How to build an artificial stone waterfall from scratch PART I

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  • Опубліковано 17 жов 2017
  • Finally here is a real "How to" video about my waterfall i have builded a while ago!
    In the end i gave the whole thing multiple coats of a BEHR Premium Protector and Waterproofer.
    Also i used some 3x2" wood and everything i could find for building the skeleton.
    More informations you will find in the describtions in PART II.
    Link: • How to build an artifi...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 427

  • @Layby2k
    @Layby2k 4 роки тому +26

    You had me with "drinking beer and looking at it"! I do this all the time and it's a critical step when creating anything, especially in the garden.

    • @thejamesbondshowwithkrazyk4581
      @thejamesbondshowwithkrazyk4581 3 роки тому +2

      I think I'll order some beer to as I'm spending lockdown building a waterfall pond...Is it ok if I buy Corona beer? 😂😂
      🌴☘🌱🌴🍻🍺🍻🍺

  • @jobonham6083
    @jobonham6083 5 років тому +2

    I really enjoyed this and you have given me solutions to a lot of stumbling blocks. Thank you

  • @getin348
    @getin348 6 років тому +7

    very good, i am going to build a pond in a few years once the children are bigger, i think im going to go for something like this, initially lightweight construction that should hopefully last, looks very effective.

  • @urbanconstrictors.
    @urbanconstrictors. 6 років тому +15

    Great work! You have helped inspire me to do one! I’ve now started

  • @vhivekna
    @vhivekna 6 років тому +5

    Really sir ......your told every thing .....exactly how u felt at that time ........u r a man ...simple ...and.....excellent

  • @markgraumans1016
    @markgraumans1016 5 років тому +2

    Thats realy awesome!! I have customized a background of my own 200cm tall terrarium. But when i have a home with a garden im certainly going to build something like this. Its absolutely astonishing. Great job dude

  • @donnale3881
    @donnale3881 5 років тому +6

    That is absolutely wonderful! I'm motivated.... to convince my husband that we need this in our backyard!

    • @kitesurfin3050
      @kitesurfin3050 3 роки тому +1

      Don't forget to get him a truckload of beer and he'll get after it...

  • @cathychamberland637
    @cathychamberland637 Рік тому +2

    Love your humor…..and absolutely beautiful waterfall…. You gave me inspiration for the backyard this spring. Thank you !!

  • @ravindranvenkatesan9919
    @ravindranvenkatesan9919 5 років тому +2

    'Tropical Paradise'... What a word! Wonderful! Congrats!

  • @brookspa94
    @brookspa94 3 роки тому +2

    It’s amazing what a little beer, time to think, concrete, water, blood, & a lot of hard work, can create! Great Job! THANK YOU for sharing your precious time, thoughts, & ideas with us! 😊

  • @charleskings-road2087
    @charleskings-road2087 5 років тому +1

    Great work just the answer I was looking for,. I aim to build a waterfall as part of a water purification system to aerate the water and this idea is just what I need. Thanks for showing us what you did.

  • @nickpearce2968
    @nickpearce2968 3 роки тому +4

    Turned out fantastic! Thank you for capturing this build. It inspired me for sure!

    • @TayWoode
      @TayWoode 11 місяців тому

      Have you built it yet?

  • @livefreeandnevergiveup2988
    @livefreeandnevergiveup2988 6 років тому +16

    dude, you did a fantastic job. i am so proud of your determined effort. i really like what you did and will try and do this in my yard. you are very excellent in your stick withitness. bravo!

  • @alexylang4427
    @alexylang4427 5 років тому +3

    Really love your waterfall and video. Got lots of chuckles,especially with the beer and blood. Gonna try my hand at this and an arch this summer,but with the addition of some Margaritas. Cheers and thanks!🍹

  • @megankozenczak2103
    @megankozenczak2103 6 років тому +3

    Very nice....was looking for a D.I.Y. way to create a waterfall...thanks for all the good information!

  • @user-ue2rg9sn8c
    @user-ue2rg9sn8c 5 років тому +1

    You are brave and patient!!! Bravo mister! 👏 Very nice end product!

