Marquee site visits part 1

The lads always gave me stick about site visits, wondering aloud what tape measure I’d been using as they struggled to fit the corner of a marquee in to a tree when it was supposed to be 3ft away!.

But the reality is there are two sides to a site visit, one is effectively a survey of the area to make sure everything you suggest will fit/is suitable. The other is helping the client choose which option is best for them (and hopefully hiring them a marquee!)..

I realise smaller functions/companies may not require site visits. Large functions may need to be with a committee of contractors to coordinate everything. I can only talk from my experience, which was 1 or 2 of us going out for site visits.

These are the things we looked for when carrying out a site visit, I’ll deal with the site survey side of things this week and the helping the client side of things later. We used to have a special site visit form to fill in so we didn’t forget anything.

Make sure the marquee fits and access is suitable. Sounds obvious but have a tick box for checking access to remind you. is the site suitable? – any over head power lines, underground utilities (ask client and have a tick box for having asked the question)
Do dogs use the garden? if so put on the quote the site must be clear of dog poo on the day of arrival – up to you but we put this on after having to clear several gardens one year (really not pleasant)
Any trees/flower beds to be aware of either inside or outside of the marquee?
Is the ground hard or soft? Just so you know what anchoring equipment you’ll need when erecting is it a long walk from the van/trailer/lorry? This might affect how long the job will take
Power – where’s it coming from and what safe route can the cable take to the marquee
Outside lighting – is it available? is it likely to be required?
Make sure the marquee fits (trust me it’s worth measuring twice)

Thanks for reading

Spencer

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