I love the right angle square from plywood so simple 💯👍
@MikeHaduck4 ай бұрын
Thanks darren,, Mike
@charlesnewberry7344 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike, I'm a painter, but I'm a diy guy because I have a home. You are my go to guy when I work masonry things. Thanks for be a great teacher.
@MikeHaduck Жыл бұрын
Thanks Charles, I appreciate hearing that, Mike
@love.pugsss4496 жыл бұрын
Love your channel Mike and I always look forward to watching your videos. Thank you for unselfishly sharing your knowledge and experience with us.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thank you Jon, I appreciate it. mike
@willieglover67716 жыл бұрын
Love your work Mike. Reminds me of my Uncle. He's been doing this for 50 years. Great information
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Willie, I appreciate it, Mike
@danielmay88276 жыл бұрын
Mike, the knowledge and details are great. My favorite videos are block and brick work. Ive learned a lot from your video's
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Daniel I appreciate it, Mike
@fillowtree55056 жыл бұрын
You are a master at working that trowel. I can only imagine how many millions of block and brick you laid. I think you mentioned laying brick at some of the office parks in western NJ. Thanks for posting and sharing your craft.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks Fillow, I appreciate it. mike
@pensive696 жыл бұрын
a long time ago, and maybe before you were a kid, i watched local bricklayers build. they all used story poles. none of them were really conversant in English but the crews measured and marked with strings, lines, and poles. most of what they marked was in Italian. the built wonderful reliable and correctly dimensioned buildings and homes. i'm a supporter of those story poles you show and use Mike. Bring on part 2 and 3.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks pensive, glad to hear you remember that, you are part of old school history, thanks for passing that on. mike
@hrxy16 жыл бұрын
Great vid, good explanations, clearly shown examples, well done , hats off to mike.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks hrxy1, I appreciate it, mike
@andrewkotula38836 жыл бұрын
I just want to say thanks. I had some construction experience from when I was a kid but only limited block experience. I had a section of my basement wall that was buckling and with your videos and a little practice I was confident enough to take on the project. I had to restart a couple of times but got the hang of it pretty quickly. These videos took a lot of the mystery out of getting the job done properly. Cheers!
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrew, I’m glad if they helped, Mike
@billiamc19696 жыл бұрын
Nice work Mike...appreciate your simplicity!!!
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thank you Bee, I appreciate it. mike
@BlankBrain6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your great videos! You're providing a valuable service.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks, I appreciate it. mike
@alexramos26705 жыл бұрын
Inspirational. I do framing and a little bit of everything but i was not taught like this. Now that im doing my own gigs i will work on doing things old school. Simple and efficient. Most contractors just want cheap and fast. The faster the work is done the more they pocket from the leftover budget.
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alex, I appreciate it, mike
@belingonza3185 жыл бұрын
We need more instructors like you. I can see that you have what a lot of people know longer have. A good work ethic and doing things the right way! Great videos!
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Belin , I appreciate it, mike
@cynthiabroockman17523 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Your videos have educated me enough I feel better able to decide who to hire/not hire to do some block work for small pump housing structure. Helped me know what questions to ask about how they propose to construct it (only 5/6 courses high) but still. Also helped eliminate one someone recommended but said I only needed to lay the bottom course level on the ground. Appreciate the education very much.
@MikeHaduck3 жыл бұрын
Hi Cynthia, every situation is a bit different, it dosent sound like you need a lot to cover a pump, I hope it helps, Mike's
@JAMAEL896 жыл бұрын
Great job. Always better to measure, measure, measure. Thank you for always putting the importance of it. Thank you again.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks Jamel, I appreciate it. mike
@victorosorio75345 жыл бұрын
Thank you, sir, for taking the time to teach us all!!!
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Victor, I appreciate it, mike
@FireplacesRock6 жыл бұрын
Always a solid foundation Mike. Always good to take the time to lay things out.
@elleryjqueen17126 жыл бұрын
This is better than television, Mike im a heating engineer in the uk, and because work goes quiet in the summer, I turn my hand to other jobs, kitchens bathrooms etc, but I have done some building work lately to great success, I took instruction from your videos, the story pole was fantastic and allowed me to match up to the existing building, I never noticed before just how random some brickwork is and you can spoil a job if your new brickwork is to uniformed, I layed it out dry, as I do when I tile so that makes great sense to me, I wish you could see my first attempt (success) should I say. I could work with you any day, look after yourself and your future ex wife... All the best from Coventry uk
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks Ellery, Great to hear that from you, I am glad if I can humbly pass some things on,,,, nothing like the castles in the U.K., I appreciate it. mike
@Cosme4225 жыл бұрын
Wish I had seen this video before I hired someone to do my block work. Great video! Thanks for sharing.
