Thank you so much for posting this.. I'm fixing to mix my concrete right now.. After I saw your video, I went out and got everything I needed and began my own.. I had to make 60 rocks and wrapping all those water bottles was hell..lol Wish me luck, hope they turn out as well as yours! :)
Just came back to watch for a second time.I am now convinced this is one of the clearest, most precise videos on RUclips! Thank you so much for making it simple to follow.I am definitely still going to do this.
When mixing concrete I always do portland cement last wether by mixing machine or hand since it's the hardest to blend and in this case the heaviest material. Helps to avoid clumps in a mixer.
Thanks for the great video and instructions...Your rocks look great !!!...My next project..Have a fairly garden around a tree that a few of these rocks would look good around...Never can find the right size rock I am looking for....
If I were to follow your exact recipe, about how many rocks (the size you made) would I get out of a batch? This is awesome. Thanks so much for the great tutorial!
Fantastic tutorial...I live in Florida and whenever I see "rocks" like these in landscaping I've wondered, can I make those? With the help of your tutorial I know I can.
Thanks. I don't know how I got here and I never Thought I'd need to make fake rocks but I'm glad I know how to do it now. I won't make any though because I'm 13 and my dad told me to stop playing with cement.
Thank You, excellent tutorial. Great voice too. Could I use this mix for making a fairy house with flat walls? Say in a mold? Weight is a big issue, I wanted to do stone and mortar, but it gets very heavy, could I add small stones to use for decorative with this or would it crumble?
This video is very easy to follow and helps me so much.Thank you for sharing.I have a concrete redi mix, will it work instead of the perlite and peat moss?It has aggregate and sand in it I think?
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Love this! I want to try this for smaller rocks. I live in a small area and like to use stones around my flower pots or in them. I assume it would work for smaller rocks?
Do these rocks hold up well in different seasons? Someone messed up our chimney before we bought the house with a terrible patch job...and I wanted to stone the outside, think these would work??? Great video!!!!
Sorry for not responding quicker Judy White. The perlite and peat moss make the mixture lighter, about 1/3 the weight of concrete. The perlite also gives texture and variation to the mic
How well do they hold up in weather?? I've made a few and am now reading about "Dry Lock Masonry Waterproofer". Do you add any time of waterproofing mixture?
You can definitely make smaller racks. I'd probably make the mixture a little on the drier side so it doesn't sag with gravity. You won't use any fence or material inside if the rocks are small, just form shapes with your hands.
wow awesomet how-to! i think im in love! (w ur tufa work and ur forearms)...gonna heat up the garage and make a few myself today ! to hell w the temps outside. do u think acrylic paint will 'hold' in this type of setup as a colorant? ive used the powder additives before w success but im looking for more color/swirls in my pieces...going to watch ur other vids now :)
I tried it today. I had some of the mixture on the bottom my bucket really sticking and I had a hard time getting it out. has anybody else encountered that? Also as a follow up question any sculpting or cracks I want to put in the rock with a tool, I take it do it for the 24 hour period?
Not everyone has lots of left over water bottles so I was considering taking grocery store plastic sacks and filling them with wadded up newspaper and junk mail. Get rid of the trash at the same time as making the interior to hold the wire. I think concrete pavers might be cheaper but I'd consider making some larger rocks to landscape with. I suppose you could take a large garbage sack and fill it tightly with leaves or better yet chunks of styrofoam for the form. If you want something that's faster and easier the local lumberyard has molds for sidewalk pathways in stone shapes. All you'd have to do is fill it with the hypertufa mix and later lift the mold. That way you'd have a more solid rock although they'd only be a couple of inches thick.
Phil I would think just using 2 or 3 part sand to 1 part portland cement and a bigger batch made, would be be fine for making a boulder. It would be very heavy so maybe adding the pearlight and Pete moss to make it lighter would help. The trick would be creating the mold for such an endeavor 👍😊
I would make a Styrofoam mold. Buy some styrafoam and cut it roughly into shape. Cover the rough styrafoam with chicken wire and leave the bottom and center hollow. I'd personally do a structural layer on concrete with nylon fibers for reinforcement and then after that had dried I'd do a skim coat of cement and sand 1:1 for a nice clean appearance. Maybe even do a few skim coats of differing pigment concentrations and take an angle grinder to it lightly to expose the different layers and give it more texture and colors
I doubt you will see this question or answer it since the video is in 2012 but how do these hold up in winter weather? Can they be left out all year where it rains and snows? Is there a way to make them weatherproof? Which works better Vermiculite or Perlite? How many rocks did you make from the amount of mix that was in the black tub on the video?
about 18 years ago I made 3 huge planters 3' tall 24" round with a similar mix and they look like they came from a chateau; aged real well and holding up outside
So true! I was looking into some boulders and rocks for my front yard landscaping and they wanted about $600.00 for one rock! We are not too far from Bumping Lake here in Washington State and you can buy a permit to go and get rocks from designated areas, but they are SO HEAVY and costly to move! You can't place the rocks without a tractor. This is a perfect option for us and I'm going to give this a shot. Nothing beats real rocks, but these are a close second.
