Carved Concrete: Lamp Post w/ Mailbox - Page 2 - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

oldfrt · 10-27-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jgray152

Didn't think of those. I'll look into them. Thanks.

I wouldn't mind speaking with him

Plastic liners, form liners would make easy work of this. I won't be polishing or painting but I will be staining.

The rigid foam is disposable in the mailbox form picture above. I pretty sure the foam will not come out whole.

There are far more ways of doing what I am doing. After all I am still in my infancy stages compared to other contractors.

Pricing on mine, for a lamp post with mailbox rock shelf, installed I am thinking about $900 including a basic post lamp and possibly a mailbox but that may change. This is being done at a friends house, so his property is the rat in testing

Just to form one, carve and color with lamp and mailbox would probably be around $750. Without lamp and mailbox maybe $650

Why so high you ask? There are many benefits with concrete posts compared verses granite post, real rock post, fiberglass posts, cultured stone (lick n stick) post etc.. There are some cons as well but I feel the pros push far ahead of the cons. If a customer feels something is worth the money compared to another product, they will buy it.

I'm going to try to stop by his shop tomorrow.
I'll get more info.
He's been fighting some health problems so he's not always there.Or I'd get you his #.

He may get more than I stated for his posts,it's been a while since I've talked to him about costs.
But, ran into him last week and he still doing them when he feels up to it.

I'll see what I can do.

jgray152 · 10-27-2009, 10:17 PM

More Images. Not much change but here you go anyways.

Mailbox rock shelf form and well, hack mold.

The next three are of the form with shower pan liner cut and stacked here and there. I used just some self etching primer for metal and fiberglass. It "should" work at least once. haha.

Truck bed liner will soon be sprayed on.

jgray152 · 10-27-2009, 10:30 PM

Maybe bringing the form down to a local rhino lining dealer will be the best thing to add a nice rough, very durable texture to the form. I will have to think of a way to get the hard cliff edges. Maybe just staple the shower pan liner on top of the rhino lining.

If I am going to do that. I might as well buy 3/4" plywood and make it more durable first since the 2x stock is cracking

jgray152 · 10-28-2009, 05:40 AM

I am probably going to buy more shower pan liner or use some thick plastic to cover the entire inside area of the form boards since I was hoping the bed liner would cover the wood grain texture but it doesn't. I most certainly don't want rocks to have a wood grain. lol.

I have some plastic I may just use that. Means I need to buy another can of primer...darn.

jgray152 · 10-30-2009, 01:12 PM

A Couple more pictures of the completed form design. I need to finish the texture on the inside of the forms still.

Mailbox Rock Shelf Form. 3.5" Thick. Will have rebar from the rock shelf to post for more durability.

Lamp Post w/Mailbox Form

jgray152 · 11-03-2009, 11:11 PM

Seems to be a delay on the pour. Hopefully its soon.