Widely featured on lifestyle shows, including Burke’s Backyard, Better Homes and Gardens and Our House.
If you would like to talk to me about the videos, your project or how you can add a new profitable Artificial Rock side to your business, send me your contact details and a good time to give you a call__Dan
I’m happy to talk to you.
Guide to sourcing materials for artificial rock making come with all videos
Where to buy supplies off the shelf in your region
No special tool’s or expensive moulds to buy!
1/4 of the price of real rock and no heavy machinery.
Value Packs
Total Running Time: 250 Minutes
Downloadable Staircase Manual Included!
New Five video Set Plus Working Manual!
By Far the Best Value for all round Artificial Rock making spend your money wisely.
You will save Thousands of Dollars on your Landscaping Projects Large and Small.
Learning these Techniques! Get it all and become Professional at you rock work for your Home or Business!
Description
Videos
1. Make Rocks and Boulders
2. Backyard Waterfalls
3. Rock Over Wire Frames
4. Staircases Step treads and Stepping stones
– Plus Staircase layout Manual Download
5. Masterclass in Colour Finishes
This 5 video series gives you all the techniques needed to build Solid Rock, Backyard Waterfalls, Hollow Rock and Transportable Boulders and Magnificent Staircases and Staircases layout Manual Plus Masterclass in colour finishes finish your rock work with colours that suit you.
Pack Includes:
1.”How to Make Really Fantastic Staircases, Step treads & Stepping Stones in Artificial Rock” and Download Manual. (Gives you a head start before DVD’s arrive)
2. “How to Make Artificial Rocks and Boulders”
3. “How to Make Artificial Landscape Rock over Wire Frames”
4. “How to Make A Backyard Waterfall and Water Feature in Artificial Rock”
5. “A Master Class..in Colour Finishes and Highlighting”
Single Videos
Total Running Time: 54 Minutes
Masterclass in Colour Highlighting and Finishes
“This is the highly anticipated and updated video title that shows you in a easy to follow step by step format exactly how to produce those incredibly realistic colour finishes seen in the photographic portfolios throughout our artificial rock web site.”
Description
A MASTER CLASS IN COLOUR FINISHES AND HIGHLIGHTING
Over the years our do it yourself educational videos have been widely acclaimed and acknowledged for their ability to give people what they were hoping to discover. A way to make authentic artificial rock without the construction complexities and expensive materials normally attached as well as empowering you with the potential to create a wide variety of stunning works in the comfort of your own environment without costing an arm or a leg.
The Colour Finishes title is a combination of many years practice and experimentation resulting in a video that reveals the very best of those techniques in concise detail to produce the very best in realistic artificial rock surface finishes. Whether you have already been practicing Rock making or are about to start this video is an absolute must for what it can teach you in this special art.
Total Running Time: 58 Minutes
Downloadable Staircase Manual Included!
How to Make Really Fantastic Staircases, Step treads & Stepping Stones in Artificial Rock
Description
Make a staircase, make step treads and even stepping stones that look and feel amazingly realistic.This a wonderful concept to combine with the solid rock making over concrete technique that is designed to be cost effective and to last a lifetime. Included in this video are setting out basic levels, preparing step treads, concrete and surface mortar mixes and layered colouring techniques. Plus Bonus The 20 page Download working book manual.
Chapters
1. Introduction
2. Where to Start
3. Making and Mixing Concrete
4. Building a Concrete Base
5. Making Pads for Stepping Stones
6. Making a Mortar Mix for Artificial Rock Making
7. Creating the Artificial Rock like Surfaces
8. Introduction to Colouring and Texturing
9. The End Result
Staircase Manual
It guides you from start to finish with colour pictures and full schematic diagrams.
