Repairing a Concrete Birdbath.

[@CynthiasCraftsandmore]

Hello Chastity, and pups! What a beautiful day to be outside working. I pray that you are feeling better. TFS! Blessings to you! ✝🕊🙏🏼💖

[@BobbiJo]

Thanks Cynthia.

[@WillowsGarden]

Nice fix. Now the birds will be happy. Have a blessed day!

[@BobbiJo]

Thanks, you too!

[@AbsolutelyJason]

❤

[@AbsolutelyJason]

Thank you kindly for the video! I think this will help me with my own birdbath repair that has a crack! I appreciate the extra information about wildlife safety! ❤

[@BobbiJo]

Glad it helped. Thanks for stopping by.

[@BARBSCOUNTRYHOME999]

Nice job.. I enjoyed listening to all of the birds in the background. 🐦

[@BobbiJo]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by.

[@AbsolutelyJason]

❤

[@mollypitcher9380]

EXCELLENT!!!! - very informative and a well produced video. THANKS!!!🌸

[@BobbiJo]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for stopping by!

[@L.M.Burgess]

Thank you. Your video is very helpful. 😊

[@BobbiJo]

You're welcome and thank you for watching! The biggest thing I've learned with the concrete birdbath is not to leave water in it when it gets cold enough to freeze. That is what was causing mine to crack. We usually have a mild winter here in Tennessee but the last couple of years we've had some freezing weather. I remembered this time to make sure the birdbath was empty. I need to invest in a heated birdbath if it is going to continue to stay cold like this.

[@ScullyPop]

I love the whole concept of your channel.

[@BobbiJo]

Thanks a bunch, Scully.

[@Scoobylife]

Hey Scully! Fancy seeing you here!

[@camlendrim7609]

Thanks for product details.

[@BobbiJo]

Thanks for watching!

[@L.M.Burgess]

And what type of cement?

[@L.M.Burgess]

Can someone please tell me what product was used to seal the inside of the birdbath bowl. Thank you.

[@BobbiJo]

@@L.M.Burgess the products used are listed in the video description with links.

[@Lisa-s2y]

You did a great job dear .

[@BobbiJo]

Thank you so much.

[@NY-152]

Can you please post the names of the products you used?

[@BobbiJo]

I apologize. I did not realize I never went back and put the products in the description. I just added them. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@beverlyrivera4701]

Ice job. So happy you made this great video.

[@falconsfan2550]

How smooth did it come out ? I used Vinyl Concrete Patcher on mine. It did a GREAT repair job, but the surface is rough. The bowl was originally smooth; the mold makes it that way.

[@BobbiJo]

My bird bath doesn't have a smooth finish. You can smooth this out but I wanted mine to have a rough surface.

[@jillfisherjustice4030]

Why do you need to put a wooden spacer between the bowl and the bottom vase in the bird bath video? Is it because of the top of the bottom vase that was a lamp, has that pipe sticking up?

[@BobbiJo]

The spacer gives a larger area for the basin to stick to. It really depends on the lamp design and what type of basin is used. The pipe can be removed or sawed down where it doesn't stick up. I leave it sticking up a little because it gives the spacer a little extra stability. The basin sticks much better to wood than it does straight to the lamp. I've made several birdbaths from different style lamps. The basin came off after a few months on the one I didn't use a spacer on. So I repaired it with a spacer and it has been working great for over a year now. Thanks for stopping by.

[@jillfisherjustice4030]

@BobbiJo thank you for your reply! I have a lamp and bowl that I am ready to try this with and LOVE your videos! You are a God send to His creatures...great and small! I put out a tray yesterday for my bees after seeing your video. So love it! Thank you 😊

[@BobbiJo]

@@jillfisherjustice4030 you're welcome. Thanks so much for your kind words. I learn as I try things.

[@camlendrim7609]

Glad it worked out well but never identified concrete/sealer products used.

[@BobbiJo]

I apologize. I did not realize I never went back and put the products in the description. I just added them. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@LifewithBlindaandChuck]

Nice work Chastity.

[@BobbiJo]

Thank you!

[@michelledryden4378]

This may sound like a stupid question, but if the sealant is safe for wildlife will it be safe for dogs? I have a old concrete fountain bowl that sits on the ground i want to seal, and my dogs will want to sit, swim and drink from it!

