EP187: Creative Repurposed Concrete Garden Walls with Nick Ivey

The Pond Digger Podcast

Have you ever seen an old driveway or building get torn down? Today’s guest, Nick Ivey, has found a cool way to reuse that broken-up concrete. He repurposes those concrete pieces to make beautiful walls of them. He discusses with Eric how to make cool and unique garden walls out of old concrete instead of expensive stone.

In this episode, they talk about:

• Nick’s transition to stonemasonry from a corporate background

• The uniqueness of Nick’s stonemasonry work – using recycled concrete

• How Nick got inspired to start repurposing concrete into walls

• Things Nick uses to make the recycled concrete walls look better

• The environmental and cost benefits of using recycled concrete in stonemasonry projects

• The potential for DIY projects using recycled concrete in stonemasonry

• What motivates people to take on DIY projects instead of hiring contractors

• Challenges of working with recycled concrete and how its quality varies

• Cost of using recycled concrete vs traditional materials

• Challenges and rewards of content creation for tradespeople

• Nick’s approach to content creation

• Effect of negative comments and feedback on Nick, and strategies to handle them

• Balancing authenticity with marketing goals on social media

Mentioned:

Nicholas Ivey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/official_ivey/

Nick Ivey on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ivey3049

Nick Ivey on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@official_ivey

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