BRICKING UP A WINDOW OPENING (part 2) Mike Haduck

This video I had to block in a opening for a commercial building and then brick the from to match original building. 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

[@lendavidhart9710]

Mike Hadock that's a really good match on the brick, thank you for posting/sharing.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Len, mike

[@bobfoszpanczyk1875]

Mike who are you kidding that you thought this video wasnt good enough for you-tube! All of the videos that you post on you-tube are very good & informative! Keep them up, i enjoy them very much!👍👌. Thanx, Bob.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Bob, I appreciate it, mike

[@richmarsh5029]

Just got in from Work..... Laying Bricks.... come in and watch you brick in a window.... Awesome mate... 38 years and I still love it.... I'm knackered today though it was 37 degrees Celsius. Summer. And a Sunday....

[@bababooey1266]

Rich Marsh huh!?

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Rich, mike

[@garystaud5022]

Mike, you are a true artisan with stone, brick and mortar. And, you are so modest and unassuming. You are a credit to your trade(s) and a great guy. Keep on keppin' on!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Gary for the kind words, I hope I live up to them, mike

[@beetjeafvallen6584]

I totally agree!

[@illu3925]

Great fix up and worth uploading, thank you Mike!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks I’ll, mike

[@franciscovieira7503]

Great job, Mike. Thanks.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Francisco, mike

[@TheRealSilkyJohnson]

Great job as always mike, much love and respect from Montreal

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Silky, mike

[@brianmoore5498]

thats beautiful work. i got a brick knee wall porch on a 1925 house in a historic district with a suspended concrete floor
and i would give my eye teeth to have someone like you rebuild it. wow

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Brian, I am sure you can do it, thanks, mike

[@robertkelly3313]

Very nice Mike, I learn a little something every video. Many thanks.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Robert, mike

[@MediumHalf]

You're the man Mike, great job

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks JaWa, mike

[@JAMAEL89]

Thank you. You inspire us to try these job as a DYI person. No big deal!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thank you JAMAEL, Mike

[@LyonhartZ2]

Thank You so much for your time and effort in putting these videos up Mike. I especially love your old school tricks and back stories.

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks Kenny, mike

[@southerncaliforniabailbond4688]

Keep it up Mike. I love watching your videos and have learned a lot from them.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks l appreciate it, mike

[@dinoanthony8263]

Nice work mike, its truly fun when you do a new job and it looks so good its like it was always there and no work was done.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Dino, I appreciate it, mike

[@billiamc1969]

Thanks for the update Mike...like the longer hair too!!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Bee, I appreciate it. mike

[@colroulette9337]

Thanks again Mike!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks col, mike

[@makeminealarge1]

Great job, looks original.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks TD, Mike

[@leosalazar9729]

Thank you Mikey thank you for teaching us God bless you

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Leo, God bless also, Mike

[@arthurbronson1038]

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[@damonanders6809]

@Arthur Bronson Definitely, I have been watching on InstaFlixxer for since november myself :D

[@darioreid244]

@Arthur Bronson yup, have been watching on instaflixxer for since december myself :)

[@bennettangelo9869]

@Arthur Bronson Yup, been using instaflixxer for since december myself =)

[@frankflanagan109]

Looks great!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Frank, mike

[@arkansas1336]

"Thinking outside of the box" made a nice looking job. Well done!!!!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks 13, mike

[@ThePianist10]

Beautiful job

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Joseph, mike

[@mikebloom5606]

Great job!😀

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mike, Mike

[@thomasdoubleday4430]

All your videos are good; thanks for the many hours of happiness watching you work. Happy Trails!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Thomas, mike

[@max_petroleum]

Keep em coming Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Gus, mike

[@exca3737]

Hey Mike great video as always. An old timer who I once worked with here in pa taught me to rub brick that were like glass, glazed brick, with a peice of burlap. As u know timing is everything, it cleans the smears right off. Keep the videos coming good stuff

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi EXCA, yes I seen that done, anything that works, thanks, mike

[@Mikidy303]

Thanks for sharing! Another great video. You should have hit up Honest Mike and see if he had any of that brick. He'd probably take it off another part of the building and then you'd have to fix that. Guaranteed job security.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Mikey, I got to take my truck down to his shop to have it inspected, I might make a video on that, lol thanks, mike

[@clintprice2123]

Now I have the answer to my question...I’ve wondered where/when these videos were from, you outside in a t-shirt while the rest of the east was dealing with winter.
Spring is just about here, looking forward to working outside too.
Nice explanation on how you made this situation work out and blend in.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Clint, mike

[@Eman85515]

Beautiful 🌹thank you 👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Eman, mike

[@saviotoronto358]

i look forward to your videos... you may think it's simple. I think your tips are very helpful

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Savio, mike

[@beetjeafvallen6584]

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" - Leonardo da Vinci
A real pro makes it look easy :)

[@darrenharlow3016]

seriously mike all your videos are good and very interesting

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Darren, these comments keep me going on, mike

[@sdrammm696969]

Mike your the master mason!