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Thank you so much for posting this.. I'm fixing to mix my concrete right now.. After I saw your video, I went out and got everything I needed and began my own..
I had to make 60 rocks and wrapping all those water bottles was hell..lol
Wish me luck, hope they turn out as well as yours! :)
Just came back to watch for a second time.I am now convinced this is one of the clearest, most precise videos on RUclips! Thank you so much for making it simple to follow.I am definitely still going to do this.
There is a lady that makes cool stuff out of hypertufa here on youtube. Her name is Helen Wyatt in Georgia.
sharon richards I have watched all her videos! She is just a gem to watch 😊
When mixing concrete I always do portland cement last wether by mixing machine or hand since it's the hardest to blend and in this case the heaviest material. Helps to avoid clumps in a mixer.
Great video, love the way you explain the process. Thanks!
Just discovered this channel. Great video, simple to understand for a beginner. Thank you!
Thanks for the great video and instructions...Your rocks look great !!!...My next project..Have a fairly garden around a tree that a few of these rocks would look good around...Never can find the right size rock I am looking for....
That is freakin awesome! The best how to I've seen so far!
If I were to follow your exact recipe, about how many rocks (the size you made) would I get out of a batch? This is awesome. Thanks so much for the great tutorial!
Fantastic tutorial...I live in Florida and whenever I see "rocks" like these in landscaping I've wondered, can I make those? With the help of your tutorial I know I can.
Best fake rock video I've seen so far. Thanks.
Thanks. I don't know how I got here and I never Thought I'd need to make fake rocks but I'm glad I know how to do it now. I won't make any though because I'm 13 and my dad told me to stop playing with cement.
Thanks for the video. I love hypertufa. It's the next best thing to cob.
Looks great sir! Thank you for taking the time! Can i make bigger rocks say for my outdoor pool??
Thank You, excellent tutorial. Great voice too. Could I use this mix for making a fairy house with flat walls? Say in a mold? Weight is a big issue, I wanted to do stone and mortar, but it gets very heavy, could I add small stones to use for decorative with this or would it crumble?
Best tutorial EVER. Thanks
This video is very easy to follow and helps me so much.Thank you for sharing.I have a concrete redi mix, will it work instead of the perlite and peat moss?It has aggregate and sand in it I think?
AWESOME! Thanks for the tutorial! LOVE IT!!!
That was very cool and well explained. Thanks!
Great tutorial! I've been wanting to add rocks to my borders but I have a bad back. I am sure going to try this.
Thanks.
Great video, thanks for sharing!!!!!
Nice creativity. Will be trying🙏🏻💞🌟🌻
Great tutorial man. Thanks!
Great instructions! Thanks so much for the detailed instructions about the mixture and shaping! I finally feel like I can do this!
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Love this! I want to try this for smaller rocks. I live in a small area and like to use stones around my flower pots or in them. I assume it would work for smaller rocks?
Do these rocks hold up well in different seasons? Someone messed up our chimney before we bought the house with a terrible patch job...and I wanted to stone the outside, think these would work??? Great video!!!!
Love it, thanks for this very useful for me so far this is the best information to help me this far, stay safe
Thanks for sharing this! 💯
Brilliant!!
Sorry for not responding quicker Judy White. The perlite and peat moss make the mixture lighter, about 1/3 the weight of concrete. The perlite also gives texture and variation to the mic
Great tutorial, thank you
Well done!
Thanks for sharing !!
Thanks for video ! Are these rocks water proof ? Thinking of building a water fall ?
Al, I'm planning a waterfall with this project. Is is water worthy? Will it hold up with water constantly running down it?
can i replace glass fiber with peat moss if yes how much should be the ratio?
How well do they hold up in weather?? I've made a few and am now reading about "Dry Lock Masonry Waterproofer". Do you add any time of waterproofing mixture?
Thanks for the video
How much perlite do you put in your mix
Love it!
great video. I take it the rocks hold up well over a cold winter? Assume so but thought I'd ask.
You can definitely make smaller racks. I'd probably make the mixture a little on the drier side so it doesn't sag with gravity. You won't use any fence or material inside if the rocks are small, just form shapes with your hands.
