RAISING SUNKEN SIDEWALKS (Part 1) Mike Haduck
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Mike Haduck shows his style of raising concrete and stone sidewalks. using bars, pipes, gravel, and new techniques. All my videos are my ways and ideas, I always suggest anyone doing any type of work to consult professional help.
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Used this method today, but with a bottle jack, as my local hardware store didn’t have a railroad jack ;). My sidewalk turned out to be a good 8 inches thick!
Been watching Mike’s videos for years and love the simple confidence he inspires for these projects. A great asset to us all, Mike.
thanks all, I appreciate the kind words, mike
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I like the old school approach. Great video, Mike! Nice old pick em up, too.
thanks Dan I appreciate it. mike
Old school still works Mike! Thanks for sharing your trade secrets!
I appreciate it, thanks mike
BEST VIDEO.ON RUclips!!!!! Other videos say use and I wish I had access to these large C clamps and jacks, I would SO do that. I do have a heavy duty pry bar I used to raise my son's grave stone. So the gravel is medium size. This video works for me. 66 in Texas Woman.
Thanks Shereese, Mike
Excellent video, you have given to me an idea how to level my slabs on my driveway. Thank you much!
thanks Supernaut, I appreciate it. mike
Love seeing old school. Patience and experience....it’s art
Thanks Dr. I appreciate it, Mike
Wow! Thanks for the knowledge👍
I appreciate your work ethics n honest work. I like old school stuff like this. Very big blessing to know that there are still good men like yourself who are willing n able to show us that things can be done without renting expensive equipment. Your ingenuity is very admirable. Thank you sir. And God Bless You n family.😇😎
Thank you Gilbert, I try, God bless also, Mike
Nothing wrong with old school! Without it new school wouldn't exist... great job
I appreciate that, thanks mike
Mike did just what I'm looking for...I like mike old school works. Thanks Mr. Mike
Thanks vienn, I appreciate it . mike
I like your old school techniques. I used to be an unskilled laborer and your stuff makes a lot of sense.
Thanks John, I appreciate it. mike
Refreshing to see a person who takes pride in what they do. That's almost a lost art these days.
Hi Clifford, just passing on what the old timers taught me, thanks mike
Thank you for doing this video. I know just what I am doing tomorrow.
Thanks ALL, I hope it works out thanks Mike
Thanks Mike! Appreciate the video!
Thanks, Mike
Great to see someone who remembers the power of levers. Younger guys either need a machine or get over-macho and hurt themselves.
Thanks Alex , Thanks I appreciate it, Mike
Hi Mike - great video - I actually used a farm jack and lifted my sidewalk. Use a C-clamp so I would not have to dig such a large hole, then inserted the edge of the farm jack onto it. After raising as close to level, I poured some concrete underneath and let dry. Takes a bit of time, but your video was inspirational! For my sidewalk project, I have about 120 linear feet of various grades so I had to find a good method. Thanks, Rick
Thanks Rick, I’m glad it worked out, I appreciate it, Mike
I love and use old school all the time, I learned many tricks of the trade from old school carpenters. Not knocking technology but when it lets you down plan B is old school!
Hi DJ, every situation is different, some ways are better than other ways, depending on how long you wanted to last and what you’re doing, lotta things to the decide on, For sure thanks, Mike
We have a similar situation with our sidewalks. I'm going to give this a try and I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks for the video!
Thanks Sure, I hope it helps, Mike
I love the short "New School" clip at the end , ... with some space age sucker machine thingy. Never seen one. I'll never use one
Thanks Adam, Happy New Year, Mike
Bien hecho Mike, still watching in 2019
Thank you Im. , Mike
Old school , but effective. Actually impressed it was a one man job. Very nice
Thanks C. List, Mike
I need a big metal pipe. Thanks Mike your the best.
Thanks Double, Mike
Thanks. I have been using a bottle jack to raise side walks at home. That railroad jack looks way faster.
Thanks Adam, Mike
Love this guy and love this video! I'm over here racking my brain trying to figure out how to lift a sunken concrete slab around my pool, Mike has taken all the doubt out of my mind. I need me one of those metal bars...
Thanks Ricardo, hope it helps, mike
Old school keeps you younger! 😀👍👍... well, except for the low back and knees!!!!
Thank you Dave, I appreciate it. mike
Very impressive way to move sidewalks.
Thanks Jim, Mike
So helpful thank you for showing me what can be done
Thanks , mike
I would suggest that when you are prying/pushing against the face/edge of the sidewalk stone, that you have a piece of hardwood board between your metal pry bar and the stone to lessen the chance of chipping or splitting.
hi dortot, your right, thanks mike
Geez! It must be a Pennsylvania thing/trait.....I look like this guy but I'm just lifting a couple sidewalk slabs to level them! LOL! Thanks Mike for sharing!
