Custom-Built Boulders Promote Farms, Businesses

Custom-Built Boulders Promote Farms, Businesses 29-6-7 Putting a business or farm name on the side of a rock or boulder is a neat way to promote a business or just mark your farm. But finding the right rock and doing the work on it can be time-consuming and expensive. That's why an Illinois company called Boulder Designs has come up with a way to make its own boulders from scratch. "Our process can produce a boulder of whatever weight, size, shape and color you want," says Eldean Bergman, president. "Boulders can be built off site and delivered or built on site to an unlimited size." Bergman's boulder process uses a similar concrete and additive mix as currently used for the company's quick-setting in-ground curbs and borders, called Border Magic. Additional additives are used to strengthen the boulders and to prevent water penetration. Initially, the boulder building process is being offered to existing Border Magic franchise holders. Eventually, Boulder Design will be offered as a separate franchise. Bergman explains that the cost of a custom-built boulder depends on its size and the type of imprint. Special imprints, such as trademarks or other graphics, are more expensive than simple letters and numbers. "We do a lot of stones that people set by a mailbox or at the end of a driveway and they might cost as little as $125," he says. "But we also recently built and delivered a 2,100-lb. boulder with custom imprints that cost $1,280." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Boulder Designs, 1503 Co. Rd. 2700N, Rantoul, Ill. 61866 (ph 877 892-2954; boulderdesigns @illicom.net; www.boulderdesigns.net).

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