Thread: Help with way to attach Gargoyles to house (w/ pics)

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So I feel in love with these two guys the other day and because I just had to have 'em, I bought them without any real plan in mind. I want soooo badly to display them on either side of my garage but am not sure of how to go about it.





They are about 2 1/2 feet tall and weigh roughly 20lbs each. I thought about getting some sort of shelf and attaching it just above our lights, but am not too keen on drilling holes into our Hardiplank siding. My hubby is in no way, shape, or form handy, so I'm kinda on my own with this one.

I was so focused on not showing my licence plate that I cut off the right side of the garage! Paranonia anyone?! There is another identical light on the right side as well.





Unfortunately my neighborhood is not completely Halloween friendly so I'm usually pretty conservative with my outdoor stuff. No big cemetary or anything going up. I am considering doing a small vignette of maybe one groundbreaker and a my gravekeeper prop, and if so could possibly incorporate them there.

I just hate to waste them inside as I'm already busting at the seams with indoor decor. If anyone has any other ideas as to where they could go I'm totally open.

Please help!

Actually, I think they would look perfect in my cemetery.

Thought #2. I can't be sure from the picture, but you could set them on your front porch.

Thought #3. You could build some small, maybe 3'-4' columns and place them on top.

Originally Posted by StonebridgeCemetery

Actually, I think they would look perfect in my cemetery.

Can't give 'em up! I've always had a soft spot for gargoyles for some strange reason.

Originally Posted by StonebridgeCemetery

Thought #2. I can't be sure from the picture, but you could set them on your front porch.

That's been the problem every year, we don't really have a "porch". It's more of a vestibule entryway. I'm thinking I could take the trees out of the urns and somehow display them there.

Originally Posted by StonebridgeCemetery

Thought #3. You could build some small, maybe 3'-4' columns and place them on top.

Key word here is "build"! I love my husband dearly but would give anything if he was handy. If only I had somebody around to build all the cool stuff I dream up!

Thanks for the advice...I'll keep ya posted as to what I end up doing.

Bummer about the neighbor not being Halloween friendly. My neighbors come by just about every night to see if anything else has been put out in my graveyard scene.

I agree about drilling into your siding...however you could put the shelves in each corner of the garage. I am of course assuming that the trim around the garage is wood. You could patch up the holes easily once you take them down

For my gargoyles I took two concrete form cylinders that I painted to look like columns and used foamboard for the top. I set the gargoyles on top and put one on each side of my garage. It works and the great thing is the cylinders are a great place to store some of my decorations during the off season.

Hmmmm. Atlanta. I love Atlanta. I wish I had time to build and deliver two columns for you. Hubby doesn't have to be handy to build two columns. I'm not handy and I've built four.

Check out this website. http://www.pacificcolumns.com/index.php Custom columns. It looks like they go down to 6" diameter and 4' in height.

At 2-1/2 feet high, can you just place them on the ground on either side of your driveway near the house? For a more dressed up look, you could rest each on a cement stepping stone from Home Depot (since its Atlanta, I won't even mention Lowes ). They come in different sizes and colors. No construction required.



20lbs each? That seems too heavy for hollow resin, and too light for cement. What are they made of?

Originally Posted by kimcfadd

Bummer about the neighbor not being Halloween friendly. My neighbors come by just about every night to see if anything else has been put out in my graveyard scene.

Glad to hear that! Not sure where you live but I live in the Bible belt (originally from the midwest) and a lot of people here are appalled by even the slightest bit of non-harvest/non-cutesy Halloween stuff. Last year we watched several TOT's being pulled away from our house by their parents. No blood & guts, no cemetery, not much of anything really. Just a red light & strobe light with a dressed Blucky sitting in a chair in our front window and Midnight Syndicate playing outside. It really does break my heart, some of my fondest memories as a kid are getting up the nerve to go up to the door at the "creepy house" in our neighborhood.

Originally Posted by immecor

I agree about drilling into your siding...however you could put the shelves in each corner of the garage. I am of course assuming that the trim around the garage is wood. You could patch up the holes easily once you take them down

Good idea, I hadn't thought about that. It actually is wood. Hhhmmmm....

Originally Posted by Not-so-sunny-lane

For my gargoyles I took two concrete form cylinders that I painted to look like columns and used foamboard for the top. I set the gargoyles on top and put one on each side of my garage. It works and the great thing is the cylinders are a great place to store some of my decorations during the off season.

Where did you get the concrete form cylinders?

You can find the concrete forms in the concrete section of a home improvement store like Home Depot. They're just cardboard tubes of various sizes. Slap a piece of foam or wood on top and voila, instant pillar.

As for having a non-handy hubby, what about you? Just 'cause you're a southern girl doesn't mean you can't pick up a power tool or two!