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Luis, mike
@gypsydildopunks70832 жыл бұрын
¡Muy appeprecios, Senior Haddock!
@MikeHaduck2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gypsy, Mike
@colroulette93376 жыл бұрын
WoW thanks Mike! A lot of work,, always lay it out dry your RIGHT and the best thanks again!
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Thanks col, Mike
@markpowls5 жыл бұрын
Love your videos.
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark, Mike
@brickbybric6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video mike . Looking forward to the rest .
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Thanks bric, Mike
@gobricklaying1066 жыл бұрын
Love the videos!! Look forward to the next.✌
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
GO Bricklaying Thanks Go IAppreciate it Mike
@winnepoo97886 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service Mike!
@rickostrander49306 жыл бұрын
Would also like to say Thank You for your Service.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks Rhonda, I appreciate it. mike
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks RIck, I appreciate it. mike
@h.b2029 Жыл бұрын
Excellent. Very helpful. Thanks.
@MikeHaduck Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Mike
@robertkelly33136 жыл бұрын
Always a very interesting video, I always pick up a little something. 👍🏻
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks robert, I appreciate it. mike
@jeffsarros57775 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike My dad did layout similar to yours but when he could keep a bedjoint tight so he wouldn't have to hold the block up. He could lay block faster and use a little looser mortar. I was where you are so many times I can't remember ! Also learned to use a brickhammer never had a saw ! Love your videos ! I use lightweight block as much as I can now they cost more but I think my back is worth it!
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeff, it is nice to hear that, mike
@danc38315 жыл бұрын
.......not as critical to below grade block work as finished brickwork but we take care as to not "push the line". Leaving a little light in between the finished block and the line prevents "bowing" the wall. A little push here and a little push there walks the units out. Over a longer distance it is noticeable. This man Mike knows his trade and knows it well. Very good video.
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dan, mike
@neckarsulme6 жыл бұрын
Mike....you are a great American
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi neck, I hope, Mike
@neckarsulme6 жыл бұрын
you are Mike, think of all the knowledge you have dispersed in your videos.....thanks to people like you this country has built some great things. I appreciate your time in these videos
@unpicked14 жыл бұрын
Hey, Mike. Since concrete isn't water proof, what do they do when they build a dam. Do they put some sort of rubber membrane in it? How do they keep it from freezing and cracking, like the hoover dam? Just wondering. Well, take it easy.
@MikeHaduck4 жыл бұрын
Hi unpicked, depending on where it is at it does freeze and crank and if they got rebar in it, it probably cracks more. Everything has a life expectancy, just like cars, thanks mike
@unpicked14 жыл бұрын
@@MikeHaduck Thanks, man.
@joeblades43315 жыл бұрын
You make us Veterans proud sir!
