BUILDING STONE & MASONRY STEPS (Part 17) Mike Haduck

[@patrickcooley6849]

Been doing stonework for decades and I'm always amazed with your masonry hammer work.
Hey, good luck being a man our age down there. You still have hair, teeth and have the capability to do physical work!
The women are no doubt already beating down your door!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Patrick, they got jobs for me, lol, Mike

[@patrickcooley6849]

Oh I bet they do!

[@jacklowe3788]

Thanks Mr. Mike- Glad to see you in sort of a retirement mode- Been thinking about retirement down that away or at least in the winter months- God Bless You Buddy!

[@TheElmatatan28]

No Big Deal! 😂😂😂😂 Always laughing at your good sense of humor.

[@400PV]

Thanks, Mike. I am glad you are back making content. 👍🏿

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks FCP, Mike

[@DelRounds]

Mike is THE Bob Ross of masonry!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Del, I appreciate the kind words, Mike

[@troyweatherford9874]

You always make me want to build something after I watch your videos, great job Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Troy, Mike

[@Stucrompton1]

Great to see you back Mike.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Stu, I am doing the retired life if Florida, hope your doing fine, keep it up, Mike

[@johnpaulg9182]

Mike, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
I never did any masonry work. After watching about 8 hours of your videos I had the confidence to lay a brick wall with a sandstone cap on my garage. It turned out great thanks to you.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks John, I appreciate hearing that, Mike

[@Richard-qs8dn]

Not the first time I heard you being more creative then an customer. You kinda met halfway on this one 😏
Have a nice day in Florida Sir.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Richard, Mike

[@stevepajek6759]

Glad you’re back, Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Steve, Mike

[@Traderjoe]

It’s good seeing you Mike!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Joe, Mike

[@asintonic]

excellent video. always a pleasure to listen and watch.
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[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@kd7129]

I finally started repointing my stone foundation inside my nearly 200 year old farm house here in central Pa. I wouldn't have put it off this long had I found your channel sooner. The information you share has been great help to me. Thanks Mike!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks kd, Mike

[@darrenharlow8947]

nice to see you back mike and looking good in that florida sun😎

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Darren, Mike

[@bobhart1155]

Another excellent video. I'm a long time follower of you here on RUclips and it's so good to see you continuing to share your mason knowledge albeit in a new location - Florida. Never tire of your videos and thoroughly enjoy them as they've proven useful to me in several projects I undertook and have given me the confidence to do more of them. Thanks Mike and all the best to you in Florida.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Bob, Mike

[@chicblair]

Mike, thanks very much for sharing your videos, time and knowledge with us. it's always a pleasure getting the notification when you've posted 👍🏻😁👍🏻

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks chic, Mike

[@bostonmike5981]

Thanks Mike, I've been watching your videos. About to rebuild my crumbled brick stairs with cobblestones and 4 granite treads. Your videos give me some great tips.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thank bostonmike,,, Mike

[@moecopiak9168]

“It’s no big deal, it’s not rocket science.”
But it is rock science Mike. 😊

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks moe,,, Mike

[@davidlordan3106]

Awsome job as usual Mike.You always make it look so simple .I have learned so much from You over the years and Your work is always the best.Also learned alot from Your music videos on how to play and Love all Your music.Great day to You.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks David, I appreciate it, Mike

[@sherryleeperdue9576]

Hi Mike! Always love your videos. Very informative. I learn something new in each one. Thank you

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks sherry, Mike

[@rom14141]

You're a mentor to so many. Thank you for giving so much.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks rom, Mike

[@74stevedc]

Looks great Mike,
Enjoy the new Florida content.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Steve, Mike

[@SOFISINTOWN]

Great job Mike! I love that music at the end.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sofi, Mike

[@ranat5526]

I just removed a 1930's chimney stack from a bungalow in London. The amount of ' junk in the back' of the fire stack was eye watering!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks ranat,, I hear you, Mike

[@guillermojacques6671]

Looks good as always Mike. Making it look easy in the sunshine state the same way you did in Pennsylvania.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Gill, Mike

[@roccoconte2960]

Nice job Mike glad to see ya back at it.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Rocco, Mike

[@anthonygiardino4245]

