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Marquee flooring: As we’re now supplying carpet it makes sense to run through how to lay it in a marquee. First off you need to lay out a groundsheet or tarpaulin. Why? Well this stops any moisture coming up and prevents condensation building up. As I’ve mentioned/ranted previously I just don’t understand why anyone would […]

This is how we and most of the marquee hire industry lay marquee flooring Any marquee flooring should have a non-breathable layer down underneath the main surface. This prevents the grass from giving off water vapour that will come back down as condensation and stops the surface getting muddy. Grass is tough stuff and covering […]

In an ideal world all gardens would be level as bowling greens and have vehicular access right next door. In reality gardens come in all shapes and sizes and most of the time marquees are erected well away from car parking. Most garden surfaces can be covered one way or another but there are a […]

We recently decided to put a range of marquee stakes to the test to determine which stakes are most suitable for anchoring down a DIY Marquee. What stakes did we test? In this test we tested a range of stakes including, longer and shorter stakes, J shaped stakes, rebar stakes, rusty vs new stakes and […]

With it being 2023 and the cost of living crisis in full swing you may think that a marquee wedding is out of the question. In fact, it’s well within reach and at much less than you would expect. One of the best solutions to a smaller, budget wedding is to purchase your own marquee […]

The easiest way to erect a marquee is on grass using a tie down kit to hold it in place but sometimes a marquee has to go up on hard surfaces. With our DIY Marquees (and indeed most quality marquees) this isn’t a problem as long as you fit groundbars. Groundbars don’t hold the marquee […]

This is a tricky one.. As a marquee erector our dream is to put marquees up on bowling greens that you can park your vehicle next to. You then come across a customer who’s dream is for you to convert their three-tiered sloped and bumpy garden in to a surface fit for a banquet. So […]

Stretch in the bungees Bungees are designed to stretch in the wind to prevent any damage to the roof or side panels of the marquee. Over time they can become like string and need replacing. This usually occurs on the side of the marquee which is exposed to the most wind. Do not replace bungees […]

Galvanizing is one of the most widely used methods for protecting metal from corrosion (rust). It involves applying a thin coating of zinc to a thicker base metal, helping to shield it from the surrounding environment. Why Galvanize? Quite simply, galvanizing a metal gives it anti-corrosion properties. Without the protective zinc coating, the metal would […]

This one should be relatively short and sweet; just like snowfall in the UK! The first think you need to know is that no marquee however big or strong is designed for snow-loading. The weight of all that frozen water is just too much! The second thing you need to know is that there are […]