Tombstones Flying Away?? Solution.

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dawnthedead

Discussion Starter · Jul 26, 2012

This is a simple and quick solution to tombstones flying away in the October wind.

The wooden stakes cost me $5. 38 for a bundle of 25. The Velcro was about $16.00 for 15 feet which was more than enough.

I have 15 tombstones (may add more) I cut about 8" strips for each tombstone.

At first I was attaching the velcro to the very top of the stake but then realized, "Wow, thats a lot of stake to drive into the ground." So, I attached it a little further down the length of the stake.

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Ilean

· #2 · Jul 27, 2012

OH!!! I love! I live in a place where it is only moderately windy at times for October. This is perfect! You could then paint the sticks the same color of the tombstones, and no one would be the wiser! Thanks for sharing your idea!

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dawnthedead

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jul 27, 2012

Thanks Ilean !! I was getting so tired of those flimsy little sticks you get when you buy the foam tombstones. I will definitely paint them so they dont show!

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moonwitchkitty

· #4 · Jul 28, 2012

Love it thanks for the ideas

never would have thought of that

Lazy D

· #5 · Jul 28, 2012

thanks for sharing, i am going to do this to all my store ought tombstones

Madhatter00

· #6 · Jul 28, 2012

Great Idea, Im gonna try that.

Skully123

· #7 · Jul 29, 2012

So where did you buy the wooden stakes and Velcro? great idea by the way i would love to try it!

dawnthedead

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jul 29, 2012

Skully I bought both from Lowes but you can probably find them at any home improvement store.

WickedKitten

· #9 · Jul 30, 2012

I love you. So very much.
I live in the east bay area of san fran, at night its horribly windy. I've been afraid to purchase tombstones. I loose at least two muddied pools every summer, id be heartbroken if I lost tombstones. Besides, they aren't exactly cheap like they used to be.

moonwitchkitty

· #10 · Jul 30, 2012

1$ tree has them every year Brentwood has a store san fran should have some too. and if you dont like the way they look dress them up we do different things with ours every year. like add glow in the dark paint, spider web, ect. just a thought..

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Fangoria

· #11 · Aug 3, 2012

I'd like to punch myself in the face

moonwitchkitty said:
1$ tree has them every year Brentwood has a store san fran should have some too. and if you dont like the way they look dress them up we do different things with ours every year. like add glow in the dark paint, spider web, ect. just a thought..

I was racking my brain trying to figure out how to get my gravestones to stay put, thanks dude!

Broomhilda

· #12 · Aug 3, 2012

A great way to keep them from flying away is with PVC pipe. Here is a great video on how to!

Happy Haunting!

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ghostuponthefloor

· #13 · Aug 3, 2012

Great idea! Last October was a windy one by me- attempted many fruitless solutions, but nothing like this.

moonwitchkitty

· #14 · Aug 3, 2012

Broomhilda said:
A great way to keep them from flying away is with PVC pipe. Here is a great video on how to!

Happy Haunting!

I do enjoy your videos thanks for sharing

DaveintheGrave

· #15 · Aug 4, 2012

I always just use Liquid Nails Construction Adhesive to glue a short section of 1/2" PVC to the back of the tombstone. Then slip it over some rebar or a wooden dowel in the ground.

HalloweenHorrors

· #16 · Aug 13, 2012

This is the best way to keep you tomb stones from taking off and standing up nice and staight. I've been using stakes and velro for a long time. You can paint you stakes black or grey.

Deaths Reach

· #17 · Aug 13, 2012

I glue my foam to 1/4 inch plywood backing before I paint. To mount, I pound metal fence stakes into the ground then attach the stones with screws. I had a tornado touch down 1/2 block away from my graveyard 2 years ago, and with all that wind nothing moved. Nothing. The plywood backing is the way I'll roll from now on.

jtr10

· #18 · Aug 22, 2012

We carved out a section behind the tombstones we made out of foam board and attached pvc pipe sections with glue. Then we placed either something like tent stakes or rebar in the ground and they never move

xxScorpion64xx

· #19 · Aug 26, 2012

I tried and tested this method today, it was real windy and the stone is still there, my stones are 33 inches tall so I went with the 36 inch stakes.

annamarykahn

· #20 · Aug 26, 2012

been doing this for years ... works gr8

amk

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