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi TRANS, I just been doing it a while, thanks, mike

[@itslooke74]

No pissing about bricklaying 👍 brilliant

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks looke, I appreciate it, mike

[@eddylanzboy]

Nice job!

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks Ola, mike

[@MarioRoque17]

Good video. Just so you know out here in Michigan for all our residential work those first wall ties you showed at 6:20 are the only ones we use. Those specific ones are a bit flimsier than the ones we typically use but we still see them every now and then

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks MRque, I should have said they still are ok for going against wood, but I hear you, thanks, mike

[@doloresm7396]

Thanks for uploading. Whatever you got please upload. I'm sure you'll have an answer to one of my questions that will come up in the future. Man, stone work is hard. Weather got nice this week and my arms are killing me. Great workout though.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Dolores, what town in pa do you live in? Mike

[@doloresm7396]

@@MikeHaduck Girardville, right off I-81 Frackville exit. Old poor coal mining town. Don't get me wrong, this was my dream since I was a little girl. Starting to fix my huge retaining wall. I have already been screamed at by my neighbor saying I stole her rocks. Mike, I have more rocks and boulders than I know what to do with. Believe me, I'm not stealing anyone's rocks. Lol. Have a blessed Sunday.

[@RadicallyLowly]

😝😝Ur FUNNY MIKE...with the “Wall-Ties”...”dumb-luck” 😜😂😂...🙋🏻‍♂️👏👏👏👍🏼

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Rich, Mike

[@anacalderon4128]

Wao que guapo y que trabajo tan perfecto 💖

[@MikeHaduck]

Gracias, mike

[@sgtboz9730]

Wow, nice.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sgt, Mike

[@szymonkowalczyk5217]

Thank you for your videos Mike...My name is Szymon, I'm a mason in Ohio. You don't even know it , but you are my mentor :)

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks szymon, I appreciate it, I am just passing along what I learned from the old timers, mike

[@nomaansayyed5325]

Nice video

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Nomaan, mike

[@mcgriggs65]

Thank you Mike I sure wish I could get you to Maryland to help me with a hand rail and a side walk repair . I have watched Enough of your videos I could probably do it. I'm just disabeled and can't do alot of anything anymore lol

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Mc Griggs, can,t get there but I will be doing a video where I am replacing steps with iron railing this summer, thanks, mike

[@itslooke74]

Im serious now id pay a fiver for a signed pic. Honestly make my day bud

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@suep4530]

another interesting video

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sue, mike

[@brickbybric]

Nice job mike. I had to laugh when you said the placement of wall ties is down to dumb luck when it’s anything but .

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi brick, I should be more careful, but they had to go somewhere, lol. Mike

[@daiburt1833]

Nice work Mike . Stack bond isn't very common over here . It goes against everything they teach you about bonding and then they ask for straight joints LOL your mate Dave from Wales 👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Dave, I believe that, over here they want it, lots of stacked block and brick with wire, go figure, thanks, mike

[@maxheadroom3195]

man, you pulled out those metal wall ties and said we don’t use these anymore. i like wow we still use them. then you said the moisture thing and i was like oh yeah i’m in texas, never mind

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks max, mike

[@slichti1]

Hi Mike great job matching everything up I was wondering is there anyway that I could send you some pics of my work and have your thoughts on the job that I did

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi steve there is a email in the about section, mike

[@beetjeafvallen6584]

@3:10 "Mike, how did you know exactly what hight the wallties are in? well it's all dumb luck" hahaha

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Beetje, it’s true but it would have worked anyway, thanks, Mike

[@pensive69]