Topics Covered are:
- The Step by Step Details
- Working out Step Heights
- Excavating and Concreting
- The Transformation into Realistic Rock Steps
- Main Points To add Before Mortaring
- Carving Techniques
- Finishing Techniques
Total Running Time: 56 Minutes
How to Make Artificial Rocks and Boulders
How to make Artificial Rocks and Boulders takes you through every step of building Artificial Solid Rock in fine detail including recipes for artificial rock. As a foundation Title, it is necessary viewing before going onto Construction Methods such as: Make Artificial Rock Waterfalls & Pond Features Build Artificial Rock Staircases, Artificial Rock Stepping Stones, Artificial Rock Step treads and Artificial Fake Rock Planter Bowls plus Bonsai Bowls in Artificial Fake Rock and Memorial Stones…
Description
This title is one of the two foundation videos in the Artificial Rock making Series; Artificial Rocks details the construction of Solid Artificial Rock combining materials for fake rocks in recycled rubble infill, concrete and a final mortar surface.
Chapters
1. Introduction
2. A Quick Preview
3. FAQ
4. Selecting A Site
5. Placing Rubble
6. Mixes you will need
7. Mixing Concrete
8. Surface Mortar Mix
9. Undercoating
10. Shaping & Texturing
11. Natural Moulds
12. Texturing with dry sand
13. Caving Seams & cracks
14. Highlighting
15. Aging Rock
Total Running Time: 52 Minutes
How to Make Artificial Landscape Rock over Wire Frames
How to make Artificial Rock over Wire Frames
If you were to use both techniques to build similar size rocks than this would become very evident. However with the Hollow Rock technique you can do things that would be difficult with the Solid Rock technique. In summary, both techniques have enormous potential for the home landscaper-gardener or professional.
Description
This title details the construction of hollow, framed Artificial Rock using a combination of Galvanized Fencing Wire, layering fabrics and a two layered mortaring (sand and cement) system. Hollow Rock making can be used for all types of Artificial Rock applications. Generally Hollow Rock making does require more of your time to complete a rock than the Solid Rock technique.
Chapters
1. Introduction
2. Amazing Rock Designs
3. Getting started
4. Rendering Fabrics
5. Undercoating Bottom
6. Colouring the Underbelly
7. Undercoating Top
8. Top Coating
9. Coloring Top Coat
10. Sand Texturing
11. Using Moulds
Total Running Time: 30 Minutes
How to Make A Backyard Waterfall and Water Feature in Artificial Rock
Description
Waterfalls demonstrates the building of a compact Waterfall in a home backyard. The construction method uses recycled rubble and rock spall found onsite and the *Solid Rock making Techniques.
How to Make A Backyard Waterfall and Water Feature in Artificial Rock
This video includes siting and the setting out of a small to medium pond, using and laying Butyl Rubber lining to waterproof the pond, setting out the Waterfall and top water catchments plus decorative works in and around the pond.
NB* You will need to view the video title How to make Artificial Rocks and Boulders first before the Waterfall video to understand the full step by step procedures to making solid rock. Waterfalls does not go into the full detail of building solid rock but concentrates on the positioning and combinations of the artificial rock to create a unique water feature.
Chapters
1. Intro
2. Preparing and Lining a Pond
3. Waterfall Construction
4. Creating Magic
5. Disguising New & Old Materials
6. Lets Rock the Overhang
7. Final Colourings
8. Landscaping Around Pond
9. Pipes, Pumps, & Things
Ordering Information
Please note all Payments are paid through Australian Exports.
All prices including shipping are available at the Order Page.
If you have any problems Ordering Please Contact Dan
dan@australianexports.com.au
Rock making Tools
An Old 4″ paint brush for texturing the rock like surface
and an old screw driver or wood chisel for carving cracks and under stair treads.
More Information
Wire Pliers - Crimps
These Pliers – Crimps are specially designed to hold small easy use clips and makes the joining of wire frames a very easy and simple task. But are not essential.
You can also sew your material to the wire or attach with a light guage of wire or electrical ties.
Guide to sourcing materials for artificial rock making come with all DVD’s
Where to buy supplies in your country
Please check Info sheets page for more information and where you can buy pliers and clips.
