniteaching5670]

@@MikeHaduck Great.:-)

[@spirossourlas2516]

Hi mr mike can you make a video to see how make a port with cement in sea

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi , I live in the mountains up here, only get to see the ocean on vacations, lol thanks, mike

[@RFing22]

Hi Mike. Love your videos! If I wanted to widen my prefab concrete stairs could I do that with block? Pour new footing for new block then match the level of the stairs and mortar right to stairs? Would you add anchors to existing stairs? Can't find any videos on this

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi James, I couldn't say unless I was actually there to see it, I got a playlist on concrete step repair and stone step repair, and another on brick step repair, every situation is different, I hope it helps mike

[@suep4530]

that's interesting... waiting to see the finished job :-)

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sue, mike

[@AhJodie]

Beautiful! Thank you!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Ah, Mike

[@robwhiff3411]

Loves your videos mike 🙂 thank you 🙏🏼

[@MikeHaduck]

Thank you Rob, mike

[@HehesThabass]

I enjoy your videos and I have a stoop that I would like to really be a raised cement patio any advice?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Amanda, I couldn't give any advice unless I was actually there to see it, I would ask some of the locals, thanks mike

[@boots7859]

Mike, can you give any guidance on S vs N mortar for us N.E. folks ?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Booths, I never use N up here I just mix the s and Portland, depending on the job, thanks, Mike

[@boots7859]

@@MikeHaduck Thanks Mike. Seems like anything N can do S can also, and its stronger too.

[@Mackandal-]

Mike, I noticed you didn't use water spray when laying the cinder blocks

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Mack, I did a video, "should I wet it first?" Mike haduck, I explain all that, thanks Mike

[@Mackandal-]

@@MikeHaduck Thank you sir.

[@hatzlmike1]

Thank the Lord Jesus Christ that he gave me the wisdom to leave the other pages and come to Mike Haduck Free Mason; To allow him to spiritually smash jazz me back into fruition with a beautiful simple rip on “plastering” properly. In Christ name and the level. Amen.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Mike, I understand that the rabbi's and history channel said that the Hebrew word they used for carpenter was actually a construction worker, stone mason, there wasn't much carpenter work back than. Most scholars say Jesus was a stone Mason. Thanks, Mike

[@gabrielarellano86]

Lets apply the mud on the joints with a groutbag

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Gabriel, I only used one a couple times, I don't see an advantage, thanks Mike

[@alforliniteaching5670]

:-) :-) :-) :-) Good show.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Albert, mike

[@MrBmxbrawler]

I have an honest question. I'm a stone Mason like yourself and every stone I set I dampen it with a sponge or hose. Why when you set block you don't need the moisture ? Wouldn't that help strengthen it up by pulling the mortar in as it dries?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Adam, I got a video out called " should I wet it first" Mike haduck, but brick ,block, and anything over 4 inches thick I never wet it, it makes a mess, only when I want it to stick, like stick on stone, plaster, foundation repairs etc, thanks Mike

[@mikec7373]

Hey Mike, great video!! I am wondering what you would do if you did not want the slab to overhang the cinderblock and planned to parge the sides of block and slab to make it look uniform. Would a crack in parging form where the slab meets top of cmu? Trying to scheme up a way to build a stoop with blocks and pour a stepped slab on landing so I can add a brick border.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Mike, yep your gonna get that crack, that's one of the reasons for the overhang and keep the water away from the wall, mike

[@mattm9559]

Now with all silica laws you need too use hammer to make cuts less dust

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Matt, I appreciate it, mike

[@skutsenkow]

How do you know how thick to lay down the mortar before putting the block down? Also what about the spacing between each block?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Steven, there is no written rule I know of, if you got to go higher, more and stuff cement, or lower your cement is softer, it depends on your heights, thanks mike

[@doonhilla]

Good job as usual. Now, do you know where i can get some toilet roll and hand sanitizer?

[@MikeHaduck]

Good question, lol, mike

[@chris_topher1984]

is there a proper way to flash the porch where it meets the house so water doesn't leak into the house or basement? my porch has a root cellar door under it in the basement, and when snow melts i can get water leaking off my porch into the root cellar. i think i need to put flashing against the porch and house?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Chris, this job is under a car port so no need to worry about water, but if it was in the rain most definitely it should be flashed, thanks mike

[@stubborntrudy]

may I ask, sir, what was the reason you didn't build atw to the post? or fill that ankle breaker there? must be a reason for clearly you are professional at this. (learning for my own stoop build project)

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi, I don't really know what you mean, maybe part 2 will answer that, mike

[@stubborntrudy]

@@MikeHaduck sorry, haven't watched part 2 yet...meant, looked like a 4 or 5 inch gap on right side, & a gap between new build and existing structure. i'm in GA,..& have a two step down into mud, with busted up wooden steps, then into a slight slope..& learning to see what my most practicle plan, or combination of materials may be...thank you. ill watch part 2 .yawl have way more freezing up there then I do here under atlanta, thought that might be a factor, or something i need to learn about.

