We're running out of old school teachers like you unfortunately. Thanks, Mike

All around the world there are buildings whose walls really look like ruins. There's where your cement paint and one hand plastering comes in. If most of the people knew about those simple facts and simple jobs, thousands of houses and buildings wouldn't look so terrible. Besides there is the low budget situation. In this case engineering has a solution and you apply it well. However if people had lots of money they would build a new house or a new building. I congratulate you for what you call "common sense" which is not that common for most people. Happy new year and may God grant you more projects and repairing, the world needs it and the world needs you!

Plain talk and straight forward advice! That's what I love about your channel! You are honest and hard working. God bless!

"just get it done!" Priceless!! 👍

Combat finish job!!! Love it!!

It just needs to be done so that it's sturdy and sealed. It doesn't need to win a beauty pageant. Good work Mike. I love the sermon from the Chevy at the end of some videos. Lol

oooof what a big project ... must have been tempting to pass on that. great job again Mike! It always feels like a treat watching you take on these obstacles and fixing them. a good soul.

You are not only Extremely Skilled. ! But ! Also Strong as an Ox !

Mike what you are talking about is being straight-up and honest with the customers. That is exactly what many service providers are NOT. That is why people always want you back to work with and for them. If that is not the truth you would not be a "Professional Mason" today. God Bless

You're the best Mike. Keeping it real as always. For years I read books that showed the 'correct' way to do things and listened to the so called experts. Always cost me a hell of a lot more and took 10 times as long to get anything done. Ended up with more tools than I knew what to do with. But now I tend to go with the simplest and most cost effective way I can. Like you say Mike "Don't make a big deal out of it.

I like the plain talk and straight forward advice! Right to work and get it done

Denmark chiming in here. Love to see you working like the old timers. My father was a mason. Startet out laying out pigpens, so he knew how to lay bricks in round patterns. And got to be in on some nice and interesting jobs over the years. Lost him too early 12 years ago. Seeing you work is very similar to seeing and working with him. I have worked with him so much, that even though I’m not a mason myself I do most patch ups and small projects myself. But I know when to get a professional to do the work. Wetting down the walls... first thing my father always said. Last thing too. As he said: “You won’t get anything to stick if it isn’t wet 😊

Wow I love watching your videos mike very informative thank you sir from NYC

You always make these jobs look so easy! No mumble jumbo just plain and simple.

I am not in construction or plan to do any construction job anytime soon but all my family has been civil engineering except for myself. So I believe it is destiny that one day I will jump into it eventually. In that respect, I enjoy watching KZfaq and learn about building stuff. You channel is one of my favourites with content, plain language, show everything as a simple process but we know there have been years of experience behind it. Please keep doing these videos and be our inspiration.

Hi Mike..Whenever I gotta do a cement or plastering job I check your videos the night before...I always learn something from you...Thanks ....and Happy New Year !!!....

That looked like a daunting task and you got done! Looks great Mike

I learn a lot from you. Not that I'll us e it too much as I'm a furniture maker. But I work with concrete occasionally. Having someone like you as my mentor gives me confidence, and lets me know that I can do this God bless!

Thanks man! Awesome video! No bs'n around.

Another great video! I wish my dentist was like you. She wants to pull everything and crown the rest. So I leave them in a glass for her to do her work and go find a place that serves soup, LOL. Here's hoping you have a great 2019! Thanks for all your advice and hard work with these videos.

I love these videos and appreciate it a lot. Helps a young apprentice like me very much. Thanks a lot!!

I've watched nearly every one of your videos. And this is just like the rest, complete honesty, and no fancy stuff. Thanks. I learn every time I watch one of your videos. And that's why I keep watching them. Keep up the good work and best wishes for the new year.

I'm old school too Mike. Great channel and videos. From my experience parging over spalling clay brick never lasts long. The water and ice will pop off the face of the brick the parge has stuck too. I have seen it too many times. It's a short term fix. For an old school guy your pretty good with making these videos!

Your videos are the best, Mike. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Especially thank you for demystifying all the BS and making cement work so approachable.

I love these videos! This makes me want to go cement the world!!!

Mr Haduck your KZfaq videos are fantastic. Very informative.

Nice work Mike and double credit for being a senior citizen.

Love it been watching your videos for 3 hrs now.and I learned alot of stuff.been doing masonry and finishing concrete for a long time I'm 40 lol.but never saw any of this old school stuff mike I'm amazed..usually I wire mesh stuff like this but these videos show me much easier ways to get around alot of stuff..I love it

Good work. Thanks for the video

Mike is a masonry genius.

AHA! It does come down to the decision to take the job or not. Mike you said a mouthful there. Takes a lot to evaluate what the owner or agent wants, how much they are willing to pay and if that will allow the craftsman a completed work that is both correct for the situation, legal, and not a problem or insurance hazard. I bet it took you a few years to pick up that skill. Have a happy New Years by the way.