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jose, mike
@1986zarate6 жыл бұрын
Mike love ur videos.. im in the trade as well.. you remind .me so much of .my dad.. hes always sayin ( beautiful ...) love ur work
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi 1986, I get a lot of comments like this, a lot of old-timers were in the masonry tray, thanks Mike
@bathtubshrimp23146 жыл бұрын
Videos are great educational pieces, would be great to see you do a slip form wall
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi Ronald, I Really don’t know much about that, never used it, but I’m sure it works, thanks Mike
@VicsYard6 жыл бұрын
Real nice Mike. I’ll be doing some brick and block work soon. Thanks for the pointers. That will help. Appreciated. Vic
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks Vic, I appreciate it. mike
@arkansas13366 жыл бұрын
Another great teaching video. I'm glad to see your style, it's awesome! ....13
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
I always appreciate it. thanks 13, mike
@Alasdair-Morrison6 жыл бұрын
Love how you have clamps holding down the canopy on your Ute mate :)
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks Duke, I appreciate it. mike
@Tofomy6 жыл бұрын
Great as always
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tofomy, I appreciate it Mike
@smasica6 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to when I was a teen-ager and mixing mud for my old man. He made a trough like yours from a couple 2 X 8s for sides and a sheet of stainless steel from a place he worked for to make the bed. I used a hoe with holes in it to mix.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi Tremolux, I could vision that in my brain, I remember seeing those old mud pans, home made, I will be doing a video on that down the road and remember what you said, thanks mike
@ThunderDivine6 жыл бұрын
I was gonna say looked like you struggled with your back with the blocks. - They are heavy. I've watched all your videos it is amazing info. I even dared to block up my window opening after watching your videos. Buuut I messed up, turned out I made a soup of the mix, and I used all the cement so could'nt add any more cement, learned from that never use the whole bag.( or don't add too much water). But I layed it up dry and made a new mix the next day and it turned out good. - Love Your videos.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks Thunder, I am glad it worked out, I appreciate it. mike
@luisfernando-mm3jt6 жыл бұрын
Master work
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Louis as always I appreciate it Mike
@stevensexton58016 жыл бұрын
Nice to see a Komatsu working.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Steven Sexton Thanks Stephen they seem to be a popular machine Mike
@shrikantpuranik62646 жыл бұрын
Respected sir,(Mick Haduck) I am 60,yrs old.Just got retired from Govt. Irrigation department as civil engineer. When passed I was in private sector. Most of all I have seen your videos ,highly useful to New comers, But in India Mason's are illetrate, they work under some Mason & by experience they become Mason. Your videos teach each& every detail how to carry out the work. Thanks if they they would have been in state wise mother tongue in India. An ASIAN COUNTRY. MY
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Thank Shrikant, here also it is a dying trade, everything here anymore is fast and cheap, and I know these other countries are still doing it the old-school way, in many cases it is better and last longer, Thank you for the comment, I appreciate it, Mike
@jirojosephesman81756 жыл бұрын
Great video
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thank you jiro, I appreciate it. mike
@BitHead10006 жыл бұрын
Every time I start a task I say to myself, “you gotta lay it out dry”. The other day at work I said it out loud, and my partner said,” what are you talking about “? Lol... I love saying it.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
BitHead1000 Thanks I appreciate it it is a great policy thanks Mike
@lwoodt15 жыл бұрын
Great tip at 8.32...thanks
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lou, mike
@homereno34126 ай бұрын
Hi mike, as always, your videos are a wealth of knowledge. I have a question I hope you can provide clarity on. The required finished elevation for the top of my 3 wide block wall is not a nominal measurement (IE: 72" to the top of the block), it's 70 3/4". I am wondering if the best approach would be do as you did in this video and just remove 1 1/4" of material from the bottom 3 courses of blocks and work my way up, or alternatively to make all the bed joints a 1/4" thick as opposed to the standard 3/8" thick joint.
@MikeHaduck6 ай бұрын
Hi Homer, I have done it both ways, raised the joint or cut the bottom of the block, whatever I had to do to reach the height, If I get waht your saying, thanks Mike
@jirojosephesman81756 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind response...the city approved 5ft in the front and 6ft on the side...the neighbors have 3ft high 8ft wide steel bar above concrete blocks with post in Between.. hope that helps thanks again..
@andynolan-54976 жыл бұрын
Thanks mike 👍🏼
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thank you Andy, mike
@vermilion34196 жыл бұрын
gotta love haduck the best. p.s. you got crazy anti meat types now
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Thanks just another day in paradise LOL Mike
@brianfogarty88383 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike. Cant get enough of these videos ...I watch them over and over! how long did you wait for the footer to cure before you can start block work?
@MikeHaduck3 жыл бұрын
Hi Brian, some contractors wait a couple days because of shrinkage, but everybody looks at it differently, thanks Mike
@reggieglover55 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, thanks for the video. Now when you make your story pole, do you compensate for the plaster in between when doing your dry run?. Hope you understand my question.
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Hi Reggie, yes I do, I try to compensate for everything and make sure the carpenter agrees, thanks mike
@VideoNash4 жыл бұрын
awesome.
