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Thanks for the tips.

Not a big deal? Try doing this work with stone tools and no wheel. Does that add a degree of difficulty?

Difference between using rebar and no rebar is progressive failure vs catastrophic failure. Which one is better and you get time to repair that in time?

Thanks for the coaching. I just finished a similar job. Doing a finish coat later today. I used what I had. I didn't make a big deal out of it. I got it done.

Hi Mike,, question , Portland cement "N" plus sand can it be used outside? Pennsylvania

Leonardo DaVinci and the Mud Trick - priceless! also, congrats to you, Mike, for pronouncing "masonry" correctly, AND for being a banjo player. Keep on keepin' on...

it's not "masonary", it's "masonry".

Is this a 21 century?!)

Always use rebar that is stainless steel (316 steel). They do not rust and will last forever. If you use mild steel rebar in a place that has moisture, it's your fault. It is dumb engineering to use mild steel in infrastructure projects, or a shady one where they want it to fail so it becomes a repeat work.

I don't know if he realizes that he has a specific understanding of chemistry, but his understanding of chemistry to this application is ultimate.

You could entitle this: "How to escape the limestone prison house>"

I love the right angle square from plywood so simple 💯👍

I use premix for convenience. I am by no means a pro just an experienced DIYer. I use type S for most work unless it involves stone. Not sure if it was right but after 10 years my garage and house foundation are still standing. I was always told type S for below grade and N is only for above grade and never thought twice about it. Thanks for giving me a better understanding of the mixes.

Come visit the Panhandle...we're pretty nice folks up here. The Forgotten Coast was made for you.

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Thanks Mike. I bet a lot of people don't know what a septic tank is for these days. #1 rule in plumbing: Poop don't run in a pipe uphill. -YOGA

i hadnt seen a video from you in a while Mike so I looked your channel up. Thanks for the update on your life. I always thought of you as a all time Pennsylvanian but you are really a Florida guy. Nice to see you got your dream. I used to have the same sort of life going down to florida and working for a while but getting pulled back up to Michigan for work responsibilities. Maybe one day I will get down there full time. Take care and enjoy your life. Nice video of your dad too👍

Tanks for the video!

Hi Mike. Glad to see new content coming from you in your new home base in Florida. I’m up in your old state but I’m located in Northwestern PA. My question is about an outdoor concrete patio that I’m getting ready to pour at my camp. The only local ready mix company recently closed so I’m going to make my own concrete old school. I was planning to use a rich 1:2:2 mix with added fiber and liquid air admixture to help with freeze thaw. Do you recommend the 1:2:2 mix for this application in my area based on your experience in PA? Or would a 1:2:3 mix hold up to our winters ok too? Really value your thoughts on this one based on your real world experience especially in our climate up north in Pennsylvania.

That was Excellent! Watching you work a trowel and mag. float on foundation repair made me smile the whole video. I said, now that's a Tradesman! Thanks Mike.

Amazing job explaining lime vs portland!

Question for you - planning a DIY pour for a few backyard steps and small pad, is standard quickrete ok or should I be using portland with a 1-2-3 mix?

An absolute wealth of knowledge

poor me poor me -pour me a septic tank !

Excellent presentation, mentioning the old methods with the new methods . Mr. Haduck, please be careful with that fine dust cement as there were times in the video where it may have affected your breathing. Do be careful.. Thank you for submitting this video,

Thanks for the video mike💪👍

Easily got my thumbs up! No stupid music, narrated by an actual person instead of lame/lazy AI, and we got to hear the actual sounds of the machinery, tools, processes, etc. Thank you!

I wouldn't recomend this technique for poopie but a friend of mine needed a gray water tank and at the same time he had to get rid of his rotted out 1971, fiberglass, cuddy cabin. So he cut the hull and deck about four feet from the bow. Upended the result and dropped it in a hole. Think of the possibilities of recycycling upside down boats!!!

I moved back to Rhode Island from Florida. I'll be back again !

I'm interested to see what you do with a leaning basement wall.

When i built my house in the Keys the concrete tank was built in Sebring Fl. It had 2 seperate compartments, the solids stayed in the first one and the liquid emptied into the second one. There was a separate pump that pumped air into the liquid aerating it as is done in sewer treatment plants. Then the liquid drained into a drain field. My present home has a fiberglass septic tank of 1500 gallons, the liquid drains off into a separate 500 gallon fiberglass pump tank. The pump is like a sump pump with a float that activates the switch. The liquid is pumped to an elevated mound containing 3 ft long 12” high plastic domes, a total of 400 lineal feet of them in 4 separate rows. There is no stone used and no drain pipes, just the domes, then covered with fabric then dirt. I installed both systems myself, with inspections by the county health departments.

Great stuff Mike! Thanks! What do you suggest for sealing a patio (up North of NYC).

Thanks a lot Mike. Thank you very much. I know you’re in semi retirement role, but keep them coming.

Many years ago my uncle played the bagpipes for side money. He got called to work a funeral one time for 150 dollars , but he overslept. He raced around town till he found the cemetary , 3 guys were filling in the grave .. He got out and played anyway ( amazing grace ) .. The diggers had tears in their eyes and they all thanked him.. One guy said " In all my years digging septic tanks , I never heard anything so beautiful".

Good to see you Mike hope you're well!!!!

Very interesting video and process. Imagine making just one on site how fun it would be!

Mike, I was really hoping that you would walk up to the concrete truck and "Honest Mike" would be behind the wheel. lol

Thank you so much we have learned so much from you here in nepa we will miss you ..

Hey Mike! Are you ever in the Pompano Beach, FL area? I am looking at enclosing a 1 car garage door with block.

Show us more about Florida now that your living down there. I love orlando myself. Only downside is its not by the beach.

Beautiful work Mike. Big job. I wish i could get you up here in Philadelphia, Pa to do a job for me

Thanks Mike! Do you wet and cover your concrete for a few days after you put it?

How come they didn't just dry pour them? It's the greatest way ever for everything.

We use a lot of wire and rebar in building today, with our portland cement mortar or concrete. The problem is that although its initially stronger it only lasts about 50 years or 100 if you're lucky. This is because the cement cracks and water gets in and the metal rusts. We need to use Roman cement (think its called pozzolana) which lasts centuries. I wonder how many of our modern buildings will still be around in 100 years

Brother, You have conrete in you blood😅. Very interesting process.... Most people have no idea what it is like to grow up off the grid... Even before septic tanks where i grew up as a kid (The old outhouse 🤨). Ernie

I have a small decorative 2'x2'x2' pedestal/stand made out brick that's attached to my garage. It's mainly decorative in nature. The house is 30 years old and the joints on top are coming apart. My wife sets a bowl of flowers in the summer that constantly drains water onto it plus water gets in the joints in the winter causing freeze damage. Mike said not to set bricks horizontally. Should I use type S mortar to tuckpoint it instead of N? Then should I seal the horizontal brick? I live in Missouri which gets to 0 in the winter and is plenty hot in the summers.

Years ago my boss installed a new septic tank for a customer whose house was an island. It was delivered late in the day so they placed it in the hole and planned to hook it up the next day. Over night the hole flooded and floated the tank out of the hole and onto the lawn.

Great Video Mike. Thank You

Excellent video - Thanks!

Well alright Mike! You have proven to me that you are an alien! Take me off this planet please!