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Thanks to Larry's hard work and upgrades I uploaded some photos of a castle facade I made for Halloween 2007. I was very pleased with the results. Please give me your comments and any questions you may have.

Here is a link to the new album - Halloween Forum - jbrimaco's Album: Facade

Good job on the Facade, looks great!

Originally Posted by HauntedPumpkin

Good job on the Facade, looks great!

HauntedPumpkin,
Thank you. I actually enjoyed the project and the result.

Very nice. How did you get the distressed look on the foam? I used a heat gun and it gave a few wavy distortions, but yours looks likes more rough hewn stone. Also, what kind of fasteners did you use to secure the foam board to the frame? I need to rework my facade this year and like the looks of yours.

Wow, Stunning! Looks very, very cool! Great job!

That's awesome. Where did you score that huge skull?

Originally Posted by jdubbya

Very nice. How did you get the distressed look on the foam? I used a heat gun and it gave a few wavy distortions, but yours looks likes more rough hewn stone. Also, what kind of fasteners did you use to secure the foam board to the frame? I need to rework my facade this year and like the looks of yours.

Jdubbya,
I love the look of yours and especially the gargoyle!
First off - I also used a heat gun but discovered that any smaller holes would melt out larger as the heat was applied.

Then you do the distressed look. I did the water and spray paint technique.

First I painted the styrofoam with grey latex paint and let it dry. Then I spray water on an area I want to distress. Before the water all dries I spray it with flat black spray paint. Then after about 30 seconds I spray it with water again. The spray paint will creat runs and get into all the holes. I normally start at the top of the wall and work my way down. The last thing I added the white paint between the rocks.

Fasteners are drywall screws with really large flat washers. I painted those so you can't see them.

Good luck

Originally Posted by Haunted Host

Wow, Stunning! Looks very, very cool! Great job!

Haunted Host,
Thank you for the kind words.

Originally Posted by RookieSpooker

That's awesome. Where did you score that huge skull?

RookieSpooker,
Thank you. The Skull was scored at Party America on clearance for 50% off after Halloween 2006. I guess it is true - good things come to those that wait!

I was looking at your facade thinking to myself that would be perfect to use for my porch and make it look like a mausoleum to frame my FCG. Then I thought about the storage issues and said no way, my husband would kill me if I tried to fit anything else in our garage. Then you mentioned you would be dismantling it for storage and that idea sprung new possibilities. I think I'll try that next year, thanks for the inspiration and great idea for storage.