As a marquee hire company you need to offer your customers choice. One particular decision is what type of top table to use. Not only do you need to offer different options but you also need to be able to discuss the pros and cons of each: Traditional long table: Usually made up of 3 […]
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How much space is required in my marquee?
When you plan a marquee event you need to know how much space to allow for furniture and other features. As a rough guide use 3x3m boxes: Also consider leaving some space clear when people first walk in and in front of any catering entrance if you have the space to do so. Of course […]
How to position window sides in a marquee
The good thing about a quality marquee with interchangeable side panels is your customer can decide where they want the windows when you erect the marquee. The bad thing about a quality marquee with interchangeable side panels is your customer can decide where they want the windows when you erect the marquee! Your customers views […]
Why the ground matter when anchoring marquees down
Deciding how much anchoring a marquee needs is not an exact science, generally it comes from experience and obviously you should always be on the cautious side when deciding how many anchoring points to put on a marquee. Our tie down kits allow for one tie down per leg but there are many other factors […]
What are marquee eaves braces and why are they so strong
All of our 6m wide marquees now include eave braces. These are metal braces that connect the number 2 pole at the eaves with the number 2 pole halfway up the roof. Shown in red on an overhead diagram of a 6x16m marquee here: This extra bracing makes the structure stronger and more resistant to […]
Why it takes longer to build marquees in the winter
Erecting winter marquees isn’t the most glamorous of jobs but it can still be enjoyable. The key is to allow more time for each one (compared to peak summer times). Allowing more time for each marquee means: I’m aware I’m saying this from a warm comfortable indoor office but providing you are not in a […]
Weathering a marquee to a house part 3
A walkway is used when you can’t butt the end of the marquee up against the house as in part i (posted 2 weeks ago). It might be the marquee has to go side on to the house or simply set back a bit. Walkways are very easy and simple things but here are some […]
Weathering a marquee to a house part 2
The next category is weathering a marquee to a house that has to be positioned side-on and you don’t have the use of a walkway. It is much easier using a walkway (as I’ll write about next week) especially one of ours! But not everyone has one so sometimes you just have to make do […]
Weathering a marquee to a house part 1
The easiest and indeed the best way to weather a house is by positioning the end of the marquee (the 4m or 6m side) against the building. This is because: Some other points: Thanks for reading, I’ll run through the other methods soon Spencer
How to put up marquees over obstacles
In my past hiring life I erected marquees over swimming pools, sunken gardens, flowerbeds, ponds, rockeries, trees, statues, just about anything you can find in a garden we covered at one time or another. The result can be stunning but the method can be tricky. Some things to consider if you’re incorporating parts of a […]