CHIMNEY REPAIR (part 3) Mike Haduck
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2015
- Mike Haduck shows how he does a fast repair on a brick chimney cap before the new roof is installed. all my videos are my ways and ideas, I always suggest anyone doing any type of work to consult profession help. tools etc ---www.amazon.com/shop/mikehaduck
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Hates to see his wife get up on a cold morning to add coal to the fire so he sleeps facing the wall. Fricken funny!
Hi Mark, yep, got to add it once in a while, lol , thanks mike
They don't make people like this anymore. This guy is funny!
Too bad "Honest Mike" wasn't up on that roof.helping. He must have been on the ground footing the ladder.
Joke was awesome
Hi Mike:
Thanks so much for another excellent video. I have to do the same repair to my chimney in a few weeks. This was perfect timing for me. I believe that "we" (the youtube community) should be grateful for skilled tradesmen and women who take the time to share their years of knowledge and experience. Keep up the good work. I for one, much appreciate it! All the best!
Ron Star
thanks Ron, I am having fun with the videos. I appreciate it. mike
I'm sick as a dog watchin' these videos and never realized how hilarious his commentary is. They say laughter is the best medicine. I should be fine by morning.
Thanks again Dolores, Mike
Thanks for all your videos helped me patch up my crown
Thanks robby, Mike
The BOSS Man still climbing those Roofs. Great Video's, Thank You!
Stone Fireplaces it gets worse, for sure, thanks Jamie, mike
Thank you so much Mike! I've learned so much from your videos. I'm trying to convince my wife, that after watching your videos I'm capable of doing the work, but the hard part is getting her to her to agree with me. I think it's the ability to get to the roof that scares her. Lol
Hi Humanity, I am sure you will do fine, thanks Mike
If I only knew what you have forgotten I would be happy!!! Thanks great video and workmanship Mike...
..You had me spitting my coffee - out with that drily delivered joke , Mike,.. You're now my fave UA-camr !.. :oD
thanks Beard, I appreciate it. mike
nice work💓
Thanks Jason, Mike
I just finished a chimney today it came out great. Took out the old cap and 8 courses of brick and replaced with new brick and new premade cap. I gave a discount and carged $300
Hi Robert, Great, sounds like you got it down, all the best, thanks mike
This is the true( dentist ) reference!!! On a roof!!
Thanks Thomas, Mike
I rewatch this from time to time just to hear the joke at 3:16
Hi Kyle, I like that one too, thanks, mike
The joke literally made me LOL.
Thanks Boz, Mike
Some of us keep our chimneys because they look cool and we like old school stuff so don't lose heart.
+Cathy Anderson I know but they are a disappearing thing, I haven't built one in years now, just the way things are going, thanks mike
Sleeps towards the wall 😂
Thanks Jim, I use that joke once and a while , lol. Mike
Expansion for flue? Wrap a piece a thin insulation around, pull after cement is dry and high temp silicone gap?
Thanks, Mike
Is it me Mike or if it's in your blood then it's in your blood meaning masonry!!! I sure love it something makes you feel well like a man
Thanks Jamie, Mike
No expansion, no mesh, and a thin base. Guarentee that cap is cracked and needs replacement in 2 years. Use your troul and a putty knife to push and repoint the joints.
Hi Devin ,see my previous comment, thanks mike
Mike, I had a patch job done on my front steps. Is there a way to extend the life of the patch with some kind of sealant or paint?
check out my videos, How I repair concrete steps. mike haduck. there is a lot of stuff that addresses that. I hope it helps thanks mike
Do you recommend adding a top cap - crown to seal an outdoor concrete kit fireplace chimney top? Blocks are glued together and there is no clay or metal flue insert.
Thanks.
Hi Fred, our fireplace I just cover the top when not in use, and cover the whole thing for our harsh winters, thanks Mike
I was wondering where the cap meets the flu wouldn't you want to put like a silicone joint around it to stop for cracking ? Cheers for the video thanks luke
luke medcraft Hi Luke, actually I would have suggested a chimney cap but the house was being sold, so they had to fix the chimney to get it done, what the new owners would do I don't know. but it should be checked every year, thanks mike
Thanks as always for sharing your knowledge! I was curious though why you did not wet the bricks any before you put them back? You have said before that wetting the bricks helps prevent them from pulling the moisture out of the mortar or concrete you're using and you did wet them before putting the cap on so just wondering as I'm still learning this stuff.
Nativtexan2 In this case none of the bricks were secured and I was just re-capping it. I knew all the bricks were floating and the only thing holding them down was gravity but I did wet the very top.. most brick layers do not wet brick. mostly I only do it on a patch. Its like playing guitar, you just feel what to do in every instance. hope it helps thanks mike.
