need a info abt how can i make a mountain on chicken wire? cover with ?

[steven large]

hi u all folks so i wud likes to know hw can i covered up on chicken wire?
using frame then chicken wires,shapes it then covered up with old sheets with concetre?? hw?

does anyone ever built it and i need to know hw/?
coz i want to make it this weekend....got the chicken wires,batterin frames....tools...

someone post ere on threads months ago..i was forget who..nemo? granddad?

 

[mike]

hi steve, you have to make the framework strong enought to carry the weight off all the sand/cement, 1st... you need to make sure the tunnle is adaqute for clearances so your trsain/waggons ect dont hit any off the frame work, mould the chicken wire, to shape, fasten it to your frame work.. check your clearances,again.. i mixed the sand cement, on a mixing mat..and i used cloth sacking material,..coat it in cement, and layer it onto the frame work,over lap the matreial, after you have covered the wire mesh/frame work, you can literaly smear cement over it, till you think its ok..it all a bit hands on!!

 

[trammayo]

Hi Steven - Grandad Gnome just a few threads down in this section!

 

[Tony]

Steven
I have been trying Mels idea of using Waterproof tile adhesive (not water resistant) he used it to make a brick wall ....so far i have made a wooden frame and covered it in thin plywood then a thinish layer of tile adhesive and it took about two days before it went very hard (so if you think it might rain then cover it in plastic for a few days)
You can buy a very big and very heavy tub of adhesive for about £20 and that is cheaper and less messy than mixing cement you will then need to paint it with something like Masonary paint to protect it but it might be a better idea if your not doing a lot

PLEASE NOTE I HAVE ONLY JUST DONE A SMALL BIT TO TEST I DONT KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL LAST !!!!!!!!!! but it looks promising

I will post a picture later and you can see what i mean

Tony

 

[Tony]

Hi steven me again here are a few photos of the "TEST" it has now all got very hard but wouldnt like to be hit with a hammer im going to try a few bigger bits cos i think it would work but will need a good coat of paint to seal it

This large tub was £17.99 from a local diy shop but you might get it cheaper in B&Q

 

[steven large]

Steven
I have been trying Mels idea of using Waterproof tile adhesive (not water resistant) he used it to make a brick wall ....so far i have made a wooden frame and covered it in thin plywood then a thinish layer of tile adhesive and it took about two days before it went very hard (so if you think it might rain then cover it in plastic for a few days)
You can buy a very big and very heavy tub of adhesive for about £20 and that is cheaper and less messy than mixing cement you will then need to paint it with something like Masonary paint to protect it but it might be a better idea if your not doing a lot

PLEASE NOTE I HAVE ONLY JUST DONE A SMALL BIT TO TEST I DONT KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL LAST !!!!!!!!!! but it looks promising

I will post a picture later and you can see what i mean

Tony

HI TONY...so i ave a ex fibre glass fish pond with me so will this tile adveives work on it if i turn them upside down and put the tiles adveives on it? ..i can do tht indoor then take it outside.....to paint it..
will post a picture of my fish pond fibre glass to show u..so im cutting it half...coz didnt want whole circle...

 

[Tony]

Steven
I have been trying Mels idea of using Waterproof tile adhesive (not water resistant) he used it to make a brick wall ....so far i have made a wooden frame and covered it in thin plywood then a thinish layer of tile adhesive and it took about two days before it went very hard (so if you think it might rain then cover it in plastic for a few days)
You can buy a very big and very heavy tub of adhesive for about £20 and that is cheaper and less messy than mixing cement you will then need to paint it with something like Masonary paint to protect it but it might be a better idea if your not doing a lot

PLEASE NOTE I HAVE ONLY JUST DONE A SMALL BIT TO TEST I DONT KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL LAST !!!!!!!!!! but it looks promising

I will post a picture later and you can see what i mean

Tony

HI TONY...so i ave a ex fibre glass fish pond with me so will this tile adveives work on it if i turn them upside down and put the tiles adveives on it? ..i can do tht indoor then take it outside.....to paint it..
will post a picture of my fish pond fibre glass to show u..so im cutting it half...coz didnt want whole circle...

i dont know if it will stick to the plastic very well you may need to scratch the plastic pond liner a lot or cover it in chicken wire first

Tony

 

[steven large]

hi tony,, i ave a cunnin plan!!! lol..so it oo like a mountation to me when i turn upside down.. oo ok..so does u think i can slap a masonery paint on it? but what colour is the rockie mountains?
at the moment i did doing some work for it...too hot for me outside!! pheeeeew...hot..

 

[Tony]

yes that is a cunning plan in fact as cunning plans go that has more cunning than a cun filled plan of the cunnyest kind...........................Except you pond liner will be smoother than the smoothest smooth thing and mountains tend to be .................not so smooth....................So i think cover it in chicken wire and cover the chicken wire in tile adhesive then paint with "sandtex or a masonary paint.....what does anyone else think................

 

[mike]

sounds good to me