  • @jamesagnew828
    @jamesagnew828 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for your video was quite informative. I Wii give this a try in the summer time. I love your rockery and waterfall

  • @jamesconnor9142
    @jamesconnor9142 5 років тому +2

    Well done . I need this video to get me going . I been picturing mine now in a spot in the yard for a long time. It so hot here and this idea would be what I been thinking about to keep yard cool. Las Vegas

  • @brianmaietta
    @brianmaietta 2 роки тому +3

    Looks great! for anyone trying to do this, a helpful; tip is to apply an elastomeric membrane to the entire structure after the cement/fabric step. then your cement on top will be able to remain pours without the worry of a sealer failure.

  • @charlesmeastas5110
    @charlesmeastas5110 3 роки тому +1

    I'm in the process of making rock looking letters. And after watching your video it is a total motivator in that I now know what I need to do thank you very much for a well-done video thank you.

  • @rslavin71
    @rslavin71 6 років тому +3

    Great job, thank you for sharing!

  • @hermanmunster8677
    @hermanmunster8677 5 років тому +2

    Vert nice ! very creative! Great job! Thank you for sharing this video with us!

  • @caseyhardison4320
    @caseyhardison4320 4 роки тому +3

    I was asked to repair/rebuild an artificial rock waterfall for a client, and I followed these exact steps. I did frame my original design with 2x4s and 2x6s, and used a heavier 2x4 wire (2 layers) as it's on the edge of a pool and I know people will be jumping from it.
    Just wanted to say thanks for the lesson!

  • @paulmurphy612
    @paulmurphy612 5 років тому

    What a beautiful garden project!

  • @friendlypiranha774
    @friendlypiranha774 2 роки тому +1

    Sir, that is one fantastic waterfall and Little Paradise you have built there. Congratulations

  • @brucemcnally3924
    @brucemcnally3924 5 років тому +5

    What a brave man you are to tackle this project, you made a fabulous job, congratulations! You inspired me to make my own boulders as they are far too expensive and impossible for me to move on my own. Thank you so much.

  • @loisbeasley-carlisle8048
    @loisbeasley-carlisle8048 2 роки тому

    This is awesome!!! Absolutely awesome and your instructions are spot on!! I believe we can do this!!!

  • @RetiredRedneck
    @RetiredRedneck 5 років тому +17

    I shouldn`t have watched this. Now I want one. Awesome job!!!

  • @daddybtchzerohoez8236
    @daddybtchzerohoez8236 5 років тому

    Great job and video!
    All in good detail step by step, i always wanted to do this but dint know how and now i can yeah thanks so much!!!

  • @Miranda-cw9hq
    @Miranda-cw9hq Рік тому +6

    I've been hunting on YT for tutorials on how to build a fake rock garden but none of the videos matched the scale I was looking for. This is perfect since I suspected from the beginning that this was going to require some form of wooden structure to support the entire thing. Brilliant! Thank you for your video! And BTW: No project that is worthwhile, EVER goes without hard work, some blood loss and a lot of beer! Those 3 things are an absolute necessity before you even consider going to Home Depot (which we don't have in my country but you get the idea)!!! Good job! You should be VERY proud!! And thanks for the heads-up about trusting the process when just the frame is built. I also would have doubted myself at that point. But it turned out fantastic!

  • @vegasmobydick
    @vegasmobydick 4 роки тому +7

    Excellent. I have another tip that I'd like to add if I may, regarding aesthetics. After the stage where you've built up the rockwork but before painting in the detail work (vines, etc.) and once the cement is cured, apply black latex paint using a brush to all the crevices and indentations; basically where shadows would form. Your project will look like a big gray brain at this point, but after that paint cures, use a paint sprayer and apply a thin coat of a lighter gray paint around the whole thing. On larger rock outcroppings you can apply a little thicker, but the idea is just to "dust" the surface allowing the darker paint in the lower spots to bleed through. This adds a lot of depth and will make the rockwork even more realistic.