Gotcha! thanks again!
You are watching a master craftsman, .. savor every pixel !
Thanks Paul, I am just passing along what the old timers taught me. Mile
Yes, but they are good looking dinosaurs!
very true. thanks mike
Subtle humor thumbs up
yep, glad some folks caught it. thanks mike
Thanks Mike! I am looking at a masonry heater, Missouri or Russian stove to build in my farm house and guest building. the type with the baffles for absorbing the heat of the fire for slow radiant release all night or day. It will definitely be masonry construction for the mass to act like a battery to store the heat. Have you ever built any of those types? great video! people that have never worked don't know what it is to be on a roof with the wind blowing and things setting up fast.
I can't say that I have. I guess the manufacture would know best and the locals. I hope it works out. thanks mike
I love these, but Why was no expansion gap left between the flue and the cap? Every video seems to have the flue wrapped with styrofoam and then filled with an expansion caulk
Hi Miles, I must have worked on a thousand chimneys ,in my area the caulking etc leaks around the flue and decinagrates , etc , etc, and I show what happens in the rest of the playlist, other masons say diffrent, thanks Mike
I'm an old Asphalt man 40+ years. It sure is good to see exp. craftsman sharing there knowledge. I have done a bit of brick work over the years Your videos are so helpful I love the little things.
I'm repairing the chimney on the inside of the house behind the walls mostly just pointing. Should I just mortar over it all before plaster? I live in NE Ohio so weather is similar. Have already done Liner, crown, flashing.
Hi Ben, thanks for the comment, I usually do it all at once so the plaster sticks right into the joints, I make sure I wet the chimney first (not a lot) but just so it sticks better, every situation is a bit different, thanks again ,mike
Hi Mike, thanks for the video, you used the same rapid set cement for the motor between the bricks and the cap?
Hi Harold, I did , a lot of masons don't want to put anything around the flue but I do, thanks Mike
I have a job where the chimney crown has two flues like this one but the one is concreted shut. Should I break the flue off so that water doesn’t accumulate inside the flue?
Hi Jimmy, I can't say unless I was there to see it, sometimes I will cut a stone the size of the flue and glue it on top, I would ask some of the locals first, mike
I always read you don't want to use mortar for a top cap, it just doesn't hold up. Why not use concrete with an overhang?
Hi that rapid set is just as hard or harder than concrete, I don't know why they call it mortar, thanks mike
@@MikeHaduck That's good to know, I will give it a shot on my next one. Thanks for the reply, and I really enjoy, and appreciate your content. My 11 year old daughter does as well.
could you use concrete for the cap? have read that it's stronger than the mortar cap
+deme7063 This chimney was a quick fix, but there are a lot of different ways to do it for sure. thanks mike
Thanks again for the nice video. I bought type S mortar to do repairs and point an old chimney( which goes through the center of the house). However, I've been reading online that Type S mortar will ruin the old bricks due to its compression rate and inability to let the bricks breathe also due to too much Portland in the mix and that Type O mortar would be more appropriate. Do you have an opinion on this, is type S the wrong mortar for old bricks? Thanks again.
Hi V, type s is lime mortar with some Portland added, I never had a problem, I show what I use in each of my videos for what I am repairing and it always worked for me, some disagree, but they don’t live in my area, thanks mike
@@MikeHaduck Thank you for writing back, really appreciate your opinion.I really enjoy your videos. There are so many articles online and in books about ways to do things which I find very confusing and inconsistent. What I love about your videos and your work is that you cut through all that and go straight to the point, keeping it simple. Thank you.
Sleeping facing the wall, no big deal, another job done.
Thanks, Mike
hi mike I'm trying to repair the cap on my small chimney. is this rapid setting mortar in your video the best to use? should I mix it with sand as I have read 3 parts sand to 1 part type S cement. then I also read it should be poured cement. I am not going to pour it or make a drip edge I just want something to slap on there and shape it so what would you recommend?? and is it the same stuff you used to set the bricks and repoint them?
Hi Gabriel, I can not say unless I was there to see it. I use rapid set for small jobs and if you are into forming the top you got a whole different operation, I never mixed rapid set with sand , the mortar mix has it in all ready, I would do a little more research before you make a decision, I hope it helps thanks mike
Hi Mike thanks alot for the quick response. My chimney crown is cracked and missing some chunks on the edges. It has a mortar "wash" crown just like in your video. I basically want to do just what you did in this video, replace the "wash". I don't want to get into pouring a cement crown with a drip egde. I read a mix of 1 part type S Portland mixed with 3 parts sand is good for this job. I imagine the rapid set you are using is basically the same mixture. My chimney is just a little wider than the one in your video. I have read a whole lot about this and it's getting a bit confusing with alot saying mortar is not good, needs to be poured concrete with a drip edge etc. I guess I just want to know what's best material for making a "wash" style cap like in your video. Sorry for the long comment and 1000 kudos to you, your video, and all the responses. Thanks Mike!
