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After our crypt build in 2014, we took off 2015 to recover- and boy, did we hear about it! DH took our son out ToT'ing and got stopped by almost everyone they encountered, lamenting the lack of Halloween decorations...so this year, we're trying to really go all out, covering the entire front of the house with painted panels.
We plan to make 8x8 foot hinged panels (so they'll store easily) out of 1x2 strips and cloth coated in monster mud; we'll paint the stone textures for our 'castle' onto the panels, staining/weathering appropriately. As this will cover almost 200 sqft (go big!) we're looking to simplify and speed things up wherever possible- as well as keeping the costs down.
Last time we used MM, we sealed with Drylok before painting- but is that an absolute? Are there other sealants we could use? Or topcoat with more exterior latex? Would we have to paint both sides, or just the sides exposed to the elements?
We plan to make 8x8 foot hinged panels (so they'll store easily) out of 1x2 strips and cloth coated in monster mud; we'll paint the stone textures for our 'castle' onto the panels, staining/weathering appropriately. As this will cover almost 200 sqft (go big!) we're looking to simplify and speed things up wherever possible- as well as keeping the costs down.
Last time we used MM, we sealed with Drylok before painting- but is that an absolute? Are there other sealants we could use? Or topcoat with more exterior latex? Would we have to paint both sides, or just the sides exposed to the elements?