How to Mount a Cement Sculpture

Shovel out an area slightly larger in length and width than the base of your cement sculpture. Make sure to dig the hole at least eight inches deep. You can dig the hole even larger and deeper than recommended to increase the stability of your sculpture.

Place into the hole a wooden frame composed of four 2-inch by 8-inch pieces in the shape of a square or rectangle that will create a form for the filler material and concrete that will form the base. Use a level to make sure that the frame is even so that the base won't angle to one side.

Fill the hole with a few inches of gravel and then pour concrete up to the top of your 2-inch by 8-inch form, taking care to smooth out the surface of the concrete as it dries. You must place at least four pieces of rebar into the cement before it dries in order to have mounts onto which you can lower your statute. Position these pieces of rebar at an even distance from one another in a square shape and leave at least six inches of exposed rebar sticking out the top of your concrete slab.

Drill holes in the bottom of the cement sculpture with a concrete drill bit slightly larger than the diameter of the rebar. Measure the spacing of the rebar so that you can drill holes in your sculpture that line up with the positions of the rebar installed in the mounting base.

Hoist the cement sculpture onto the pieces of rebar after allowing the concrete to cure for a week. For large sculptures, you can rent a hoist that will slowly lower the sculpture onto the rebar.