Tips & Advice
By Bryan Gauthier, Master Artisan In Decorative Concrete
Do it yourself tips for Slate Wall Fountain
Which one of your Patent Pending texture rollers should I use to make an outdoor slate wall fountain? Our medium Italian Slate works the best and if you want your texture lines to be tighter, simply roller over the wet cement or Rapid Set Mortar Mix twice in the same area. My other two favorites are the weathered flagstone and horizontal water ridge, all three produce lively water effects especially with lighting or fiber optics added.
What materials can be used to create my own fountain? Fiberglass, casting plastics, polyurethanes & many forms of polymer modified cement formulas. Cement based formulas are the easiest to work with & have the least limitations as how creative you can become. The large outdoor wall fountains or indoor that we build are usually 8’ wide by 6 to 8’ tall and come with a cabinet underneath for accessories such as fiber optic illuminators, pump and the transformer for low voltage lighting. The most simplistic indoor or outdoor wall fountains to do it yourself are built right on sight, simply use a stud finder to locate all studs in the desired wall in order to determine your layout for attaching side rails, bowl, & top hood cover. Attach with sufficient screws, then after your layout is decided, use a chalk line to snap two vertical lines in the center of the layout for the purpose of cutting & removing the sheetrock for the insertion of a 1” copper or pvc pipe that will have a 90% elbow & stub in the bowl area and the same at top to create the T for water flow. We use many methods for reinforcement prior to applying our proprietory cement formulations. There are many methods for unique textures by hand sculpting, but our best comes by using our Patent Pending Deep Textured Rollers. These replicate anything from small to large tree bark, cobble stone, wall stone, slate, weathered flagstone & many other textures for indoor water fountains or even theme park type settings with fake trees, and fake rocks.
Refacing Kitchen Cabinets is a great niche in Decorative Concrete. You save 1000's for your customers by refacing and transforming their original ordinary Kitchen Cabinets into extrodinary marble, granite, slate, or whatever they desire. Take a look at this video to learn more on SBC's training in Kitchen Cabinet Refacing. Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Video
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