The Never Moor
The Dimmick Family's Halloween Haunt
Mother Nature 1, Tombstones and Fence 0
Nov 2nd
On Sunday, October 24th, there was a terrible storm that came through and damaged several of my tombstones and “power washed” a lot of the paint off of my fence columns. The wind and rain were fierce. I was really frustrated and upset, but was relieved to find that an anonymous neighbor of mine found the missing tombstone pieces and returned them to my house. Thank you to whoever found them. Here are some pictures of the aftermath of the storm.
Graveyard Fence with Stone Columns and Wrought Iron Panels
Nov 2nd
Last year I made a quick and simple graveyard fence out of free, used pallets and promised that I had big plans for this years fence. Well, here it is.
This beautiful fence is made from plywood, 2x2s, 1″ and 2″ foam, 2x3s, 1/2″ PVC pipe and decorative finials. Instructions on building the columns can be downloaded here. They are the Vile Things columns with a modified wrought iron style fence, rather than the wood fence they make.
Repairing and Strengthening Tombstones
Oct 17th
I’ve been collecting various tombstones over the years and every year I get frustrated when the wind blows them away or the screws or stakes holding them in the ground rip out or break them. The little plastic “T” stakes they come with DO NOT work to keep them from blowing away. This year I dedicated some time and budget to repairing and strengthening all of my tombstones. Here is what I did and it seems to be working so far:
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- 1″x1.5″ around the base glued with Liquid Nails and nailed to 1″x6″ board
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- Sealed and textured with joint compound
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- Painted with exterior latex paint to seal and waterproof joint compound
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- The whole gang.
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- They stand on their own now too. Useful for storage and using on hard surfaces.
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- Spray painted with gray and black to try to match original colors. Holes are for staking to ground.
Gourdon Rotsworth Finished!
Sep 22nd
Scott Stoll at Stolloween.com finished my “undead” pumpkin a couple of weeks ago and I received him in the mail this week. It is an amazing work of art and I am honored to have won the contest. For complete instructions on how he finished it visit his post about it here.
Gourdon Rotsworth
