How Much Does it Cost to Make a Concrete Statue?

Описание: Making your own concrete statues and decorative items can be a fun and rewarding hobby. There are quite a few different ways to make things out of concrete and mortar - molded, sculpted, solid concrete , lightweight concrete, and more. In this video, we will be estimating the cost of materials used for making a concrete statue about 34 inches long, 15 inches wide, 8 inches tall, weighing approximately 50-60 lbs.

3D sculpture using a styrofoam core wrapped in galvanized steel mesh for structural support and a vertical climbing surface. A mortar mix made of sand, portland cement, PVA (white glue), and water is applied about 1/4"-1/2" thick. The cured statue is painted using watered-down acrylic paints and then sealed with a water-based concrete sealer.

Some of the materials for making your own concrete statues can be found for free, like the styrofoam, or at discounted prices, such as paint and damaged sheets of steel mesh. Buying in bulk, if you have the option and room available, could save a lot of money as well.

Total materials used are approximately 2-3 feet squared of styrofoam, 1/4 sheet of damaged galvanized steel lath, a handful of roofing nails, one foot of tie wire, roughly 35 lbs of sand, 10-15 lbs of cement, 25mL of white glue, 10mL acrylic paint, and perhaps as much as 1/4 cup of concrete sealer. It took a total of about 6 working hours to complete this sculpture from start to finish.

For less than $10 worth of materials and a little bit of time, this large, lightweight, DIY concrete statue is formed, sculpted, painted, and sealed. You can make all kinds of cool and useful items with a little bit of concrete materials, a little bit of effort and very little money. Working with concrete can be a really cost-effective hobby.

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