Ain't no big deal.
December 13, 2019 1:49 PM Subscribe
This is Mike Haduck's masonry Youtube channel, and he's gonna show you how he did it.
Fireplace construction. Stone Pillars. Chimney Repair. Stone step repair. When he goes on vacation, he looks at stone and block work around the world.
Fireplace construction. Stone Pillars. Chimney Repair. Stone step repair. When he goes on vacation, he looks at stone and block work around the world.
I love that Mike Haduck made it to Metafilter. Everything I know about stonemasonry I've learned from Mike Haduck. His "How I lay brick" series, "Building brick walls," and "Retaining walls, yes or no" videos are, or at least should be, classics of Youtube stonemasonry content in my humble opinion.
He repeatedly maintains that new-school techniques tend to produce buildings that only last 35 to 50 years, in comparison to old-school, stone-based techniques that last hundreds or thousands of years, but at the same time he's sort of broad-minded about different ways people do stonemasonry in different places and times and there's never any trace of dogma about any particular techniques being inherently superior. Highly recommended.
posted by Dr. Send at 9:10 PM on December 14, 2019 [1 favorite]
He repeatedly maintains that new-school techniques tend to produce buildings that only last 35 to 50 years, in comparison to old-school, stone-based techniques that last hundreds or thousands of years, but at the same time he's sort of broad-minded about different ways people do stonemasonry in different places and times and there's never any trace of dogma about any particular techniques being inherently superior. Highly recommended.
posted by Dr. Send at 9:10 PM on December 14, 2019 [1 favorite]
I love that Mike Haduck made it to Metafilter.There's no right or wrong way to make a post on Metafilter. Whatever works.
Ask a poster in your area. What might be good in Pennsylvania might not be good in California, and vice versa.
And if you want something to stick, you've got to wet it first.
posted by RobotHero at 10:26 PM on December 14, 2019
Well you say get it wet first, but I sure wish Mike had an opinion on that. If only there was some point in every single video where he would repeat "Got to get it wet. If it isn't wet it won't stick. It's got to be wet" over and over and over. The way he carries that sprayer around with him you'd think he'd be reviewing those instead of the various mortar mixes.
Anyway, I love people with passion and knowledge of prosaic but useful skills sharing with the world. Thanks Mike.
EDIT: OK I need to be clear about the utility of the banjo videos: not essential, but if it comes up I now know where to turn.
posted by Cris E at 11:37 PM on December 14, 2019
Anyway, I love people with passion and knowledge of prosaic but useful skills sharing with the world. Thanks Mike.
EDIT: OK I need to be clear about the utility of the banjo videos: not essential, but if it comes up I now know where to turn.
posted by Cris E at 11:37 PM on December 14, 2019
Well, sometimes you don't wet it first. To fully get into that question, watch his other video Should I Wet It First?
posted by RobotHero at 9:01 AM on December 15, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by RobotHero at 9:01 AM on December 15, 2019 [2 favorites]
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