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Can someone please help me? I just bought a pallet, (about 30 4' x 8' sheets) of 2" pink styrofoam from Menards for only $15 and I'm ready to get started!!!
I recently saw a picture on here of a facade someone made for the front of their house out of styrofoam. I thought I saved it, but I cannot find it now. It wasn't anything extravagant, but I thought it looked great! I've tried searching the site to no avail

That's a great price. I searched the "how to" section and didn't see anything

Try searching for "facade" on Monsterlist Monster Page of Halloween Project Links

or see the facades on these sites:

Haunt Project HauntProject.com - Your visual source for Haunting How-To's

Davis Graveyard How to build a Cathedral Façade

I've done a few facades, but they all started with a support wall of some kind. I've also made several other props out of foam. Here are some pics:

Cactus:


Tikis:


Capitol Headboard:


Head Stones and Death Tree:

Okay, how in the HELL! How did you get it so cheap? I am paying 10 dollars per sheet!?!?!

Originally Posted by Dous

Okay, how in the HELL! How did you get it so cheap? I am paying 10 dollars per sheet!?!?!

Yes I agree I am paying 13.00 a sheet and that's for a 8' x 2' my lowe's doesn't even have the 4' x 8' sheets of the pink and blue.

GREAT DEAL!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dous

Okay, how in the HELL! How did you get it so cheap? I am paying 10 dollars per sheet!?!?!

No doubt. I looked at the 4' x 8' sheets at Lowe's the other day and they were like $24!

yeah, awesome price. I'm in the chicago burbs too and I get them for $20 a 4x8 sheet. Looks like you got some fun times ahead

Ok, first off...you suck for getting such a GOOD DEAL!

Second, what type of facade are you looking to do? I am using a quikrete walk maker to press out the pattern on mine. Quikrete at Lowe's: Walk Maker Country Stone Concrete Form is where I bought it from.

If you press out the template, you can dremel out the lines and it looks like a stone wall.

I hope this helps.

Ok, first off, I should have explained that it was a pallet full of damaged styrofoam, but the damage is so insignificant and actually adds alot of character to the styrofoam. I didn't have any luck finding pallets of damaged styrofoam at Home Depot or Lowes, but if you check your local Menards, they usually do. The Menards in Joliet, IL had 5 pallets of damaged styrofoam, all for $15 per pallet. INCREDIBLE DEAL when you consider you're going to cut it up, paint it, carve it, etc.
DucDukGoose, thanks for the links....I'll definitely check them out!
LV Scott T, awesome pics!
Thanks Dionicia.....I'll consider that!