Today was busy. I put the plywood on the wall frames. Since these were used plywood sheets, I used wood filler to patch the holes. After sanding down the walls, I painted them black.
Got 10 of the approximately 50 walls I need to make.
The July 4th Holiday weekend provided much need time with friends and family. It also was a very productive weekend at The Klownhouse.
After last weekend’s meeting with the Haunted Shack, I knew I had to build some sturdy walls. Well, I got the frames all built, and I just need to decide what type of material to ‘skin’ the frames with.
Here is a guide on how I built my frames.
1. For each frame, I use (2) 2x3x8s and (2) 2x2x8s; and 3 1/2 screws.
2. I lay the 2×3 on a sheet of plywood (or OSB) or anything that is 4ft x 8ft along the 8ft edge-flat side down. I marked the ends the width of a 2×2.
At the 4ft mark of the 2×3, I marked the center the width of a 2×2.
3. I pre-drilled my holes, so the wood won’t split!
4. After I putting the screws in, I lay the 2x3s along the long edge of a sheet of plywood and measure the inside distance. In my case, it was 43 inches!
5. After cutting the 2x2s to length, I screwed the pieces together.
A word of caution. I you are working outside in on a hot Southern California day, wear SUNSCREEN. I got a wicked sunburn on the back of my neck, hands and arms!
The last two weekends have been busy here at The Klownhouse. The main entrance/archway is almost complete! The frame is now done.
The upper mouth is finished!
It took awhile to hang the piece at the correct height. The klown’s mouth is 6′ 6″ from the ground to the bottom of the teeth.
And here it is!
All that is left is to clean my dirty fingerprints, trim the 12ft 2 x 4’s, remove the crossing bars, hang the tarp strips, and lay the floor.
Now, all I need are ideas as to what happens once you enter the mouth. Please leave your ideas in the comment section.
