STONE PATIO INSTALLATION (part 8) MIke Haduck

I go over the top of a concrete patio with flagstone, all my videos are my ways and ideas, I always suggest anyone doing any work to consult professional help.
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[@jcostedpm]

Mike did this to our sidewalk over 20 years ago and it still looks great !

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Joe, Mike

[@veronicianyveronica5290]

I’m sure it does!

[@pstick9934]

Hey joe do you have two tens for a five

[@reginaldadonis3525]

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[@kolejustin9765]

@Reginald Adonis Definitely, have been using InstaFlixxer for months myself :)

[@sleepmore1102]

I have a roofless concrete deck attached to a block house. It was sloping towards the house. Water was going under the door into the house. Also a huge chuck was missing on one side. I learned about Cement-All by watching Mike's video's. I fixed the slop and the damage, built up the threshold and in stalled a new door. It won't last forever but it's an incredible improvment. Thanks mike for sharing the knowledge.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@cipher2]

I always feel like everything is coming together when I watch these videos, thanks Mike!!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@brianmoore5498]

nice negative slope fix and pretty too.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks brian, mike

[@paulsautocm]

Thanks Mike another professional job. It gave my wife another idea.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi paul, she will keep busy, lol Mike

[@garystaud5022]

Mike, I salvaged a bunch of old slate from a demo job and relaid using your method over a small concrete patio. A little stone enhancer and they

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Gary, mike

[@Kfcng60]

I like your verses at the end. Thanks for sharing. Blessings.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks C, there are a lot out there that don't know there is a book of proverbs. I appreciate it, Mike

[@yopage]

Nice work. Releveling flat stones is not easy to do. Even here in the south, they say not to lay thin stones outside because of the winters causing crack out. But apparently, we don't know the Mike way to fill it all in at the same time where water won't go under the rock and freeze.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks yopa Mike

[@wifibum3904]

Looks amazing. Love your work.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks wifi, Mike

[@srirampandrangi]

Perfection at its best

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@KGSHEAMASONRY]

Mike a good trick to square up the stones is after everything is laid just run a Tuckpointing blade through the joints

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Kevin, mike

[@Mikidy303]

Good Job Mike. So good to see a craftsman who excels at his work. Thanks for sharing.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mike,mike

[@kevinberniebarron7548]

Hey Mike, Great job as usual!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks kevin,, Mike

[@ranat5526]

'Pooled Water' a small body of still water, usually fresh; small pond. 2. a small isolated collection of liquid spilt or poured on a surface; puddle: a pool of blood. 3. ( Physical Geography) a deep part of a stream or river where the water runs very slowly.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@rafaelparedes9189]

great mr mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Rafael, Mike

[@timbuckii8504]

As always, Mike, Great job!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tim, mike

[@tommypetraglia4688]

Threshold flush with exterior surface. Shake my head for their wood door. That's ripe for leaves and dirt carrying inside, rain splashing/snow drifting against the door. In 5 years that door will start to rot. And if metal... rust If there's room above, the door should be removed, the header raised to set the door a good 4 inches higher. If the ceiling is 7' - 10 or higher there should be room. If less, shrink the header a bit. More than that use or build a GlueLam Gotta have a step up into the house. The old timer who broke me into carpentry in 1981, a blue blood CT Yankee Mac Taylor age 64, (flew as B17 co pilot over Europe) went to work at age 16 with his builder uncle, who himself had been in it since a kid. So basically the uncle broke in 1920 working with his father who was building late 1800's. He talked a lot about building houses in central Connecticut and they always brought the foundation 3) 8" block above the grade to leave enough room for 3) 6" steps to the stoop and one 6" step into the house, esp with the old timey CT winters he always talked about. "There's nothing worse than opening the door and have a snow drift fall on the hardwood floor," (or something like that) - Mac Taylor. God I miss that man... like the crabby old uncle I never had who was dying to pass on what he knew... like I passed on to the youth who came up from behind me. And thus it has been the pass it down going back to the pyramids with the water that fell on their heads that they used to make their mortar is the same water that falls in our heads and we use for our mortar today. That's a little something conjured in my head while I was passing my masons brick block and mortar as a union tender, 10,000 lbs a day, a job I took for the last dozen of my working years after I broke my wrist and could no longer swing a hammer or handle carpenter tools. The dream of the pyramid builders... stacking stone on a mortar bed, not much has changed. The building trades carry on and regardless forever will

