OMG! This is exactly what I have been looking for! How to enclose my graveyard without having to mortgage my house to pay for the props! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity!

Oh my gosh! This is so cool! I'm getting ideas for next year and these are on my list. Thank you for the tutorial!

Great project. I’d suggest adding 1” wood screws to secure the plywood underlayment to the frame, which I did. Brad nails are not meant to be used as a permanent way of attaching something. They’re great for using in conjunction with wood glue.

They look really nice! Great idea using those spikes with the holes. I'm definitely going to build these for 2024. Maybe I'll try adding some fake moss to the columns. Thanks for the tutorial

Building some of these right now, your vids have been a big help, thank you!

@erikgoodwin

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great job. I recommend using rebar hammered into the ground, which your PVC fence posts can then slide on top of. Perhaps 3 or 4 per 8' section evenly spaced. This will add to the overall rigidity of the fence and columns since they're connected. Thanks for sharing.

Fantastic craftsmanship!

More Halloween videos please!!! Love this column tutorial and the fence one too! Do you have any tutorials for your homemade tombstones? And show us a video of your yard Halloween night!! We want more!! 🙃👻

This. Is. Awesome!! Great work.

Love you'r work absolutely awesome so glad you shared.

this project is amazing looks so steardy and reslisticn

I made some 7ft columns, as my entry gate and added 40cm, 15in?, concrete pavers to the bottom, they don't fall unless the ground is not even. Haven't decorated them yet.

Great job. I want to copy this. :)

looks fantastic. I'm working on a few for my yard though instead of foam I'm using stone wall paneling. Your framing however is giving me useful ideas.

@erikgoodwin

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@KrazeeKraftZ

6 ай бұрын

Stone wall paneling?? I'm in Australia, please explain??

@newsalemcemetery2634

6 ай бұрын

@@KrazeeKraftZ yes, it is similar to wood paneling. It's typically found in the same section of your local home improvement store. It is paneling that looks like stone and comes in 4ft x 8ft sheets. Approx $35 (US)

Too cool!

@erikgoodwin

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Can you please go over the measurements I am trying to create these pillars, and I don't have a clue?. Many thanks your video is the best. I also bought the fence materials.

In the materials, you said 1 inch for the foam board, but in the video the board says 1/2 inch R-30 I want to make sure I purchase the correct board, is it 1 inch or 0.5 inch R-30?

It looks great I like your videos! I wonder if you could just put the foam directly on the wood frame without the plywood to make them lighter?

@erikgoodwin

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. There would need to be wood on at least 2 sides to connect the fence to it.

Awesome work! What nail gun did you use for this?

Well done on the fence. The fence turned out great. Did you think about putting the lawn spikes on the inside perimeter of the columns to hide them better?

@erikgoodwin

Жыл бұрын

I have them on the inside and out and some of them

This is super helpful! What size brad nails did you use?

Hi again! Haha! I don’t know if you mentioned how tall the pillars are when finished?

What are the measurements for the 2x2 on the base?

@KrazeeKraftZ

6 ай бұрын

He says in the start they are about 16-17 inches wide.

@Sigmund1924

2 ай бұрын

16-17 inches is for the 2x4’s. Cut the 2x4’s at 17” and the 2x2’s at 13 inches. Double check your measurements during the first column to ensure that the insides of the base on the 2x4’s and the 2x2’s are flush. This is necessary since the vertical pieces of the furring strips can be properly glued to each at the bottom.

Where do you store these? Haha. I am running out of room for all my Halloween decor. :-)

@erikgoodwin

2 жыл бұрын

I had to rent a 10x20 foot storage to store all my Halloween and Christmas decorations. It’s packed full. Lol

@jamesfountain6183

11 ай бұрын

I built a 20 x 20 storage building/workshop in the lot I bought next door for all my Halloween/Xmas decorations

How much taller are your entrance collumns

if you used 52" 2X2s for your smaller pillars, what were the dimensions for the larger pillars you constructed? Clearly they are larger than the smaller pillars.

What is the black spray paint used cause normal paint will just eat the foam and yours did not so please if you can let me know the spray paint used

@erikgoodwin

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t recall which paint I used but I typically always buy standard rust oleum or krylon when I’m not painting a plastic surface. Maybe try spraying in thin layers and gradually add another coat or two.

How much would you say each pillar cost to make?

@erikgoodwin

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure with the cost of lumber right now but if I had to give my best estimate I would say about $40-$45

How thick was the wood underpayment you used?

@erikgoodwin

2 жыл бұрын

1/5 inch

Do you sale these?

@erikgoodwin

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I do not.

What are the dimensions on the 2x2s?

@georgephilips3528

10 ай бұрын

Looks like he's keeping that a secret

@Sigmund1924

2 ай бұрын

Making them now. He probably forgot to make a record of it and doesn’t have time to make another. 😂Cut them at 13 ¼ inches.

@Kyp678

2 ай бұрын

@@Sigmund1924 Made 4 of them last year for my haunt. If you use dry lock for the top caps and bottom they last. I did fake brick panels instead of foam, thinking of changing it up for this year

@Sigmund1924

2 ай бұрын

@@Kyp678 Thanks. I’m making five. Just finished cutting the wood. Definitely using dry lock but the brick panels sound like a great idea. Reminds me of the haunted mansion at Disneyland. What was the problem with them? Did they start to warp being outside?

@Kyp678

2 ай бұрын

@@Sigmund1924 yeah with temp changes, they warp a little bit and need more screws to flatten it out. Passes the eye test at night but definitely noticeable if you look close

What are the measurements on the base?

@erikgoodwin

Жыл бұрын

Watch at 0:50. I explain the measurements there.

@georgephilips3528

10 ай бұрын

You only say the length of the outside dimension of the 2X4s at that point in the video. What are the dimensions of the 2X2s on the inside? For those of us trying to replicate your design, it would be helpful to know dimensions of the underlay on each side, the vertical 2X2s, etc. And, if your gateway pillars are larger, what are their dimensions? @@erikgoodwin

@JakubSK

9 ай бұрын

Looks to be about 10inches

@Sigmund1924

2 ай бұрын

He left that part out. About 13” for the 2x2’s at the base.