Hi Gabriel, IF you want to stop the leaks and continue patching I would cover the crown with metal. a patch is a patch I use 2 sand to 1 portland where I live, every mason will say different, I hope it helps thanks mike
Mike, for a guy that claims to be semi-retired, you sure seem to do a lot of little jobs! That is a good thing though. Thanks for the video, keep them coming. I've done a bunch of chimney repairs like that. Just watching the video made my knees sore. God Bless.
Hi RJA, It is busy work for friends. I have slowed down a lot. maybe some things to do this summer. thanks. mike
-Hey Mike thought i would refer to your expertise love your videos. I am a carpenter a custumer of mine has a chimney for me to point. It s a softer solid brick. i grinded out joints .I was wandering what mix you would use for a softer brick i usally use 3-1 portland to sand. Basically wandering if I should have some lime in it? I am in Pa. also . Thanks again
+Kenneth Yanni all the brick guys say I am wrong with the Portland, and maybe with soft brick they are right, but It is either the brick or cement as far as I am concerned. so If I use mortar I will always add some Portland, but I am more a fan of Portland, I don't know what else to say, the mortar always flakes and falls apart . so I do it my way. 1 part Portland to 2 sand, and I never had a problem, But like I say they do not agree with me, , thanks mike
+Mike Haduck Thanks, does adding more sand like 1 part portland and 4 part sand make it weaker. just a little nervous , this brick I grinded the mortar out of today was soft . Not and old house though 1970s. I kind of had good success with 1 part portland 3 sand. Maybe I will add 1/2 part lime. sorry to be a pest
+Kenneth Yanni "Not 1 to 4" , I go 1 to 2parts sand, but I live in North east PA and mortar will not hold up here as far as I am concerned. My preference is different opinion than most but every mason has their own recipe for that. I hope it helps thanks mike
Hey Kenneth try using premixed mortar just add water, that's all I use these days. Spec mix Is great but a lil expensive. But they also have selections at Home Depot
Hi Robert, I do use it at times for small jobs, I usually always have a few bags of everything laying around. so anything that works, thanks mike
you dont want to use plastic under the cap so it can move on the brick and not crack up?
Hi red, if it was a huge slab maybe but a small cap like that I wouldn't worry about expansion, my opinion. Thanks Mike
why didn't you put an expansion gap around the clay liner's this is why most of the chimney stacks fail the flaunching mortar around the clay liner's start to crack get bigger and bigger with expansion and contraction get to a point were most of the top half of the chimney stack needs rebuilding and the top capping flaunching mortar you need a overhang with a drip Edge if not after time the water it's the top and runs off down the chimney stack bricks washing out the mortar in the brick's making them become loose
Hi Voodoo, around here you get a chimney fire the clay liners crack and cave into the chimney, the old timers never even used chimney flues, it was a "repair" job and the owner was told to get a metal insert, with a chimney cap, it was a gas furnace, the days of clay liner chimneys are over with. every circumstance is different, I hope it helps , mike
but hey the customer wants what they want. Quick fix you got it
thanks Robert, its the truth, I appreciate it. mike
It looks great! After it cures would you recommend using a sealer on the cap to minimize water absorption?
I would highly recommend it at least once a year especially before winter. thanks mike
I noticed in someone else's video they put expansion rap around the terracotta flues prior to putting the concrete on but you didn't.
I know you're from Pennsylvania so perhaps it's not needed there? My husband's family is from Phillipsburg area and I know they don't even have air conditioners because they're not usually needed.
Hi Terry, there is a lot of different opinions out their , and it's TRUE whatever works in your area and how fast and hot they build fires, lots of things to consider, thanks mike
Thanks for the info Mike.
Question,
Is there supposed to be a expansion joint where the mortar meets the clay liners?
Hi Brian, I like to cement around them other masons say no, but my experience too hot a fire cracks everything, best thing is tell customers a hot fire will crack anything, got to bring the fire up slowly, my opinion, thanks mike
All the work I do is normally because theres no expansion joint around the flu tile and the concrete cap or mud packed around the flues inside the chimney no room to expand makes for a chimney to blow apart those flues wont last
isnt cementall too hard for brick?