    • @MancaveEffects
      @MancaveEffects  4 роки тому

      Thanks for the input! I need to repaint the whole build later this year, i will definately try this out and may make another video! 👍🏼

  • @patricklilly2520
    @patricklilly2520 3 роки тому +1

    Looks great, great imagination, and excellent excellent execution. Very well done...👍

  • @nathangray8354
    @nathangray8354 5 років тому +1

    I can't wait to build one! Growing up my Grandma had one that was about 6 foot tall and not that wide.... It had a little water reservoir at the bottom and i'm not sure what they used for the guts of it but it was sprayed with foam, detailed, and painted. I LOVED that waterfall. Sadly it got passed on to my Mom who then sold it later and i've missed seeing that in Grandma's front garden so I want to make one for mine!! Now I have a good idea of how to get started and oddly enough think the concrete will come out cheaper than the foam as that spray foam is EXPENSIVE. Thanks for sharing this!!!

    • @MancaveEffects
      @MancaveEffects  5 років тому

      Wish you a lot of fun building your own waterfall! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @ericaroberts3919
    @ericaroberts3919 3 роки тому

    Great information in here! And you are a delightful person!!

  • @alextaylor3815
    @alextaylor3815 Рік тому +1

    You did an amazing job!!!! You inspired me.

  • @Imacinabonlover
    @Imacinabonlover Рік тому

    Stunning! You did an amazing job. I would love this in my yard.

  • @NightSky777
    @NightSky777 3 місяці тому

    Excellent Narration and step by step info. Good humor, Relaxed delivery appreciated as well. Great job all around!

  • @robinadil4324
    @robinadil4324 3 роки тому

    Simply fantastic!!! Thanks for sharing such a creative work!!! 😆😀😎

  • @charleneware6574
    @charleneware6574 3 роки тому

    It looks relaxing! Great job! Thanks for sharing!

  • @mintu2408
    @mintu2408 5 років тому +1

    Awesome work!! I see here a lot of work but you did great job. Looking great!!

  • @sikaberg5649
    @sikaberg5649 7 місяців тому

    very good, complete information & honest vlog

  • @Jizden_Mipanz
    @Jizden_Mipanz 5 років тому

    Nice job, I'm trying to build one in an existing caliche retaining wall. Will be using some of your ideas for finish work. My structure is already there, just needs to be sealed and shaped😎

  • @MURICAN-MARIO
    @MURICAN-MARIO 4 роки тому

    Didnt realize how simple it could be. Good job.

  • @ChildofGod474
    @ChildofGod474 3 роки тому

    What a beautiful waterfall! Very nice!

  • @caliericj1
    @caliericj1 7 місяців тому

    Love it. Thanks for posting it.

  • @Supras111
    @Supras111 3 роки тому

    FABULOUS! Absolutely LOVE it!

  • @bineetjha346
    @bineetjha346 4 роки тому +2

    Amazing piece of art! I would also place some pebbles, shaped drift wood here and there and small ornamental plants on the cliff itself to spare me a bit of the detailing effort :)

  • @shelbygtrag5859
    @shelbygtrag5859 4 роки тому

    Great job! Lots of work but looks great.I have had lots of smaller waterfalls in my Koi ponds but always dreamed of full backyard wall of water falls, maybe now some day! Thanks!

  • @steveteeceebee670
    @steveteeceebee670 2 роки тому

    Very attractive.Thank you. Am going to use some ideas for an outdoor tropical man cave party area.

  • @starshiptrouter
    @starshiptrouter 6 років тому +6

    Thanks for posting this. I'm about midway through making my own right now. I'm at the gopher wire stage. It's a bit daunting and feel like I need to take a week off work to finish, but so far it is looking like a good frame and I have my pond about ready to go. Thanks again for the inspiration!