[@BobbiJo]

Not a stupid question. I found the sealant didn't help if I left water in it when the temps dropped below freezing. It cracked again over the winter from the cold temps. It usually doesn't get that cold here so I forget to remove the water. As far as safe for dogs, I would assume yes since it is safe for birds but I'm not 100% sure. Bobbi Jo always liked getting in my concrete birdbath when it was inside the fence. She loves anything with water. She never got sick from playing in it. I moved it outside the fence because she scared the birds away. 😂

[@JoyceDezi]

How many coats of Tung oil did you give the birdbath?

[@BobbiJo]

2

[@ketoMike]

Well done. My Mother in law had a bird bath that would not hold water. It leaked right out. I tried sealing it and about 6 other things and nothing worked.

[@BobbiJo]

I'm glad mine was repairable because it is the birds favorite bath. Thanks for stopping by Mike.

[@Scoobylife]

Hi! I put a layer of the hydra quickrete in my broken concrete birth bath yesterday! It's still dryiing. I feel like it may be too thin. Should I test it out with water tomorrow to see if I need another layer of concrete before I add the tung oil?

[@BobbiJo]

I would test it first. I ended up doing 2 layers in some areas of mine where the crack was deeper.

[@Scoobylife]

@@BobbiJo ok thanks!!!

[@BobbiJo]

@@Scoobylife you're welcome. I'm no expert. But mine has held up great since I repaired it.

[@Scoobylife]

@@BobbiJo yours looks great so I appreciate your opinion!!!

[@michaelueberroth9553]

Those Cracks looks like the water froze causing cracks. Mine did the same exact thing in north west Florida.

[@BobbiJo]

Yes, that is what caused it. We had a long cold snap. Thanks for watching.

[@fludrbywest3886]

Eewww that noise 😢😮😂😂😂😂 lovely job❤❤❤

[@BobbiJo]

Thanks

[@BobbiJo]

Thanks.

[@beverlyrivera4701]

What is a squirrel baffle?

[@BobbiJo]

They are used to block squirrels from getting to bird seed in feeders.

[@Scoobylife]

Looks great! Luna knocked off our bird bath top 2 years ago and we've been "winging" it - haha - with plant bases inside but not loving the look! How is this holding up? PS I just created a bird bath out of an old iron plant stand and a glass deep platter and put a solar floating fountain in it! Looking forward to your lampshade bird bath video!

[@BobbiJo]

I've posted the birdbath made out of a lamp video last month. It has a solar fountain too. This is holding up great. I have a hawk that has shown up a couple of times for a bath. Ill post a short of that this week. We took the video through a window so it isn't the best but it is cool watching the hawk cooling off. How do the birds like the glass platter? Thanks for stopping by.

[@Scoobylife]

@@BobbiJo super cool! I’m going to check out the lampshade bird bath next! I left the straw legs on the solar floating fountain so they’re kind of like little perches. Plus, the weather is coming up high enough or they can grab some. I may put glass marbles in it as well, but not sure if I want to clean all that routinely!

[@misseldahere]

Thanks for your video it's great! Do I need to apply the tung oil? Or can I just use the waterproof cement alone?

[@BobbiJo]

@@misseldahere water proof cement works fine alone. I've got to remember not to leave water in it when we have freezing temps. That's what causes mine to crack. Even with the tung oil it still cracked over the winter. It isn't a big crack but I do need to repair it again before it chips away. This time I'm just using the cement.

[@tennaj1367]

Good job. 👍

[@BobbiJo]

Thank you!

[@kenciolek843]

I was going to do my mom's old bird bath with flex seal rubber spray-on repair and waterproofer

[@BobbiJo]

Let me know how it turns out.

[@tennaj1367]

🤔 make sure that Flex Seal is not leaching chemicals though. Because some of that stuff is not good for animals to drink from

[@kenciolek843]

@@tennaj1367 10-4 , but I doubt if it's worse than the Saginaw River .

[@ChappysTikiBar]

nice job 💪

[@BobbiJo]

Thank you! 😊

[@rainyfoxx4900]

Tryed to watch but I want to see how to fix a bird bath... Not gardninoand bird facts

[@BobbiJo]

@@rainyfoxx4900 thanks for stopping by. I hope or you find the video you are searching for.