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Originally Posted by PHNOMNE

Here is a pic of one of my top sections, I have to assemble it all this summer so when I do I will get the full pic posted as well.

I used 2" thick pink styro, laid out bricks, routed, used angle grinder for brick effects, coated in paint and sprinkled with play sand to give texture.

Oh that looks awesome! I love wall/brick work like that!

I think you said that if you did it again you would do it differently? I've always thought that it might be easier to just cut sheets into brick shapes, do whatever weathering necessary and then to stick them individually to backing boards and grout them with a thin course of mortar (sand/cement). I've not done this myself so don't know if it would be any quicker/better, but that's what I always thought I would do.

Whatever, I love your wall and look forward to seeing pictures of it fully erected.

Great work!

Originally Posted by Phil-the-fear

Oh that looks awesome! I love wall/brick work like that!

I think you said that if you did it again you would do it differently? I've always thought that it might be easier to just cut sheets into brick shapes, do whatever weathering necessary and then to stick them individually to backing boards and grout them with a thin course of mortar (sand/cement). I've not done this myself so don't know if it would be any quicker/better, but that's what I always thought I would do.

Whatever, I love your wall and look forward to seeing pictures of it fully erected.

Great work!

Yes! cutting the brick shapes out and just liquid nail them to the board then when sandpaper and a sponge you can round edges fast. can pipe in caulking between the bricks and use your finger to widen the grout lines then paint to suit the needs.

Thanks for the compliment, this will be my first real big haunt and am looking forward to it. Heck most of the kids in my neighborhood want to work for me (for the leftover candy) I told them, if they do the zombie thing for me and help scare they can split whatever candy is left over.