JUNKYARD HAUNTS - Waterproof Tombstone - DIY 

Very nice job . love the design. All the little skulls are a fantastic touch. i'd use it as an indoor display tho . If you are only planning on a season or two outside thats fine but moisture will leak into your cardboard even with waterproofing and it will either mold or sink in on itself . XPS foam is what is commonly used and a bit pricey but it lasts years and years . Ask some construction places if they have scraps for free . I have some stones that are over 18 years old made out of it (just carved and acrylic craft painted , no waterproofing or top coat ) . They have held up thru every sort of weather imaginable and 3 moves. if you dont mind seeing the pvc on the back you could get away with using the 1/2 inch thickness of it. Gorilla glue the pvc on and cover with some spray foam to hide and secure them, paint over it if you want . a 4x8 ft piece yeilds 6-10 stones plus whatever scraps can be glued together and carved into another stone. I have at least 3 like that --my fav being patches the dog..lol .......old stones have cracks anyway .....good luck and keep creating....btw the foam isaddictive to use because you can make one so fast .

You has got a talent there Mr. Man!

Really like the music and love this tutorial... actually a lot better than the other ones I've been looking at

This was so helpful and exactly what I was searching for in a tutorial for a cardboard tombstone. It looks great!

Nice, best one yet!

Looks Great Thanks For Sharing

I love your tombstone! I do have a suggestion that you might want to try next time. I’ll dry brush with black first getting down into the crevices. If I get too overenthusiastic with the black shading, I’ll wipe it with a damp paper towel. After it’s dry it’s time to go back and dry brush it with white. I think it makes the detailed really pop.

OMG 😲 😱! I'm starting my Halloween projects and wanted to build a tombstone of this shape and this is absolutely 💯 perfect and doable. I have the skulls,cardboard,pvc on hand. I'm excited to start this one. THANK YOU 😊 new subscriber

Umm… stop being so hard on yourself. It looked great from the beginning. I will use this idea for Halloween!❤❤❤

Next time you should use the Goblin Warriors song, much more halloween sounding

✨Well Done ! ✨ Music not so much but that’s for me, I would prefer a mystery slightly spooky music.You did Awesome very Talented✨

Great job! It looks authentic and old! Do you think I could use dry lok instead of mortar? what is your preference? I wonder if they make the spar urethane in a matte look. I think that would look good too. Love the music!

I'm not sure if you did this but I think maybe you should have capped off the pipes on the inside so that humidity doesn't get inside your tombstone

I’m having a hard time getting anything to stick to the duck tape. Any suggestions??

How did these hold up outside?