STONE PATIO INSTALLATION (part 3) Mike Haduck
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- Опубліковано 3 бер 2017
- I install a stone patio on a concrete surface the previous contractor poured, I use the method that works in my area, flagstone with portland cement, all my videos are my ways and ideas , I always suggest anyone doing any type of work to consult professional help, www.amazon.com/shop/mikehaduck
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I live in Texas and I put in a flagstone floor in a 350 gallon stock tank pond for the wife's turtles. I used your method and it turned out very nice. Thank you for all you have taught me about masonry. I've done block work brick small slabs and stone work around the house. it's become a new hobby. I couldn't have done any of it without your instructions.
Hi James, thats great, I appreciate hearing that, thanks mike
James LeRoy hello ! I live in Kingwood Texas . Do you think it’s best to lay the flagstone over a concrete patio vs ground? I Want this flagstone but I’ve seen some really good patios and some with weeds☹️.
James LeRoy I love that u did all that for your wife's turtles !
Its people like you that makes me enjoy every year of age. All the things we get the opportunity learn as we age
Thanks DJ,. Mike
Thanks for these videos, you're a master. Inspiring me to build something like this. -Guy from TN
Thanks Guy, I appreciate the kind words, Mike
I have a new respect and appreciation for this kind of craftmanship in stonework. I had no idea how much skill went into flagstone patios. Beautiful result. Thanks for making this video.
Thanks Bella, Mike
Just about finished with a complicated flagstone patio/fire pit. No chance it would have come out like this without your help and your videos. My wife said she wants to send you a thank you a Christmas card. I told her she should have your T-shirt and coffee mug in the picture for all your help. Thanks Mike!!!!!
Thanks Jonathan, I am glad it worked out, I appreciate it, mike
Layed my first flagstone patio yesterday. I'm glad that I learned how to do it the right way, from watching UA-cam videos from "dis guy". It came out great in Colorado, mid October. Thank you Mike!
Thank you James, I glad it worked out, mike
Mike, due to your videos I just refinished the exterior foundation on a customers home that is going up for sale. There were a bunch of spots where the surface failed from water getting in a fracture, freezing and pushing the surface off. I used your methods and constant statement of wet it first before adding material and before I knew it the whole foundation was smooth again. After letting it cure I primed and painted it all and the home owner was thrilled. Prior to finding your videos I would have told them to find a mason but decided to try it myself. So THANK YOU Mike, you're a good teacher.
Thanks Clint, I am glad it all worked out, I appreciate it. mike
Thank you so much Mike. I recently bought a old house here with a stone foundation and I was so worried about it, until I've watched almost all of your videos now and I'm way more confident in all stone work and I can't wait to try my hand at repointing! Its amazing to me that you're able to take these super old stone structures and patios and with a little bit of work, bring them back to good as new. Much appreciated sir!
Thanks Chris, I appreciate it, I am sure you will do fine, Mike
God Bless....
Awesome video Mike and thank you so much for taking the time to share it.
thanks Fresh, God bless also, mike
Mr Haduck, Thank you for your videos. I started watching them a couple of years ago. I have now done several tile and stone jobs. You inspired me to get out there and do it!
Hi JC, thats great, we are just passing it on, I appreciate it. mike
Your're a very good teacher.
Thanks Mike for another great video...................
is a pleasure learning from you and watching you ,thank you for passing your trade
Thanks Daniel, I appreciate it, mike
Thank you for posting the video. Very helpful and educational. I live in cold climate and your technic is the right one for me.
Hi Kaveh, I hope it helps thanks, mike
thank you Mike for all your Videos. I have learnt so much watching you. I am about to finally build my first home, and I am trying to do it myself morgue free. I have so many skills to learn, and your a fantastic teacher. I am big fan of the old school ways that where built to last. I am slowly collecting mason tools, and I am looking forward to trying my hand at this amazing art.