I use vinyl patch for a job like that here in Wisconsin & appreciate ur way of doing this kind of work & im always looking for better or other ways of doing restoration jobs. Thanx, Bob.

I just love your videos, keeps me from getting too uptight about this type of work. I am working on my house block foundation what a difference a thin skim coat and some portland paint over it. Combat finish works great for me. I just wish I can find some white portland for inside the basement.

Love your work Mike. Thanks for all your wisdom

That's also the way we do in Brazil. Cement and water as an initial bonding agent, sometimes painted like that but mostly thrown as a rough cast.

Thanks Mike ! We would call that parging the parapet wall. thanks Mike love your videos.

I just happened on your videos and your shoot from the hip, straight through to the point style is wonderful. Thank you for your work and your knowledge.

GOOD JOB MIKE

Always great videos.

We call that process 'rendering' in the UK. Top work!

Тhanks man for all the videos you post ...

Once more, I found this infornative and extremly helpfull. That old school bonding is probly $30.00 a gallon in the Home store. Good vidja

Mike, they should call you the "Dirty Harry" of masonry. You seem to get the jobs that I would run from if I were a mason.

Hey Mike I'm binging on your wall repair series still waiting on this shattered femur to heal up! I saved your birdbath video and I'm gonna try my hand at this masonry thing when it warms up

Combat Ready... Love it Mike... Had me laughing... chuckling away... your like me and me Dad... Love your work.. Happy New Year to you..

Hi Mike I know what you mean about this being a quick bodge job just to tidy things up. It is freeze thaw action on the brickwork that caused all the damage to the wall. Probably fall off again after rain and frost but you will be long gone by then. Cheers.

This is wonderful. Tons of learning

these videos do help. they help a lot. 8-1 for that wall reface is working !

it's all about what works and what the customer wants :-) nice job!

We have this stuff over here called SBR which you add to the mix instead of water when plastering apparently it's 100% waterproof . Unfortunately every time you mix costs £30 so I'm not going to use it any time soon . Dave from Wales

love that mike "combat Finish" LOL!

Nice work Mike 👍🏻 Happy New Year

The cement mixture at 5:00 if it was thicker would be much better. As you did in another video with the brush! However, I notice that there are still many fragile pieces from the old plaster. By way i like your job.

I'm still finding gems of great in your videos Mike. Never a dull moment. I actually had a look at your Rapid Set Mortar Mix review and that seems like a far superior product. If money were no object, do you think you would have used that here instead? I'm parging an chimney top since the bricks are really bad and that seems like the way to go (new school style) if I can get some dollars budgeted for it.

Wish you a very happy new year. Thank you Mike.

Great videos Mike, watching your videos always builds enthusiasm in me to get something done!

Mike this video amazing! Thank you. I'm looking to learn new things and this hits the spot. I have work I wanna do to fix a deteriorated parged wall that came from winter. If there's one to two inches behind the parging, that was layered brick veneer, any suggestions how and if I can just cement that part instead. I'm clearly very green to this kinda work.

Mike, Love your videos!! You have inspired me to tackle many masonry projects I would never have had the nerve to without your no nonsense instructions. Thanks! I have an old exterior cinder block wall that is crumbling, been tarred and parged over and looks awful. Would i fix this exactly this way, using type S mortar?

Mike, I have a similar situation on a 120 year old parapet brick wall with lime mortar. I have sections where it's falling out completely along with the plaster. My question is should I stick to the soft style mortar type n for old brick repair & plaster or should I use a heavier cement mix in my mortar? Some contractors are telling me if I use more portland in my mix I will further damage the wall because it won't be able to breathe correctly with heavy cement base mortar mix. Your thoughts would b greatly appreciated. I see u using type s mix a lot. I do live in Florida so it doesn't get cold very much, but does rain a lot. Thanks again

Thanks for another great and informative video Mike - makes me want to go out and do a bit of rendering, I just need to find a wall to practice on first. Nice job! Happy New Year when it arrives, see you in 2019. All the best Mark 😀

You the man Mike. Cheers to a great 2018 and a prosperous 2019!

I think your paint is what we call here in France "gobetis" except we apply it with a trowel on 1/4-1/2 inch, more like a roughcast. Nice vid, nothing beats old school :)

...another great episode of The Joy of Masonry!

Always enjoy your content and the common sense explanations at the end. Happy New Year Mike!

Your approach to jobs is simple common sense.👍love ya man😁👌 Happy New Year Mike. God Bless you n family.

Hi Mike. I understand doing the first 3 steps. The removal of loose debre, the filling of holes, and painting the surface with portland. Is the next step of rendering the wall even necessary in this particular situaton? I mean, all you want to do is keep the wall from falling apart on the roof.

