VERTICAL CONCRETE WALL

Hi I'm Jody Smith Owner/ Artisan of Overlay Solutions, LLC located in Summerville, SC. This is a makeover completed on a block wall in the beautiful mountains of Hendersonville, NC. This was a fun project to complete and it totally changed the look of the residence. I want to give special thanks to Nathan Giffin of http://www.creativerockforming.com/ and http://www.verticalartisans.com/ for his support and advice on this project. Nathan Giffin is a well known trainer in the Vertical Concrete industry and offers training in this art form at his http://www.verticalartisans.com/ site. Im a member of his training program and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in this industry. He is a world class trainer and continuously adds very useful updated training videos and data to his site. I would also like to thank Walt Tools for all the great texture tools and products. Check out their full line of products at http://www.walttools.com/ Thanks for watching and please rate & subscribe I will continue to create more videos and provide useful information to the channel.


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DISNEY WATER FEATURES AND ROCK WORKS

   Hi Im Jody Smith Owner/Artisan of Overlay Solutions, LLC a decorative concrete company based out of Summerville, SC. I wanted to share with my fellow concrete artisans some of the water features and rock works from Disney World in Orlando Florida. I use many different types of pictures and videos for reference to help my skills in this industry. I am a proud member and subscriber of the Vertical Artisans Forum and training site. The sites were created by Artisan Nathan Giffin of CreativeRockForming This site is dedicated to teaching the tricks of the trade and giving subscribers an inside look at the methods, styles and techniques of vertical decorative concrete. I enjoy seeing all of the pure talent and drive associated with the forum.

I highly recommend you check it out at http://www.verticalartisans.com/ if you enjoy the art of themed environments and vertical decorative concrete.
There are artisans on the Vertical Artisan Forum that create some of the most realistic replications of themed concepts that I have even seen, some even better then Disney.

Check out some of these pictures from the forum below:


Find more photos like this on Vertical Artisans Forum

  My family and I visit Disney's Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and MGM Studios every year. We enjoy all the rides, parades, food, fireworks and all of attractions of the Disney Theme Parks. Our past visit we stayed at the all star music resort and rode the Disney Bus & Monorail to and from the parks. We really enjoyed the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Buzz Light year, Peter Pan, Space Mountain, Lion King Show, Killimanjaro Safari, Back lot studios Lights camera Action stunt show, Expedition Everest, Tower of Terror, Rock n Roll roller coaster, Fantasmic ,Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Playhouse Disney, Disney's Mission Space, Test Track, just to name a few.

Thank You Disney for all of the endless excitement & magic that you bring to so many people!

To all my fellow artisans I hope these videos help you in your quest of creating the most realistic rock textures and formations possible.

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OVERLAY SOLUTIONS INSTALLS PERMA CRETE

Increase Your Home's Value

 "Overlay Solutions has been proud installers of the great overlay products of Perma Crete since 2007. Overlay Solutions has installed Perma Crete all over Summerville and Charleston, SC and we also serve the entire Lowcountry. We are very pleased with the quality products that QSI has to offer and have had no failures of any type on our projects installed to date. I want to personally thank George Henderson for producing and providing such a high quality product that I can depend on."  Jody Smith Owner/Artisan Overlay Solutions, LLC

            Here is some information on Quality Systems, Inc:

Quality Systems, Inc. (QSI) was founded by George A. Henderson in May 1990 after searching unsuccessfully for a quality product to resurface the area around his residence swimming pool.

  This search confirmed a long-standing belief by Henderson that a huge untapped market for resurfacing worn and deteriorated residential and high-traffic commercial concrete surface areas existed. Especially intriguing to Henderson was the fact that as large as this seemingly huge market was, it continued to become even larger after each winter freeze-thaw took its toll. Also significant to Henderson was the fact that the few existing products used to resurface new building structures, such as stucco, plaster and many other widely-used synthetic stucco products, contained little, if any, Portland cement content and were merely low-strength and unsealed cosmetic coatings. This offered an even greater incentive for Henderson to create a premium, high-strength resurfacing product for all types of surfaces, both new and old.

  Against this background, Henderson began working with several chemists for almost two years to develop the PermaCrete product line. As a result, PermaCrete, with its unique design as a non-porous, acrylic polymer cement compound of over 6,000 PSI compressive strength, was created which provides a new architectural, load-bearing surface that combines unusual strength, flexibility, and lasting beauty, even withstanding ballistic penetration tests!

 Henderson required thorough product development phases to be implemented as QSI installed thousands of square feet of the new PermaCrete product in several states for many commercial and residential customers before initiating QSI's Independent PermaCrete Dealer Program.

 Today, with over 1,200 successful PermaCrete Dealers worldwide, QSI continues to install many new Dealers each week from an expanding backlog of companies that have inquired about joining the PermaCrete Dealer Program.

 In actively responding to the dynamic business opportunities created by the surface industry's continued growth, as well as by constantly expanding its overall product line, Quality Systems, Inc. (QSI) has taken major steps to significantly increase its operations to better serve a growing PermaCrete Dealer base worldwide.

 As a result, in early 2003, Quality Systems, Inc. (QSI) announced the opening of its new, world-class PermaCrete corporate and operational facilities which contain all administrative, marketing and Dealer support services, including technical assistance, research, and quality control functions. Additionally, all order entry, processing, inventory, warehousing, manufacturing, packaging, shipping and distribution operations are also included in QSI's ultra-modern, three-acre corporate headquarters complex in Nashville, Tennessee.

 The 50,000 square foot main facility houses an exclusive chemical-testing laboratory, state-of-the-art mixing and production facilities, and enhanced, computerized order processing and shipping capabilities.