    • @MancaveEffects
      @MancaveEffects  6 років тому +1

      +starshiptrouter sounds good, take your time! And consider to run some cables thru the construction to hook up a power socket later on, just make sure that it is outside the splash zone

    • @starshiptrouter
      @starshiptrouter 6 років тому +2

      Yeah, good point. I've thought about how to do the electrical. Right now it would be easy to run PVC pipe through the yard to my outdoor receptacle. but some flexible conduit to get it from the water to the "mountain" structure would be good. I also want to look into a power switch I could either wire into the power cord, but I'd have to make a really good water-tight box for it. Yeah, I"ve got kids too so, 120V, water and kids is risky mixture. Hmmm. I like the take the time approach...my son and I have been thinking about this and researching for about 8 months before getting going...as well as scratching together some cash to do it. Hey, how well is your mortar still adhering to the paper-mache? I'm considering paper-mache or burlap over my gopher wire and then yet another layer of chicke wire over that.

    • @MancaveEffects
      @MancaveEffects  6 років тому

      starshiptrouter most led underwaterlights are 12v low currend, so that should be safe

  • @AndrewR74
    @AndrewR74 5 років тому +1

    Thank you very much for the ideas.

  • @warrendconner
    @warrendconner Рік тому

    Totally awesome. I definitely want to do this in my backyard

  • @j.m.1389
    @j.m.1389 6 років тому +2

    This is by far the best video I've seen on how to do this.

  • @mariekrueger4399
    @mariekrueger4399 4 роки тому +1

    I am very impressed! I live in Montana. I decided to buy the old money pit that I grew up in.( great memories) I guess my folks were bigger hoarders than I remembered...I finally clear the back yard and in the process, I found that I inherrited a pretty large pile of old assorted tires from trucks, cars and even airplanes. Someone said to go to UA-cam and look up *diy yard waterfalls made with tires*-so I did! Yours has not one tire in it...but your creativity in building, is off the charts, Amazing! You give me inspiration! I'm going to use tires AND some of your ideas towards a hopeful success! I saved your video and when mine is done, I will send you a finished look with credits for using some of your ideas! Thank You! Now I'm Going to pour a glass if Chardonnay and get to planning! 😊

    • @MancaveEffects
      @MancaveEffects  4 роки тому

      Tires are a good idea, you could basicly use everything that has volume. Glad you liked the video, looking forward to see a picture! You can send it onto my instagram account when youre done ;)!
      Cheers

  • @rohitmeshram5249
    @rohitmeshram5249 5 років тому

    Awesome mate. Awesome build and awesome narration.

  • @katbarrett1290
    @katbarrett1290 3 роки тому

    Thinking about building something similar in the future with fish in the pond. TY for the ideas.

  • @tcstarz4248
    @tcstarz4248 3 роки тому

    Very nice work, i'm impressed with all the little details

  • @countrygirl6794
    @countrygirl6794 6 років тому +4

    wow thats beautiful

  • @austinvickymoore3656
    @austinvickymoore3656 4 роки тому

    Not bad man hella good job on the rock structure looks good! Thinking of putting one up in my yard!

  • @crystalroseblue6760
    @crystalroseblue6760 3 роки тому

    Beautifully done ,thank you for the vid.

  • @marksharpe2132
    @marksharpe2132 Рік тому

    Excellent. Really like this.

  • @dudleychancey
    @dudleychancey 6 років тому +1

    Very cool. you made this look easy.

  • @robertlangley258
    @robertlangley258 2 роки тому

    Very nice you did a great job. Your an artist and didn’t know it. I’m sure your really full of ideas now. Happy creating.

  • @craigsmith248
    @craigsmith248 3 роки тому

    Excellent ! You gave me some great ideas. Thanks.

  • @lath42
    @lath42 4 роки тому

    Excellent work

  • @alexlibin7
    @alexlibin7 3 роки тому

    Very motivated. Beautiful work

  • @ksmith4012
    @ksmith4012 4 роки тому +1

    Things can get bloody at this point!!! You are hilarious!!!😆

  • @jacquelinemanzano9328
    @jacquelinemanzano9328 5 років тому

    That is a beautiful creation.

