Concrete garden ornaments and furniture have been a popular staple product of the concrete industry for a very long time. This is no fad that is here for a few months only to die out quickly. People decorate their yards and gardens with concrete ornaments in preference to any other form of ornament. For one thing they are a solid, substantial item which lasts for many years, even when exposed to extremes of weather conditions. Plastic ornaments on the other hand, whilst being cheaper to buy, do not last for more than a year or two.
The colors fade and the plastic becomes brittle, then they disintegrate, while the concrete ornament goes on for many years. Wooden garden ornaments can be extremely nice when well made and will last longer than plastic but still not as long as concrete. Such things as wishing wells and tubs made from wood are very popular, but are generally fairly expensive since they are of necessity individually hand made. The ubiquitous concrete gnome ornaments, along with bird baths, are the most popular concrete ornaments. Sundials and concrete benches are high on the popularity list also.
If you take a look in any concrete ornament suppliers yard, you will see a wide variety of ornaments, which are cast from molds. These molds can be purchased online and are not cheap, but the better metal molds will last for a long time. They are worth the investment if you intend to go seriously into the garden ornament business. Some types of ornaments can be made without cement planter molds the use of purchased molds. Birdbaths, sundials, large vases and urns, benches, tables, window boxes and planters can all be cast from concrete using home made wooden molds, or in some cases no mold at all. This in fact is a good way to get a low cost start in the concrete ornament business. You can obtain plans and instructions for making these ornaments, and when funds permit, you can add purchased metal molds to your inventory, to increase the variety of items you make and have for sale.
Super big "Alibaba" type vases can be turned out without molds, by a fairly simple process which has been used for generations to make such items. Bird baths which are probably the biggest seller in any concrete ornament yard, can likewise be turned out very simply with improvised, or home made, equipment. Concrete blocks of all types as well as patio slabs and similar items are easy to make from hand made wood and sheet metal molds. These are a staple item in the concrete manufacturing business. Plans with instructions for making the molds are also readily available.
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