Every situation is different, a lot depends on when, where and why, thanks Mike
Is it a Pennsylvania thing?
Every area has different traditions, styles and customs, If you worked in the trade even a short period of time, it would make sense, God bless, mike
Say ,Mike ,how much does a job like that cost ?
+albert forlini I don't think it is proper to say over the internet, every contractor has their prices especially in different parts of the country, thanks mike
LOL! Mike, I see you're scaling new heights with that coal stove joke. It's always best to sleep facing the wall on those cold winter mornings.
__Did you paint that cap after it dried?
glad you caught that joke. I think you could paint the top or seal the chimney at least once a year, it all depends on the situation,. a lot of factors to consider with chimneys though. thanks mike
@@MikeHaduck put a metal cap over that cap
Also want to add that you really should keep Rapid set mortar or cement all moist for an hour while curing or it can and will crack. Not a good thing for a chimney cap.
Hi, actually I tell all my customers to use metal for the whole cap, no matter what type of masonry you use, the weather will get to it. Masonry chimneys are a thing of the past, thanks Mike
@@MikeHaduck Still doesn't change the fact that water curing rapid set prevents the stuff from cracking.
@@finders-keepers1518 well I been using it for quite a few years and have never had a problem but if I do i will let you know, thanks mike
@@MikeHaduck Yeah I've had shrinkage cracks from not curing. I always thought adding knowledge to social media was a good thing but sorry if you feel like I'm stealing your thunder.
@@finders-keepers1518 I just tell it like it is, and the way i see it, you can have all the thunder you want, with respect, thanks mike
I form and pour concrete back, never though putting back the same crap that failed was a good idea
Hi Jeff, time, labor and price, best to cover the whole top out of metal and be done with it, thanks mike
@@MikeHaduck I am a Mason as well. If you don't mind me asking what did that job cost in Pa.
60 dollars, I knew the guy, thanks mike
why don't you pour a concrete cap overtop, I'm from canada and that tends to be the longest lasting most water proof way
Hi best way is metal, but not too many people want to pay for it, patches are patches, thanks Mike
@@MikeHaduck thanks Mike I’m a young mason and I really appreciate what you do on here
That will crack by next winter.
I been doing this since the 60s and never had a problem , God bless, mike
The repair you just did Mike what's that worth $500
Hi Jamie, not in my area, maybe the city, maybe if you had to scaffold, everything matters, thanks Mike
No expansion, no mesh, and a thin base. Guarentee that cap is cracked and needs replacement in 2 years.
Watched this at least 4 times. Either Mike’s brilliant!! Or……
Thanks again, Mike
Yes, new furnace = "direct vent".
Don't even need to use some of those old chimneys. Woodstove ? Double walled stainless steel flue through the roof, or the wall.
I may tear mine down. It no longer serves a real purpose and would be far too expensive to repair since it's a massive chimney and needs extensive work.
Good riddance to it.
Thanks, I hear you, Mike
that thing NEEDS rebuilt.
Hi CTS, I can tear it all down right to the footer and rebuild it, but that is "not" what they are paying me for, only a patch job. thanks mike
That chimney was rotten and you patched it because that's what the customer wanted and you knew that they were selling the house so you screwed the new home owner .did you think about that .would you like being on the receiving end mike. Every job I ever did was approached like it was my own house. When people would tell me to patch it and I knew it was a rebuild and they didn't what to that I told them get someone else . I guess this is were you come in .I guess you'd do anything for a buck .I put my name and reputation on my jobs.
@@josephcofrancesco4123I see these cheap sweeps on a regular basis and it’s criminal negligence on how many codes are purposely ignored . The NFPA has a few minor codes that are a little overboard but this guy ignored the majority of because “ he knows more in his experience” than an institution that has been established since 1896. You aren’t supposed to repair it how the customer wants it , you are supposed to repair it according to code like a professional contractor should do it. Ignorance is bad enough at the expense of the consumer , willful ignorance is wrong
it seems like most of the customers you get always want a cheap quick half ass fix
Hi Charlie, in a lot of cases that could be true, It amazes me how many calls I get for work, thanks mike
it would take 4 minutes to bag it in then strike it.
Hi CPS, If it works for you, God bless, mike
Omg you shouldn’t be doing that shit you’re doing chimney as in 1800’s
Hi Lui, I never had a call back, thanks Mike
No expansion, no mesh, and a thin base. Guarentee that cap is cracked and needs replacement in 2 years.
Hi Devin, been doing this over 50 years and I can't remember having a callback, I always suggest covering the whole cap with metal like a roof, thanks mike