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Invest in a Superior Marquee from DIY Marquees
Posted by admin in DIY Marquees on October 1, 2023
A marquee is undoubtably the smartest event venue. A marquee can be a venue for all reasons, in all seasons which is one of the main reasons why people across the UK choose to invest in a marquee as a solution to their venue or catering needs. What is quite common this time of year, is seasonal weather changes, excellent quality marquees are guaranteed to withstand any weather considerations while being particularly practical for anyone in business and in the market for a purpose-specific Traditional DIY Marquee. Using the DIY Marquee buyers guide along with the interactive planner buyers can experiment with designs and layouts to suit their needs before they put any pennies down. DIY Marquees offer a simple and interesting alternative to the common indoor venues while offering far more flexibility.
The 9x9m traditional DIY marquees, is a highly recommended 4-season marquee which is strong under almost any weather condition. Other aspects which contribute to the strength of DIY Traditional marquees are the high quality PVC material and the use of high-frequency welding to seal the joins, rather than stitching which might lead to unwanted wear and tear of the material should the marquee come under strain. This also contributes to the weather-proofing of the marquees which is ideal for the wet UK climate.
Marquees are adaptable, functional, multi-purpose and can be dressed up or down, depending on the tone of the event. Add a red carpet or a glittering chandelier and your marquee is transformed into a fairy wonderland. Add a heater and some closed panels and your marquee becomes the coziest spot in town during the crisp winter months. Separate your main marquee dining area from the catering area to create separation between preparation areas and serving areas offering a bespoke and unique dining out event. And while the dance floor hots up, caterers can clean away without disturbing the event so that you can party the night away.
DIY marquees offer marquee flooring packages are designed to be an easy lay, upgrading the look and feel of your marquee venue by using a new carpet, available in a variety of party-suitable colours. Wach package comes with a non-breathable underlay, to be placed underneath the carpet to prevent a build-up of condensation during your event since grass gives off water vapour if not covered. Marquee flooring is secured in place with nails which are included in the package.
DIY Marquee carpet packages include:
- One (or more) 2m wide rolls of carpet in red, green or honey beige
- Waterproof underlay (may require folding to fit your size of marquee)
- 6″ nails, hammer, cutting knife and tool belt
- Instructions (as with all DIY Marquee products)
Watch the marquee flooring video to see how easy it is to do.
Other strength enhancing features include eave braces and gable uprights which support the marquee under hard-wearing conditions, ensuring that the DIY marquee and Duracoretex™ PVC are well supported during any event.
Professional advice for starting a marquee hire business
Posted by admin in DIY Marquees on March 18, 2018
Starting a marquee business and buying a marquee isn’t something that should be taken lightly. Much research is needed to ensure that you buy a marquee from a professional, reputable company that has been in the business for many years. There are many companies selling marquees, all offering different ranges, quality, and service. Buying a marquee can be confusing. Let us help you choose which range might be most suitable for your requirements.
Ensure when you purchase a marquee that you end up with exactly what you ordered and that you are satisfied with the quality. Check the finish, quality and durability.
DIY Marquee has a very useful and convenient interactive planner, so you can create your own unique marquee layouts. You can plan exactly what you require, and the planner will assist.
Compare the features and specifications of all their marquees for sale and see why they believe their DIY Marquees are the leading structures of their class in the world.
Buying a marquee is easy with DIY Marquee’s help
Posted by admin in Marquee Purchase on April 27, 2014
DIY MARQUEE feel so confident with the quality of their products they have written several interesting articles on how to care your marquee. Have a look at this helpful article we found on their website:
How often do marquees need cleaning?
It depends on the frequency a marquee is used, the environment it is erected in, the material in question and the weather conditions but in general marquee hire companies will lightly clean a marquee nearly every time it goes up but do a thorough ingrained clean maybe twice a year.
By lightly clean I mean wipe down any marks or mud that may have splattered on to the sides, this can be done when the marquee is erected on site. By ingrained clean I mean using a power washer, a floor scrubber or brush and strong marquee cleaner product or getting a professional marquee cleaning company in. Ingrained cleaning removes the grey film that builds up on marquees over time.
There are three categories of dirt on a Classic DIY Marquee:
- mud splatters or other marks on the covers. These can be removed by light cleaning
- grey film that builds up over time, to be removed by an ingrain clean
- dirt and residue from trees. If it rains when your marquee is under a tree a lot of dirt gets washed off leaves on to your marquee, there may even be some sap on there too. The dirtiest marquee I ever saw was one erected under a tree. These need ingrain cleaning immediately as they won’t be good enough to hire out and leaving sap on PVC would not be good.
Different marquee materials, different cleaning methods:
- Canvas cannot be cleaned without removing it’s FR coating
- PVC can be cleaned as above; good quality PVC (like ours) will have a laminate coating to make it easier to clean.
- Clear PVC (window panels) must be cleaned very carefully so the clear material isn’t scratched.
- Poly/PVC you have to be careful as the PVC coating is a single layer than can be scratched off with aggressive cleaning.
- PE material can be cleaned similar to PVC though doesn’t have a laminate coating so will not come back as new.
The most important point of all – never put your marquee away when wet. A wet stored marquee will create mildew (PVC & PE) or may rot (canvas & the stitching in any stitched marquee).
Speak to DIY Marquee for further information on their stunning range of marquees and Commercial DIY Marquee