Carved concrete garden wall in front of a modern farmhouse
One Day Wall System

One Day Wall System for carved concrete walls

Stack ordinary low-slump concrete into a wall, shape it, carve it and color it in a single day. No forms, no cultured stone panels. Four products, one system.

How it works

Four stages.
One day.

Each stage uses one Vertastone product, built to work with the next. Members learn the full sequence in training.

Illustration of a wall core being stackedIllustration
01 Stack

Build the wall

Mix Stack Aid into low-slump concrete and stack it by hand. It holds a vertical face without forms.

Stack Aid →
Illustration of concrete being shapedIllustration
02 Hold

Control the set

Set Lag slows the set so the wall stays workable while you shape it, even on warm days.

Set Lag →
Trowel cutting ledges into fresh concreteReal · June training
03 Carve

Carve the stone

Cut joints, ledges and texture while it's green. Easy Finish keeps the surface from tearing.

Easy Finish →
Finished carved and colored concrete retaining wall on a hillsideReal project
04 Color

Color it real

Layer Rock Blends so the wall reads as natural stone, from Ivory and Sand to Granite and Bluestone.

Rock Blends →
The components

What's in the system

Order the Complete System by the yard, or buy components on their own.

Complete System

Packages by the yard

Stack Aid, Set Lag and Easy Finish, measured for the cubic yards of concrete in the wall. Add Rock Blends for color.

PackageConcrete coveredMember pricePer yard
5 yardUp to 5 cu ydMembers only$295$59
10 yardUp to 10 cu ydMembers only$580$58
15 yardUp to 15 cu ydMembers only$840$56
20 yardUp to 20 cu ydMembers only$1,080$54
Yardage calculator

How much concrete is in the wall?

Enter the wall size to get cubic yards and the Complete System package to order. Add about 10% for waste.

Concrete needed
4.9 cu yd

With 10% waste: 5.4 cu yd

Order: 10 yard Complete System

Draft math: length × height × (thickness ÷ 12) ÷ 27. Real coverage and dosage per component to be confirmed before launch.

Applications

What it builds

Walls that look quarried, poured and carved on site.

Hillside retaining wall carved as natural ledge rockReal project

Retaining walls

Carved stone garden wall along a front walkReal project

Garden and seat walls

Carved stone slab steps at a front entryReal project

Steps and planters

Questions

One Day Wall FAQ

What concrete do I order?

A low-slump mix. [Mix design, slump and aggregate size to be confirmed with Shane.]

How long until I can carve?

[Working window by temperature, to be confirmed.]

What temperatures can I build in?

[Temperature range, to be confirmed.]

How tall can a wall go?

[Height limits and when to add reinforcement or an engineer, to be confirmed.]

Do I need training to use it?

We sell the system to approved Vertastone pros. Most members learn it in our hands-on training; experienced carvers can apply with their past work.

Learn to build it in training.

Small groups, 3 to 4 days, materials included. Finish and you get member pricing and project leads.