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Tommy, no worries they got s roof over the door, but houses today are not built to outlast the mortgage, just something we got to live with, as a matter of fact the inspectors won't let you. Lol, mike

[@phantom0908]

That is some excellent work!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks phantom,, Mike

[@doonhilla]

Mixing in the wheelbarrow. Reminds me of being a laborer years ago, sure is good for building up those abdominals 💪

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@JohnAvantiBK]

Amen brother 🙏

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks John, Mike

[@cdbflynow]

I salute your flags! Nice job and video Mike. Pal

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@samysalvador666]

Back in 2008 I was in Brooklyn, new York. Struggling, looking for a job, I was ready to work for $20 a day to bring food to our table. My wife was pregnant with the first baby. Then, the miracle occurred, I met a master in masonry; Josepe di'lorenzo an Italian man with 55 years of experience. I learned a lot from him. I am about to do flagstone on 3 steps and a landing. Eventually I'll share in utube!!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Samy, I am sure you will do fine, Mike

[@samysalvador666]

@@MikeHaduck I'm subcribed to your chanel Mike.

[@h.b2029]

Excellent. Very helpful. Thanks. God bless.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks again, Mike

[@Eman85515]

Thank you Mike 🌷🍀🌷🍀

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Eman, mike

[@frankingrassia8376]

As always good job Mike.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Frank, mike

[@kam175]

94 lb cement bags. Salute.......

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Kam, I can't pick them up anymore, mike

[@norddeutschermaurer4635]

Good Job 😉👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks. Mike

[@lendavidhart9710]

Thank you Mike, this is in my opinion college level instruction! Great information.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Len, mike

[@suep4530]

Nice!! That looked great!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks sue, Mike

[@frankflanagan109]

Looks great Mike! Thanks for sharing.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Frank, mike

[@veronicianyveronica5290]

Thank you, Mike , this is the video I’ve been looking for my whole life! You have just made my biggest dream comes true !👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Veronic, Mike

[@garystaud5022]

Look like they did 80 years ago. Thanks for your vids.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Gary, mike

[@user-rr8db3mu6y]

Very good.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@Harryteeff]

Hey Mike, I bought an old house not far from you in Falls, near the bridge. Built in 1930, and generally in decent condition. But there were some issues with the stone foundation and the flag stone retaining wall. I watched a ton of your videos during the lock down and they gave me the confidence and inspiration to make the repairs myself. Short story the work was hard but the results were great! Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge. If you're ever working in W-B stop by McCarthy's Tavern On The Hill. I owe you a couple of cold ones!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Harry, I appreciate it, mike

[@cg-gd6lz]

Looks great

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks c, mike

[@barrymichaels2663]

Great work👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Barry, Mike

[@djexclusivee]

Really great quote at the ens. Thanks & God Bless. I see he has many times. Especially with knowledge

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@SolidworksUnlimited]

Master mason for sure! Excellent workmanship!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mike

[@samsngdevice5103]

Metabo metabo metabo! Last year I was doing a garage floor and went through 4 Ryobi angle grinders in one week. Called a tool expert and he said switch to Metabo or hilti and you wont have that problem.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@aceman626]

Love the work. I’m looking to due the same thing to my front porch. Great ideas. Hope mine come out looking that good. I would love to hire you to come due my house.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thank patrick, I am sure you can do it, I appreciate it, mike

[@dinoanthony8263]

Work always is solid looking.. They make tools for the joints(slickers). Makes for a nice clean joint.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Dino, mike

[@richardheinen1126]

What video is it where you you and and your nephew are talking about the three things that will give you trouble(I think it was three, wymen was one of them)? I can’t find it

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Richard, that was basement door entrance install, part 2 ,lol, mike

[@richardheinen1126]

Mike Haduck Masonry Thanks!!!

