Thread: Cardboard Facades , Backdrops , Props etc.

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Was searching the internet and found this by the CardboardKing:

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Everything is made out of cardboard!! Pretty sweet. Gives me tons of ideas. Thought I would pass it on...

Brickwork too:

Holy crap! Not sure how that's even possible!

Wow. Theatrical props like this would be a great way to transform your home for halloween!

I was thinking the same thing!

I wonder if you can waterproof the stuff for outside use? Any Ideas?

I know they are now building houses out of cardboard.

The best part is cardboard is free!!!! Just ask for it at any big retail store

I have cardboard fence columns. They are pretty much waterproof because I painted the hell out of them with latex/acrylic paint. I caulked the edges and sides, and mixed in mortar mix directly into the paint, and got a wonderful concrete look to them. (roller for the paint application)

I have people that wouldn't believe they were cardboard until I yanked one up and showed them the interior (unpainted). At our halloween party last year, a couple of people leaned on one, and use another as a drink holder - so I know those suckers were sturdy!

I was figuring on these being temporary, but they held up even in a light rain, so I am actually going to make a few more and use them for this year until I feel like building something else.

I plan on using the same method (caulk edges/acrylic paint) to make a lightweight crypt - frame out the walls with 1x2s and cover with cardboard and then paint.

Wow this sounds perfect!! Hey Frankie's Girl do you have any pics of your columns?

Originally Posted by billman

Wow this sounds perfect!! Hey Frankie's Girl do you have any pics of your columns?

That's a decent shot I think.



And a long shot.

You can see the corregated ripple up close in daylight, but it really doesn't look like that in the dark. I used some cheap styrofoam cut into squares for simple toppers, and hammered two stakes into the ground and snugged the columns down over them (the bottoms are hollow).

I plan on putting on a few more coats of paint this year and REALLY glopping on the mortar mix (it was for a minor brick repair but they only sell it in 10 lb bags, so I've got plenty). It actually was amazing how good they looked at night with the lighting. I'm hoping to add some sort of skull toppers and refine the look this year as well. (and get some wire cutters so I can align my fencing properly)

I did 8 of them in about two nights, watching tv - I just measured the hight/width, cut through one side with and Xacto knife along each corner, folded them into columns, glued and taped them "square" and then caulked the exposed edges and painted. (make sure there is a good amount to fold over at the top to allow for surface area for the glue to attach the capper)

The only problem I'd foresee is the fact that the inside isn't painted, so if the ground got really saturated, it could leach up from the bottom and mess up the columns eventually.

But I used cardboard from a couple of furniture deliveries, paint, caulk and mortar mix that I already had, and $6 for the styrofoam toppers. So that is $6 total for some substantial looking creepy columns.

Great Work Frankie's Girl! Can't beat $6!! Looks like they can stand up to the elements. Now, I will have to go on a cardboard run for sure.

Looks great, Frankie's Girl. I know I can't walk past a piece of cardboard or styrofoam without envisioning it as something for my haunt. I've got a good stash built up. Lol. The wreath in the cemetery is a nice touch, too.