  • @mr.lourod6175
    @mr.lourod6175 3 роки тому

    Thank You for sharing and you sure did help in deciding what to do in my little oasis. :)

  • @nataschaavery316
    @nataschaavery316 3 роки тому

    You give great commentary on this. It inspires me to try this but maybe not so big.

  • @juliahelland6488
    @juliahelland6488 Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing this! 💯

  • @Raynestorm1968
    @Raynestorm1968 Рік тому +1

    Love it! And yes you have motivated me to build one. Maybe not quite as big a scale as yours, but my ideas are just going crazy here. I really like this idea better than most I have seen, as where I live, I couldn't possibly build up a staircase as a base. Adult paper mache, perfect! Thank you so much for sharing. I just hope that my idea isn't going to break the bank LOL
    I only wish you had shown the process for the pipes and lights. But thank you just the same for sharing!

  • @davidwest6578
    @davidwest6578 3 роки тому

    Your Vid was useful thank you.
    I have completed step one of my waterfall and stream.
    I have a tiered backyard so a natural 2 waterfall drop

  • @544agent
    @544agent 3 роки тому

    Love it!!! You did amazing !!!

  • @jonnycwilson
    @jonnycwilson 3 роки тому

    Awesome bro! Love it! Well done!

  • @revolution3797
    @revolution3797 6 років тому +2

    Great work!!!!!

  • @fahads6066
    @fahads6066 5 років тому

    Great idea and an awesome job

  • @markpayne7046
    @markpayne7046 6 років тому

    So inspiring, definitely thumbs up

  • @ModsAndProjects
    @ModsAndProjects 5 років тому

    Very cool project, great job and great creative vision!

  • @tlight863
    @tlight863 6 років тому

    That looks awesome!

  • @ericmartinson8910
    @ericmartinson8910 3 роки тому

    You did a nice job I want to try to do something like that too,
    I’ll try to find some more videos and start looking at my yard a little more scrutiny

  • @Abbysfavouritecolor
    @Abbysfavouritecolor 6 років тому +1

    Beautifull project!

  • @MrJmhess77
    @MrJmhess77 3 роки тому

    Looks like a lot of work! Great job

  • @eddiexxx6546
    @eddiexxx6546 3 роки тому

    Well done sir!
    True artistic talent

  • @CHIBA280CRV
    @CHIBA280CRV 4 роки тому

    Fantastic job sir, you have motivated me...

  • @jameslowe4865
    @jameslowe4865 10 місяців тому

    You are such an encouragement, thank you

  • @josesegura2090
    @josesegura2090 3 роки тому

    One of the best designs I've seen and I've seen many, Thank's!

  • @clairecase5684
    @clairecase5684 3 роки тому

    Stunning, you should be proud👏💕

  • @merlin195020
    @merlin195020 6 років тому +1

    Excellent! Job! Liked and subscribed !

  • @killieyo
    @killieyo 4 роки тому

    Very nice work

  • @MoneyAhoy
    @MoneyAhoy 4 роки тому

    Looks great - fantastic job!!

  • @jimmyrowland2479
    @jimmyrowland2479 3 роки тому

    Yes so cool great job i like it

  • @michaelraffety7787
    @michaelraffety7787 4 роки тому

    Looks great. Enjoyed the Narration.

  • @mariocampos6158
    @mariocampos6158 4 роки тому

    Beautiful. Thank you so much.

  • @jerpetraitis6769
    @jerpetraitis6769 2 роки тому

    I always wanted to do a volcano ! Love this

  • @dirtydonnyart
    @dirtydonnyart 3 роки тому +1

    Very well done, very helpful, thanks!

  • @kayakdog121
    @kayakdog121 3 роки тому +14

    I've got the "drinking beer" part perfected. Trying to move on to step two.

  • @LoganVega
    @LoganVega Місяць тому

    Great job

  • @PaulHere1953
    @PaulHere1953 4 роки тому

    I’m drinking a beer watching your video. Good job, looks great with the trees planted around.

  • @patb686
    @patb686 6 років тому +2

    C'est bon "du papiers mâchés" :) Awesome!