"STONE" FOUNDATION REPAIR (part 1) Mike Haduck

Mike Haduck shows his style of forming masonry sides and bottom for a inside cellar door. All my videos are my ways and ideas, I always suggest anyone doing any type of work to consult professional help.

[@houseandponds4789]

I just want to say thanks! I am from Iceland and own a house built in 1889, I repaired my entire stone foundation using your videos!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Great to hear from Iceland, Mike

[@dianesawyer1915]

Mike, you are amazing! How generous of you to make all these videos of your work. I'm 67 and preparing myself for repairing the stone foundation walls in my basement. I've never done this before and your videos have been a great help in getting me started. Thank you so much!!!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thank you Diane. Mike

[@dianesawyer1915]

I'd like to send you a short clip of what I've encountered. If that's acceptable. I mat be in over my head and I've just started. By the way, do bbn you work in Massachusetts?

[@dianesawyer1915]

@@MikeHaduck pay no mind to the bbn letters

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi diane, I have a email address in the about section. Mike

[@jameshackenberg1471]

Greetings…Mike I’ve been using Cement All as a old timer bonding primer before applying fiber cement by Akona. Also using your “combat” texture as I apply a new layer over our 1866 home’s exterior stone & lime mortar foundation. It’s looking great and many thanks for your no-nonsense coaching. Enjoy your repairs and consideration for homeowners with reasonable solutions and fixing. All the best to you and many DIY who have a great teacher. Jimandcynthia

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jim and Cindy, I appreciate it, Mike

[@rileywayneblazek]

Hey Mike, I just want to thank you for the videos. I live in utah and bought a house 2 years ago. My house was built in 1927. I discovered that the foundation had lots of holes in it and was real flakey. I had buyers remorse. After lots of KZbin I discovered your videos. I highly encourage people to get professional help. Masonry work is not for the faint of heart. However if you insist on doing it yourself. Get yourself educated at the Mike Haducks school of hard knocks. Take plenty of notes and watch all the videos at least twice. Test patch and experiment. Do some research on your area and ask neighbors and professionals. I have successfully patched and parched my foundation. I'm very confident it will last. It wasn't easy, but it was worth it.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Riley, I appreciate that, it makes me feel I am on the right track, God bless, mike

[@clacicle]

That’s great. You should shoot some videos of the work you did and post them. I’d love to see what you did.

[@rubo1964]

Please read this post! Very important.If your foundation is done with stones or old bricks with powdery soft mortar that's lime! Please DONT use cement of any kind. USE lime 1part lime 3 part sand and fill the holes and anything else that needs repair.Lime allows stones to breathe releasing moisture concrete traps water and cause stone to crumble and dampness which may cause mold issues. USE ONLY cement if original was done with cement! In general masonry mortar should be softer then material it is bonding with.

[@WookaBounce]

So thankful for this video! Thought mine was hopeless other than rebuild with cinder blocks then found this vid that looks as bad as mine. Thanks, Mike!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@mariedonadi7215]

Thank you for these ! I needed exactly these videos! You saved my sanity lol

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Marie

[@FireplacesRock]

"Wealth of Information" From the Master Mason, Thank You Mike!

[@MikeHaduck]

Stone Fireplaces your the best in the West Jamie, thanks mike

[@Recordoftheday69]

Thanks from your valley neighbors down in Jermyn, Pa. Gonna give this a go

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Recordo, I am sure you will do fine, thanks, Mike

[@1mtstewart]

thanks again Mike! you are willing to share so much of your craft with us! great job on the door.

[@MikeHaduck]

1mtstewart wow, really I am just passing on what I learned from the old guys, but thanks,, I appreciate it. mike

[@1mtstewart]

Mike Haduck That's what I did as a Machinist and Millwright for 25 years. Pass it on was my motto too! It was gifted to me through my apprenticeship. I looked at it as a loan that I repaid many times to the successive apprentices and journeymen from other shops that joined us. I am a Chemist now for the past 8 years and dare I say I know my way around the job I do now thanks to good Chemists that trained me! Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing!

[@MikeHaduck]

1mtstewart thanks, your right and what comes around goes around, so it just proves the saying, it is better to give than receive. pass it on. thanks again, mike

[@MikeHaduck]

thank you also, mike

[@farrewelll]

So happy I found this channel these videos are Priceless had the same problem in the basement doorway and didn't know what to do with thought it was catastrophic but thank you again for these great videos

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks mike

[@michellewood5905]

Good video, useful info. Finally shoring up old fieldstone wall in my basement. Thanks

[@MikeHaduck]

+Michelle Wood thanks, mchelle, I hope it works out, mike

[@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426]

No NIOSH respirator, or even a dust mask. Mike is truly, Superman!