Hi ram2, I appreciate it, I wish you well, my only advice is with new homes do not do anything around the property fast, give the ground time to settle before any outside projects, thanks mike
Thank you Mike for the great video. I'm up in Canada with weather like yours. Had problems with my patio and now I know why. Beautiful work you did on that patio.
Thanks George, mike
Wow,..I've watched this video 4 times, i think i can do it out back,, to some degree, thank you for providing confidence to the world.
Thanks James, Mike
Thank you Mike! Beautiful job 👍👍👍
Thanks Rudy, mike
Mike, thank you so much for this tutorial. I am about to try this technique for the first time on an old cement pad that a shed was on. I thought it would be good practice. Your spotter stone and joint technique answered a lot of what I was wondering about. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I will let you know how it turns out!
Hi punky, I appreciate it .. mike
Lovely, Mike!!
Thanks Aloama, .Mike
Thank you Mike for your informative video. I build retaining walls with large blocks and have done some flat work laid in sand. I enjoyed listening to you and watching you laying stone with cement. Best wishes to you and yours.
Thanks Bill, I appreciate it, Mike
Old school at work. Good stuff, looks great.
Thanks, Mike
Looks great. I'm glad I live on the west coast as this is very labor intensive
Thanks Tony, mike
Hi Mike, I've just ran across your channel and I've been watching some of your work and humor, I think you're a stand up guy, very honest and down to earth, I like your style. I'm a Tennessee guy myself but we think along the same lines when it comes to building and doing work. I'm not a mason but I've worked at it doing things for myself most of my life I'm almost 60 now, I'm a machinist by trade so I respect any professional craftsman that knows his stuff. Thanks for your contributions to so many including me.
thanks Bruce, I appreciate hearing that from a pro. thanks mike
Thank you very much for sharing this. My dad and I will be putting in a Blackstone patio soon and this has been very helpful and gives us encouragement. God reward you!
I meant flagstone, auto-correct at it again
thanks Laura, I hope it helps, mike
Lovely job Mike... You can't beat a Stone Pencil.... Love it.. We use them too..👍
Thanks Rich, mike
Very beautiful work ! Love it
thanks Shri, I appreciate it. mike
You are great man God bless you I learning from you🤠 thanks mike
Thanks, Mike
This is an amazing video...thank you!
Thanks, Mike
Very informative, great work!
Hi Jason, I appreciate it. mike
Definitely has the knack and ability to teach. Love the videos
Thanks Matt, mike
Excellent presentation. Thank you. Well done.✌️❤️🪨🗿
Thanks Jason, Mike
Great Work - Perfect Patio Mike!
Hi Jaime, your the best, thanks mike
Another great video Mike!
thanks sam,, I appreciate it. mike
great video Mike you make it look so easy!
Hi Dean, just been doing it a while, I appreciate it. mike
great job. every video just is a pleasure to watch
thanks Mtec, that means a lot, I appreciate it. mike
I enjoy your videos Mike! I did a lot of masonry in England and loved it. I moved to Canada 22 years ago and am Leary of doing a lot up here, had flagstone blow apart that was laid for me in the past, it's a shame because I love the look but our climate is harsh like yours, we are 2 hours north of Toronto, cheers Mike!
Thanks William ,that’s why I want to move to Florida, lol. Mike
Beautiful work Mike! Your advice about marrying everything together seems to be the only way to go in freeze/thaw climates like we get in the Eastern US & Atlantic Canada. The fewer cold joints the better.
Hi Nods, yes that is the way I feel also, we live in some harsh climates and short summers for sure, thanks mike
Excellent video, thank you for the detail and explanations. I needed this for a flagstone job I'm going to do for myself on the westcoast in Canada.
Thanks, I am glad if it helps, Mike
Beautiful work Mike.
Thanks Mark. Mike
Mike looks like Harrison Ford
always great demonstrations and informative
thanks for all education
thanks Thor, I appreciate it. mike
Thor Eric A
Nice Job Mike thanks for the experience!!!