This was cool mike,
Good to see
You!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Anthony, Mike

[@andrewwebster13]

He’s back! I gotta quit fishing and start mixing let’s go!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Andrew, Mike

[@FunwithBooboo]

Thanks for sharing . We always enjoy your videos 👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Anna, Mike

[@ebw_servant_of_GOD]

Brother, It is GREAT to see you putting your skills to use in Florida, YIKS... "In Shorts and a T-Shirt".... No SNOW, what will you do? As always your lesson was great and skills are superior. Take it easy you old salt. God Bless... Ernie

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Ernie, Mike

[@highlandermachineworks5795]

Your videos are awesome. Thank you for sharing the knowledge. You saved me quite a headache back when I still lived in New England. 30 ish minutes of watching your videos on basement windows and I went and did it. It's been a few years now and it looks perfect no cracks. No problems. And that's your expertise and my hands. 👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks highlander,,I appreciate it, Mike

[@Blackjack-xr1mx]

Don’t forget to wet it first..! Greetings from Chicago Mike Thnks for the videos..

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Chicago Mike, Mike

[@surefireKorea]

A rolling stone gathers no moss! Thanks for showing us how its done.
Cheers, Charles

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Charles, Mike

[@krowraven7]

more beautiful magic again..great work mike.! I love your energy

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks krowraven,, Mike

[@mysterion4301]

Those shorts wouldn't hold up where you used to live and work. Good to see you living out a great life in nice weather.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks myster,, Mike

[@texsradio3628]

Another simply great job from the master n it was no big deal 👍 👏 👌. Good to see you Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Tanks tex,,,Mike

[@lizzapaolia959]

Happy belated Easter too you and your family. Great videos of yours as always. We hope all's well with you. God bless 🙏

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Lizza, God bless, Mike

[@jimcramer9656]

Really liked this one. Glad you are doing the longer format videos again.
Your channel sure has grew since I’ve been here!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jim,, Mike

[@peterbrault6880]

Good job as always Mike you make it look so easy.I’m still trying but it ain’t no big DEAL.😊

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Peter, Mike

[@jomangeee]

Love you Mike, Happy Easter

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks joman, Happy Easter,, Mike

[@samfeldman1508]

The Stonework is really nice. Enjoy the warm weather.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sam, Mike

[@douglaslay5735]

I am enjoying watch you work Mike… I’m learning… thank you!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Doug, Mike

[@thevozz]

Magic Mike! Truly the master of his trade. Thnx for all the knowledge pal..your the best!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks vozz, Mike

[@Bob.Jenkins]

Excellent informative content as usual, Mike. Are you missing those Pennsylvania Winters? 🤣

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Bob, Not at all, I love the warm weather, thanks Mike

[@Toneloc33]

Keep it up Mike ! Thank you !

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks toneloc,,MIKE

[@frankflanagan4360]

Great work as always!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Frank, Mike

[@julietphillips1991]

Pity about the permit business because what you did there looks so nice and definitely an upgrade! The landing area would have completely transformed the whole thing. Looking forward to the video about how you made the step. Take care Mike.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks juliet,,Mike

[@suep4530]

nice...been thinking of ways to get rid of steps out front here.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks sue,, Mike

[@jacobhillanbrand7988]

Glad your back doing videos. Your living in Florida now? Always love your videos. Never afraid of a little hard work.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jacob,,Mike

[@denisconor648]

Great stuff mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Denis, Mike

[@mattevans3637]

Good video again Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Matt, Mike

[@hitthebricksllc9365]

Man I’m kinda down because I really wanted you to teach me some things I would have driven to pa but good to see you making videos

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks hitthe,,Mike

[@tdizzle2179]

Mike says its no big deal but Mike you make it look so easy wish you could help me fix my chimney and driveway lol maybe i can tackle my driveway this summer thanks mike i love your videos been watchin for years No big deal ❤

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks tdizzle,,Mike

[@dangates3022]

like it mike. fla is looking good on ya

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Dan, Mike

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍. Thanks Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Pete, Mike

[@muhammedurrasulullah]

hi I m veysel . from turkey . my first teacher is Mike haduk,,, jun 3 I will go to turkey .