@MikeHaduck4 жыл бұрын
Thanks ,Mike
@andrewviramontes33976 жыл бұрын
Hi great video, I just was not sure why the fact that the chimney blocked did not go deeper, prevented pouring a new piece of slab to fill the hole. thanks much
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, we did not want to disturb anything around the chimney and they filled a lot of the crawlspace up with gravel so it wouldn’t push out from the side, just one to those things, Thanks Mike
@marklevensonАй бұрын
Mike should my buyer only look at houses that have poured concrete walls or is cinder block acceptable
@MikeHaduckАй бұрын
Hi Mark, I can't answer that, everything depends on how and why the contractor built it, it's like 6 in one hand or half dozen in the other, thanks Mike
@yougoog15 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike for passing on your knowledge and tips! I learned so much from watching your videos. I do have one question. When you marked your story pole, you marked at 8 inch for each block, adding up in total 56 inches for 7 block courses. Is there any gap between each block due to the layer of wet mortar laid between them? Should the height of 7 course blocks be slightly greater than 56 inches? This same question applies to horizontal length of a block wall as well. For example, for a wall of 20 blocks, would the length of the wall be 160 inches, or slightly longer than 160 inches? Thank you!
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Hi yougoog, the blocks are automatically made shorter so that with the mortar joint it adds up to a full 8 inches, sometimes you got to make the joints bigger or smaller to reach height, best thing is to lay them out dry on a board and then you know for sure, I hope it helps thanks, mike
@yougoog15 жыл бұрын
Mike Haduck Masonry Thank you Mike for your reply! Really appreciate your answer. It helps and makes sense! You are so nice and gentle. Yes, your great tip of laying them out dry and many other tips will be remembered and followed. Thank you and have a great day!
@jirojosephesman81756 жыл бұрын
Be blessed
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks jirojoseph. mike
@saltyolbroad2962 Жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, if I pour a slab, I don't need footers? I have a cinder block & cement porch. I want to add on to it. (More length away from the house.) Is that possible? And do I need footers? It's about 3 feet high. I want to add like a few feet because it barely fits 2 chairs and there's no rail--not that WE ever fell off it 😂--for future resale. Or is something like that not really diy? Thanks a lot!
@MikeHaduck Жыл бұрын
Hi Salty, I can't say unless I was there to see it, I would ask some of the locals and go from there, thanks Mike
@nijosm6 жыл бұрын
Mr Mike can I ask you a question ? Say I want to build a block building 46ft x 40ft square and 15ft tall what kind of block would need to be used and would you have to fill every block ?
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
hi nijosm, I got to say that block work is becoming a thing of the past, usually they put up pole barns, or steel buildings, insulate them and they are cheap compared to block, I would do some big research, with all the rules and regs they are not doing block much anymore, I hope it helps, thanks mike
@titusflavius95662 жыл бұрын
Mike, I am in central Florida. I want to pour 5 step concrete stairs and wing walls. Any idea what kind of footings I will need ?
@MikeHaduck2 жыл бұрын
Hi Titus, I can't say, I don't know the codes in that area, I would ask the locals, thanks Mike
@derrickc.8486 Жыл бұрын
Mr. Haduck, when you laid out your story pole for seven courses (56" total), wouldn't you have to account for the 3/8" mortar joints per course too? So, are you measuring on the story pole 8.375" instead of just 8"? This would total 58 5/8" yes? Please advise.
@MikeHaduck Жыл бұрын
Hi Dr. A concrete block is not a full 8 Inches usually 7 5/8, so with the joint it is 8 inches, lay it out dry on the story pole and you can't go wrong, thanks Mike
@JWB6716 жыл бұрын
Would it save time and be easier on the back and hands etc to make two plywood boxes the same dimensions as two concrete blocks to do the dry layout with?
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi JWB. The less things on the job, the better,I like to keep it simple and use what I got, if that makes sense, thanks Mike
@ForTheStreetsDotCom3 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video of the material cost and how you go about making a diagram of the project. Thanks I’m advance
@MikeHaduck3 жыл бұрын
Hi, I don't, but usually it's the contractor who comes up with all that. The excavator and myself was separate, thanks mike
@Rayram5554 жыл бұрын
Hello Mike Happy New year. How much do you gain on your block joints ? Is there a gain on the vertical joints and horizontal joints after you add mortar . Thank you love your show.
@MikeHaduck4 жыл бұрын
Happy New year ray. I try to get the footer so my joints average out to 3/8 but in the real world sometimes that got to be tighter or thicker, whatever works within reason, my opinion. Thanks mike
@Sgtzo20172 жыл бұрын
So is it ok to start laying block before the footer is Dry, I saw you drive the rebar in and start laying. Or was there a delay in there?