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi, it's hard to talk on the videos wearing one but everyone should and when I am not talking I do,, thanks Mike

[@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426]

@@MikeHaduck Good to know. You’re the best! Thanks!

[@remodelassets6523]

Nice work! Important like you said to keep every surface wet. 👍👍👍✨✨ Plus you will get a nice airtight weather seal. That cellar will be toasty warm in winter with the field fabricated door.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks D, I appreciate it. mike

[@ebw_servant_of_GOD]

Mike , that is a nice way to get a job done without making a "TASK" out of the entire thing.... and it can be used in other way too... Thanks for the great pointers. God Bless .... Ernie

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Ernie, God bless also, Mike

[@grimdavis58]

Im learning a lot from your channel, great work

[@musikalgrl20]

You make it look so easy

[@MikeHaduck]

Just been doing it a while, I appreciate it. thanks mike

[@greenman073]

love the videos. your teaching me a lot. ty

[@MikeHaduck]

+Kevin Kramer thanks Kevin, I hope they help, thanks mike

[@discoveryman59]

Old school has no fools!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@juliaann1888]

Hi Mike, l enjoy making rock walls on our property, great working with your hands I have an art studio that is OLLLLd, it was a barn in its younger days. an old knee wall is in serious trouble. I used some 2x4's to stabilize it. I'll use Portland cement and some rocks and brick pieces to fill in the holes wet wet wet . I like your idea of white washing. It was originally done on the barn foundaton, I'll give her another fresh coat. Hope all goes well- I'm in phoenix 95 degrees today and 75 tonight. Does anyone else see Abraham Lincoln in you wall on this video... Cracks me up!! Any pointers appreciated, otherwise keep slamming it in there!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Julia, mike

[@gsh319]

Hey mike, would it have been a problem if I leave the boards in as a door frame? A few anchor bolts and I'd be off to a decent start maybe. And you really do make it look easy. You handle that trowel the way us carpenters swing our hammers. Its great to watch you, your a natural teacher.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Scott, yep , Many times we would leave the anchor bolts and frame right in there, this owner had different ideas, like I say anything that works, I appreciate it. mike

[@Mrdealornodeal618]

Good video

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Will, Mike

[@citywide550]

I have to do this today thank you very much.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, I hop.e it helps, mike

[@tomdale1313]

good stuff...txs for sharing

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tom, mike

[@MyHobbiez]

Mike, trying to estimate materials for a home project......first, thanks for all the videos! I will be repointing my mom's 150 year old stone foundation this summer. Inside first, then outside. On average, how how much area (square feet) do you get from each bag of cement? (Normal mix of 2 sand, 1 portland). I don't want to buy way too much, but I also don't want to have to go to the store every other day for more materials. Thanks for all the videos, you are awesome!

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi, I would just start out small do a little trial area and go from there, I don't like bags of cement laying around because they get hard fast, thanks Mike

[@MyHobbiez]

@@MikeHaduck Thanks Mike! I think that's the best because the cellar is a bit damp also. It's right outside of Buffalo, so I think it's about the same climate as your area. Thanks again! Matt

[@jaybuilder8298]

Mike is it wise to build a block wall around the rock foundation for a more aesthetically appealing look?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Jay, I don't see a reason too, thanks Mike

[@PaulGrantDesigns]

I’m tired of holding off on my fieldstone foundation repair due to conflicts of opinion between NHL, N and S. My quickCrete bags of S mortar says it’s good for stone foundations. One stone repair foundation video I watched on KZbin used type N while two others used type S. From my understanding type N is usually used for brick veneers and possibly parging/repointing. In a couple of the comments I read from a type S repair, Some viewers were claiming that they’ve had to tear out type S mortar and replace it with type N. Further, some repairmen commented that both were wrong and NHL is the only way to go. Given that a foundation needs a particular amount of strength to hold it up, i’m just going to stick with type S until someone can give me an adequate reason why my structural foundation needs to be otherwise.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi pg, I answered in the last comment, thanks Mike

[@rocr62]

Who knew Harrison Ford was a better mason than actor.

[@MikeHaduck]

When times are tough, I got to do something else for a living, lolThanks Harrison

[@johnhendy1281]

I have some work to do on my limestone foundation where the mortar is crumbly like near the door in this video. I'm finding a lot of posts in forums suggesting that Portland cement in contact with limestone mortar (which would be what's already there) is a no-no. Have you found this to be true?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi John, I been doing this sense the 1960s and all these techniques I learned from the old timers, and I am proud to pass them on, check out my other videos first oh how to repair a stone foundation, I think they should answer your questions because every situation is different, I have not found that to be true in my experience with the limestone mortar, I hope it helps, thanks mike

[@coollasice4175]

Good job, but i was thinking it might have been a good idea to pour an inch of concrete on the floor of the stairway to make the bottom one slab.Maybe you couldn't do that because the door wouldn't fit, or the owner didn't want the slightly extra expense. _Had you done that, would you have had to put "felt" dividers on the 3 sides to allow for expansion and contraction and keep water from getting in?_ Thanks.

