A very common question. The way to work it out is to multiply the number of guests by 2.5 and that’s the square footage dance floor area you would typically need. There are some caveats to add to that though: Some examples: As always if in doubt just contact us and we’ll be more than […]
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Marquee heating tips
If there’s one thing that you want to get right it’s heating, if people are cold it’ll ruin their night no matter what the marquee looks like. So here are things to bear in mind with marquee heaters: It’s got to be said the ideal heaters are indirect ones, they’re large units that sit outside […]
How much heating does my marquee need?
Very simply one this, to raise a marquees temperature by 20degrees you require 1KW/3500BTU for 5 cubic metres. Some examples: Some things to point out: In short, I would always treat this number as a bare minimum, much better to have more heating than required so it can be turned down than risk having a […]
Putting up marquees and seasonal weather
Working outdoors as a marquee erector you become a little more conscious of the weather than most. As mentioned previously when helping to plan weddings I found it useful to take along a list of that years sunset times to help plan lighting etc. In my experience (obviously this is purely my experience with no […]
Marquee heating – How much fuel to supply
Even though the weather is still relatively mild any marquee hire will now be going out with heating. The question is how much fuel do you allow for and what is reasonable? As with many things it is best to preempt any potential head ache by telling the customer in advance. We would usually specify […]
Marquee heating information
Nearly all professional marquee hirers use diesel or gas powered heaters. When using one of these to heat a marquee personally I would always put a carbon monoxide tester in the marquee too. They’re cheap, easy to fit and give peace of mind to both you and the customer. Not only that it makes you […]
Marquee heaters and marquee heating
If there’s one thing that you want to get right it’s heating, if people are cold it’ll ruin their night no matter what the marquee looks like. So here are things to bear in mind with marquee heaters: Indirect heaters typically cost £1500 and hire out for £150-£200. Space heaters cost £100-£200 and hire out […]
Customers decorating your marquees
In the marquee hire trade it’s to be expected that sometimes people will want to decorate their marquees. The results can be stunning so there’s no problem there, the problems arrive when they’re not taken away properly afterwards. The sort of things you come across are: We had a note in our terms and conditions […]
How to keep marquee linings clean?
Realistically in the marquee hire industry there are some things you can get away with and some things you can’t. For example, if you haven’t had chance to clean a dirty marquee roof you can generally get away with it if you hide it with a lining. What you can’t get away with is a […]
How often should you clean a marquee?
The obvious answer is whenever it needs it so maybe a better question would be how often should you expect to clean a marquee. A marquee is far more likely to get dirty when being erected/dismantled rather than when it is actually up. If you’re careful when erecting and especially when dismantling the marquee then […]