Thank you, mike
That's a fine job you did Sir. It came out great👍
Thanks again, Mike
Looks great, well done sir.
Hi Sahbstar, thanks , I appreciate it. mike
Excellent. Very helpful. Thanks. God bless.
Thanks again, Mike
Hey Mike, I live in western Oregon, where we usually have mild wet winters. I originally talked to local masons, and used their practices. Then I tried your techniques. My earlier work develops cracks and I'll probably have to redo some of it. Since I've been doing things as though I lived in the northeast, my work has held together completely. Thank you!
On a side note, my neighbor hired a contractor to put in some concrete in front of her garage. There's a downhill slope to the garage, so drainage is particularly important. The contractor, who's been working around here for about 40 years, didn't put any level lines in; he just checked around a few spots with a short level. Then he had to go back and clean up the spots where he put the level. He also put a seam in, so the water doesn't flow. It was kind of a comedy to watch. The garage fills with water and my neighbor is trying to get him to replace it. So, that bit about seeing what local contractors do is bunk.
HI Blank, good point, when I am doing something I am not sure of, I know who to ask, not just any contractor, I got to keep that in mind, I kind of consider my videos to be food for thought, I am glad some of them work for you, I appreciate it a lot, thanks mike
Yeah, that's a good point. There's no guarantee that any given local handyman is doing things properly. You have to find work that looks like it was well done and is holding up over time, find out who did that job, and ask THEM.
Thanks Mike, I learn a lot about what is much better to do , specially if depends on the weather on the place. Here in Virginia it’s raining a lot and snow once a year.
Thanks Mary, Mike
Working on your knees all day long is ha-a-a-ard work!!
Such a beautiful job. I have a lot of respect for masonry workers.
Thanks, mike
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You're welcome. I wanted to become a stone mason when I was a young man, but I was rear-ended by a drunk driver; bad auto accident. Have to be too careful with my back and hips for that kind of work.
You’re a good teacher
Thanks Matt, Mike
I do them the same as you Mike that's the way I was taught that's the way I do it and if a customer tells me how to do it I wave goodbye as I'm driving away I can be funny like that . Another great job Mike quality as usual 👍 Dave from Wales
Thanks DavI’d, That’s good to hear it from a professional, I appreciate it Mike
Good job Mike, it's nice to see construction techniques in other countries. When I did landscaping (in England) we would lay a 3" sub - base of semi - dry concrete, 8 parts ballast(20mm stone down to fines) with 1 part O.P.C and lay the stone on a wet mix (think bricklaying muck consistency) of 5 parts soft sand and 1 part O.P.C. It was very hard work! But I learned my lesson with the sub - base, and when I went to work for myself, I used a sub - base of crushed limestone scalpings and compacted it with a wacker plate, much easier! All the best.
Hi Keb, I think the folks from England are the best at masonry, I appreciate it. mike
Thanks so much for guidance on this!
thanks Jon, I appreciate it. mike
Top job mike.
thanks bric, I appreciate it. mike
Thank's for all the info!!!
Thanks col, I appreciate it. mike
Looks Great 👌
Thanks Stephen, mike
That is a very pretty patio.
Thanks Julie, I appreciate it, mike
great teaching mike! thanks.
Hi Gandalf, I appreciate it. thanks mike
Good job Mike old school Mason are the best!!!!!
Thanks Luigi, mike
I have my student here Ronney, he owes me money.. Oh man that line cracks me up everytime 😂
All the best Mike!
Thanks Heiko, mike
great vid! thanks
Thanks King Cobra, Mike
thank you for the information
Thanks Baris, mike
Mike, that stone work looks real good. Nice half inch joints.
thanks Blake, I appreciate it. mike
Good stuff.
Thanks J, Mike
nice job. a little like putting a jigsaw puzzle together!!
Man that patio looked good. I was surprised to see you doing it with snow on the ground but you explained the reason for that. Here in England the weather aint great either so mansons here would joint up as they go just like you do in Pennsylvania Mike.