Grabbing that chicken wire and manipulating it that way made me all tensed up! Ouch! But, you did it! Nice job! They look GREAT!!
Such a good idea
I’m craving meatloaf now! Haha! Anyways, very informative video! Thanks!
Hello sir, how many stones can you make in such ingredients that you have? Thank you for answering.
How is the durability of these rocks? Can stand mild winters on pacific west?
wow awesomet how-to! i think im in love! (w ur tufa work and ur forearms)...gonna heat up the garage and make a few myself today ! to hell w the temps outside. do u think acrylic paint will 'hold' in this type of setup as a colorant? ive used the powder additives before w success but im looking for more color/swirls in my pieces...going to watch ur other vids now :)
Thanks a lot! I don't know for sure about the colors. It seems like they would hold up. It would be a good experiment.
so cool
Do you know any way I can make the mixture closer to a black color?
I tried it today. I had some of the mixture on the bottom my bucket really sticking and I had a hard time getting it out. has anybody else encountered that? Also as a follow up question any sculpting or cracks I want to put in the rock with a tool, I take it do it for the 24 hour period?
What does the peat moss do does it just lighten the material?
So about how heavy is the rock that you made in this video?
I think so, they're cement. I live in Florida, but someone I know in NJ makes hypertufa pots and they're ok.
Not everyone has lots of left over water bottles so I was considering taking grocery store plastic sacks and filling them with wadded up newspaper and junk mail. Get rid of the trash at the same time as making the interior to hold the wire. I think concrete pavers might be cheaper but I'd consider making some larger rocks to landscape with. I suppose you could take a large garbage sack and fill it tightly with leaves or better yet chunks of styrofoam for the form. If you want something that's faster and easier the local lumberyard has molds for sidewalk pathways in stone shapes. All you'd have to do is fill it with the hypertufa mix and later lift the mold. That way you'd have a more solid rock although they'd only be a couple of inches thick.
I've read that you should never use leaves or organic matter. Check it out before you do it.
If I wanted to make smaller rocks I could just roll the cement in my hands and let dry??
You probably just have to mix a little better. Use something like a garden trowel to scrape the bottom.
How would you go about making a huge boulder, say 45 inches wide and long? Is this mix strong enough to where you could sit on said Boulder? Thanks.
Phil I would think just using 2 or 3 part sand to 1 part portland cement and a bigger batch made, would be be fine for making a boulder. It would be very heavy so maybe adding the pearlight and Pete moss to make it lighter would help. The trick would be creating the mold for such an endeavor 👍😊
I would make a Styrofoam mold. Buy some styrafoam and cut it roughly into shape.
Cover the rough styrafoam with chicken wire and leave the bottom and center hollow. I'd personally do a structural layer on concrete with nylon fibers for reinforcement and then after that had dried I'd do a skim coat of cement and sand 1:1 for a nice clean appearance.
Maybe even do a few skim coats of differing pigment concentrations and take an angle grinder to it lightly to expose the different layers and give it more texture and colors
I doubt you will see this question or answer it since the video is in 2012 but how do these hold up in winter weather? Can they be left out all year where it rains and snows? Is there a way to make them weatherproof? Which works better Vermiculite or Perlite? How many rocks did you make from the amount of mix that was in the black tub on the video?
about 18 years ago I made 3 huge planters 3' tall 24" round with a similar mix and they look like they came from a chateau; aged real well and holding up outside
Can you make a koi pond with that mixture and is it waterproof or watertight so as not to leak
You can paint them with DRYLOCK but it's white so you will have to also paint the colors you want on them.
I knew it! This is what happens when rocks become scarce.
About 5 lbs, It's probably about a third of the weight of concrete, plus the middle is hollow
So would it blow away in a strong wind?
It sounds like you are baking a cake!
Why not jst make it soled????🤔🤔🤔
Where real rocks are either too expensive or hard to find.
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I tried this and it failed. My rocks completely crumbled apart.
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or... Or... You can use real rocks....
Emil Håkansson very costly to buy real large rocks and boulders. Hard to haul and move.
Great idea thank u for the idea and for showing how to do it!
So true! I was looking into some boulders and rocks for my front yard landscaping and they wanted about $600.00 for one rock! We are not too far from Bumping Lake here in Washington State and you can buy a permit to go and get rocks from designated areas, but they are SO HEAVY and costly to move! You can't place the rocks without a tractor. This is a perfect option for us and I'm going to give this a shot. Nothing beats real rocks, but these are a close second.
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end result and time taken = go buy your real rocks , end of story
sdq sdq Expensive, heavy and never the shape You want.