Nearly all marquee dance floors go together in the same manner using a brick type pattern for strength: All of this may seem common knowledge but to others it could prove interesting. I remember going on site to find one lad so frustrated with the hour that he’d spent trying to edge a dance floor […]
Marquee Layouts, Power & Decor
Inspiration and technical guides for marquee interiors. Discover best practices for installing dance floors, electrical power, lighting, linings, and optimal seating arrangements for events and weddings.
Stacking, Storing and transporting marquee dance floors
The design of marquee dance floors are all very similar, battens across the back and small battens/teeth at one end. This enables the dance floor to lay nicely and each board to lock in with each other: Back of dance floor board There are a few issues with storing and transporting dance floors. If not […]
How big a dance floor do i need in my marquee?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Coconut matting in marquees
Ever gone in to a marquee and the matting looks like the waves on an angry sea? Assuming it was laid correctly there’s actually a very simple reason. As mentioned in a previous post coconut matting is a very popular way of flooring marquees. Harder wearing and longer lasting than carpet, more attractive (in a […]
How to lay marquee carpet flooring or matting
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 […]
How to lay flooring in a marquee
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 […]
Erecting marquees on bumpy or uneven surfaces
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 […]