[@MikeHaduck]

Cooll Asice It is just an old stone foundation, no way to keep water out really, he just needed the opening as big as possible so he can can get a new furnace in before the door goes on. thanks mike

[@michaelbaker9746]

thank you

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks again. Mike

[@peaceandfreedomeconomics8984]

0:40 that's a big deal!😯

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@alexmichel293]

Have you done work on large stone fountains? In ohio many barns and homes were done with very large stones. Curious how they handled and set them?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Alex, yep I worked on a few, like the railroads they moved a lot of heavy stones, thanks mike

[@gozwest]

Mike, part of my project involves patching a void where two slabs of concrete meet. It’s hard to tell how big the volume is. I was thinking about pouring bags of gravel, rather then throwing an endless amount of mortar in the crack. Does that sound reasonable? Or do I need to pour some pourable cement into the gravel to lock them into position?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi go west, that I can’t say, I Would ask some of the locals, I hope it helps, I can’t really see it to give a definite answer, I’d have to be there I hope you understand, thanks Mike

[@samsngdevice5103]

I was trying to find that brush you used in the beginning. Don't know what it's called or have a link. Plz help. Thanks.

[@kcstoneguy]

Awesome

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks John, I appreciate it. mike

[@gozwest]

Mike, Great work. I am still going thru your videos looking for this answer: repointing a fieldstone foundation with gaps between the foundation and the wooden sill, do I need to worry about the mortar adhering to the sill, since sills need periodic replacement? or should I just throw the mortar in there and fill that top gap?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi go west, I’m not there to see it, so I can’t really say, but if I’m reading you right, that’s what I’ve always done, and i should be showing that on some of my other videos, I hope it helps, thanks Mike

[@gozwest]

After seeing how easy you remove the wood framing for the doorway in this video, I realize mortar adhering to the sill is probably not an issue. Looking forward to my little project. Your video tutorials are quite good and encouraging.

[@bigj7807]

Mike, How do you typically handle old field stone foundations that have pushed in or beveled in a basement? Is this something that should be of high concern or is this typical for field stone foundations in homes? This best way to describe it is that some of the small sill windows in the basement are tilting in as the wall has pushed in slowly over i'm assuming years. It looks as it could use a good re-point along the foundation but i'm not sure if this is something that will collapse over time? Is this something you see often how do i go about handling it?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi John, to me no big concern if I am vision it properly, I fixed many of them and did something like that on "stone foundation repair (inside part 2 of 3)", the great things about those foundations is you just put them back, I am suppose to do the inside of one next week and will be explaining more, I hope a couple of months before I have it out, I would say it is typical. I hope it helps, thanks, mike

[@bigj7807]

Thanks mike, im going to check out your other videos. I'm in hopes that the earth hasn't pushed in the field stone beyond the point of repair. Do you have a business email maybe i could send you a picture of what i'm concerned with?

[@MikeHaduck]

those wall are easiest to repair, no email, I can't give advice unless I was actually there to see it. but I appreciate it. thanks mike,

[@davidoutdoors74]

I have a question if you don’t mind answering. I have a stone wall foundation. The corner of the door way heading out of the basement is crumbling and cracked. What mortar would be best for me to use. I’m in upstate ny where it gets really cold during the winters. Thanks again mike .

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Dave , if I want to do a fast job I use rapid set, if it a job that is big and more than a day I use Portland and sand, other masons might say different, thanks mike

[@davidoutdoors74]

Mike Haduck Masonry its a rental property so the faster I can get in an out the better. Thanks, very educational videos you have posted. Thanks for the replies.

[@lukemedcraft446]

hello great channel..young bricklayer myself but was wondering wont the cement damage the natural stone ?

[@MikeHaduck]

luke medcraft In our area they would cement the stones and then whitewash the whole cellar so nobody could see the stones. much like Europe. thanks mike

[@lukemedcraft446]

I see fair enough then...I would love to get my hands on some stone work you done much of that sort of work?

[@Bocaj77]

Just sent you an email about doing some work on my home in Shickshinny Pa. I need my cellar door frame repaired like this.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, I received it, mike

[@davidoutdoors74]

Hi Mike great videos. I have the same foundation stone. The corner heading out through the blico doors is very loose. What should I use for motar mix. Thank you David from upstate ny

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi David, I would watch the whole series and then I think you will make the proper choice, thanks mike

[@davidoutdoors74]

Thanks for the fast response

[@samsngdevice5103]

Mike, I was trying to find/buy the brush seen 0:53. What ia it called? I thought it was a wallpaper brush with flax bristles.