 This facility also features a Product Demonstration Center with ample interior and exterior, custom-equipped Dealer installation stations especially designed to facilitate individual, hands-on applications of a wide variety of exclusive vertical/horizontal PermaCrete products.

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TRU-PAK MORTAR CONVERT KIT

ALL NEW Tru-Pac Mortar Convert kit

This is only one of the many great products that www.walttools.com has to offer.

Finally, a high performance vertical concrete product that will allow you to practice your trade without breaking the bank. By combining one Tru-Pac decorative mortar conversion kit with one 60lb bag of standard bagged mortar found in home improvement stores everywhere, you get an 80lb batch of mix for the same or less as typical bag mixes. By keeping a supply of Tru-Pacs on hand you can conveniently pick up the bagged mortar locally and easily, saving big dollars on shipping.



Mix can be stamped almost immediately after smoothed onto the surface.
Extended set times allow significant carving time for full detail effects.
Lightweight design allows for build outs of up to 5 inches in strategic places with appropriate scratch coat.

Drys to a realistic buff gray.
Aggregates chosen to be nearly invisible in finished project.
Tenacious binding to standard mortar scratch coat.
Not to be used alone or in partial amounts.
20lb.

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WALT TOOLS

In this ever growing art of wall cladding and vertical concrete design it's important to have great tools. I once heard from a craftsman " that a man is only as good as his tools" I agree.

I have used some other tools in the past that just didn't perform well and just truly slowed the production of the project. I heard about http://www.walttools.com/ from Nathan Giffin of http://www.creativerockforming.com/ & http://www.verticalartisans.com/ he spoke highly of their products. Nathan Giffin is one of the elite trainers in the world of decorative vertical concrete. Giffin has mastered the vertical art form and continues to add innovations to this ever growing industry.



I have order many tools and concrete products from http://www.walttools.com/ and would recommend them to anyone. They are at the top of my suppliers list and I always look forward to their new innovations and products. Their customer service is phenomenal and the products are geared to helping the contractor succeed. I have found that with their decorative concrete products the possibilities are truly endless. Walt tools offers you the products and tools to create your clients ultimate dreams & wishes. Contact them at cs@walttools.com or call 888.263.5895 anytime. Feel free to drop Don Ciesielski & Greg Walters a line to share your thoughts on the site, all comments are welcome.…

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DECORATIVE CONCRETE WATERFALLS CHARLESTON, SC

Poolside waterfalls are becoming very popular and Overlay Solutions, LLC is creating many custom built styles. Jody Smith Owner/ Artisan of Overlay Solutions based out of Summerville, SC is very excited about the custom additions that he is adding to his poolside enhancements. Smith will be adding real rock constructed waterfalls as well as his hand carved concrete creations. The hand carved features are created using techniques that Smith has been trained in, by some of the top concrete artisans in the world.

“I will be adding lighting, misting effects, remote controlled features, speakers, fire pits, and fire effects to the very intricate details of our poolside creations here at Overlay Solutions, LLC. I have a series of features that will consist of real stone along with simulated concrete boulders and stone effects. The features will be one of a kind and truly unique focal points for the poolside retreat.”

Smith is also in the design phase for a poolside cooler the will keep all your refreshments cool but unnoticed. He plans to complete this design project before spring of 2010 with a mind blowing design. Overlay Solutions, LLC services the entire lowcountry such as Charleston, Mt. Pleasant, Daniel Island, Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, James Island, Goose Creek and West of the Ashley.

Smith has had the pleasure of working on elite projects from the Edmondston-Alston House located on the Charleston battery in historic downtown Charleston, SC to the beautiful blue ridge mountains of Hendersonville, NC. Our company is based on solid integrity and intricate details that most contractor type installers can't produce using basic installation practices or mix designs.

Please visit our redesigned integrated website http://www.overlaysolutions.com/ for the current & upcoming concrete innovations for 2010. Our website now offers our new Blog Cast and Photo Gallery.

Why have Ordinary when you can have Extraordinary?

THE SOMETHING HEAVENLY TOUR

The Something Heavenly Tour kicked off at 7:00 pm Friday Oct 2, 2009 with Jason Gray, Addison Road, & Sanctus Real getting the crowd going at The Faith Assembly of God located in Summerville, SC.

My family and I attended the event and enjoyed the great food and welcoming staff. I want to personally thank all the event staff and The Faith Assembly Church for such a great evening.

There was praise and worship in the air as Addison Road took to the stage to perform their many hits. The self titled Cd Addison Road was the very first of my wife's christian Cd's that she purchased when we found Christ and changed our lives. We now own many and truly enjoy all of our Cd's from the nights featured artist. So we had a great time hearing some of our many favorites.

Each of the nights acts shared their own personal setbacks and strong faith values on and off the road. I found that all of these stories were filled with solid inspiration.



Jason Gray has an awesome style and approach in presenting the organization World Vision.


World Vision is a Christian humanitarian charity organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach
their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

He himself along with all the other bands support this wonderful group that is truly changing the world. In meeting Jason Gray I shared my families support for World Vision and thanked him for such a heartfelt performance.

Sanctus Real took the time to sign my daughters Converse and poster after rocking the house. They are a solid group of guys that speak the words of Christ in high volumes and lots of energy.

I want to thank all of the bands and their members for such solid worship that personally touches and inspires the lives of so many people.



God Bless each and every one of you on your journeys in serving God.

Please visit the sites of these wonderful artist and show your support:


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http://www.sanctusreal.com/

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