If you prefer a more permanent layout, instead of just painting
it on the ground, then using concrete is probably the simplest
alternative  -  and (as the photograph below shows), even very
young children can quite easily make their own concrete mix !
 

 
 
You could use any suitable 'molds' (like a flower-pot) to make
the Hour-markers, or maybe just spread a thin layer of mortar
over normal concrete.  You can even add some concrete 'dye'
to create different colours.  While this concrete is setting, you
could also add the Hour 'numbers'  -  by pushing crushed sea-
shells, small pebbles, bits of broken pottery, or glass marbles
(to reflect the sunlight), etc  -  directly into your mixed mortar.
 
There are pictures of that method, in our mosaic section  -  or
you can find details of a ready-made concrete 'kit', which has
colourful stained-glass markings, on those component-parts.
 
 
The photograph, below, shows a group of young children (and
their teacher), holding some finished concrete 'Hour-markers'.
In this case, they just painted the numbers on to these blocks.
 

 

 
As well as simple 'Do-it-Yourself' concrete layouts (like those
shown above), "Sunclocks"  are often used as an 'interactive'
feature within 'hard-landscaped' areas  -  perhaps using metal
parts, which are embedded into a surface of poured concrete.
 
The four pictures, below, show how these are normally made.
This one is at the "Cobb Astro Park" (in Massachusetts, USA).
 
Firstly, its metallic parts are fixed on to slightly raised blocks
which are then accurately positioned using our Layout Plans.
This is illustrated in the large photograph, with a 'close-up' of
its brass numbers in the first of the smaller pictures below it.
 
The concrete is poured around these blocks until its depth is
level with the metal markings, plus is given a 'smooth' finish.
Our other two small pictures show this, (and final polishing).
 

 
          
 

 
Instead of having expensive metal parts as the 'markings', it is
also possible to create them in the concrete "Sunclock"  itself,
using a 'terrazzo' technique when the layout is being installed.
 
The following two photographs show that method, at a School
in Arvada (Colorado, USA)  -  the second picture is a 'close-up'
view of how such markings are created, on concrete surfaces.
 

 

 
 
Although it is mainly Architects who would specify this type of
'hard-landscaping' layout  -  if you are interested, you can click
on this link to see more examples of professional "Sunclocks".
 
Alternatively, to make a 'maintenance-free' layout which will be
much cheaper and easier than those shown above  -  you could
use gravel as the background material, for any Human Sundial.
 
 
If you would like to see some more of the photographs    
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Should you have any questions, then please contact us via our
Response Form  -  or click on this link to see why "Sunclocks"
have become so popular, when compared with other sundials.
 
 
Remember you could also make money with Human Sundials,
so please contact us if you may be interested in generating an
income, from this very unusual 'opportunity'.  We suggest that
you telephone us, plus ask to speak direct with Douglas Hunt,
whose sundial plans have been in use world-wide since 1986.
 
Douglas should then be able to discuss several 'possibilities',
and give some advice suited to your personal circumstances.
 
 
Our unique sundial designs are located in numerous different
situations  -  from Schoolyards, to private gardens and Parks.
 
These are particularly popular within the Educational Sector,
due to many 'curriculum-wide' aspects, of a Human Sundial !
 
All of our sundial layouts are 'customized', for your location,
so you can be sure that they will indicate correct clock time.