[@MikeHaduck]

I think it is just a stucco brush, home depot

[@foozballdiva]

Mike, I want to build a root cellar here in NW Montana. I am considering using slip form for building the rock walls rather than one rock at a time. What say you?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Nettie, I am an old schooler and not really into slip form things, but what ever works, thanks mike

[@Saint696Anger]

If you have questions just subscribe to this guy's channel and browse through all the free tips he's made in videos. Jesus Christ people look, read, gain knowledge, no wonder our country is falling to shits

[@danielroy8411]

Is it ok to use Portland cement on the old stone foundations? I've heard that it does not work well and should you lyme mortar instead. What do you think I should use?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Daniel, I can not tell you what to do, but it always worked for me, thanks mike

[@plasma3211]

I am hearing the same thing Daniel. Using anything but NHL or Natural Hydraulic Lime will cause the foundation to deteriorate in about ten years. Also there are 5 or 6 versions of NHL depending on which limestone or sandstone you have. There are analysis that you can get to determine which is compatible. I just wanted to repair some damage to some of the parging in my basement on the inside without getting into a big thing. I thought what Mike was doing would be fine with the quick setting cement. I am trying to determine what is safe to make this repair-anyone have any input?

[@plasma3211]

Then there is this which I am sure Mike would agree from someone called Tscarborough...Pure lime mortar, old style lime, not hydraulic, not double hydrated, has survived for hundreds of years in Northern climates in exterior applications with minimal erosion. Best practices is open to debate on the subject of restoration mortar, and I am not convinced one way or the other. Physically or structurally, I do not see much difference between a hydraulic lime or a hydraulic Portland cement, nor do I have confidence in the specifications prepared for most restoration work by architects and engineers that do not have the skill set to evaluate either.

[@danielroy8411]

After going down rabbit hole I just decided on S Type Mortar. It has more lime in it.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Robert, one thing I agree on is not to disagree, in our area hydraulic lime or any other is almost unheard of, everything was mortar and Portland, now in Jersey I worked with guys who mixed lime with Portland, but no matter where I go everybody is giving me a different story but not one mason agrees, even when I was at the castles in uK, I could not pin a definite answer down, in my experience, Portland only or a mix of s mortar and Portland was only thing worked on stone foundations, everything else would blister off in time, and I never seen Portland damage any stone or hard brick, and you are right about the architects and engineers, with me I am still looking for a solid answer, I appreciate it, mike

[@georgeksirakis8898]

hide the brick amongst stone work

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks George, Mike

[@brockcryer135]

what kind of concrete would i use to close in basement windows that i dont want anymore?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Brock, I have some videos on How I block up a basement window, mike haduck, I would check them out thanks, mike

[@tarab790]

Hi Mike! I have a home in Larksville that has a stone foundation, in need of repair! Is 20 miles too far out of your way?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Tara, Thanks for the offer, but I’m overwhelmed and what I’m doing now, thanks again Mike

[@tarab790]

@@MikeHaduck Hey Mike! Thank you for your reply! Do you happen have any referrals in the area that you can recommend?!

[@louishollandjr]

How long you been mason and whom your teacher. And can I be your helper for few weeks to learn few tricks.

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks louis, I am retired for the winter, and mostly work with the owners or other builders, thanks anyway, mike

[@aaronjameskuhn3050]

Do you ever do any work in pittsburgh?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Aaron, it is over 6 hours away, thanks mike

[@shawnlion4778]

Just a curtain part

[@stephengerus5455]

Classic bodge job

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Stephen, I got a open mind send me your video on how to do it, I am willing to learn, thanks mike

[@MrDavestone999]

if i add cement to the joints of my new boulder wall backed with class 5 and fabric will it hold or crack yearly and fall apart as the cement expands and contracts in MN

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Dave, cement is mostly a binder, and if you do not need it then I would not use it, thanks mike

[@louishollandjr]

Someone need to invent Concrete pump to pump in large holes.

[@MikeHaduck]

hi Louis, not worth bringing machines in for small job, thanks mike

[@PaulGrantDesigns]

Type S or type N?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi pg, I did a video called "Mason mix" type S - N, I explain it best I can there, but I usually show what I used on each video repair, thanks Mike

[@indiancutecatputimoni9019]

sir , can u plz submit full process of foundation...

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Kaustav, it progresses as next part in the series ( 2,3,and 4, ) so I try to answer questions as I go, I hope thay help, thanks mike

[@shawnlion4778]

I'm not seeing nothing

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Shawn, A lot of these jobs I don’t know what came out on the camera until I get home to edit it, I tried the best I can, thanks Mike