@MikeHaduck2 жыл бұрын
Hi Lorenzo, we have laid first course on the same day the footer was laid, or at least square it off with the corners but In most cases the forms got to come off and gravel in, then the block delivered, thanks Mike
@Sgtzo20172 жыл бұрын
@@MikeHaduck I noticed you use your transit to keep your heights correct. I’m doing a simple 10x14 addition. Do you think I can lay it out and have decent results just using a 4ft level and water level. I know it probably won’t be as accurate as a transit or laser.
@markthompsoncpa4 жыл бұрын
Those orange covers for the rebar. Is that code or just good idea?
@MikeHaduck4 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, common sense more than a code, I been poked before, thanks Mike
@joshbrennan87746 жыл бұрын
Hi mike , I live a couple hours from you in southern NY , would love to come give you a hand one day on a job to learn a few things if you would have me , thanks
@DanielinLaTuna6 жыл бұрын
Josh Brennan, nothing like learning from a master. Hope you do get the opportunity.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi Josh, thanks for the kind words, If anything arises I would let you know, thanks mike
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
thanks Daniel, just passing along what I leaned from the old timers , thanks mike
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, thanks, too bad the world is so big, lol, mike
@joshbrennan87746 жыл бұрын
Sounds great mike thank you
@TheRealTonyCastillo6 жыл бұрын
Just a quick question, I thought as a general rule you would make the footing twice as wide as the block width, any reason it is wider on this footing?
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi Tony, if it wasn’t for the chimney problem I would’ve poured the whole thing solid, but definitely the wider the better for a few more dollars worth of concrete, thanks, Mike
@26prestonlewis5 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Thank you Hey how come you don’t wet the blocks first?
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Hi Preston. , straight blockwork or brick work you don’t because it will make a mess, thanks, mike
@fabianhernandez48396 жыл бұрын
Question the sewer line that you replace is a PVC pipe or ABS?
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi Fanian, I do not what he used but I think abs is black and pvc is white, thanks, mike
@daiburt18335 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike can you tell me what a mason tender is ? We've had a chat and come up with several ideas from a small wooden mallet to tenderise masons to what we call a donkey . Dave from Wales 👍
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave, around these parts it was always a masons helper, someone who mixed the cement and carried the brick, thanks, mike
@daiburt18335 жыл бұрын
@@MikeHaduck ah thanks Mike a donkey around here 😂 Dave from Wales 👍
@DanielinLaTuna6 жыл бұрын
Mike, those are some heavy block; no need for you to visit the gym, you’re “there” every day! Pleasure to watch a pro working!
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi Daniel, no more block work for me, It almost killed me, lol, mike
@suep45306 жыл бұрын
interesting!
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Thanks sHe, Mike
@DanielinLaTuna6 жыл бұрын
Mike, when you trimmed that footer block with the hammer, is that the same kind of hammer that I’d use to trim stone/rock? I’m wanting to build a low stone wall in my yard.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi Daniel, I use what it called a brick hammer, they come in different sizes, and depending on the size of the stone I might use a smaller sledge, anything that works, I hope it helps, thanks mike
@DanielinLaTuna6 жыл бұрын
Yes, thanks Mike, helps. Hadn’t thought of a sledge. I’m using a granite from the Hollywood hillsides. Large stones from a wall in Beverly Hills that was demolished for some kill bds project. Man, I wish I lived near you. Lots of questions!
@Progrocker705 жыл бұрын
I love your channel! Question, how are the new blocks bonded or attached to the fieldstone foundation? Or are the blocks just butted up against it and filled with mortar?
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Hi Program, with most masonry it just gravity holding it down and the cement is just a binder, I show it on my series , how I do block work, thanks, Mike
@draggy765 жыл бұрын
and then people figured out time is money and mistakes = job security for later workers and builders... So the old times of doing things kind of died off, which is a good thing
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, mike
@garyc93836 жыл бұрын
I am interested in how you are going to go around that sewer pipe.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
I’ll have that on this week some guys like to use sleeves , Other guys like to keep it solid so it all the pens on what the plumber want it thanks Mike
@JohnDoeHumdrum5 жыл бұрын
how do you figure the distance of the space between blocks for the story pole?