[@robertbeckler5058]

It's got to be hard to be humble Mike baby. When your perfect in every way. You should try to make it look a little more complicated . nice job

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Robert, mike

[@Brian-Burke]

An idea for your next t-shirt: "Wire mesh ain't always the answer." I need the usual 0% fee.

[@MikeHaduck]

Very true, thanks brian, mike

[@jamesleroy7752]

Great work

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks james, mike

[@jamesleroy7752]

@@MikeHaduck I did want to ask if you put seal seal where the porch touched the house. Being it sank a bit previously.

[@MikeHaduck]

@@jamesleroy7752 hi james, no they had a styrofoam expansion there already, thanks Mike

[@christopherjamesblackwell]

I think a T-shirt or coffee cup with a straw hat on it and "lay everything out dry" should be available in the merch store.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks ,chris, I will think of it, Mike

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

If you don't do nothing all day long for manny manny years and are healthy you are rich.. If you work 24/7 and you get a disease,and earn all the money in the world, it won't mean a thing.. Nice work

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Luis, mike

[@trackie1957]

If you were using tile or slabs with a uniform thickness, would you have prepared a pitched cement slab first and laid the stone on top? I’m guessing you did this piece by piece because the stones were not all the same thickness

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi, I would have pitched it first , and the stones were all a little different thickness, thanks, mike

[@billiamc1969]

How sad the people paid for stamped concrete porch but instead got a huge mistake? Hopefully they didn't pay the guy who installed it sloping towards the house? Nice work Mike....do you ever butter up the back of the stone prior to setting?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Bee, very rarely, they stick well when they get hit with the rubber hammer, thanks mike

[@yaddahaysmarmalite4059]

@@MikeHaduck Here in N.C. the only way I can get my tiles/stone to stick is to butter them first. And that's even when I'm using the expensive tile grout.

[@thomasgeraghty5374]

Mike. I have a concrete porch. 8 by 8 feet. Leaning . 3 inches on one side. Well settled after 50 yrs. Chicago winters, think if I made a 2 to 1 mix like that and level it up and than lay slate?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Thomas, I would do a lot of research, but I have done it, thanks Mike

[@borys444]

It’s my understanding that if u don’t give things a chance to move then they crack. Is that y u have more sand in ur mix then actual cement?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Nicholas, I think my best answer is every situation is different, and this is what works for me here, down south they probably would use more cement and less sand, thanks mike

[@SalemHeatingandCooling]

👍👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks ,mike

[@marlboromatt5656]

Even on small jobs I would have to bring a mixer. Too old to mix by hand

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Matt, it's getting to me, lol, Mike

[@PaulPaulMan]

Hi Mike, I watch your channel daily, it’s amazing and I look at stone work in a new light with appreciation. I have a very slopped property, 1 acre. My question is do you have any suggestion on how I could build a stone retaining wall toward the top of the property without changing the landscape to take an automobile? Maybe you have come across this problem and I was wondering how it can be done. My guess is some kind of track and cables? I want to build a stone building.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Paul, retaining walls are tough, I did a video called, retaining walls " yes or no" mike haduck, I am sure in some way I said it all there, thanks, mike

[@test40323]

Nice job, I have similar problem with my back porch but it sank more than a few inches. What should I use to build 8t back up? Many thanks Mike!

[@test40323]

@@drcornelius8275 , oh good to know. Thanks!