Thanks Darren, I agree, Mike
Mike Haduck Masonry Expert & Stone Work Artist.
Hi Beer, If I am good at anything it is a gift from God, I appreciate it. mike
That clearly explains why you are so gifted.
Well done
Thanks James, mike
Different strokes for difficult folks.! But great job on the patio sir.!
thanks Juan, I appreciate it. mike
Up here in New Hampshire it's always below freezing! Thanks.
thanks Sidney, I hope it helps, mike
thanks alot for passing all your knowledge :)
Hi tork, I appreciate it. mike
I love the God and gravity comment too. Mike i would be your student any day. Just came back from camp up in Cook Forest this morning, if you know where that is, and was glad to see another mike haduck video. I totally understand the freeze thaw thing, we get the same type of weather over here in western pa. Thanks again buddy.
Hi Joe, its the truth, thank you again, mike
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Thank you!
Thanks, Mike
I take something away from all of your videos. Nice work. Thanks
Hi big jim, I appreciate it. mike
thanks for passing your wisdom
thanks Gregory, I appreciate it. mike
Thank you.
Thanks Oleg, Mike
Nice one Mike
thanks zem, I appreciate it. mike
Nice job
Thanks Myron, I appreciate it. mike
Great video Mike, I have been travelling to the USSA for years now and i always wondered why they did not do more wet lay than what i seen, they always told me it was the freeze thaw affect but your system seems to work which i think is perfect. Kind Regards johnyboy
Thanks Johnyboy, mike
Thank you
Thanks Cruz, mike
Beautiful Work! Also...I appreciate your opinion re: everyone does it a bit different depending on area, etc. We learn from one another. Thank you.
thanks Paula, I appreciate it. mike
Good job
thanks, I appreciate it. mike
Old school is a lot more work but the end product shows your right. Great job but people have no idea how hard this work is on your body.
Thanks Raymond, mike
Good old mike.
Thanks Jean, Mike
Making joint stick to base is best, though we see your point...some make theirs with joints after like moasiac tile type
Love your videos Sir! You have a student in East Tx.
Thank you, Mike
Nice .
Hi Albert, thanks mike
Big money job right there
Hi Jamie, not on my end, Mike
I've been a builder for 48 years, mainly in Arizona, Cal., Nev., (recently retired) could have used you on my projects - Good masons are hard to find. My experience was 99% commercial however I did build a few homes for my clients occasionally- Google 9401 Kings Gate Ct, Las Vegas, NV ( my most recent and last residential project). The mason I used on this house - reluctantly (owners friend) was a nightmare - had to make him re-do most of his work. There is no substitute for a craftsman like yourself who may cost a little more up front but in the end you get what you pay for.
Thank you Jim, I appreciate hearing that from a professional, I work for the union in New Jersey a few years and learned a lot about commercial work there, and like you and mostly retired now just have fun making the videos, I appreciate it and wish you the best thank you , Mike
Здраствуйте.очень полезная информация.Спасибо
Thanks, Mike
thanks
Hi Anthony, thank you, mike
When i was a young guy, about 400 years ago lol my boss was a bloke that learned his trade in the 1920's. When we pointed the joints in stone walls, he would impress on us the need to work the mortar into the edge of the stone when bagging off. If we left a ledge on the edge of a joint he would make us bag it again to get rid of the ledge.
He grew up in the mid north of South Australia were severe frosts would freeze the water in the pipes. He said small ledges collect water and when it froze, blows the edge of the joint away. He told us that bagging a wall was more than getting rid of trowel marks and looks. It sealed the wall and brought the lime to the surface, so it sealed the wall from water ingress.
He loathed concrete lintels, portland cement in masonry work and steel bars and angles. As the years have gone by, i now know why he didn't like these things. He always said that they put far too much portland in mortar, and thats why it cracks, as it resists movement. He was a clever man, gone now but i am trying to teach a lot of the old ways to my mates 15 year old son. He loves getting mortar all over himself, same as me at his age lol.