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Hi John, I f you want to go higher you make a binder cement joint, smaller, smaller cement joint, but you have to have a good plan before you start, thanks, mike
@RA-zl6iw6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Mike. Do you have a laborer or do You usually work alone. I almost always work alone.
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
HI R A, no , I don;t have anyone anymore, I team up with whoever the job is, I am almost completely retired, one small job a week is usually enough, thanks mike
@RA-zl6iw6 жыл бұрын
You are a cool cat. I'm sure we would be buddies if you lived in my area.
@Lattojosh10185 жыл бұрын
Mike I love your videos. Fellow vet, thank you for your service. It does not go unnoticed. Wanted to get in contact with you about concrete, how can I reach you?
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Hi Latt, I appreciate it, I can,t give advice over the Internet, I show the way I do it and give my opinion , I have a email address in the about section, thanks, mike
@Stan_in_Shelton_WA4 жыл бұрын
Why no vertical rebar tying the block to the footer?
@MikeHaduck4 жыл бұрын
There is, every four feet, thanks Mike
@jirojosephesman81756 жыл бұрын
Hoping a how to video on a block wall... sidewalk will be covered by the block...how deep Will I go thx
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
HI jiro, I can't say unless I knew your area, best to do some looking around at others in your area and have a talk with the local inspector, I hope it helps, thanks mike
@dynoesaur Жыл бұрын
😵💫🤯
@MikeHaduck Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Mike
@jimcramer96965 жыл бұрын
How old was the house? Looked like an old foundation.
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Hi Jim, I bet the 1920s. Thanks mike
@Jhovan336 жыл бұрын
No rebar in the footer? Was this skipped in the video?
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi John, you’ll see it if you look a little closer, but something to note, those old stone walls had no flooters, And they’ve been there over 100 years, thanks Mike
@jamesstackhouse88823 жыл бұрын
My scale ruler melted the same way, think I spilled a solvent on it while enroute to a job.
@MikeHaduck3 жыл бұрын
Hi James, I had a couple do that,, mike
@KingSobieski Жыл бұрын
the corner to corner measurement can be wrong too, might end up with a rhombus.
@MikeHaduck Жыл бұрын
Hi Jonathan, I never had a problem yet, thank God, Mike
@Al-sq5ti Жыл бұрын
Cement or mortar
@MikeHaduck Жыл бұрын
Hi Al, sometimes a mixture of both for block, thanks Mike
@fredjohnson4772 Жыл бұрын
the sewer line repair is child-like. burying that partially repaired/replaced line is incomplete. more care should've been taken. a plumber shouldve been called in to do the work properly.
@MikeHaduck Жыл бұрын
Hi Fred, the plumber who been doing this over fifty years was the one who wanted it that way, thanks Mike
@raymondcabreja23093 жыл бұрын
How about of drenaje
@MikeHaduck3 жыл бұрын
Hi Raymond, unless there is light at the end of the run or you can connect it on the old, the inspector says no, thanks mike
@cabininthewoods73266 жыл бұрын
When are you retiring? This is backbreaking work, your no spring chicken
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi Michael, for sure that was my last block job, I couldn’t bend over for three days, thanks Mike
@michaelpoole95575 жыл бұрын
I cringed when I saw that sewer clean out. They should have used a 4” double sided cleanout. Literally 10 more bucks. A future plumber is going to be cussing them. Lol
@MikeHaduck5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael, mike
@waynewayne96932 жыл бұрын
“I didn’t think laying blocks would be bad on my back” really?
@MikeHaduck2 жыл бұрын
Hi Wayne, yes really, Mike
@thegreatecb6 жыл бұрын
Nice video brother. Not sure what your beliefs are regarding God, but I would like to take this opportunity to say something about eating flesh. Many animals around the world suffer horribly at the hands of meat eaters. Please consider to eliminate flesh from your diet before your time is up on this planet.
@garrettscott94276 жыл бұрын
God ate fish while he was here on earth (Luke 24:42-43). God cannot sin nor can he be tempted with evil (James 1:13).
@MikeHaduck6 жыл бұрын
Hi the greatecb, I am not the creator, just the created, (1Timothy 4:3) has something to say about it plus all the other verses so what you do or think would be between you and the Lord. (the pot don't tell the pot maker what to do,) I don't want to get involved in that kind of discussion, after all my studies I feeI a lot more comfortable in my life,, I hope you will too, I wish you well, God bless, mike