Manufacturing concrete garden ornaments is an excellent business opportunity. Using handmade molds, and simple production methods, one can make a wide variety of concrete products. The concrete block, used in so many different types of building projects, is a basic commodity of the building trade. One can turn out 100 cement blocks per day easily with handmade molds.

The top selling concrete garden ornaments are bird baths. There is a huge demand and they sell readily. One can make a variety of these easily with handmade molds and one can sell them to local building supply or garden stores. Transporting these heavy items from a distant supplier is expensive. These businesses will be happy to find a local supplier who has low costs and competitive prices. With no transportation costs one can make an excellent profit from your work.

Making own concrete garden ornaments can be a fun project. One can be rewarded with a wonderful, personalized addition to the landscape. To make concrete garden ornaments, one first needs a mold. The cost of concrete is minimal; however, molds can be pricey. Professional molds consist of a latex rubber interior supported by a fiberglass base. A much cheaper and easier mold to work with is a one-part mold. Pouring concrete garden ornaments can be as simple as filling a decorative plastic container with concrete.

Making concrete garden ornaments is basically a three-step process. The first step is making a sturdy mold to hold and shape the concrete while it forms. Once the mold is made, concrete is poured into it and allowed to set until it is hard. Finally, the mold is broken away from the concrete form.

Molds are often made from rubber or fiberglass and plaster. A casting mold for simple concrete garden ornaments can be made using nothing more than a box of wet sand.

Other optional steps in making concrete garden ornaments include adding a pigment to the concrete to color it, or painting the finished concrete item to decorate it after the concrete has set and cured.

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