Thanks albert,,, Mike
My grandfather retired from the railroad. When he passed away I inherited that prybar tool. I have been using it to break concrete from post. Now I now how to really use it.
Thanks MC, mike
Thank you. You are awesome.
Thanks Phil, Mike
This video was such a great help. thank you so very much.
Today I used a mix of your old school techniques and raised a sunken sidewalk. took me all day (with breaks) and runs to the store to buy more gravel and bricks. But the finished result is its almost complete. I now have a crack left to fix. the crack was there before but now that is all that is left to fix.
Hi John, thats great, as long as it works, thanks mike
Love that old school!
thanks Gary, I appreciate it. mike
Amazing! Thank you.
Thanks Cheryl, Mike
Seems like a no bull shit guy. I like that. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks Slenna, mike
excellent advice, thanks!
Thanks Max, I appreciate it, mike
Nothing like old school Technolgy !!!
Thanks Ken, I appreciate it, mike
Loved it! Good job guys!
thanks Candace, I appreciate it. mike
Can you raise stairs like this? Thanks so much for your videos!
Hi Katie, I have, and some step companies bring them and set them , everything depends on what you got.thanks Mike
You're a wizard Mike! I need to re-level my walkway after is settled a bit from freezing/thawing I assume.
Thanks Charles, I hope it helps, mike
Call a mudjacker...
JM's Caulking LLC from my experience, if you do keep their number because you’ll be calling it every year or so!
@@TankGunner84 that's why you caulk the joints. Mudjackers wont warrant their work unless its caulked. Keeping water out is crucial
Great insight. I know TedWilliams only batted 406. So how many crack? You must know concrete super well. Beats the hell out of spraying foam into ground!
Thanks Garry, i’m pretty good at guessing and if it looks like it’s too big and it’s going to crack I take a damond saw and cut the expansions or cut the whole slab in half and then move it, thanks for the comment, Mike
All this new school approach does is make getting work done expensive as hell!!
Hi Nomad, it does in a lot of circumstances, Thanks Mike
Where would a guy get one of those railroad Jack's? I've been using bottle jacks and they always sink making it difficult at times to first release the jacks at the bottom and maneuver the handles up or down without having to make a huge hole.
Hi John, the guy using them worked for the railroad years and years ago, he probably borrowed it foe a fifetime, I don't know thanks, Mike
Mike, where can I get the key bar you used in the very beginning to move the slab, and also the larger round leverage pole? Thanks for the excellent videos!
Hi Matt, any hardware or masonry supply should carry them, thanks Mike
Hi Mike, is there any specific type of gravel you would recommend for this, or is all-purpose gravel okay? Thanks for everything.
Hi fix it, anything that works, thanks mike
@@MikeHaduck Thanks, Mike.
Reminds me of dad who grew up in country farmer home. Well its a long story. But I have tools like here used in my garage.
Problem solving.
Thanks Paul, the old-timers knew their stuff, Thanks Mike
Amazing what you can move with a looong pry bar.
Thanks Justin, very true, mike
Nice work
Thanks laser, I appreciate it, Mike
Mike any chance this is the St. Rose of Lima Catholic church in Carbondale where I had my first communion 40 years ago?
is there an old school way to raise the slab from the house side? I have some sidewalk slabs tilting in toward building.
Hi, I can't say unless ,I seen it, sometimes it might be easier to replace the whole thing or if it is just a couple small ones drag them out and add more fill and then place them back, I can't say, thanks, Mike
My scenario, sidewalk curb is actually higher than slightly sunken/cracked slob/sidewalk and I like to make it even again. Can I lay rapid set cement over then paint it with two coats of portland cement and then spray it with concrete sealer.
_ Remi _ It s a hard question to answer unless I seen it but check out my video on how I patch curbs , thanks mike
Nice!!!
Thanks Sign, I appreciate it, Mike
this ancient alien technology really works!
Thanks Thor, mike
Mike, Mike ...Mike ....where are your steel toe boots?? From an old soldier and old school concrete man. When I was in the army ..8 of us were carrying a couple of 4x8x 3/4'' ply doubled up with 3 courses of stucco on each side out of the training area. I was on one end walking backwards with two guys on each side and another guy on the other end.Guess what....he tripped and the work lurched forward knocked me on my keyster and shattered my ankle but as I was wearing safety boots with a steel shank in the sole the boot took the weight and saved my left foot from being crushed. That was in '85 and the ankle is chock full of arthritis now which reminds me of how lucky I was wearing safety boots. Not knocking you Mike ...I'd work with you any day. Thanks for your tips. Tommy
Hi Tommy, I actually have them but they seem too heavy to work in, we had jungle booths in navy, I now what you are saying, I appreciate it. mike
I used to wear steel toed boots in the old days working around the 40' pilings waiting to be hammered. I don't know if I have a pair anymore though
Hi John, mine have rotted away, lol, thanks mike
I worked with a guy who was lifting a 1/2 tonne of solid steel ballast, he had raised it about 2 feet, but he was using a lifting magnet, and had not cleaned off the paint, it fell off onto his steel toe cap, the toe cap went through the bottom of his shoe and into the concrete, all of his toes were broken/pulverised, he was off work for 5 months and was never a semi pro skater again, fast actions have got me out of trouble many times. i have got stuff in my eyes even when wearing safety glasses, they never fit your face right, if they do they steam up lol, great job by the way :)
15017 HfX , you know they have these new-fangled things called 'wheels', you can make trolleys with them so you don't have to carry things that are really too heavy. I've used rollers made of scaffold pipe to move a three ton printing press. We all kept our toes out from under the work as well.