[@muhammedurrasulullah]

nowi m at New York glens falls

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks muhammed,, Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Muhammed, I appreciate it, Mike

[@tiger66667]

I Love watching this guy

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks tiger, Mike

[@deadmanswife3625]

Well hello there mike. Long time no see. I don't know where in the world you are right now but I hope you enjoyed that nice little snow storm we had last week in the Northeast

[@MikeHaduck]

No more snow for me, I am enjoying the sun, thanks Mike

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

Nice work

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Luis, Mike

[@BILLYOMALLEY]

Hi Mike, did you just drystack the blocks under the corral? They don't look mortared in. Did you just leave them floating to make it easier for when you come back and re-do the whole stoop in concrete? Absolutely love your videos. You are one of my greatest teachers, in masonry and in how to approach problems in life as well. Most things really aren't "no big deal", in the big picture. Great advice. Thank you, Mike!

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Billy, yep I cemented them, I just didn't show it, thanks Mike

[@BILLYOMALLEY]

Thanks, Mike!

[@saviotoronto358]

coral is nice,

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks savio, Mike

[@chadhoskins5579]

Thank you

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Chad, Mike

[@zacklamprey4784]

Awesome job Mike rember if you want it to stick you have to wet it

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Zack, Mike

[@tomdale1313]

Thxs for sharing...

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tom, Mike

[@oldmango8606]

your step will outlast the trailer. nice work....again

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks old man, Mike

[@mariuszstanisz9070]

Can you explain the process of making the self-leveling mix from scratch.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi marius,,, I don't really consider anything self leveling, everything depends on what your doing, thanks Mike

[@jarniotes]

It is amazing how you repurpose junk debris laying around your trailer park. To mix the cement did you dig up Florida backyard sand to mix it up?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi jarn,, there is a sand plant down the road but yea the whole state of Florida is mostly sand, thanks Mike

[@keithanderson9606]

Thanks Mike, love your videos. How do you remove affluence from stucco, brick, or block? Thank you.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi I have vido out call "efflorescence , what is it? Thanks Mike

[@keithanderson9606]

Of course you have a video for that. Thanks your the best.

[@whuzzzup]

Was there a roof over it? Seems to me like the problem is water getting in (especially where it's attached to the house 1:54) but not getting dry quickly.

[@MikeHaduck]

Your right , no roof, but roofs bring hurricane issues in that type of building and then your dealing with permits etc. I would like to do the porch in concrete In the future, thanks Mike

[@gzeng2128]

👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks gzeng,,,Mike

[@jasonmarshall819]

Good to see u back.i live in northwest Florida.what part do u stay.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Jason, clewiston area

[@harleyjune1233]

love the vids - did i miss where you retired to Florida? or have you always been a snowbird? that area - sand and salt water - doesn't it have different requirements for everything - rebar, foundations shifting..? thanks again - at home we are about to start chipping some leftovers - excuse me - begin facing stone.. :)

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Harley, Mike

[@ranger178]

mike working hard in retirement as usual LOL

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks ranger, Mike

[@Mike-METALs]

Hey Mike 👋 I'm in ontario Canada would masonry here be the same as in Penn state thank 😊 you Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Mike, that's cold country, I think it would depend on what your doing, thanks, Mike

[@Mike-METALs]

@@MikeHaduck redoing joints and stuff here when we pour footings we half to be down past the frost line I was shown by the old school guys the older guy who showed me his brother was a brick Mason in the ww2 for the RCAF thanks Mike 😊

[@joeshmo5399]

15:00 Can you make cap stones for a wall the same way?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Joe, check out, "how I made concrete wall caps," Mike Haduck

[@joeshmo5399]

😎@@MikeHaduck

[@SpringRubber]

Great improvement on that home's steps. Burmese python is moving on to an easier nesting site. LOL

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, lol, Mike

[@marcello7993]

Hey Mike, what would be the best way for a Canadian to work in Florida in the winters?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Marcello, I would think you got to go through the channels , find who is hiring during the season, and go from there, I started comming down on my sailboat and went from there, or go on a vacation and walk around the sires to see who is hiring, thanks Mike

[@markhelms2287]

Sand everywhere in Florida except for the spot where you need to dig a hole to plant a tree!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mark, very true, Mike

[@muhammedurrasulullah]

no big deal .... old school... finished music is amazing,,,, good english ...