At about 3:58-> 4:34 into the video Mike, your brick work came up to the old wall/window lintel steel. You laid the mortar into the joint when placing bricks and covered the steel with your slicker tool. Is there any special treatment or sealing that is needed on the steel or which works better when covering the old steel piece?
BTW glad you thought to share and upload this one. We're asked to help repair a lot of larger buildings which have multiple structural walls ...most of them cement block inside with a brick facade.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Pensive, above the steel they had some weep holes, but I am not worried about it, the building is masonry inside and out, and if I wanted I could have tucked it with cement and put a silicone caulking over it, but for this instance I am sure it’s fine, thanks, mike

[@Brian-Burke]

Great work, Mike. Do you recommend ordering more brick than you need for a new job in case you need to do repairs down the line? If so, do you have a general rule for how much extra your order on a brick job?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Brian, I would say 3 to 5 % depending on the brick, thanks mike

[@01aharley]

Like before view 👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Matthew, mike

[@IamMuRdA313]

first! thanks mike!

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks Georgio, mike

[@hrxy1]

Craftsman at work

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks hrxy1: mike

[@daakrolb]

I was wondering EXACTLY how you got those wall ties to line up. 🤣

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Enough, yep dumb luck, lol. Thanks, mike

[@beetjeafvallen6584]

@ 4:17 you've gotta teach me how to get that smooth soft masonry mortar that doesnt look wet and neither get's dry when laying on the bricks. Or are these bricks special and non-water-absorbing or something XD

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Beetje, thanks for your gift, you don’t have too I enjoy making the videos, mike

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

No big deal.... Loll nice work

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Luis, mike

[@robstephens]

Do you ever close up openings by laying bricks in a herringbone pattern?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Rob, not much around here, thanks,mike

[@daiburt1833]

Dumb luck lol you know as well as I do where the ties go 😂 Dave from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Dave, mike

[@phdgkos47952]

mike i prefer invisible bricks where can i get those at?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Bill, at the invisible brick yard, lol mike

[@unpicked1]

Why do brick companies do that? Why cant they just keep making the same size bricks?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi unpicked, very good question, in the 1800s bricks were basically all the same, thanks, mike

[@UnbeltedSundew]

If you are tieing in to a masonry inner wall why not tie in with brick or alternatively the block? (ie use brick or block to make the connection instead of metal)

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Unbelted, actually I agree with you, look at my video “ brick masons of China”. But it will not be accepted over here, thanks, mike

[@UnbeltedSundew]

@@MikeHaduck Ok I'll have a look. Thanks Mike.

[@pearluck01251]

What is the holes in the concrete blocks?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Pier, it’s just the way they make them, thanks mike

[@pearluck01251]

@@MikeHaduck So, no technical reason like ventilation?

[@beetjeafvallen6584]

@3:23 HOW!?!?!? How is it that your mortar mix remains smooth and flexible while laying on the bricks? The moisture from my mortar is absorbed by the bricks in a few seconds, so that I can hardly move the brick after about 15sec + -. It makes laying bricks hard
WHAT am i doing wrong? or WHAT should i do? I've read about adding Lime or something. Is this your trick? please give me the golden tip i need. Unfortunetly i got no locals to ask since i live in the middle of no-where XD

[@beetjeafvallen6584]

ok i think i found my answer: i need to use lime, i've got soft-water-absorbing bricks and no lime. Guess adding lime will do the trick :D Now i need to figure out which lime to use, there seem to be 2 types of lime...

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Beetje, it’s not you ,it’s the brick you are using, some brick absorb water immediately, others like the ones I used are like glass and do not absorb water at all, that’s all , just the brick type, mike

[@NachoTubeChicago]

I see people using pieces of rope, supposedly to drip water away from the lintel, is this even necessary?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Marco, it depends on the building, this building has huge vents because of the machinery, it’s same temperature inside and out, no water really gets in there but some buildings you need those weep holes, thanks, mike

[@pensive69]

Same question here Marco. One thing we do is to use weep systems if the original design had them. I'm thinking someone thought that out for a reason and it's not a huge cost or problem to our repairs.

[@jamiewatkinson5427]

Mike, u missed. Your. Calling besides a great mason you should have taught technical theory on masonry.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jamie, Mike

[@danstiurca7963]

I'm still waiting until the next time he's not Mike Haduck any more.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Dan, Mike

[@billmiller7138]

Dumb luck - accounts for most of my successes...

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Bill, mike too, lol mike

[@MrWayneJohn1]

I'll take dumb luck over bad luck anytime! 😉

[@PaddleDogC5]

Hot dipped anchors will last 75 years. Stainless steel centuries. Hot dipped the zinc is sacrifishal. Too Join should be caulked with expansion joint.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks PaddleDog, mike