[@almyers8074]

Hi Mike. Do cinder blocks have a top and bottom?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Al , the bottom is usually the wider part from when they were made, does it matter if you lay some upside down, my opinion would be no, but all the same way makes a nicer job. Thanks mike

[@shanek6582]

Did you use the same product for plastering as you did for the mortar holding the block together? Thanks

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Shane, yes I did, I added a little rapid set to speed up the drying , thanks Mike

[@shanek6582]

Mike Haduck Masonry thanks man, also, you wake up early!

[@1sttigertiger426]

When adding water to Portland cement, either as part of a spec. mix, or a field mix, how do you know if the Portland cement went bad - besides it being a hard block? Are there any obvious indications when it is in powder form? I've had it where the Portland cement never hardens.

[@MMGJ10]

If it's still powder it's good. I've pulled out a few hard chunks out of a bag and still used it and it works just fine.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Tiger, I agree wit MMG, portland can take a few days to really set, thanks mike

[@lendavidhart9710]

Your right to isolate that pad from the block, and with a shingle, thats old school, i m 50 and i can just about remember that kind of stuff.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Len, I appreciate hearing that, mike

[@jessicaramos6692]

Would it be okay to use this method to extend my current concrete porch to wide it on either side?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Jessica, I can't say unless I was there to see it, every situation is different. Thanks mike

[@AlbertMaruggi]

I have a top block of 3 steps leaning toward the house and I want to resurface to slope away from the house. Whats a good technique for this?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Albert, I couldn't say unless I was there to see it, thanks mike

[@borys444]

I have a brick patio that needs repointing as well as brick replacement. I’m debating between using quickcrete mortar mix type n or s? I live in New Jersey where we r prone to cracking. Recommendations or thoughts on this? Thanks

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Nicholas. If it is up and down I usually use s mortar, if it lays flat like a patio I use portland and sand, every mason says different, thanks mike

[@phdgkos47952]

those are good tips, but how you gonna make more money if you never have to go back for repairs???

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi bill, only thing they are going to do is replace the driveway at a later date, thanks Mike

[@lloydtucker5647]

Hi, nice job question please. Can the rapidset mortar mix be applied before the type S mortar is fully set? Thanks.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Lloyd, I usually use the rapid set first. Or mix the two, but every situat6is different, thanks mike

[@stratmister009]

I guess only thing left is to put some steps to climb up onto this stoop.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks strat, that's it, but they will be wood until they replace the concrete driveway, Mike

[@SalemHeatingandCooling]

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[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@blbseauxmuchjake3877]

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[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks ,Mike

[@danielweber7769]

What no presoaking with water today, I don't understand

[@MikeHaduck]

I did a video called," should I wet it first, mike haduck" I explain it there, thanks mike

[@lockonyoubaby12]

You always say wet first before putting the cement mix on. Why not wet it first with this job?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi, I have a video called" should I wet it first? Mike haduck, I explain it best there, thanks Mike

[@janetrandle6882]

Mike, why aren’t you wearing safety glasses when chipping that concrete!!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Janet, I do, thanks Mike

[@tonyjcool5314]

Thanks mike for tips, do you need antifreeze when it cold?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Tony, I don't do it if it is below freezing. Thanks Mike

[@jenny-DD]

I didn't know you can cut blocks like that Not I know what to do with my X

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Pete, Mike

[@markthompsoncpa]

II don't even open the bag the right way

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mark, no law against that, and they paid me anyway, lol Mike

[@hrxy1]

Grtvid asususl ty

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks , Mike

[@Drewxowl]

Hey Mike! I love all you're videos! I Took on a project on my Own Thanks to you! I removed tile off my Front Patio and Resurfaced It! PLEASE CHECK IT OUT! It would mean alot Coming from you! "It's not a Mike Haduck Job" But i give myself a B+

[@MikeHaduck]

That's great Andrew, it's all commonsense, A.+, I appreciate it, Mike

[@gnevala]

Solo hack

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks , Mike

[@HotRodCVO]

"We’re going to be nailing boards on here tomorrow so we need to get this filled in so it ain’t moving too much." Why would it be moving at all? Oh wait look at your crappy work.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Rodney, send me your videos. I want to learn, thanks mike

[@mariodinovo4018]

You didn't break ablock cutting it lol miss 3 core easier to cut

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mario, Mike

[@almyers8074]

Hi Mike. Do cinder blocks have a top and bottom?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Al, not officially, , thanks, Mike