How to make rocks using Rebar Lath part 1

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Training Includes:
All of the Formulas, Techniques, Procedures, and Trade Secrets for:
– Rebar and lath construction
– Liner construction with faux/synthetic rock
– Four types of solid fill construction
– Cardboard rock construction (BIG savings on material and labor!)
– Earthen rock construction (BIG savings on material and labor!)
– Recycled rock construction (BIG savings on material and labor!)
– Molding and casting from molds
– Building with polyurethane and all other foams such as polyester, epoxy and every other material used to create any type of synthetic rock you can imagine
– Creating your own synthetic lightweight rock panels and rocks as well as how to join the panels together
– Design and construction techniques for component, portable and lightweight features
– Synthetic rock on horizontal surfaces using overlay systems, carved systems and stamped concrete installed for as low as 10 cents per square foot (perfect for renewing existing patios, walkways and driveways!)
– Designer concrete countertops and flooring including forming, pouring, polishing, staining and sealing
– Faux rock retaining wall systems
– Faux stone on vertical surfaces including how to resurface almost any feature
– Creating scenic areas and design layouts that are functional yet natural
– Eleven custom texturing, 11 staining processes and five seal coating techniques
– Water feature techniques including instruction about biological filters for ponds, waterfalls, boulder swimming pools and spas
– Building in freeze and thaw climates successfully
– Pumps, electrical, plumbing, filtration, and lighting and explanation of the biological and chemical processes
– Marketing, sales, estimating, running personnel and installation crews

[jessicamungekar]

This is the best how to video ! Really detailed and clear about the material needed and how to use it. Thank you! I am ready to make my faux rock!

[mikah]

Thank for sharing your graft with us. You've perfected the process.

[kenstephens]

Just came across your videos and had a all day marathon, I’m doing a log cabin style home and needed to do some sort of river rock foundation look . It a couple feet off the ground . And then I saw the rocks and the panels . I’m a contractor of 25 years just retired, I’ve got your number now so I’m hoping your videos are as much help as I’m hoping . There still Ava I’m hoping ? And let’s have part 2 of this lol . 👍

[brianinsko]

I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for part 2!

[sergiobarajas]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge it is very much appreciated!!

[lynnd]

These are serious faux rock techniques! I think I've watched them all. I'm looking to replicate 20 or 25 armour stones to be used decoratively to line my property on the roadside lot with cedars (where I can't have a fence - thx hoa) .... so I can't get 25 x 3 foot boxes or styrofoam, so thinking maybe hardware cloth form/ cement. And colouring just the top skim layer as to dye it all would be unnecessary. you've obviously been doing this for a while (!) and have tried everything under the sun! so many choices. Appreciate your knowledge and skill, and most of all the sharing. Wow impressive..
( I still can't find a pool brush though, maybe its called something else.... my specks are surely to suffer. )

[slowgold]

So funny this popped into my recommended, since at my new job I do exactly this sometimes. When it rains it pours--doing a big project we might be tying lathe for weeks on end--ouch! Our artificial trees are painted steel pipe and #3 bar, and we actually tie the lathe on underneath the bar. I'd recommend going to a smaller wire gauge for tying that smaller expanded lathe--that bit doesn't have to be strong. Once the concrete sets, the rebar and lathe are doing all the work. We use stainless lockwire so it doesn't rust between fabrication and structure coat. With that lighter gauge wire, a hook nose plier, and ironworker's pliers you can really work efficiently. I won't even make the bobby pins, just run the spool of wire from my belt like a rodbuster. It's also easy to bend the wire tie back once you twist it, so no holes poked in your concrete artisan ;)

[supertiger]

I love this. Can kids play on something like this

[ruthdoyle]

Soak old bedsheet linen into a mortar slurry, (add 1 cup of wood glue), and apply over the wire. Smaller pieces make it easier to flow over bends. Lighter weight, less cement and faster. You can also use chicken wire instead of the heavier more expensive stucco wire...

[silencioso]

I'm curious, do you think you could replace the rebar with field fencing? Looking to do some big rocks on my property for my goats to play on and I have plenty of field fence on hand. Great video by the way!!

[dirkmoolman]

I'm a total beginner, but I think zip ties should also work for binding the rebar ? Would love to know. I definitely want to try your methods. I love the Styrofoam option. You can sculpt a little before you start with the cement. This looks like so much fun. I'm going to try this.

[soscilogical]

Hi there FauxRockTraining, I love your videos they are very nice! I would like to use 5 seconds of this video to illustrate ferrocement for a charity project to show folk how to build school lcd screens into ferrocement by reusing used notebooks. Would that be ok? Thanks! Antony

[keithgeisen]

I see your always working from a 5 gallon bucket - Do you use a mixer & then fill your bucket because I have a 4 cubic foot 3/4 hp. electric mixer that I thought would be the way to go. Plus I too old to be hand mixing all that mud. I have learned so much from watching your video's - thank you for sharing!

[shirleyhollingsworth]

Very interesting. I am looking for projects that look heavy but aren't your sessions are auite helpful. T.Y.

[mikesen]

Heh boss. Thanks for the video. My only concern/ question is there anyway to strengthen the item from the inside? In other words, if you were going to place this by a pool/etc., should one consider adding aggregate, cinderblocks., etc to the inside of structure to give it some type of internal strength to prevent future cracking/ rusting, etc.. it just seems putting a coat of mortar over a lath and even painting and sealing it won't last in you normal everyday outside elements. Building a shell with no internal strength or "backing" just doesn't seem stable to me. I'm inthe middle of a pool waterfall rebuild and the installer basically took laths, , rebar, and shot Creted it. Now, 14 yesrs later, the cracks are there snd after removing some large pieces, the cavities that exist are bssically forcing me completely tear up certsin psrts. If the cavities were filled with aggregate, Blocks, etc., the crscks might hsve not come because the filling of the cavities acts as a support wall more or less. Also, if cracks did develop with internal support, then atleast it would be less remodeling since the internal structure is solid and adding lath, etc., would be easy. Whats your thoughts??

[GrowingGreener]

Hi - Thank you for the information. How will these rocks hold up overtime in the weather outside?

[TrailBoundco]

How strong are these? Can I jump on them and over them with my dirt bike?

[paulallenshaffer]

Thank you for allll of these!! Quick question and I’m in no rush, but is the mud waterproof? Been wanting to design a small reservoir for a water feature for this cave project in the next couple of months!

[hunter-jero]

Is that regular brick mortar that you're using?

[justnature]

What do you use as the final coating to make it water proof?