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Muhammed, Mike

[@Brian-Burke]

Mike, how have you had to adjust your work moving from northeast PA to Florida? It looks like longer drying times from this video? What else is different? Different mix ratios? Hope you're well.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Brian, I would say they make the mixes not as strong as up north, no frost, thanks Mike

[@Mr_Sh1tcoin]

Mike, how come you moved to Florida?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi, I got to do a video on that, thanks Mike

[@patrickcooley6849]

Hi Mike
Need some advice from a masonry guru.
You're probably levitating above a blanket in meditation mode at the time.
I have a job coming where I'll be laying up field stone
And the customer wants the mortar struck in that old time beveled style.
Convex striking?
I see that Marshalltown makes a kit of striking irons for about $100 to do this type of striking.
Any advice on timing or type of mortar?

[@MikeHaduck]

You might be looking for "repointing stone work " part 7 (grapevine) Mike haduck, thanks mike

[@logansparrow1617]

Not wetting the step before laying stone?

[@MikeHaduck]

Yes, just the bottom of the tread, thanks Mike

[@areyouearthing]

I don't believe in cloning animals, humans, etc., but I'd make a case for you, Mike. We need you in all 50 states. "No big deal." My new mantra.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks mantra, Mike

[@StratKruzer]

Why didn’t you need mortar on the blocks under the step?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Strat, I did, I just didn't show it, thanks Mike

[@StratKruzer]

@@MikeHaduck I feel better now. Thanks. 🙏

[@spartakmayakovski]

U live in Florida now?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi spartak,, yes, I got to do a video about that, thanks Mike

[@jericlocke1]

You sold your home with all the work you did? I hope it is appreciated and increased the value a bit. I wonder about that ith all the work I'm currently doing on my home. Wish you the best and use the knowledge bequeathed by you every day. ​@MikeHaduck

[@MikeHaduck]

@jericlocke1 yep ,sold it all, there is a time for everything, I had spent lots of time in Florida over the years so it wasn't a big deal, thanks Mike

[@robstephens]

Did you sell your house up north?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Rob, yep, everthing is gone, Mike

[@cincinnatiking8008]

Man, I wish I could spend winter in Florida instead of freezing Ohio

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi, cicinna,,, I hear you, Mike

[@ThePeoplesElboww]

💪💪

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sabu, Mike

[@CUBABLOCKMASONRY]

👍👍👍👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Miami,Mike

[@594bolt]

"If you want it to stick, you gotta wet it." Except in Florida?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi 594, the bottom of the tread, but anything else would be messy, Thanks Mike

[@sebastienleblanc2708]

I always slant my steps /walkways/decks ect..@1/2 for drainage... If you don't do that the water will not drain...

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, I agrer,always pitch the step for water, Mike

[@15DurangoRT]

"Thread"?

[@MikeHaduck]

I know, oh dopy me, lol, Mike

[@paulcalder2792]

Great video as always. It’s nice to know you are escaping winter down in Florida. Do you have your future ex-wife keeping you company down there lol.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Paul, I got a new future x wife, lol, thanks mike

[@danb781]

Why didn’t you wet the stone first, you always say it won’t stick if you don’t wet it?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi danb, not with brick, block or stone, it makes a mess, but usually everything else, " I got a video " should I wet it first" Mike haduck, thanks Mike

[@njphil1279]

I would love to be Mike's neighbor. If anyone knows if the house next door to him goes up for sale, please let me know.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@DBLG65]

Nothing under the skirt and animals crawling underneath. Reminds me of someone I know.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks dblg, lol, Mike

[@efrentroncoso6471]

If it was NO BIG DEAL, anybody could do it, ……which most people can’t.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, keep the faith and always grow the confidence, thanks Mike

[@timothytoolman927]

If I were you, I'd be wearing leather work gloves. Lots of poisonous snakes, insects ,and other creatures. Please be careful where you stick your hands.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks timothy, Mike

[@hrxy1]

it's just March and look at your tan?
you wouldn't get that in pennsalvania (wrong spelling). Great vid ty.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks hrxy, Mike