Im not saying that he is the salt of the earth.. I don't have to, you knew it already!!
Hi Paul, just passing along what I learned from the old timers and thanking, God, mike
I have to level my sidewalks and out of everything I've seen your method looks like its the way to go! My only question/concern is what if the slab has a stress line in the middle, will the slab break if I pry it up?
Hi Caleb, it might, in a case like that I usually saw it in pieces and raise them individually, every situation is different. And there are a lot of ways to look at it, thanks, mike
Thank you very much!
This seems too easy! Doesn't the lifted sidewalk collect water underneath? It seems like it should crack after a few freeze/thaw cycles.
Hi MIke, here where I live gravel is almost a must, if it sits on the ground it will lift with the freeze, so we put gravel under just like railroad track, thanks mike
Awesome! What's that crazy big crooked looking pry bar with the hook end???(company name?) what do they cost? Those railroad jacks like a grand? You're great...thanks for the awesome instruction video's !!!
Hi Dave, don't know the name I got it off one of the old timers, thanks I appreciate it. mike
Mike , what is your opinion of polylevel foam lifting vs mud jacking to bring up a concrete floor and fill voids below ?
Hi Jet, I am still a old timer, I seen them do it, whatever works and as long as it works ,I don't see a problem, thanks mike
Hi Mike thanks for the video. I have a small 6' x 8' addition on the back of my house on a solid concrete slab. It is basically just a small back porch/mudroom before you walk in my back door. It's pretty much just slapped up against the back wall of my house. the slab has sunk about 3/4" away from the house and now the addition is separating from the wall. I think with the right leverage a few guys could probably lift this but what would be the best method to prevent it from happening again?
Hi Keggar, I just looked at a building that is moving and the owner asked me if I think it will move again, and I said I do not see why not,, it is just one of those things, especially close to a slope or soft ground, I do not know what to tell you there, I hope it helps, thanks mike
A spike puller and a rail jack in one video. You must have been a railroader. I was C&S.
Hi Art. Lot of guys I worked with did work on the Railroad, Thanks, mike
Hi Mike, I m Alex from Singapore. I enjoy ur videos & apply ur concepts in my work. Hv u done any videos on concrete ramp & box culvert?
HI Alex, I have not had a job like that in a while, only a small one, How I rase a storm drain, , thanks mike
It's like I always say: "You gotta think like an Egyptian." You don't have a crane and no way to lift anything, so you have to lift from underneath and crib it up to the desired elevation.
Thanks Bob, mike
the original lever beaver
Thanks Carolyn, mike
Where do you get the big crowbar to do it?
Hi, any hardware or box store should have them, some call them pry bars
@@MikeHaduck thanks! I'm in Buffalo and the city said I need to raise my sidewalk or it's $150 a day or 14 days in jail! LOL, Mudjacking runs 400-800 so hope this works, I have until 30 OCT to fix it.
After removing the railroad jack, you put gravel in that empty space as well?
Hi Jon, we just pack it in after that, Never really had a call back, thanks mike
hey Mike, I'm local, how do I reach you? I have a corner of my sidewalk that sunk about 2 inches and retains water.
Hi Rebecca, I am only a one man band and I shut down for the winter. but come April I will put a e-mail on my channel and see if it works out. thanks mike
What was with the excessive crackling noise? Was the cameraman eating chips?
I can’t remember, thanks Mike
Id like to see how to raise a slab without removing the adjoining slab though
hi 734. next time I do one, thanks mike
What about concrete? Won't that crack on the edge?
Never mind I did not wait long enough! I got too excited!
Thanks John, Mike
There's no school like old school
Thanks Michael, mike
Consider using Styrofoam?