Hi Greyhaired, my dad is almost 90 and remembers when portland came out is canvis bags, nobody knew what to do with it, but around here mortar and lime does not hold up on the flat, it is ok on brick and block walls , I knew a lot of the old timers who had the same preaching but lime mortar was all they had, just like the fast drying cements (which I was holding back on for years) I use them a lot now because I proved to myself they work, I understand things change and I do not use the newer products till I am sure of it. anything that works I always say, I do not want call backs, I appreciate the imput, thanks Happy New year, Mike
I am taking a break this very moment after doing joints between the flagstones. I decided to do the joints separately because I wanted them to be a different color. What a laborious job doing the seams separately is. I think I put twice the amount of cement into the joints, and then depended on my sponge from my cousin's bed mattress to clean up the excess. For me, what a laborious process. My sponge gets instantly dirty, had to keep rinsing the water bucket, it gets dirty fast, and I must have cleaned the joints/stones 10 times each so far. So right now I have the joints cleaned up at the right level and I just have to clean the film off. I only did 1/3rd of the seams. I also sacrificed a couple of towels to soak and put over the stones, the sun makes them too hot.
Hi, I have faith in you, you will get it, thanks, Mike
Great video. Your opinion is appreciated.
thanks twentyone, I consider it food for thought, I appreciate it. mike
This guy seems to do great work. The patio looks really good.
I don't appreciate the multiple messages about how "every "mason" uses their own technique"
That is definitely true when speaking of different hemispheres, but that doesn't change the chemistry involved.
Some of the "techniques" this guy uses are proven to not withstand the test of time.
Hi, my defense is, I been doing it over 50 years and I am the guy who has to go back and fix it if I am wrong, I did videos on egypt, china, peru, europe Asia, and I give folks my advice, if they don't want to hear it, Oh well,,,, with respect Mike
Hi Mike. Your videos are my new favorite videos to watch on UA-cam. You have a natural gift for teaching. I have a question- Do you prefer laying flagstone on a concrete pad like you are doing or a wet bed on crushed stone? I live in PA about 2 hours southeast if you.
i really really love your stone work, its got a very distinct look, im curious if you went back over those joints your buddy worked on. i wish you were a bit closer to las vegas nv.
Hi, I check everything over when I am done, thanks, mike
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Hey Mike...Thank you so much for your videos.. You give me the beginner the confidence to do this...I am going to do a stone pathway through my property. I have two questions.1. how wide should the path be? Do you really need a concrete pad for a path ? 2. How deep should the cement base be before you ;lay the stone? I live in Ontario Canada the weather can get 30 below in the winter.
Hi. It's a hard question to answer especially in that part of the world, I would look around and see what everybody else in your area did first, and walk along the path and see what seems appropriate and comfortable for your situation, I guess that is my best answer. Thanks mike
Looks beautiful! Maybe you would consider some videos on what to look for when buying flagstone/blue stone and slate (the ones with even cut sides) How to tell if the stone will work well/are there grades of stone? Thickness matter? Live in Northern Virginia n they sell PA blustone n other slate n stuff, but there looks like different qualities/characteristics in the same kind of stone, especially when I have looked at different sellers/stone places. Anyway. Thanks for the education.
Thanks Cynthia, a lot depends on which quarry it comes from, thanks Mike
I do stone same way here in new york Mike. I put mud down, lay the stone over. tap, cut or add extra mud in joints, sponge clean it and move on to the next stone. strength of this kind of work is unmatched. I don't care what state or part of the world is it
Hi Levan, I feel the same way, but If I say you have to do it that way everybody will try and prove me wrong, I know from working in florida they do not do it that way and they use weaker cement for expansion reasons, so I know what you are saying, I appreciate it. mike
Hey Mike absolutely true!! I even do my stone veneering same way marrying the grouting two of the butter on back of the Stone
Apologize for my previous text speech to text sucks.lol
HI Levan, me also I do the grout and backing at same time, makes sense, I appreciate it. mike