[@MikeHaduck]

Everything depends, sometimes it can't be jacked up if they think it will push the foundation, you got to ask a lot of questions, thanks mike

[@LasseGreiner]

You never advocated Portland before, did you? Just kidding, great education, good advice and as always very modest about your skills. Would take me as an amateur (much) more than a day to do this properly.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Lasse, Mike

[@levibaer18]

Mike. I have a back patio (concrete from 1975) that has settled in Louisiana over the years and cracked in certain spots. I am wanting to turn it into a Mexican Saltillo oasis. However, I don’t think it’s too smart to mortar and tile over concrete that will probably crack and separate more in the future. Do you know of any other options to get the look of Saltillo tile, maybe pavers and place pavers over it? Or would that be a stupid idea?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Levi, I can't say, but just like on my paver videos, they lay the tile right on the old concrete, everything depends, thanks Mike

[@michaelrousselle6080]

Great job, what do you call that stone, I would like to go over a concrete walkway, Thanks

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi michael, its usually called flag stone, thanks mike

[@roccoconte2960]

Hi MIke , one question it seemed like you put an awful lot of cement under the bluestone why so much? I thought it looked like Biden also .

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Rocco, I had to build it up in back to make my height, thanks, mike

[@grichards9511]

Is there a risk that the concrete against the parting will cause mould on the wood framing behind the parting or is the concrete against a concrete foundation? What do you do if it is just parting?

[@MikeHaduck]

Most cases like this they got a porch top, as long as you can keep the water away there is little problems, thanks mike

[@robdubas4305]

Would you use the same method for porcelain tiles over concrete?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Rob, I never do tile over concrete unless it is inside, then I use the standard methods of tile laying, thanks Mike

[@OprichnikStyle]

hey i have a question, how does a copper gas pipping react with a lime rich plaster? (i think it's not plaster but lime rich mortar is more accurate ) i was told it could eat away the copper.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Ivan, cement, mortar eats away almost every type of metal, I might take 40 years or more, the plumbers know best, thanks. Mike

[@OprichnikStyle]

@@MikeHaduck thanks for the tip. Althought i dont think it's the same for steel pipping than bear copper. My house has 100 years and almost all the electrical pipping is still the original made from steel. If it doesn't get in contact with humidity it's fine. About this case I'm asking you for a friend. A mason made the mortar for his wall but he envended the copper pipping, that goes on the corner with the floor, into the mortar And he's worried that he should take it away from the wall.

[@Brian-Burke]

Mike, my daily driver, '79 Buick, is missing its passenger seat. Would you mind answering a few questions?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Brian, sounds like we got the same kind of cam mentality, lol, mike

[@alexv9072]

I really like your videos. They have helped with my DIY projects. I have question, can I use the same techniques to lay down outdoor porcelain tiles?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Alex, tile work is a whole different thing, I got a video called tile work over concrete, thanks mike

[@alexv9072]

@@MikeHaduck thank you so much 👍

[@shanek6582]

If you mix only one sand to one Portland would it be “stickier” for gluing flagstone to a wall?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Shane, I think it be too much, mike

[@shanek6582]

Mike Haduck Masonry what would be the proper mix to make a glue type mortar for glueing flagstone to wall? Thanks man

[@jons2304]

I've been watching your videos over a couple of years. You do great work and the videos are educational. Id like you do a small raised patio area for me. I'm just south of Wilkes Barre. What is the best way to contact you?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Jon, I appreciate the offer but I am overwhelmed with what I got, thanks for asking Mike

[@jimcramer9656]

Lay it out dry!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jim, very true, mike

[@joedominick7517]

Hey Mike, Was that Joe Biden Sleeping on the porch?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Joe , I thought so at first, lol, mike

[@doonhilla]

Hahaha, love it :D

[@ramizsoroush2769]

Daym dude. No mask. How are you alive

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Ramiz, hold my breath and the will of God, thanks mike

[@brianally1531]

Hi Mike. I was just watching this video about some of the flooding that's happening in China, and saw this bridge pier that's had its facing stones removed, revealing the interior of the structure. I immediately thought about some of the things you've pointed out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3O1mGipl8pofbM I claim nothing about the source of the various clips shown. And i don't wish to belittle the trouble that so many are going through with these floods.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Brian, mike

[@randykuhns4515]

Had to get the bum off the porch eh???

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Randy, had to think of something, lol, mike

[@randykuhns4515]

That was a good one too,..

[@Brian-Burke]

Quality control has certainly suffered if we're allowing vagrants in the vids.

[@MikeHaduck]

Very true Brian, lol, mike