Hi George, I am not a fan of styrofoam, gravel or modified is more practical, thanks Mike
How about a video on your old school work truck? These days most contractors seem to have the latest greatest new truck out there, yet glimpses of yours say your sticking with ole bess. So to speak
Ya know chris I actually been thinking about that, sometimes I feel like Jed Clampet, I do all my own mechanics and the old trucks are fixable, It will be a while till I get to the video, but I will., maybe a year or so, thanks mike
where do you suggest to rent the tools at?
hi Ricarrdo, check out your local "Rent a Center" I hope it helps, thanks mike
How do you level the gravel under the cement block?
hi roby, I just shovel the gravel in and keep dropping the slab and picking it up till you get the right level, I hope it helps, thanks mike
Perfect Mike. Thank you!
That's a spike puller..and a railroad tie and the last video you had a track jack..
hi paul, you are right,,,, anything that works, thanks mike
Dirt and sand are not good base material. Crushed rock with stone dust, such as driveway rock, CA6, etc. graded and compacted is best. Drainage is also essential. If base is wet all the time, it frost heaves in winter and sinks in summer.
Thanks Dean, very true, thanks Mike
Stud!!!
+Westmont Townhomes I hope that is a good thing, thanks mike
New school took several people plus expensive equipment.
very true, old school work too, thanks mike
You, Sir, are AMAZING! Used your technique yesterday to raise & re-pitch my 10'x3'x4" sidewalk that had sunken down from my porch. 3 hours, 3 bags of pea gravel, couple of spud bars, & Wow. THANK YOU!!! Copy & paste following link into new tab to see photos of how EZ Mike's fix was! imgur.com/a/DmUucEO
thanks Robert, It looks great, I appreciate it. mike
had a buddy who lost a finger doing this kinda work. ouch!!!
I almost lost one too, got to be careful with all types of work for sure. mike
very true mike. look forward to learning new stuff from your videos. thanks
Poor base under masonry and water infiltration are the main causes for settling.
Hi Dean, those steps were put in late 1800s, they didn’t use much gravel back then, thanks Mike
You didnt show how you raised the back up.
Hi tbuhher, The back of the stone comes up naturally, you have to shovel the gravel towards the back first and then the floats up, I hope it helps thanks Mike
mike that slab had to weigh a couple thousand pounds ,,i cant believe you could even budge it
Hi ,Joe, not that heavy. Thanks. Mike
@@MikeHaduck i have a slab with a step connected to it that sank on one end,,, prolly 6 by 4 feet not including the step,,i cant jack it up its too muddy underneath,,is it possible to lift that much with a bar,,thx
@@joeblow3800 hi sometimes I might saw it in half or wherever to make it work. Everything depends, thanks Mike
@@MikeHaduck thanks mike your videos and wisdom has helped me more times than you know,,keep those videos coming,,my house is much better because of them
“....of course we’re going to do it the primitive way.”
Hi clacicle, it works, thanks mike
Mike Haduck Masonry I love your work Mike. Every video is a pleasure to watch. Keep it up.
Thank you for new school. This way you can propperly fix the foundation and not come back 2y later.
Hi Michael, we are always hoping for that, thanks Mike
come fix my driveway ...i will pay for your round air fare and a reasonable charge instead of the guy asking $11,000 for a new one. ..lol
I understand what you mean, LOL, thanks mike
lol....why not invest in a grout pump?
Hi Elam, How much would I use it? thanks mike
Don't understand the "new" method right at end of video as this is apples to oranges comparison....that's not a sidewalk they're lifting.
all I can say it that is what they are using it for, I hope something in the video helped, God bless, mike
Looks more like thin, wide patio blocks.
Cougar Land
You forgot to add the most important point in this project... Don’t do it! Lifting with a pry bar causes a point load where you are lifting. Most of the people commenting that will try this will crack their concrete and end up replacing. Also, when you jam stone under an area you will leave voids so it will be unsupported. I don’t know what he charged for this but a poly jacker would have this done in 2 hours with none of the mess for around $800 with none of the resettlement problems. Look up poly leveling...
Hi Stephen, I been moving stone and sidewalks for over 50 years, the church one I did for nothing, the rest usually for resurfacing problems, and I use the same techniques they use on railroad tracks, that poly stuff does work on certain projects but I dont want to rip the customer off with un needed expenses and I want to be honest, with respect , mike
Old school always better and cheaper. New way always a ripoff
Thanks joe,Mike
Mudjacking is a lot easier it's what I do
Hi Jakob, I seen it done and there is an art to that, and it takes experience to get it right, and yep a lot easier for sure, small jobs like this it don't matter, I appreciate it. mike
Its a work out that is for sure thank you Mike
Mike...Please be careful with feet, toes, hands, fingers, head, and face protection.
Thanks Allen. I will, mik
lol screw the old skool way, new skool 10x easier and faster.
I don't blame you, thanks mike
This is the most ridiculous way to do this - are u an amateur
Hi Improved, I been doing this sense the 60s and worked with the guys who moved stones for the railroads and churches of the 20s and 30s, and that is the way they did it, but if you know a better way send me a link to "your" video, I will appreciate it, thanks Mike