Nice job and advice as always! Happy new year.

Wow what a job well done sir

Nice!!!

In the case of a chimney with full joints would you cut the joints out and plaster to help the cement grab or would you just wet it and plaster over the bricks? And could you plaster over breakaway block? Nick

Just another great video

Right away, it’s a BIG DEAL!!

If I wanted to cover soft orange brick that is falling apart the same way, could I still do a 1/2" scratch coat and notch it to apply a veneer? Would I be better off just doing cement board over the brick?

I need to do this in one part of my house. But it has paint all over. Can still do this . If i can't get all the pain out. I leave in Reading PA. Which house is 110+ years old. Thanks.

Good Job Mike

Hi Mike Haddock, i gave the video a like and i m already subscribed, thanks for posting

Hi Mike! I’m fixing my block foundation. The wall has sheared about 5/8” on row 2&3 of a 5 block high wall. I’m building a new block wall on the inside to support the old one as it’s just a crawl space and pouring concrete between both the new and old wall. On the outside I’ve fixed the water problem (gutters/drainage/grading) but I have a question…the exterior block was covered in a black substance, not sure if it’s tar or rubber. I have scrubbed it with Muriatic acid and about 50% of it is gone. Can I put mortar in the joint cracks and a parging coat over top of the remaining tar covered blocks? Will it stick? Or do I have to grind it all off? Once that is done, I’ll be applying a new waterproof coat and then a drainage membrane so little water will touch the blocks in the future. Thx, as always, for the amazing vids!

2:08 when you're a mason and your name's Clay

Thank you sir for another great video. Can you pick up that fibreglass mesh at big box hardware stores also. Cheers

Thank you Mike for awesome videos God bless you and I wish you all the best in 2019 happy New Year buddy!!!!

We would say, "Not bad for government work." LOL

Mike have you tried spec mix? Stuff is pretty tuff..Not sure they make type n but I know they make type S. Takes three bags of that to make what one bag of brixment and sand will make. The stuff is so strong. Cost more money but you do not need sand etc just spec mix.

Great work Mike happy new year

Thanks Mike-. How about expanding the video series on customer interaction and handling the nuts and bolts side of a local masonry business?

Hi Mike i just have a question for u. When u add the fiberglass, is it better to mix it in dry before u add the water & mix it up so the fiberglass spreads evenly? Also would adding the liquid bonding glue or i call it("milk") instead of fiberglass, do the same use as adding fiberglass? Thanx & keep up the good videos! I enjoy them very much!👍. Happy new year!

With that old brick i'd use .5 type n masons mix, .5 hydrated lime, 3 sand directly against the brick. Portland and type s is too hard for old brick.

I just submitted my bid for a job in my town. It's in an alley and one section is 6' wide x 20' high on one side and 4'wide x 20' on the other side of an elevator shaft. The wall is granite and brick they dont want anything fancy just covered up. I was curious if you would recommend the mix you use here and if you think dimple mesh would be needed. Since the sections are so high. I was planning on using heavy duty waterproofing mix.

Hey Mike...great job as usual...what's the lowest temperature you would consider doing this kind of work or even tuck pointing brick? If daytime temps are in the 40s and night time temps are near freezing, would you consider it fine?

Hello Mike. Am I correct that your old school bonding agent (portland mix with water) can only be used on cementitious products and not surfaces that have been painted with exterior house paint? How would you bond the cement if walls are painted with exterior paint? Thank You. I like your guitar playing .

Nice video Mike. What's the formula for the old school Portland whitewash? I part Portland 2 parts mortar mix and add water? Thanks

Hi Mike, love the videos.. What would you say is the thickest, approximately, you could lay 1 coat of that s mortar onto brick? Labels say about 1/2 inch. Id like to get 2 inches... Would the fiberglass enable a thicker layer? Many thanks!

Hi Mike. Does that bonding agent (portland paint) have to be wet when you put the S-mortar on or could it be dry (~24hours later) and still work? Thanks.

Can you put too much fiber glass in cement ? What would happen if there is too much in the mix or when it dries ?

Mike how do charge for parging? Parging anything whether a chimney a sea wall a wall or anything how do u no what to charge?

What do you think about using thinset instead of mortar mix? I'm thinking thinset would bond better to the brick and be less likely to crack.

Would this be the same method (materials etc..) used to parge the interior of a brick basement circa 1890? It's been parged once before, I'm just looking to patch a few spots for cosmetic reasons. Thanks!

Great showing again today. Would you ever do a house sidewall over old asphalt siding still hanging solidly?

I’ve come to the conclusion, if Mike says “it’s a big deal” it’s time to panic!!!

Mike could you put stone veneer on that wall if you scratched it?

Would you use the portland paint (old school white wash) when plastering over a cinder block wall?